And, if you think you know what drove Nygma to embrace his dark side after leading a, seemingly, normal and peaceful life, his portrayer, Cory Michael Smith, believes you probably have it wrong.
Gotham has been slowly bringing the Riddler out to play over the past two seasons on the show with Ed Nygma’s gradual descent into madness.
Now we have an idea of how this show’s version of the infamous villain actually came about.
Instead of blaming the Gotham police co-workers who teased him, or, you know, himself, for taking a big turn to the dark side, Nygma is convinced that fate itself has sealed his life into that of an evil-doer.