After he and Fox survive another assassination attempt at his toy workshop, he looks to identify the suspect, who has been secretly employed by one of Lee's trustees.
The episode received mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised Cory Michael Smith's performance, the writing and the great blend of the storylines together.
Lee (Morena Baccarin) meets with the Narrows citizens to discuss their business when a man orchestrates a toy plane equipped with an explosive and sends it after her.
Ivy sneaks into a house and steals clothes and food but watches a commercial for Sirens, for which she recognizes Selina (Camren Bicondova) and Barbara (Erin Richards).
In February 2018, it was announced that the twelfth episode of the season would be titled "Pieces of a Broken Mirror" and was to be written by executive producer Danny Cannon and directed by Hanelle M.
In March 2018, it was announced that the guest cast for the episode would include Peyton List as Ivy Pepper, Chris Perfetti as Cosmo Krank, Brian J. Carter as Coroner, Caissie Levy as Tiffany Gale, and Lacretta as Madame.
[5] With these ratings, Gotham ranked first for Fox, beating Showtime at the Apollo, fourth on its timeslot, and twelfth for the night, behind S.W.A.T., Superstore, Will & Grace, How to Get Away with Murder, Chicago Fire, Life in Pieces, Scandal, Mom, Grey's Anatomy, Young Sheldon, and The Big Bang Theory.
Club gave the episode an "A" rating and wrote "I'll admit to being hesitant heading into this week's spring premiere.
After all, the winter finale aired all the way back in the beginning of December, and that kind of lengthy break had me questioning whether the show making its return would be as good as I remembered.
Luckily, 'A Dark Knight: Pieces Of A Broken Mirror' is a strong premiere, one that follows through on the storylines from last fall in interesting ways while also pushing the story, and the characters, in a new direction.
"[10] Nick Hogan of TV Overmind gave the episode a 4.5 star rating out of 5, writing "Gotham has plenty of compelling elements in the back half of this season, but it desperately needs a few course corrections.
But, Gotham is at its absolute best when it steps on the gas, so the upcoming villain team up has me hopeful as ever that the show will erase some of the lagging bits in favor of some crazy action.
"[8] Marc Buxton of Den of Geek gave wrote, "As with the rest of the developing dynamics in this episode, I hope Gotham chooses the slow burn rather than the immediate plot twist with this one.