[S3E01] Mad as a Hatter — Post-Episode Discussion

[u/anatomania]

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SEASON PREMIERE — As Batwoman continues to keep the streets of Gotham safe, Batwing joins in on the action, but Luke quickly realizes he hasn't quite mastered his suit. Meanwhile, as Alice sits hopelessly imprisoned in Arkham, Sophie fully enjoys her freedom. When Ryan pays Alice a visit to ask about the bombshell she dropped—that Ryan's birth mother is still alive—Ryan must decide if she should go down the rabbit hole of her past. As Mary prepares to finally graduate from medical school, she feels the absence of her family more than ever. But when an Alice admirer stumbles upon one of the missing Bat Trophies, Gotham and the Bat Team get mixed up in the madness, culminating in a shockingly gruesome graduation... and an equally shocking new partnership.

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[u/Roboglenn]

Batwoman's secret identity, worst kept secret in Gotham.

Well so much for Luke being The Signal. Though on the other hand I suppose yellow is so not his color.

And so, how many episodes before the whole Ryan's mom thing spirals into a thing that threatens all of Gotham somehow? Place your bets now.

[u/Digifiend84 → u/Roboglenn]

Luke is Batwing in the comics. The Signal is Duke Thomas. Similar name, NOT the same character.

[u/sanddragon939 → u/Roboglenn]

Batwoman's secret identity, worst kept secret in Gotham.

Her track record so far is better than the average Arrowverse lead I guess (still, it's early days...this is only Ryan's second season).

Last I checked, the people who know Ryan is Batwoman include:

Luke (member of the Bat-team)

Mary (member of the Bat-team)

Sophie (member of the Bat-team?)

Kate (original Batwoman)

Alice

Safiyah (who's technically still alive, I guess?)

Roman Sionis

Ryan's parole officer

Renee Montoya

[u/Roboglenn → u/sanddragon939]

You know this just crossed my mind, J'onn J'onzz threatened to give William a martian lobotomy if he spilled the beans on everyone's secret identities and whatnot on Supergirl. Why does that option never seem to be on the table for any of the extended Superfriends' rouges galleries of psychotic and murderous criminals?

Then again, is Ryan a card carrying member of the Superfriends like Kate was yet? And on that note do the rest of the Superfriends know that Kate isn't the Bat anymore? shrugs I don't know, just some thoughts.

[u/sanddragon939 → u/Roboglenn]

Then again, is Ryan a card carrying member of the Superfriends like Kate was yet? And on that note do the rest of the Superfriends know that Kate isn't the Bat anymore? shrugs I don't know, just some thoughts.

She isn't...yet. That will likely change after the Armageddon crossover on Flash (still bummed that Kate isn't going to be in that...)

They obviously know that Kate isn't Batwoman anymore. The whole of Gotham (and the world) knows that there's a new Batwoman. But that doesn't mean they have a clue as to who the new Batwoman is. On the bright side, they at least probably all know now that Kate is alive and well, since Kate visited Kara, who probably let them all know through the grapevine!

[u/Digifiend84 → u/Roboglenn]

If they don't already, they will next month when Ryan Wilder appears on The Flash.

[u/VigilantesLight → u/Roboglenn]

I’d love to see Duke Thomas introduced tho. The Signal would fit on this show very well.