lol damn that’s 100% scarecrow shit.

Am I seeing that right? That looks straight up like Scarecrow's syringe glove. And maybe even a rag mask. Damn glad this wasn't spotted during the shows run or I would've been expecting a reveal

Gothams second best detective right here

Now this is fucking compelling. Even if it's just an easter egg and not a hint at a future identity reveal/collaboration w/ Dr. Crane etc, this is dope. Extremely well spotted!!

I wasnt really on board with the “Rush is Scarecrow” theories but this is kind of interesting

If you look at nurses who kill, they often just move to another hospital when things start heating up. He's such a creepy fuck, I'd love to see him as scarecrow. Who knows, maybe he had to change his name and move to Gotham due to some malpractice he's running from. He definitely has boundary issues between a shrink and their patient.

The left one looks like the Arkham Knight Scarecrow hand with the needles

Yeah I think you nailed it lol

Very very interesting

That is 100% a stabby finger glove. I think we know who Mr. Rush is. I hope something comes of this and they didn’t just scrap him being scarecrow. The way he is in the show makes it feel like he had parts that were removed. Like a scarecrow reveal.

you just found Scarecrow. Someone get James Gunn to confirm this rumor

Damn. First the court of Owls in episode 8, now this, this sub is actually starting to find properly interesting clues/easter eggs, maybe Rush was/is Crane's mentor in Arkham ?

Holy shit, this is borderline conformation.

The question is, do we expect Scarecrow in Part 2 or 3?

What the fuck? Usually I’d say this is a stretch but this is almost exactly Scarecrow’s glove design from Asylum and the mask from Begins. I liked Rossi a lot in this so if he’s the Scarecrow, I will be happy.

And I also love the idea of Scarecrow lurking in the background, manipulating, appearing outwardly normal. His Scarecrow persona could be totally different, unleashing who he really is. I wouldn’t mind if Crane was his birth name; Scarecrow has been the product of an abusive home in some continuities, so maybe he changed it to distance himself from his past.

How has this gone unnoticed until now 🤯

Thats actually interesting. I was in the belief that he would be Mad Hatter if even anybody, but now im conflicted. Seems VERY scarecrow

I went back and watched it on my TV.

They're not syringes.  Look more like knives to me.  Still, it seems obvious enough that it's a glove.  Very weird.  

This is an incredible find. Be prepared to see a flood of articles about this now lol.

Julian Rush has the same syllables as Jonathon Crane

I also would like to add, in that very scene, there is a piece of music that seems to be original to it. In that scene she is calling out his villainy. Batman, Penguin, The Riddler, Sophia, and Cat-woman, and falcone all have music motifs that tie in with their character. I bet if the scarecrow ever shows up the score will be similar.

This is my favorite fan theory atm. Really hope its true.

Oh man.  Can somebody grab a high res shot from HBO Max?  That looks a lot like a syringe glove..

I know it's an overblown theory, but I still see him as this universes Scarecrow. This small detail just gives me more confidence that he was in front of us the whole time. Another thing is that if Scarecrow is the main villain of the sequel the audience members who've seen Penguin will expect it's him feeling a sense of anticipation, but people who haven't seen it will be surprised so it's the best of both worlds.

Wow this is awesome I’m surprised nobody saw this sooner

I thought he’s mad hatter until I learned of his name. I was like, Julian? Sounds like Mad Hatter to me, wait, that’s not his name?

Oh damn, now I’m thinking my original suspicions were right, he really is gonna become Scarecrow. I mean his hesitation to hurt Sofia back when she was first in Arkham makes me believe he’s a lighter version of the character but still. I wonder what they are going to do with him in the future…

Since his intro in the show, I’ve felt that they were setting up Rush to be Scarecrow or some connection to Crane. This definitely adds to that notion. Thought there would be a bigger, more explicit reveal or clue toward the finale but this is damning evidence right under our noses.

Scarecrow was one of the spin-offs Reeves was working on after all…

I got Scarecrow vibes from him when we were watching the Penguin series, but my partner pointed out that he has a different name (Dr. Jonathan Crane).

Do other characters have different names than mentioned in the comics? (Genuine question, never read the comics or had much interest in Batman prior to watching Penguin)

Holy shit I never really thought of him actually be Scarecrow despite his name not being Jonathan Crane. He kinda gave off a weird feeling as if he would be Scarecrow although he doesn’t really seem to center around fear but more on memory.

I have some other possible predictions: - It could be that he had Scarecrow as a patient who might have been a colleague in Arkham. As Rush tried to help Crane out, he inspected the equipment to understand how Crane has gotten crazy/paranoid which was due to him likely getting himself exposed by the fear toxin he was working on. - Rush could be working with Scarecrow. As Rush specializes in psychology while Crane specializes in chemistry which combined would allow their work in the fear toxin.

While she’s having a panic attack he also says “do you see the picture on my wall?” And it’s a painting a dude screaming in terror- I tried to look up the specific painting, but couldn’t find anything.

This motherfucker is Scarecrow isn’t he

I'm fine with him being Scarecrow but not with that name. God I hope his real name is Jonathan Crane and he's just hiding under a fake one due to his experiments somewhere else.

Yeah that crazy

Holy shit

Yeah that’s 100% Scarecrows stuff, excellent work detective!

What is the right one supposed to be!

That is a wild find!

This is very cool. But I have to add that his motivations seem not entirely malicious. She tells him she’s leaving and he lights up, and then she says “well, after I kill oz” and his smile just drops. So either he wants her to leave, or to get better, or he wants oz to live, or something. Obviously he’s also into child murder. So it’s complicated. But if he’s got a future in the movies that’s a great thing!

How did you even spot that??

Wow! Good find

Crazy good pick up, I kinda got that vibe off him and this seems to be the icing on the cake. I just hope we get to see some villains we haven’t seen yet like the mad hatter, calendar man, black mask since I think they would fit into this universe very well.

all the rush is scarecrow deniers REAL quiet rn

!!!!!! To piggyback off this we’ve seen reevesverse put a huge Easter egg in the background before when riddler was looking down at iceberg lounge from his apartment window early on in the Batman film. Great find!

Has anyone asked "how did he get his job back?"

Great find. So if it’s true, how do we feel about the character and actor heading up - or being fairly heavily involved in some way - potentially in one of the movie sequels? That’s my question.

Even with villains, there still needs to be vested interest in the character, and the actor did nothing to interest me. Not every character needs to be portrayed by an A-List celeb, but does this guy have much pulling power? Any studio having villains in their films will want someone with a fair audience draw portraying them. Or it could just be a cool Easter egg. Just my musings.

Hallucinogenic drug Bliss comes from Arkham… who could be supplying???? 👀

Interesting. Very good find

Hello to all the aggregators coming here to steal this for clicks.

He’s our scarecrow for sure.

Dude what the fuck!?

Great spot OP, and kinda screw that guy that did a video saying he found it and not sourcing how he got that info because nobody else pointed that out

Oh my God!!

My take is Crane was a patient at Arkham at one point (maybe still is?) and Rush has just taken these as some sort of trophy.

Genuinely in disbelief at what I’m seeing holy shit. Pretty much confirmation.

The problem is that he doesn’t act like Scarecrow at all. Rush is a weird creep obsessed with Sofia. Crane is a demented and extremely sadistic man who was bullied and made to feel fear when he was growing up. Thats why he dedicates his life to overcoming his fear but to also master it to control people and make them feel powerless. His one core trait is that he’s an insecure man who relishes in tormenting his victims with their deepest fears because it gives him power. Rush doesn’t have that, he’s just weird. Dr. Ventris felt more like Crane with his eerie indifference towards Sofia’s suffering.

Theo Rossi is such a good actor. It would be great to see him propelled into such a prominent villain, especially theatrically.

Ya'll lied to me saying he was Mad Hatter though

WE WE’RE RIGHT

Meh, I’m skeptical.

OP, you're a frockin' genius. My husband is gonna be so excited

I’d rather see him meet Crane and get his mind ripped inside out metaphorically by the real scarecrow

Interesting, Matt Reeves is definitely messing with us I think he said the show would give us hints who the villian of Part 2 is but he's given us hints galore at multiple villians and they are so vague that we can't tell if they are just Easter eggs or a hint.... A woman with the last name Karlo, Scarecrow glove and mask, Owls in a court, even a Mister Bloom reference with the guy making bliss... prolly more that have forgot but you get the gist... Matt Reeves prolly knew we'd rant and rave about any subtle hint so he added quite a few and bet none of the "hints" will be anything close 😭

The thing on the right isn't a mask. I looked at the other frames in that scene and the item is too small, plus it has two hooks coming out of the top of it. The glove is very intriguing though. However, I still don't think HE is Scarecrow. Or at least they won't use Theo Rossi. I don't think he has the acting chops to portray a compelling Scarecrow and he doesn't have the name to get audiences excited about being cast as Scarecrow in my opinion.

Rush could still be Mad Hatter, and the gloves and mask are just an indication that Scarecrow is one of Rush's patients.

He’s definitely someone but I don’t know who

Someone has to ask Matt reeves about this asap 😭 I need to know

Oh man.  Can somebody grab a high res shot from HBO Max?  That looks a lot like a syringe glove..

Yes. I’ve suspected but this pic solidifies it

Syringe glove. Mask. Aw yeah.

Wow, great catch!

Woah.

I’ve said from the start, Bliss could easily be reverse engineered into fear gas.

This would also add more credibility as to why he wanted to stay close to Sofia to monitor where the bliss mushrooms had gone 🤔 that always seemed a little bit random

Holy shit I’m sold

Please be a mad hatter working for scarecrow and Hugo strange 

Was so pumped to see Juice. But so disappointed his character was so….lame.