Jada Pinkett Smith Likely Not to Return for ‘Gotham’ Season Two

I’m about a week behind on Gotham, and I’m not in any hurry to watch either. I don’t think Gotham is awful, just kind of shrug-worthy. I don’t know what happened to Fish, and I’m just waiting for Penguin to straight-up cannibal eat her so he can say “Penguins eat fish” or something. But this morning on Live! with Regis and Kelly, actress Jada Pinkett Smith said unambiguously she will not be in Gotham next season.

From ComicBook.com:

“Well, it’s not quite over yet but we’ll see if Fish survives the season,” the actress told reporters. “It’s a little tense from here on out, that’s for sure. It’s a little rough on Fish from here on out.”

 

Still, she had previously stopped short of saying that her character wouldn’t return — and even today she kept the language somewhat open.

 

“I don’t think so,” she admitted when asked by the hosts whether she is coming back. “I signed for a year and the year’s up. But! There are some great things coming ahead on Gotham, believe you me.”

Of all the weird things Gotham does, the creation of Fish is probably the weirdest but sometimes the coolest. I’m not too big a fan of Smith’s Eartha Kitt impression, but her character has done some cool things I dug (but can’t recall specifically at the moment). Just believe me when I say any screen time she has isn’t always the worst.

While Smith is unlikely to return for season two, should Fish survive by the season finale there’s no reason she can’t return for seasons three or four or seventeen when Bruce finally ages into Batman.