I think Julian Rush may be a figment of Sofia’s imagination or an alternate personality of hers. The only character other than Sofia that I can recall ever talking to Julian or acknowledging him is Dr. Ventrice, who could’ve just been playing along with Sofia’s delusion if his goal was to break her mind.
I hate when they reuse actors from similar shows or other tv shows you’ll recognise them from but I’m actually happy to see the ones they are in this show
He had they keys and the guards were on lunch break LOLOL I think him joining Sofia, though, will have a purpose. If I'm wrong, I'm wrong, but I think there is a plan at hand there. Maroni I got nothing lol
dude maroni escaped because like many criminals in real life he controled his organization from inside, he only was in prision because he wanted to and when he saw that the prision was not as safe as he believed he just get away.
what if the red light rush used in therapy with sofia is the trigger for bliss? normally bliss makes you high but now that it's in your system, when exposed to the red light in that particular way, you see traumatic events. the grand plan would be getting everyone hooked on bliss and then causing mass hysteria
I think that he is a man of his own. If there is something that "gotham" taught us is that if a character suppose to be someone he will be called it. However, everything is possible, and that is what fun in shows like that.
Of all of the characters, Jillian Rush is probably my least favorite, but mostly because we don’t know much about him apart from working at Arkham when Sophia was there, and that he feels guilty for his time at Arkham.
Yeah I’m not sure if he’s JUST that as a character, or if there is something else there with him. I feel like there is something sinister about it, he comes across very vulnerable and soft.
@@DigitalCharcuteriethere’s definitely something there. He being Dr. Death seems like a good match, and I can see them doing that and altering the character a bit. I thing Hugo Strange is to big of a character to alter imo. You could do an entire movie/tvshow with Hugo Strange as the main villain, plus he left Arkham before Sophia got out so we don’t know if he is even affiliated with Arkham anymore.
Yeah as much as Strange can fit what little we know about Rush, it almost seems like a “why make HIM strange?” Dr death or just someone else working for someone makes sense. It’s fun to speculate but sometimes the characters are just who they are lol
Do you remember after the Batman came out and this show was announced there was a casting call list and rumour was clayface (golden age version) and black mask were on it. But mask was listed under an Alias. Could be him for sure.
@@DigitalCharcuterie it's going to feel like I'm throwing sht at the walls until it sticks but what if he's Hush. We know the Falcones were involved in the murder of his father. In this universe instead of being a neurosurgeon, he's a neuroscientist which explains why he's at Arkham, to test his new experiential drugs but after the events of The Batman he knows the waynes and falcones killed and covered his father's death. So he goes after Falcone's kid, he knows that the son is too incompetent to run the family so he gets Sofia out and plans to erase the whole family through the family fighting each other. by the end Sofia is dead or paralysed and thrown back in Arkham and he goes after Bruce Wayne. Also if matt does a realistic clayface, it will probably be like Hush's self-plastic surgeries to be "realistic". So that's why he's rush instead of elliot maybe he took his mom's last name
Another possibility is he's gunning for a better spot on the cast in the future. People may just be making this a bigger thing than it was intended to be.
There are dozens of us that remember that show lol. Juice was one of the better parts in it, even if I finally started getting annoyed at the "suicidal murderbiker with a conscious" thing eventually
Can't believe none of these theories include Mad Hatter. He's a freaking _hypnotist!_ He could also be a composite of most or all of the characters mentioned. Since they all thematically involve mind manipulation or a psychiatric background(as doctor, patient, or both). But wanting to be more grounded, the show runners may have decided to combine them all into a single new character who is a more realistic psychiatrist villain.
I think he is that to a degree, I also think Eve Karlo having the last name Karlo is a subtle homage to clayface and how she dresses and takes on the role of penguins mother in the end. I think they used characters to fit their narrative and when needed they combined them and created original characters. I also always thought Vic was this world’s Jason Todd.
I like the name changes because it gives the viewer more anticipation and allows for interesting story reveals. Let’s say Julian is scarecrow (I don’t think he is) if the camera panned and nameplate said Dr. Crane it’s like okay he’s going to be scarecrow eventually. I rather them kind of keep us guessing who he is because they changed the name.
That’s my hope. I removed Hatter from this video and made this one to touch on it: Julian Rush SECRET REVEALED? Episode 7 PREVIEW | Trailer Discussion ua-cam.com/video/99f5hc43-6Q/v-deo.html
If he's Hugo Strange then why isn't he called Hugo Strange? Also it seems rather unlikely to me that he is Hugo given that it seems like he's quite far departed from Arkham now which doesn't exactly lend to him being Strange
i personally think he could be mad hatter, the kind of therapy he used with sofia is hypnosis and he used technology just like mad hatter do, i think 2 options of what his purpose can be, 1. he has fall in love with sofia and want to turn her into his own versión of alicia, or 2. he is a follower of the riddler and he is the one that manipulated sofia into killing his own family, and want to use sofia as a way to secure riddler control over the city turning the whole the city into his own wonderland.
Court of owls is what makes more sense to me, he even has like a voodoo doll wearing a pretty similar mask in his office, but scarecrow or Hugo Strange are also solid candidates if he is taking the roll of main villan for the movie, a strong name is needed to sell tickets.
Perhaps he’s actually a major villain, and we will see his story unfold. I think he’s character development will come along over the next few episodes. Or if anything there will be tiny hints. I definitely think he will have a role in the upcoming film. Just a guess though 🤷
I think a lot of people are speculating about Julian because they cast a relatively famous actor, but I think they filmed this series after the strike, so maybe the poor guy accepted any minor role for money, I think he's simply Sofia's romantic interest.
What if Julian is this universe's version of Professor Pyg? He is working in Arkham to see which patients he can break and later use as his Dollotrons. He is also known to use drugs and mentally torture his victims. We will see if my theory is correct.
We all know who Julian is…….its Juice!!!!! SOA baby!!! oh man I miss that show. This is actually the second time Theo has played somebody in a Batman TV series. He also played a character in Gotham .
While I don’t think he will be the Scarecrow, I think he may know him and might be the one to help him repurpose Bliss into the fear toxin. Crane works in Arkham too.
@@paulfrantizek102 Yeah, but we have to also remember that he hasn’t been used since 2005. That’s nearly 20 years. He had cameos in the sequels, but he’s never been used at 100% capacity. We could definitely do with a full on horror movie featuring him and Batman. He’s also one of those villains who 100% fits the bill for a realistic and grounded approach. His powers are entirely based on extreme knowledge of neurochemistry, hallucinogens, and anxiogenics.
We think people overthink what they think, but then some people don't think before they speak. Now, if you think the writers thought this through, then you'd be understating the fact they calculated every step just like *Star Wars.* Somehow, we got here. They'll figure it out. I do it to my family all the time. 🤣
@@DigitalCharcuterie I wouldn’t be surprised to see any or all former Batman characters make appearances in this universe. It is my hope that every original character has a significant amount of depth. It is a delicate line to walk without stealing focus from the three main characters. For instance, I wouldn’t be surprised if we end up seeing characters fleshed out in Lanterns…just a thought.
Theo Rossi known for playing a Shade(s)y character. I think he just trying to get in with Sophia to gain his own power. Genuine character but may have a connection to the Sionis (Black Mask) family.
I thought that awkward part was more for the shot of the wall behind him, since the family photo used to hang there and she had obviously removed it/had it removed.
Rush is Scarecrow I'm pretty sure. I really think Penguin is going to put Sophia back in Arkham because he knows that's worse then death to her and in Batman II Rush going to break everyone out as a not yet fully realized Scarecrow setting up No Mans Land. Bats is off being Bruce atm trying to help rebuild Gotham. This will bring him back as Batman to help recapture everyone. Catwoman might even show up just to find out who killed off all the Falcones.
@@DigitalCharcuterie knowing there's a Batman II coming gives me life. I hope they set up a season 2 of Penguin getting into politics. But that's just me wanting this to go on.
Given that this show did a portrayal of Magpie and is portraying Hangman reinvisioned. I think the character references run deep, and people's imagination should run wild. If you think a character is something bigger than the first appearance, they likely are. Rogue's Gallery galore. Eat it up. The envisioning for these characters is basked in gritty realism and stays away from comic book tropes.
@@DigitalCharcuterieif he don’t bite the bullet by the end of the series I don’t see why not, plus that actor always plays someone shady so hey the through line is there
You are the FIRST person to mention Dollmaker. Never even crossed my mind. AWESOME! Scarecrow was a speculation since his introduction and then a still was spotted with what appeared to be Scarecrow gloves and mask, now LeFranc is flat out saying he is NOT scarecrow...so, could be Dollmaker, Bloom maybe, but I think it was just theguy they showed us in that episode. BUT, you never know.
He’s definitely either strange or scarecrow. At first I thought he was for sure Hugo Strange, but now with the bliss drug out there I feel like he’s been working on synthesizing the bleeding tooth mushrooms into the fear toxin
Wouldn't it be a cool twist if he is bloom and the old guy we saw is just a stand in so people don't know who he is.....would be cool he is tall and lanky would love for them to go into the comic look if they bring him back
What happened to the twins? Wouldn't they be in this series since they were two big time thugs for the Falcone family and the penguin. Very strange you would leave them out. Could they make an appearance? Also, what happened to the iceberg longue, why is it closed and not being used?
It's called, concept ideas. Plenty of those scrapped ideas can be found even behind the games (for example scrapped idea about Hush as the main villain in Arkham Knight)
Yeah…but why doesn’t he wear hats? LOLOL o can’t remember why I cut my Hatter piece out, I cut 3 characters and hatter was the last one cause I desperately want him to be in this universe ha ha
Bruh no lmao mad hatter is a ugly short and tragic character he isn’t anything like mad hatter, Hugo on the other hand likes manipulation and studying criminals and is quite literally a freak, he matches up with Hugo the most.
3:12 after what Sofia went through there’s no doubt that Hugo Strange is somewhere in the background but I think he’s just that, we wouldn’t hear anything about him til maybe The Batman 2 or if they ever get that Arkham series off the ground
@@DigitalCharcuterie same the reason I have this theory is cuz the first time we see him he’s doing hypnosis on Sofia and she mentioned in episode 4 how he likes to have control over people which is exactly what he does when he hypnotizes people
I personally don’t but I’ve seen a lot of comments but I’m working on a video about poison ivy because a part of me thinks that is who could ultimately be behind the mushrooms
Yeah. I think Hugo Strange and Jonathan Crane are too big of names for them to swap out to Julian Day. Also, there’s nothing wrong with original characters
I had a version of this where I do suggest he could be mad hatter, but I decided not to include that in the video. I am DYING for mad hatter to be in the Reevesverse though!
Could julian be real sofia's father ? That would explain why he is so close. Ras'al and Talia ghul! With Bliss they gonna submit people of gotham city.
You aren't wrong but it is also entirely possible that they're going down a route of using a previously established villain whilst giving said character a new backstory, who knows. That sort of thing has been done before
No no none of that I hate it when they try to squeeze well-known characters into new characters it's okay that they develop new characters for the show they have plenty of well-known villains already I mean the whole Magpie thing was great I mean she was dead 20 minutes later. I think Julian rush is an original character just like I think that Victor is original character I mean he reminds me more of Victor from Breaking Bad then anything else he's not Victor zazz he's not Victor freeze
He was IN this video but I cut him... I have another video coming later this week cause Hatter is 100000% a character Ive wanted in this universe since The Batman!
@@DigitalCharcuterie IKR ive been saying this since the movie came out, this darker universe completely matches with his creepy motivations and characterization, i could easily see elements of psychological horror thriller being used in stories w/ him in the movies
I think he’s going to be a former member of SAMCRO from a made up place in California. Someone who broke the rules too many times, survived multiple attempts on his life and moved to Gotham. Lol
@@DigitalCharcuterie this is like Victor is zsasz theories, too much bridge jumping, stop it you know julian rush isn't scarecrow or Hugo strange or Dr death 🤣
I had a version of this video where I mention mad hatter because I am convinced mad hatter will be a low level drug dealer in this universe! But ultimately I decided not to include him (dammit!)
He ain't no Hugo Strange. He's a simp character, designed to lick Sofia's boots and praise her and follow her like a puppy. He's written ridiculously, he lacks the balls to f Sofia's brains out (and that character needs it). Hugo Strange is a brilliant villain with evil intentions and a personal hate for Batman. So brilliant in fact he's one of the few bad guys to figure out who Batman really is. Rush is no HS. The Penguin show is written terribly. I can't believe it's being praised so much. Yes Colin is great but he's not enough to save it imo.
Matt reeves wouldn’t focus on a characters abilities and ditch everything else dealing with the character, you’re focusing on hypnotism as if mad hatter is the only one who does it in DC associated with Batman , mad hatter is much more than just hypnotism and Julian rush has no other attributes that make him like mad hatter.
Matt has been doing great changes and adding little details which are not faithful to comics but enhance the characters so i believe he can pull this off too
I doubt hes any one just another characther that will be gone soon everyone needs to chill. All though i hope Scarecrow is in part 2 as king of the drop heads in a gang war with Penguin.
@DigitalCharcuterie Yeah maybe he is some one but I don't think so tbh I just think he's added into the mix to make Sofias story a bit more interesting
I think Julian Rush may be a figment of Sofia’s imagination or an alternate personality of hers. The only character other than Sofia that I can recall ever talking to Julian or acknowledging him is Dr. Ventrice, who could’ve just been playing along with Sofia’s delusion if his goal was to break her mind.
That makes a LOT of sense. And I like it a lot
Doesn't work when in the last episode a henchman opened the door for him to let him into Sofia's room
Yeah he also came and picked her up?
her henchmen are in her head? LOL
This is the theory I like the most. It explains why he just randomly showed up when he did last episode.
he probably Calendar Man. Since his real name is Julian Day.
also my guess
Batman will then fight the Nightman
They can just call him Holiday in this show since Calendar Man is kind of an ass name and Alberto is dead
I thought, since it’s an “alternate” universe, he may become the Holiday killer. Combining Calendar Man and Holiday.
I hate when they reuse actors from similar shows or other tv shows you’ll recognise them from but I’m actually happy to see the ones they are in this show
Him joining sophia didn’t make much sense to me. That and maroni being able to escape black gate just because he had a set of keys
He had they keys and the guards were on lunch break LOLOL I think him joining Sofia, though, will have a purpose. If I'm wrong, I'm wrong, but I think there is a plan at hand there. Maroni I got nothing lol
dude maroni escaped because like many criminals in real life he controled his organization from inside, he only was in prision because he wanted to and when he saw that the prision was not as safe as he believed he just get away.
He was literally in jail only because he wanted to be
what if the red light rush used in therapy with sofia is the trigger for bliss? normally bliss makes you high but now that it's in your system, when exposed to the red light in that particular way, you see traumatic events. the grand plan would be getting everyone hooked on bliss and then causing mass hysteria
Bliss is setting the stage for scarecrow
Yeah love it!!!
@@WhatisReal11I dunno, bleeding mushrooms looks more like Poison Ivy's MO
@@DarkCreed Got a video coming...
I think that he is a man of his own. If there is something that "gotham" taught us is that if a character suppose to be someone he will be called it. However, everything is possible, and that is what fun in shows like that.
Yeah that’s what is fun you’re absolutely right!! I love this version of Gotham!
I’ll tell you who he is. Salvatore Vulcano!!
🤯🤯🤯
Of all of the characters, Jillian Rush is probably my least favorite, but mostly because we don’t know much about him apart from working at Arkham when Sophia was there, and that he feels guilty for his time at Arkham.
Yeah I’m not sure if he’s JUST that as a character, or if there is something else there with him. I feel like there is something sinister about it, he comes across very vulnerable and soft.
@@DigitalCharcuteriethere’s definitely something there. He being Dr. Death seems like a good match, and I can see them doing that and altering the character a bit. I thing Hugo Strange is to big of a character to alter imo. You could do an entire movie/tvshow with Hugo Strange as the main villain, plus he left Arkham before Sophia got out so we don’t know if he is even affiliated with Arkham anymore.
Yeah as much as Strange can fit what little we know about Rush, it almost seems like a “why make HIM strange?” Dr death or just someone else working for someone makes sense. It’s fun to speculate but sometimes the characters are just who they are lol
I think hes had maybe 10 actual lines of dialogue so far. Im trusting that Reeves is building to something with it
Barely spoken you’re right. He’s very present in Arkham but says very little
I'm adding Black Mask to the long list of who Julian Rush is BUT it's more likely it's Scarecrow and Hugo Strange.
Do you remember after the Batman came out and this show was announced there was a casting call list and rumour was clayface (golden age version) and black mask were on it. But mask was listed under an Alias. Could be him for sure.
@@DigitalCharcuterie it's going to feel like I'm throwing sht at the walls until it sticks but what if he's Hush. We know the Falcones were involved in the murder of his father. In this universe instead of being a neurosurgeon, he's a neuroscientist which explains why he's at Arkham, to test his new experiential drugs but after the events of The Batman he knows the waynes and falcones killed and covered his father's death. So he goes after Falcone's kid, he knows that the son is too incompetent to run the family so he gets Sofia out and plans to erase the whole family through the family fighting each other. by the end Sofia is dead or paralysed and thrown back in Arkham and he goes after Bruce Wayne. Also if matt does a realistic clayface, it will probably be like Hush's self-plastic surgeries to be "realistic". So that's why he's rush instead of elliot maybe he took his mom's last name
@@Haux.Matt Reeves should hire you
I think he’s a mix of strange and scarecrow the actor has been posting very cryptic things alluding to strange and scarecrow
Oh ya? Gotta check that out!
Another possibility is he's gunning for a better spot on the cast in the future. People may just be making this a bigger thing than it was intended to be.
In Redwood a biker named Juice faked his death and fled to Gotham to start a new life.
I like that
He truly is a Son of Anarchy…
There are dozens of us that remember that show lol. Juice was one of the better parts in it, even if I finally started getting annoyed at the "suicidal murderbiker with a conscious" thing eventually
omg Juice Wrld referenced (death)
Can't believe none of these theories include Mad Hatter. He's a freaking _hypnotist!_ He could also be a composite of most or all of the characters mentioned. Since they all thematically involve mind manipulation or a psychiatric background(as doctor, patient, or both). But wanting to be more grounded, the show runners may have decided to combine them all into a single new character who is a more realistic psychiatrist villain.
I think he is that to a degree, I also think Eve Karlo having the last name Karlo is a subtle homage to clayface and how she dresses and takes on the role of penguins mother in the end. I think they used characters to fit their narrative and when needed they combined them and created original characters. I also always thought Vic was this world’s Jason Todd.
I like the name changes because it gives the viewer more anticipation and allows for interesting story reveals. Let’s say Julian is scarecrow (I don’t think he is) if the camera panned and nameplate said Dr. Crane it’s like okay he’s going to be scarecrow eventually. I rather them kind of keep us guessing who he is because they changed the name.
Yeah you’re exactly right. We all know the comic names and any “twist” or piece of story telling that involves them has some lost mystique to it.
Or the Mad Hatter? He did a lot of hypnotism
That’s my hope. I removed Hatter from this video and made this one to touch on it: Julian Rush SECRET REVEALED? Episode 7 PREVIEW | Trailer Discussion
ua-cam.com/video/99f5hc43-6Q/v-deo.html
Maybe it's Clayface posing as Julian Rush and the real rush is long dead.
You know a few years ago there was a casting call for this show and one of the characters described was similar to clayface. You may not be far off!
I feel like hugo strange is the least likely option out of the most likely options. I hope he’s either connected to the court of owls or is scarecrow
If anything I’m hoping court of owls. I agree!
The actor who plays Rush looks just like John Holmes.
That's why I think he's a new villain called The Dangler
You've convinced me he's Hugo Strange... It's the facial hair
If he's Hugo Strange then why isn't he called Hugo Strange? Also it seems rather unlikely to me that he is Hugo given that it seems like he's quite far departed from Arkham now which doesn't exactly lend to him being Strange
Yeah i recon it's dr death.
He definitely has ties to Arkham and strange drugs
That’s my big problem with him being almost anyone other than “Julian Rush.”
Definitely fits
Julian rush could be the crime doctor. An obscure Batman villain that has connections with gangs and his fascination with Experimentation and torture.
Oh daaaaaaamn!!! I never even though of that!! That’s a deep cut and great call!!
i personally think he could be mad hatter, the kind of therapy he used with sofia is hypnosis and he used technology just like mad hatter do, i think 2 options of what his purpose can be, 1. he has fall in love with sofia and want to turn her into his own versión of alicia, or 2. he is a follower of the riddler and he is the one that manipulated sofia into killing his own family, and want to use sofia as a way to secure riddler control over the city turning the whole the city into his own wonderland.
LOL I deleted him out of the video and am working on a NEW Mad Hatter video. I'm DYING to see him in THIS universe!!
Pretty sure this show leads into The Batman 2 thus I think the Court of Owls makes the most sense.
Yeah it does. I agreeS
Or maybe he's Shades from Luke Cage....
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😂😂😂
Court of owls is what makes more sense to me, he even has like a voodoo doll wearing a pretty similar mask in his office, but scarecrow or Hugo Strange are also solid candidates if he is taking the roll of main villan for the movie, a strong name is needed to sell tickets.
Yeah I think he’s secondary to a bigger villain like the court for sure
Could the little girl that got locked up be Catwoman? Could Jillian Rush be bane working with poison ivy hence all the weird mushrooms
Poison ivy seems very possible in this world
@@DigitalCharcuterieactually ivy is very not possible in this none fantastical world of Batman
Perhaps he’s actually a major villain, and we will see his story unfold. I think he’s character development will come along over the next few episodes. Or if anything there will be tiny hints. I definitely think he will have a role in the upcoming film. Just a guess though 🤷
This was such a good freaking episode…
So good!!
I think a lot of people are speculating about Julian because they cast a relatively famous actor, but I think they filmed this series after the strike, so maybe the poor guy accepted any minor role for money, I think he's simply Sofia's romantic interest.
I believe they started shooting this before the strikes. I also think he’s Julian Rush but he’s gonna be something or do something
What if Julian is this universe's version of Professor Pyg? He is working in Arkham to see which patients he can break and later use as his Dollotrons. He is also known to use drugs and mentally torture his victims. We will see if my theory is correct.
I actually love that!
I like that he might be a spy for the court of owls keeping tabs on Sophia. I dont think hes a character from the comics and im ok with that
That's where my heads at at this point too
Makes me wonder how bad Batman is going to dismantle everything
Gonna be a fun time watching it!
Yeah but we have to wait for 2026...@@DigitalCharcuterie
Wouldn't suprise me if he's Doctor Death. He has a resemblance and the Bliss & the Red Light therapy got me thinking
For sure!
Imagine if he's Condiment King that would be wild.
OMG!!!!
I think he's just Julian Rush, but I do think he's working for someone well known in the batman universe.
Yeah I agree!
I thought him joining Sofia was really random and sporadic. Surprised Sofia didn't kill him off.
I mention that in the video. Something is UP
I mean hes obsessed with her, makes sense to me
We all know who Julian is…….its Juice!!!!! SOA baby!!! oh man I miss that show. This is actually the second time Theo has played somebody in a Batman TV series. He also played a character in Gotham .
LOLOLOL
While I don’t think he will be the Scarecrow, I think he may know him and might be the one to help him repurpose Bliss into the fear toxin. Crane works in Arkham too.
Yeah I think he’s more likely to have a connection to a main villain (aside from Sofia) than being a main villain
@@paulfrantizek102he was not main bad in Nolan trilogy league of shadows is main bad
I hope they don't use Scarecrow, he was already one of the main bads in the Nolan trilogy (please note plural).
I love that you had to note the plurals because you know the exact reply you're gonna get LOL Yeah, new villains would be great!
@@paulfrantizek102 Yeah, but we have to also remember that he hasn’t been used since 2005. That’s nearly 20 years. He had cameos in the sequels, but he’s never been used at 100% capacity.
We could definitely do with a full on horror movie featuring him and Batman. He’s also one of those villains who 100% fits the bill for a realistic and grounded approach. His powers are entirely based on extreme knowledge of neurochemistry, hallucinogens, and anxiogenics.
We think people overthink what they think, but then some people don't think before they speak. Now, if you think the writers thought this through, then you'd be understating the fact they calculated every step just like *Star Wars.*
Somehow, we got here. They'll figure it out. I do it to my family all the time. 🤣
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Julian Rush is a new character, I think he gets stimulated by the concept of power…he has access to drugs.
That’s where I’ve landed
@@DigitalCharcuterie I wouldn’t be surprised to see any or all former Batman characters make appearances in this universe.
It is my hope that every original character has a significant amount of depth.
It is a delicate line to walk without stealing focus from the three main characters.
For instance, I wouldn’t be surprised if we end up seeing characters fleshed out in Lanterns…just a thought.
It is a delicate line to walk and so far they’ve been waking it perfect!
Theo Rossi known for playing a Shade(s)y character. I think he just trying to get in with Sophia to gain his own power. Genuine character but may have a connection to the Sionis (Black Mask) family.
Yeah could have affiliations with other gangs in Gotham for sure!
Also, I think he may just be using Sofia to position himself similar to how the penguin was.
Yeah, maybe! There is something about him that just doesn’t sit well!
I thought that awkward part was more for the shot of the wall behind him, since the family photo used to hang there and she had obviously removed it/had it removed.
Yeah the photo, I meant the close up later one (which I couldn't get video for, for this video).
@@DigitalCharcuterie ahh apologies, I misunderstood 🤗
No need to apologize, probably could have worded it and had a better angle of it in the video. Thanks!
I theorize Dr.Julian Rush, might secretly be the son of HUGO STRANGE.
Yooooo. That could be wild
Dr. Julian Rush is just Dr. Julian Rush.
Rush is Scarecrow I'm pretty sure. I really think Penguin is going to put Sophia back in Arkham because he knows that's worse then death to her and in Batman II Rush going to break everyone out as a not yet fully realized Scarecrow setting up No Mans Land. Bats is off being Bruce atm trying to help rebuild Gotham. This will bring him back as Batman to help recapture everyone. Catwoman might even show up just to find out who killed off all the Falcones.
This is so close to my thoughts about the Batman 2! I have a video coming about it
@@DigitalCharcuterie knowing there's a Batman II coming gives me life. I hope they set up a season 2 of Penguin getting into politics. But that's just me wanting this to go on.
I Think he is Scarecrow. My theory is that the mushrooms is the grounded version of the fear toxin in this Batman Universe.
Not sure about scarecrow anymore but I think you’re dead on with the mushrooms
Long term side effects of Bliss?
Or maybe one molecule off. METH almost Identical to MDMA. FEAR TOXIN could be BLISS SULFATE or something similar.
Could signal man be penguin’s father or brother still haven’t seen them deceased or not since they share the last name of Cobb
Given that this show did a portrayal of Magpie and is portraying Hangman reinvisioned. I think the character references run deep, and people's imagination should run wild. If you think a character is something bigger than the first appearance, they likely are.
Rogue's Gallery galore. Eat it up. The envisioning for these characters is basked in gritty realism and stays away from comic book tropes.
100%
It could be Hush ... rumour is Hush is the main (or one of) Villain in The Batman 2
I didn’t mention Hush cause, even Elliot is a name that’s been reference a bit in the universe … could be though!
There is definitely a twist coming with his character
Are you caught up?
@DigitalCharcuterie yep just waiting on episode 7
Yeah, he mentions to Sofia to use his “skills”…something is coming
@@DigitalCharcuterie can't wait
I dont it would be someone major, they would save that for the movies
Agreed (unless they transition him into the movies LOL). But, agreed
@@DigitalCharcuterieif he don’t bite the bullet by the end of the series I don’t see why not, plus that actor always plays someone shady so hey the through line is there
I thought he was supposed to be Mr Bloom or the dollmaker
You are the FIRST person to mention Dollmaker. Never even crossed my mind. AWESOME! Scarecrow was a speculation since his introduction and then a still was spotted with what appeared to be Scarecrow gloves and mask, now LeFranc is flat out saying he is NOT scarecrow...so, could be Dollmaker, Bloom maybe, but I think it was just theguy they showed us in that episode. BUT, you never know.
He’s definitely either strange or scarecrow. At first I thought he was for sure Hugo Strange, but now with the bliss drug out there I feel like he’s been working on synthesizing the bleeding tooth mushrooms into the fear toxin
He’s definitely in that realm of character for sure!
Wouldn't it be a cool twist if he is bloom and the old guy we saw is just a stand in so people don't know who he is.....would be cool he is tall and lanky would love for them to go into the comic look if they bring him back
Damn, YES...this is great!!!! I want to redo this video and add that now LOLOL thought never crossed my mind, but it makes sense
What happened to the twins? Wouldn't they be in this series since they were two big time thugs for the Falcone family and the penguin. Very strange you would leave them out. Could they make an appearance? Also, what happened to the iceberg longue, why is it closed and not being used?
The flooding and what not destroyed the lounge. The twins….yeah, you’re right. Where are they?
Probably Hush and the villain in Batman 2
I’d be down, but, the name change?
You’re Reaching with the Rush
By saying I think he’s just Julian rush?
Who knows maybe Julian it's Calendar Man after all both share first name.
Good possibility especially if it leads into Batman 2
There's definitely a link to Arkham... This is all a setup for The Batman 2
It’s definitely going to have some sort of role in the Batman 2
Could be Mr Freeze, he was a Doctor
I’d love to see how this version of Gotham does Mr. Freeze!
Yes, but a very different kind of doctor. Fries’ expertise wasn’t aligned with mental health, it was with biochemistry.
I think he could be hush in disguise
Could be. I think hush is coming
His name was Johnathan Crane originally in the script
Legit? Do you have a link?
It's called, concept ideas. Plenty of those scrapped ideas can be found even behind the games (for example scrapped idea about Hush as the main villain in Arkham Knight)
Scarecrow, Mad Hatter, Doctor Strange, Mario Falcone or Dr Julian Rush.
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He is probably the Mad Hatter.
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Julian Rush wasn’t invented for this show
He’s probably just Julian rush lol I was hoping we would get references to other villians , but doesn’t look like it . Disappointing.
Julian rush is most likely mad hadder. I don’t get at all how people see this dude as scarecrow or Hugo strange
Man I’m so pissed I cut my mad hatter piece out of this video LOL
I’m DYING for mad hatter in this universe!
@@DigitalCharcuterieJulian rush is def mad hadder. Think about it.
Yeah…but why doesn’t he wear hats? LOLOL o can’t remember why I cut my Hatter piece out, I cut 3 characters and hatter was the last one cause I desperately want him to be in this universe ha ha
Bruh no lmao mad hatter is a ugly short and tragic character he isn’t anything like mad hatter, Hugo on the other hand likes manipulation and studying criminals and is quite literally a freak, he matches up with Hugo the most.
Unpopular Opinion: Sofia is NOT INSANE (no more insane than Oz, at least) and Julian Rush is NOT a figment of her imagination.
3:12 after what Sofia went through there’s no doubt that Hugo Strange is somewhere in the background but I think he’s just that, we wouldn’t hear anything about him til maybe The Batman 2 or if they ever get that Arkham series off the ground
Yeah I think he’s there but we won’t know until later
I thought maybe he might be mad hatter
I’m dying for hatter to show up
@@DigitalCharcuterie same the reason I have this theory is cuz the first time we see him he’s doing hypnosis on Sofia and she mentioned in episode 4 how he likes to have control over people which is exactly what he does when he hypnotizes people
The mind stuff makes me think mad hatter and this is his first Alice i doubt it but thts wht i feel rn
I edited hatter out of this video and working on another one. I’ve wanted hatter in this universe since he was rumoured to be in the Batman!
Do you think Sofia is Poison Ivy?
I personally don’t but I’ve seen a lot of comments but I’m working on a video about poison ivy because a part of me thinks that is who could ultimately be behind the mushrooms
I think the dr death one is a good one or he could be just a normal character
Yeah. I think Hugo Strange and Jonathan Crane are too big of names for them to swap out to Julian Day. Also, there’s nothing wrong with original characters
What if he’s Psycho Pirate 👌
That would be…phenomenal and I demand a spin off show
So is there going to be a video that talks about viktor being being mr freeze
I’ll work on some stuff!
hes scarecrow there is an easter egg in ep 4 when you see his claws and headmask
I've been getting this comment a lot today!
No, it's probably because he works for Scarecrow, not that it's actually him
Mad hatter???
I had a version of this where I do suggest he could be mad hatter, but I decided not to include that in the video. I am DYING for mad hatter to be in the Reevesverse though!
I really really really hope he is not scarecrow. I honestly don't like him as a character...
Scarecrow was my first thought for him, but everytime we see him I find that less likely.
We know who he is.
He's Shades.
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Could julian be real sofia's father ? That would explain why he is so close. Ras'al and Talia ghul! With Bliss they gonna submit people of gotham city.
Hmm, age doesn’t add up but also…does age matter?
It’s not the obvious
Rush is a batman character called rush
You aren't wrong but it is also entirely possible that they're going down a route of using a previously established villain whilst giving said character a new backstory, who knows. That sort of thing has been done before
@@cameronmcgregor2583 true that
That’s what I mostly think
Bat-Mite
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No no none of that I hate it when they try to squeeze well-known characters into new characters it's okay that they develop new characters for the show they have plenty of well-known villains already I mean the whole Magpie thing was great I mean she was dead 20 minutes later. I think Julian rush is an original character just like I think that Victor is original character I mean he reminds me more of Victor from Breaking Bad then anything else he's not Victor zazz he's not Victor freeze
What if he's Victor Frankenstein? LOL kidding, I thin Rush will be RUSH in the end.
Scarecrow
My initial thoughts on him
am i the only one who kinda sees jervis tetch in him?
He was IN this video but I cut him... I have another video coming later this week cause Hatter is 100000% a character Ive wanted in this universe since The Batman!
@@DigitalCharcuterie IKR ive been saying this since the movie came out, this darker universe completely matches with his creepy motivations and characterization, i could easily see elements of psychological horror thriller being used in stories w/ him in the movies
@@jonasbewtrano Yeah absolutely and he could be used in such a creepy unique way!
I think he’s going to be a former member of SAMCRO from a made up place in California. Someone who broke the rules too many times, survived multiple attempts on his life and moved to Gotham. Lol
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It's professor pyg or I hope it is
Someone commented that on a video yesterday and I love it
@DigitalCharcuterie yeh me probs 😂
LOLOLOLOL well I mention it on tonight’s video about Rush LOL
He is obviously..... MEPHISTO!!!!!!!!
NAILED IT!!!!!
Was this guy shades in luke cage?
Yup
Poor poor speculation
Huh?
@@DigitalCharcuterie this is like Victor is zsasz theories, too much bridge jumping, stop it you know julian rush isn't scarecrow or Hugo strange or Dr death 🤣
Did you watch the video, though?
@@DigitalCharcuterie yes and you speculated that he may be either or those characters no?
Julian rush is probably mad hatter because he’s infatuated with Sofia
I had a version of this video where I mention mad hatter because I am convinced mad hatter will be a low level drug dealer in this universe! But ultimately I decided not to include him (dammit!)
He shouldn't be anyone man the guy can't act
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What if he is nobody but a piece of Sofia fragmented mind. How much interaction does he have with other people other than Sofia.
Lots of comments and releasing a video Wednesday about it! Thanks!
Are you caught up with the show?
He ain't no Hugo Strange. He's a simp character, designed to lick Sofia's boots and praise her and follow her like a puppy. He's written ridiculously, he lacks the balls to f Sofia's brains out (and that character needs it).
Hugo Strange is a brilliant villain with evil intentions and a personal hate for Batman. So brilliant in fact he's one of the few bad guys to figure out who Batman really is. Rush is no HS.
The Penguin show is written terribly. I can't believe it's being praised so much. Yes Colin is great but he's not enough to save it imo.
So…question, genuinely, why did you click on this video?
HOMIE LITERALLY USES HYPNOTISM! ITS MAD HADDER YOU FOOOLS!
I cut that part out of my video. I and DYING for hatter in this world … but decided against using it in THIS video
@@DigitalCharcuterie Julian Rush… Jarvis Tech. Same amount of syllables in both names
Yeah…man I hope LOL I have a mad hatter video coming (sorta)
that's a real thing tho psychotherapists use light therapy all the time
Matt reeves wouldn’t focus on a characters abilities and ditch everything else dealing with the character, you’re focusing on hypnotism as if mad hatter is the only one who does it in DC associated with Batman
, mad hatter is much more than just hypnotism and Julian rush has no other attributes that make him like mad hatter.
So far, the court of owls is lame. They would have to do something different to make the court of owls into something cool.
Matt has been doing great changes and adding little details which are not faithful to comics but enhance the characters so i believe he can pull this off too
I think they could work really well in this iteration of Gotham. But, I do believe they work with other villains being the main focus of the story
It’s amazing how he’s made changes that just work!
I doubt hes any one just another characther that will be gone soon everyone needs to chill. All though i hope Scarecrow is in part 2 as king of the drop heads in a gang war with Penguin.
I say he’s probably just Julian rush. But this is fun to talk about
@DigitalCharcuterie Yeah maybe he is some one but I don't think so tbh I just think he's added into the mix to make Sofias story a bit more interesting
That's the most probable case
@DigitalCharcuterie Well see pal
I really hope it’s not Hugo because I want Dave Bautista to be Hugo
When I was making this video I saw some fan art of Bautista as Hugo Strange and I never knew how much I wanted him to play the character!
@@DigitalCharcuterie when i first heard it suggested i was like "huh? drax?" then i saw him more slim i was like "yup thats strange" lol
He’ll be a perfect Hugo he already has the strange feel to him like Hugo, Dave Bautista is a weird recant fan cast.
@@lilstupidahhboy5155 But some of the fan art looks pretty good!
What if julian becomes the calendar man?how theyd tie it in? I dont fucking know,but julian is awesome and weve necver had a badass calandar man
Could be!
you guys know there's a thing called an original character right
You know you can watch the video and find out what’s discussed, right?
@@DigitalCharcuterie i literally did
So you heard me say "Just Julian Rush?" lol