While we may be critical at times, it’s only because we want to love the Jim Gordon origin story/Batman prequel that is Fox’s Gotham. Since September we’ve talked about the ways in which the series succeeds and falters, but now it’s time for the show to go out with a bang with the mid-season finale airing tonight. During the episode, it’s a cat and mouse game for a world of assassins that are on the hunt for Selina Kyle, and needless to say, all hell breaks loose in the city of underworld criminals. Want proof? Check out these four new clips:

There are few better forms of Alfred than an Alfred that kicks major butt, right? Seriously, dude’s got skill that’s not to be f—ed with!

Recently, Gotham was ordered to a full 22-episode season, so we hope the writing team uses the time-off to iron out the kinks in order to return strong in the spring. They have a cast that’s fantastic and a world that’s starting to grow into something highly intriguing. What they need now is a great story arc to tie it all together. What will that story be? That’s all speculation, but we do know it’s got to be something worthy of the Batman universe.

Gotham airs Mondays at 8/7c on Fox.

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