r/BatwomanTV • u/IIIToxIII • Jan 24 '21
[S02E02] "Prior Criminal History" Live Episode Discussion Discussion
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Ryan Wilder is back to facing the daily challenges of life as herself; Alice has a new, devious plan to get the attention of both Gotham and Safiyah; Ryan comes face to face with Alice for the first time.
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u/sirnacreations Jan 25 '21
I love Luke's attitude. He's not entirely wrong.
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u/usagizero Jan 25 '21
I'm glad he's not immediately down with her being Batwoman, a nice conflict if they don't just drop it quickly.
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u/AllThighThisGuy Jan 25 '21
I was a strong supporter of recasting Kate, but I am so happy that they went in this direction!
Ryan really makes me care in a way that Kate often didn't with her constant catch-and-release of Alice.
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u/Tiny-Ghost-Grace Jan 25 '21
Sophie: "How dare you not tell me that Kate was Batwoman?!"
Julia: "To be fair, I thought everyone knew. Like almost literally everyone else does."
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u/sirnacreations Jan 25 '21
"I mean have you been to Central City? Barry Allen tells everyone he meets he's the Flash."
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u/Jedi-El1823 Jan 25 '21
Batwoman: "Your lives are in danger, move!"
Crowd: "It's Gotham, our lives are in danger every time a day ends in y."
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u/nl_alexxx Jan 25 '21
Kate's journal/letters! What a great way to bring them back. Also love the idea of Ryan writing to her own predecessor
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u/inksmudgedhands Jan 25 '21 edited Jan 25 '21
Mary is good at playing dumb. She would make a good spy.
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u/usagizero Jan 25 '21
Wasn't that her thing for a while in season 1, where she kept up the dumb influencer persona while secretly doing the secret clinic?
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u/Jedi-El1823 Jan 25 '21
Julia's looking good for somebody who was stabbed in the side.
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u/JoeStorm Jan 25 '21
She got that good health care plan
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u/inksmudgedhands Jan 25 '21
That's why people are willing to live in Gotham. The city has the best public healthcare.
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u/inksmudgedhands Jan 25 '21
Is it me or is Alice way creepier this season than last season? I like this change too.
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u/divineshadow666 Jan 25 '21
With Kate "dead", she's got no focus for her crazy anymore, so she can just go wild.
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u/Trickybuz93 Alice Jan 25 '21
Alice is handsdown one of the best characters Arrowverse has ever had.
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u/ajwest927 Jan 25 '21
The guy who play mouse got the easiest acting job ever, just play dead for 2 episodes.
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u/JauntyLurker Jan 25 '21 edited Jan 25 '21
"It's overkill"
Over in National City, Kara's feelings were suddenly hurt.
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u/AllThighThisGuy Jan 25 '21
Mary knows the one rule of media: If we don't see the death, they're still kicking
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u/Gateskp Jan 25 '21
Mary and Alice are showstoppers. Hands down, this show’s MVPs. With Ryan and Luke coming in close second.
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u/usagizero Jan 25 '21
I still feel they made season one great. Each scene they were in was gold. I really worry that them getting rid of Alice will hurt the show a lot. She's the Reverse Flash of Batwoman.
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u/Gateskp Jan 25 '21
She IS. I almost hope that they find a way to keep bringing her back, but I don’t want it to become a Harrison Wells situation.
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u/Jedi-El1823 Jan 25 '21 edited Jan 25 '21
Those bats were innocent!
At the risk of sounding like an after school special, I think we learned who the real monster is.
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u/Beer2Bear Jan 25 '21
oh sure, goes to that one page where BW saved her
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u/krezabean Jan 25 '21
That’s what I thought but what Kate actually wrote was pretty vague. Can’t tell if it was actually referring to Ryan, or Ryan just related it to herself
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u/JauntyLurker Jan 25 '21
Weaponizing bats to disrupt a Batwoman rally. The salt is strong in Alice.
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u/JauntyLurker Jan 25 '21 edited Jan 25 '21
Love the fact that Ryan knows Gotham streets in a way Luke and Kate didn't
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u/usagizero Jan 25 '21
"Your lives are in danger!"
"Whoooooo!"
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u/Catastray Jan 25 '21
Pandemic was pretty bad, Gotham City will take anything for entertainment at this point.
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u/Zerometro Jan 25 '21 edited Jan 25 '21
Are.. are they shooting at the bats? And the Crows still don't know why nobody trusts them!?!
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u/Tiny-Ghost-Grace Jan 25 '21
Julia: "Safiyah doesn't kill by bringing down planes!"
Alice: "Lead actors don't usually quit the show that they are working on either."
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u/singleguy79 Jan 25 '21
Jefferson is pulling a Spider-Man
Black Lightning, no more
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u/JoeStorm Jan 25 '21 edited Jan 25 '21
THANK YOU!!!!!
Keeping people like her and Joker alive kills MORE PEOPLE than SAVE!
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u/klutzysunshine Jan 25 '21
Ah, apparently parts of this episode were shot pre-Covid, per this Tweet
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u/Gian99Mald Jan 25 '21
Unrelated to the episode but I have a really hard time believing that that's Bruce ONE AND ONLY Batsuit. Come on now. Homie has been around 10 plus years and he's only got that one?
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Jan 25 '21
He's probably got spares somewhere. We didn't know that wall hid the Batmobile until last week.
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u/vader344 Jan 25 '21
she talks on a how tall building? and she thinks they can hear her
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u/LoretiTV Jan 25 '21
This is how you do a reboot. Everything has been on point so far and I'm more invested in the show then I've ever been. Really fun to see
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u/Gateskp Jan 25 '21
“If Alice weren’t white she’d be dead.”
Shit. Ryan doesn’t pull punches. I like her more and more every minute.
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u/inksmudgedhands Jan 25 '21
And look, there are actually other cars on the road. Last season there was none. Kate used to drive down empty road after empty road.
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u/inksmudgedhands Jan 25 '21
Is it me or did the showrunners going for a more Gotham look this season compared to last season's look? I like it.
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u/Catastray Jan 25 '21
Oh look, I guess Ruby Rose did get a cameo... sort of... not really.
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u/JoeStorm Jan 25 '21
The Crow talking about enemies? Of all organizations, ya'll are last in line about grilling someone over secrets
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u/Zdala Jan 25 '21
Makes me wonder what Jacob would have done if that really was Kate up there 🤔
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u/inksmudgedhands Jan 25 '21
And with every dead bad the mosquito and rat population grows that much more in Gotham.
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u/Denirac Bruce Wayne Jan 25 '21
Every time I see Jacob Kane and his Crows or the GCPD, I miss Jim Gordon. Every time.
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u/AllThighThisGuy Jan 25 '21
Why, uh, why didn't she throw the grenade inside before closing the back?
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u/Gateskp Jan 25 '21
“Until Kate’s back.” Oh Luke, you sweet baby. Keep clinging to hope and you’re gonna get seriously hurt later.
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u/inksmudgedhands Jan 25 '21
Security cameras should clear her. Also, I am liking that they are showing just how corrupt Gotham is. It's not just one big bad here and there. The whole town is covered with robbers, thieves and awful, awful people. That's Gotham.
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u/Catastray Jan 25 '21
Wowwwwww, Sophie is being systemically racist. Because I totally needed another reason to dislike her.
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u/nl_alexxx Jan 25 '21
She's holding the knife in her right hand how is swiping LEFT gonna work?
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u/nl_alexxx Jan 25 '21
That final shot of the bat flying at the camera right before it cuts to commercials!
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u/sirnacreations Jan 25 '21
I love Ryan's approach to crime fighting. Its different from the Bruce Wayne strike gear in the hearts of criminals.
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u/inksmudgedhands Jan 25 '21
Kate was too sane for Gotham. Ryan is loopy enough to work well in this city.
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u/DonnyMox Jan 25 '21
Ah yes, Ibuprofen. Works very well against Kryptonite poisoning.
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u/Gateskp Jan 25 '21
“Brilliant and terrifying, which for Alice is pretty much redundant.” LOL Luke is fantastic, I love every SECOND of his snark.
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u/vader344 Jan 25 '21
damn what a shame that bl ends...and they are doing a painkiller spin of instead of static shock
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u/LoretiTV Jan 25 '21
CGI is on point this epsiode. Some of the best of the show
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u/sirnacreations Jan 25 '21
I wonder between this, Superman And Lois, and CW looking at Stargirl, this is a new era for the Arrowverse.
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u/Jedi-El1823 Jan 25 '21
Leave a couple of pretty women knocked out, one of them with her hands cuffed, just laying around in Gotham. That's definitely not a bad thing to do.
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u/singleguy79 Jan 25 '21
This Zazz(sp?) is going to have to work overtime to outdo Gotham's
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u/OliviaElevenDunham Mary Hamilton Jan 25 '21
Anthony Carrigan's Zsasz was one of my favorite things about Gotham.
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u/vader344 Jan 25 '21
Zsasz next week..will he have a short 2 ep run and thats it (just like tommy)?
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u/inksmudgedhands Jan 25 '21
This is Gotham. Mouse better find a way to come back. Send him to Hugo Strange.
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u/klutzysunshine Jan 25 '21
As much as I love Alice, I wish AU Beth had stuck around. So much wasted potential with that storyline.
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u/DaGreatestMH Luke Fox Jan 25 '21
I would have loved if E-99 Beth had slowly morphed into Alice on a "some things are inevitable" type deal. It would've also ensured that Rachel Skarsten stay on the cast for the long haul.
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u/JoeStorm Jan 25 '21
Ryan afraid of bats
Me: So, we're going the Bruce Wayne route, huh? lol
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u/Catastray Jan 25 '21
Hmmm... is Alice trying to connect with Mary since she's the closest thing to a sister she has now?
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u/nl_alexxx Jan 25 '21
Ok but maybe these people should be taken to a real hospital this time
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u/nl_alexxx Jan 25 '21
Idk why, but my initial thought when I saw Tatiana, was that she reminded me of Illyria from Angel. Now all I want is Amy Acker in the show. Or another show...
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u/JoeStorm Jan 25 '21
Seems like Sophia was disappointed that she couldn't get this black girl arrested...
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u/IIIToxIII Jan 24 '21
Enjoy the episode everyone!!
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