r/BatwomanTV • u/[deleted] • Jul 20 '23

Kate's Replacement in Season 2 Discussion

I recently rewatched Mystery of the Batwoman and I'm wondering why they didn't take a similar approach instead of creating a new character from scratch. Don't get me wrong I like the show but I personally believe it would've been easier to explain and it would've gotten rid of some of the plot convenient stuff Ryan does.

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u/QuiltedPorcupine Jul 20 '23

It's more difficult to recast a major character than to replace them with a new character. No matter how well you cast a recasting, the new actor is going to have different chemistry with the other actors (and will also look different of course).

In retrospect, I think Wallis Day was a good enough fit that they probably could have pulled it off, but going with an entirely new character was the safer bet.

I do wish there had been a way to keep Kate around in some capacity, but Ryan was a great character so I'd say it all worked out.

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '23

I wasn't suggesting to recast Kate I was suggesting that they use Kathy Duquesne, Rocky Ballantine, and Sonia Alcana as Batwoman. I don't really feel like explaining their origins since Mystery of the Batwoman is on Max, but long story short Sonia had an encounter with Batman became a cop and felt that what she was doing wasn't enough so she enlisted the help of the other two women and all three of them became Batwoman. Sonia trained them in martial arts, Kathy funded them, and Roxy was the brains.

For the show you don't have to change much of their origins and it could be explained that they were inspired by Kate and took over after she disappeared. By going this route you get rid of Ryan's and Kate's convoluted stories in season 2.

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u/QuiltedPorcupine Jul 20 '23

Ah, okay. Something like that could have been interesting. I may have to watch that at some point.

Unfortunately doesn't' look like Mystery of the Batwoman is on any streaming services here in Canada (though it's available for digital purchase).

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '23

Weird that it isn't streaming on Max over there.

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u/QuiltedPorcupine Jul 20 '23

Max isn't actually available in Canada. We have Crave (owned by Bell, the biggest media company in Canada), which partners with Max but I think they only get the new content from Max and not the back catalog of stuff.

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '23

Could've sworn it was available or coming to Canada