Gotham Knights: Easter Eggs and DC References in "More Money, More Problems"

Russ Burlingame

04/25/2023 09:29 am EDT

Gotham Knights returns this week after a one-week hiatus, and to celebrate, we're bringing back executive producers Natalie Abrams, James Stoteraux, and Chad Fiveash, who have provided ComicBook.com with a guide to the Easter eggs and DC Comics references found in the April 11 episode "More Money, More Problems," which aired before the break. Usually, we run these things the day after, but with a couple of weeks between outings, we figured running it this morning would be a good reminder to tune in for the latest episode, which airs tonight at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

Duela Dent gets a lot of the focus in "More Money, More Problems," in which the Knights faced off with the McKillen crime family. Per the official synopsis for the episode, "A plan to take down the Court of Owls leads Turner (Oscar Morgan) and the team to a notorious mobster family, the McKillens. Meanwhile, Carrie (Navia Robinson) and Stephanie (Anna Lore) prepare for Gotham Academy's Parents Luncheon, and Harvey (Misha Collins) seeks help from a psychiatrist. Olivia Rose Keegan, Fallon Smythe and Tyler DiChiara also star. Nimisha Mukerji directed the episode written by Elle Lipson & Summer Plair."

You can check out the full list below, after the show's official synopsis.

Batman is dead, and a powder keg has ignited Gotham City without the Dark Knight to protect it. In the wake of Bruce Wayne's murder, his adopted son Turner Hayes (Oscar Morgan, 'De Son Vivant") is framed for killing the Caped Crusader, along with the children of some of Batman's enemies: Duela (Olivia Rose Keegan, "Days of Our Lives"), an unpredictable fighter and skilled thief who was born in Arkham Asylum and abandoned by her father, Harper Row (Fallon Smythe, "grown-ish"), a streetwise and acerbic engineer who can fix anything, and her brother Cullen Row (Tyler DiChiara, "The Virgin of Highland Park"), a clever transgender teen who is tired of being polite and agreeable. With the charismatic and hard-charging District Attorney Harvey Dent (Misha Collins, "Supernatural") and the GCPD hot on their trail, Turner will rely on allies including his best friend and formidable coder Stephanie Brown (Anna Lore, "All American"), and unlikely Batman sidekick Carrie Kelley (Navia Robinson, "Raven's Home"). But our Knights will soon learn there is a larger, more nefarious force at work within Gotham City. This team of mismatched fugitives must band together to become its next generation of saviors known as the GOTHAM KNIGHTS.

From Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, Gotham Knights is written by Chad Fiveash, James Stoteraux and Natalie Abrams. Fiveash and Stoteraux will serve as showrunners and executive produce the series alongside Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter. Abrams also serves as co-executive producer. Danny Cannon directed and served as an executive producer on the pilot, along with David Madden. Gotham Knights is based on characters created for DC by Bob Kane with Bill Finger.

Gotham Knights airs on Tuesday nights at 9 p.m. ET/PT on The CW, following new episodes of Superman & Lois.

Carrie's Mom

(Photo: Steve Wilkie)

Dr. Lisa Kelley is a creation for the show, who gets her name from Robin actress Navia Robinson's own mother, Lisa Robinson, who's always on set with her daughter.

Back to the Beginning

In episode 101, while interrogating Duela, Detective Ford mentions the McKillens and the Cassamentos as potential people who could have paid them to kill Bruce Wayne. Both are crime families in Gotham City in the comic books, our knights finally meet the McKillens in this episode.

Chase Meridian

(Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures)

Dr. Chase Meridian, the GCPD's criminal psychologist and a friend of Harvey's, is our show's version of the character of the same name originated from the movie Batman Forever (1995).

Killer Croc

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Duela mentions Killer Croc, another iconic villain in Batman's rogues gallery with a rare mutation that causes him to have reptilian skin.

Time Out!

The box of donuts Stephanie brings to the Belfry is from MM Good Donuts. The location was initially referenced on a Turkish Airline promotional tie in book to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, called – Time Out Shortlist Gotham and Metropolis.

The McKillens

The crime family involved with the Court is the McKillens, the Irish mob. In the New 52, their leader, Erin McKillen, is the one responsible for creating Two-Face. In revenge for betraying her and her twin sister Shannon and landing them in prison with life sentences, which would ultimately lead to Shannon's death, Erin killed Harvey's wife, Gilda Dent, and poured acid over half of his face as a reminder of how "two-faced" he is.

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