In this episode, James Gordon (Ben McKenzie) and Lee Thompkins (Morena Baccarin) go on a date to Haly's Circus, and end up investigating the murder of one of the performers.
Barbara Kean (Erin Richards) returns to her penthouse apartment to see Selina Kyle (Camren Bicondova) and Ivy Pepper (Clare Foley) squatting there.
Gordon and Lee visit the supposed reason for the fight, snake dancer Lila Valeska, in her trailer only to be received by her son, Jerome (Cameron Monaghan), who reports he had not seen her since the morning.
Bruce visits the Wayne Enterprises board to confront them about the cases of corruption and their involvement in Arkham Plan, although they deny everything.
[2] "The Blind Fortune Teller" received generally positive reviews, especially for Monaghan's performance as a character widely interpreted (but never officially confirmed) as a younger version of the Joker.
The episode received a rating of 61% with an average score of 7.3 out of 10 on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, with the site's consensus stating: "The action and use of the ensemble in 'The Blind Fortune Teller' add excitement to an otherwise disappointing introduction of an iconic Batman villain.
Club's Kyle Fowle gave the episode a "C+" grade and wrote, "'The Blind Fortune Teller' is another dull, convoluted, poorly-written hour of television, but there are a few performances that stand out.