How the Snake Lost Its Legs the leopard/elephant/camel got its spots/trunk/hump". Held's ability to captivate the reader's imagination compares to the mischievousness of Kipling's pourquoi stories," but the reader, "is also encouraged to extrapolate from general principles by the constant reminder that animals use a conserved set of developmental genes to construct their bodies." Martin finds evo-devo fascinating, "inherently colorful and well placed to fulfill the dual goal of etiological myths: explaining origins and causes while also stirring imagination and awe. Overall, the latest opus by Lewis Held Jr. fits that niche nicely, and shines by its ability to span essential concepts and empirical work with
How the Riddler Got His Name nicely sticks to its metaphors throughout. Well played." Vinnie Mancuso of "New York Observer" wrote, "Straight up, this episode as a whole is terribly paced ... But underneath the mess episode writer Megan Mostyn-Brown has a ton of genuinely clever fun with Eddie and Oswald's relationship." Lisa Babick of TV Fanatic gave the series a perfect 5 star rating out of 5, writing ""Gotham" hit it out of the park this hour not only by giving us The Riddler but also by setting up other exciting storylines to take us through the rest of the season." Robert Yanis, Jr. of