The episode received positive reviews, with critics praising the character development, resolution of the Waynes' murderer and the plot twists.
She was convicted of murder and sent to Blackgate after causing her father's death when board members appeared and offered to fix her crippled arm.
While experimenting on someone dubbed "Patient 44", Professor Strange (B. D. Wong) is notified by Ethel Peabody (Tonya Pinkins) that someone is tracking the Pinewood Farms program.
Gordon, Alfred and Bruce hijack the armored truck carrying Karen and bribe the driver to remain silent.
The eighteenth episode of the season, "Pinewood", was written by Robert Hull and Megan Mostyn-Brown, with John Stephens directing.
Morena Baccarin, Robin Lord Taylor, Camren Bicondova, Cory Michael Smith, and Nicholas D'Agosto don't appear in the episode as their respective characters.
The guest cast for the episode include B. D. Wong as Professor Hugo Strange, Tonya Pinkins as Ethel Peabody, Nathan Darrow as Victor Fries, Michelle Gomez as The Lady and Julia Chan as Karen Jennings.
[7] Matt Fowler of IGN gave the episode a "good" 7.2 out of 10 and wrote in his verdict, "'Pinewood' finally closed the door on the show's biggest mystery.
Club's Kyle Fowle gave the episode a "C+" grade and wrote, "'Wrath Of The Villains: Pinewood' is basically two completely different shows crammed into one.
This season necessitates that balance more than ever, as the show looks to create drama out of the investigation into the Wayne murders while also indulging in the campy fun of Indian Hill — the villains still have to wrath, you know.
"[9] Andy Behbakht of TV Overmind gave the series a star rating of 4.0 out of 5, writing "Overall, 'Pinewood' was a step-up and while we have to go through yet another one-week hiatus, the second half of this season has been a major improvement and will hopefully end just as strong with these final episodes.
"[11] Keertana Sastry of EW stated: "Slowly but surely, the plans for the end of Gotham second season are coming together, and boy are things getting mighty juicy.
Tonight's episode, 'Wrath of the Villains: Pinewood' revealed quite a bit of new information about Thomas Wayne's secret activities to take down evil and corruption within his own corporation, as well as a final resurrection scene that many of us fans have wanted for months that goes hand-in-hand with the actual DC universe (how often does that happen anymore on this show?).
"[13] Lisa Babick from TV Fanatic, gave a 4.0 star rating out of 5.0, stating: "There's a lot of crazy about to happen in Gotham, and Jim is right in the thick of it.
The mystery of who killed Thomas and Martha Wayne was finally solved on Gotham Season 2 Episode 18, but it doesn't appear Jim and Bruce are going to find peace any time soon.