▁his ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁series , ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁a ▁spect ac ular ▁moment ▁between ▁him ▁and ▁Alfred . ▁With ▁Alfred ▁finally ▁fig uring ▁out ▁how , ▁with ▁his ▁limited ▁parent ing ▁skills , ▁he ▁could ▁best ▁help ▁young ▁Master ▁Wayne ." ▁ ▁The ▁A . V . ▁Club ' s ▁Oliver ▁S ava ▁gave ▁the ▁episode ▁a ▁" C +" ▁grade ▁and ▁wrote , ▁" V ery ▁little ▁comes ▁of ▁the ▁proced ural ▁this ▁week . ▁It ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁as ▁lud ic r ous ▁as ▁the ▁Bal lo on man , ▁but ▁there ' s ▁little ▁to ▁no ▁st akes ▁here . ▁Sure , ▁Goth am ▁tries ▁its ▁dam ned est ▁to ▁get ▁us ▁to ▁care ▁about ▁Gordon ' s ▁on going ▁battle ▁to ▁' stand ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁city ,' ▁giving ▁Bul lock ▁a ▁speech ▁( though ▁he ▁wouldn ' t ▁call ▁it ▁a ▁speech ) ▁that ▁r ouses ▁the ▁police ▁force ▁to ▁spread ▁out ▁across ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁find ▁Gordon , ▁who ' s ▁gone ▁missing ▁while ▁investig ating ▁the ▁fight ▁club . ▁When ▁Sarah ▁Ess en ▁shows ▁up ▁at ▁the ▁episode ' s ▁end ▁and ▁helps ▁save ▁Gordon , ▁it ▁doesn ' t ▁feel ▁like ▁a ▁triumph ▁of ▁the ▁system , ▁or ▁a ▁sudden ▁turn ▁for ▁the ▁G CP D ▁towards ▁actual ▁polic ing . ▁Instead , ▁it ' s ▁a ▁tid y ▁end ▁to ▁an ▁episode ▁that ' s ▁supposed ▁to ▁make ▁us ▁cheer ▁for ▁Gordon , ▁but ▁only ▁continues ▁to ▁outline ▁how ▁slo ppy ▁and ▁incon