Leslie Thompkins (Gotham)

Leslie Thompkins is a major character in the FOX television series Gotham, making her debut in the season 1 episode "Rogues' Gallery". She is based off the character of the same name from the DC Comic books featuring Batman, although modified for the show.

She appears in the series as a prominent love interest of protagonist Jim Gordon and works as a medical examiner at the Gotham City Police Department. After they split up in season 2, she enters into a relationship with Mario Calvi (the son of former crime lord Carmine Falcone) and the pair get married during the third season. However Mario (who is infected with a virus) attempts to kill an unsuspecting Leslie in a jealous rage as he believes her and Jim are still in love, prompting Jim to kill her. A depressed Leslie takes an antagonistic role during the season as she plans to get revenge on Jim. She eventually takes the virus which allows her to give in to her deepest darkest desires. After being cured, she leaves Gotham City, although returns in the fourth season, in which she will enter a partnership with the Riddler and Solomon Grundy.

She is portrayed by Morena Baccarin, who in real life is married to Jim Gordon's actor Ben McKenzie.

Infected with the virus
After directly injecting herself with the virus, she began blaming herself for Mario's death. She destroys everything she had with him by tossing her wedding stuff into the fireplace. Realizing now that she truly loves Jim and always has, she orchestrates a series of events to coax Jim into taking the virus so that they can be together again. Kidnapping Jim, she buries him underground leaving him a walkie talkie and syringe with the virus; leaving him the ultimatum of taking the virus and escaping to save the rest of the city and reveal his true self.


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Trivia

 * In the comics, Leslie Thompkins appears as a family friend of the Wayne family and the doctor to Bruce Wayne/Batman, as well as a love interest to his butler and guardian Alfred Pennyworth. In the comics she isn't depicted as an antagonist or villain and has no romantic involvement with Commissioner Gordon.
 * She is the third supporting protagonist/heroic character involved with James Gordon to turn into a villain and antagonist, with the first two being Barbara Kean (his original love interest) and Nathaniel Barnes.
 * She is the second character in the show who is a good character in the comics but turned into a villain in the television show, with the first one being Barbara Kean (the latter who was Jim Gordon's first wife in the comics and most other media).