Bad call to introduce every bad guy in the same episode. If they keep them all around, the need to divide screen time will prevent the writers from really developing the characters due to a lack of screen time. Also, it now locks the characters into specific origins that cannot be modified in the future without an embarrassing retcon. The introduction of Poison Ivy stood out to me. She served no purpose in the pilot, and logically, won't serve any value until about season 10 unless they want to make her a 12-year-old eco terrorist.
Would have been better, imo, to start with a smaller cast of characters and rotate them in and out as story arcs progressed.
I also thought they completely muffed everything about Bruce Wayne. I almost turned the show off in the first five minutes after the richest people in Gotham are gunned down walking down an alley looking for a cab. At least Batman Begins provided a plausible excuse for their being there. Agreed with Teh_Bandwagoner about the lack of need for the scene on the roof. That scene stood as a sign to me that the writers of the show don't think it can stand on its own without Batman to support it. Also, the Alfred character came off as eminently punchable and rather unlikable.
On the plus side, there is great potential for solid black and grey morality-themed stories with Gordon and Bullock playing off of each other. The show is ultimately going to pass or fail based on these two characters, and the pilot was promising in that regard. Especially at the end. Also a fan of Jada Pinkett Smith's character. She played the role well, and adding a new villain to the mix offers the show an X-factor that doesn't exist with most other characters unless they want to break canon.
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