Batwoman: Season 1

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Mixed or average reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews

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Overwhelming dislike based on 189 Ratings

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Season Details & Credits

The CW | CW | Season Premiere Date: October 6, 2019

Summary: With Batman/Bruce Wayne gone from Gotham, Kate Kane (Ruby Rose) takes the mantle as Batwoman in the Greg Berlanti and Caroline Dries series based on the DC characters.

Creator: Caroline Dries

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Fantasy

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E20. O, Mouse!
Air Date: May 17, 2020
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S1:E19. A Secret Kept From All the Rest
Air Date: May 10, 2020
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S1:E18. A Narrow Escape
Air Date: April 26, 2020

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Critic Reviews

Bruce Miller

Sep 23, 2019

Rose is perfectly cast. The show has a lot to offer, too. Read full review

Allison Shoemaker

Oct 3, 2019

It comes close, but it doesn’t quite get there. Still, there’s potential, particularly when Batwoman stops trying to be a Gotham story, an Arrowverse show, and a familiar origin yarn, and starts focusing on what makes it different. Read full review

Caroline Framke

Sep 30, 2019

The facts of who Kate is immediately make her Batwoman origin story different and intriguing. Rose, a once controversial choice for the role, does her best to reveal the flickers of pain underneath Kate’s steadfast stoicism. ... There are a few plot twists, none very surprising, but satisfying nonetheless. The pilot is otherwise jam-packed with plot, standard Gotham mythology, and some unfortunately flat acting that hopefully will all become more multi-faceted in future episodes. Read full review

Collider Vinnie Mancuso

Oct 3, 2019

Batwoman really sings when it’s building the adversarial relationship between Kate and Alice, an opposite-sides-of-the-coin situation with similar vibes to Batman and the Joker. Skarsten is having a blast alternating between whimsy and dangerous menace, and her villain feels like the only performance that’s been lived in for more than two episodes. Better yet, it’s bouncing off of Skarsten’s unpredictable energy that Rose’s surly, tamped down performance works best. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Oct 4, 2019

The series doesn't exactly hit the ground running, and appears short on arrows in its quiver, to borrow from another DC-CW staple. If that dynamic doesn't improve, other than the most loyal acolytes of the DC universe, it's a poor candidate for committing many more nights to it, dark or otherwise. Read full review

Glenn Garvin

Oct 4, 2019

Everything in Batwoman—the plots, the dialogue, the characterizations—is very comic-booky, in the worst sense of the term. Read full review

Angelica Jade Bastien

Oct 7, 2019

The show doesn’t seem to know how to handle Bruce’s absence, so he’s mentioned at every turn, making Kate feel less like a person with her own story than someone grafted onto his. ... The visual palette is all muddled grays or treacly, warmly lit flashbacks. The fight scenes lack tension and dynamism, relying on quick cuts and multiple angles to manufacture a false sense of energy. There’s also a missing spark of chemistry among the cast. Read full review

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manningn15

Aug 12, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Batwoman is one of my top 10 favorite new shows of 2019, one of my top 5 favorite superhero shows, my 2nd favorite DC Comics show, and one of my favorite shows of all time. The acting is outstanding especially from Rachel Skarsten and Ruby Rose. Nicole Kang also gave a terrific performance. The stunts are awesome and very well executed. The costumes were stupendous especially the ones that Ruby Rose, Rachel Skarsten, Nicole Kang, Camrus Johnson, Elizabeth Anweis, Meagan Tandy, and Kayla Ewell wore. The makeup and hairstyling was excellent especially on Ruby Rose, Rachel Skarsten, Meagan Tandy, Kayla Ewell, and Nicole Kang. The writing and storylines are superb, I love the alternate Earth sister storyline. An A+ first season to me.… Expand

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DerekReide

Oct 6, 2019

OK...It's...not too bad as everyone's saying, but it does have MANY flaws. Some acting is poor, the story is also fairly one-dimensional compared to the other CW DC shows, and yes, there is a good deal of feminism. It's still pretty action-packed and we got a fairly interesting approach to aOK...It's...not too bad as everyone's saying, but it does have MANY flaws. Some acting is poor, the story is also fairly one-dimensional compared to the other CW DC shows, and yes, there is a good deal of feminism. It's still pretty action-packed and we got a fairly interesting approach to a main villain. I do hope this gets better throughout the rest of the season. (Review posted October 6th)… Expand

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Gregnator

Oct 10, 2019

I went in with a neutral stance.
So far, I love the arrowverse, flash, supergirl is okay, but I assumed the trend would be: good, good, decent, good.
But I was wrong. If batwoman was a man, people could call it "a fantasy for toxic masculinity", and that's what this is. ToxicI went in with a neutral stance.
So far, I love the arrowverse, flash, supergirl is okay, but I assumed the trend would be: good, good, decent, good.
But I was wrong.

If batwoman was a man, people could call it "a fantasy for toxic masculinity", and that's what this is.
Toxic femininity.
Identity politics so over the top, that it just turns me away.

I don't care about it, you can have your stupid politics as long as you keep it on a very low pitch.

Critics only liking it because it's political.
If this was pro-Trump or whatever this stuff is supposed to be, the critics would give it a 1.

The fact that critics rate this higher than the Joker just shows this show is a dog whistle to the extremists.

Stop your politics, because it's not profitable.
How many comics following this nonsense political stuff have gone away? Right, all of them.

Gender identity nonsense mumbo jumbo doesn't sell.
Bad acting and cringe don't sell either.
This show shouldn't make it to season 3 if they continue this nonsense.… Expand

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Food-Paste

Mar 22, 2020

I'm dumbfounded as to how this show and The Flash can exist in the same universe. Even if this wasn't a comicbook show it has the worst writing and plots I've ever seen in a TV show that lasted more than 6 episodes.

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Andy63366

Oct 13, 2019

So far this show is terrible. Cares more about showing how “woke” they are than actually telling a good story. I want to like this since I live the super hero shows on the cw but it’s just so bad.

3 of 3 users found this helpful30

UnalloyedDagger

Oct 7, 2019

I trust User Reviews more than Critic Reviews. I watched the trailer for this show and it made me slightly nauseous. I loved Christopher Nolan's Batman Trilogy, gritty and gorgeous. It is not right to trounce on this glory with this cheap remake or reimagination of the story. Was there aI trust User Reviews more than Critic Reviews. I watched the trailer for this show and it made me slightly nauseous. I loved Christopher Nolan's Batman Trilogy, gritty and gorgeous. It is not right to trounce on this glory with this cheap remake or reimagination of the story. Was there a Batwoman in the Batman Trilogy, or original comic books, no there wasn't, and for damn good reason! It is sacrilegious to Batman and to replace him with a woman. I look forward to this show being canceled.… Expand

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Shperax

Oct 8, 2019

Don't waste your time watching this. Critics were afraid to review it properly cause of the WOKE movement. Its really really bad acting and writing. Expect this to be cancelled very soon.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: October 13, 2021
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: January 17, 2021
Season 1

59
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 6, 2019
- tbd
  S1:E20. O, Mouse!
  Air Date: May 17, 2020
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  S1:E19. A Secret Kept From All the Rest
  Air Date: May 10, 2020
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  S1:E18. A Narrow Escape
  Air Date: April 26, 2020
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  S1:E18. If You Believe in Me, I'll Believe in You
  Air Date: May 3, 2020
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  S1:E17. A Narrow Escape
  Air Date: March 29, 2020
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  S1:E16. Through the Looking-Glass
  Air Date: March 22, 2020
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  S1:E15. Off With Her Head
  Air Date: March 15, 2020
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  S1:E14. Grinning From Ear to Ear
  Air Date: March 8, 2020
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  S1:E13. Drink Me
  Air Date: February 23, 2020
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  S1:E12. Take Your Choice
  Air Date: February 16, 2020
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  S1:E11. An Un-Birthday Present
  Air Date: January 26, 2020
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  S1:E10. Hour Two
  Air Date: December 14, 2019
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  S1:E10. How Queer Everything Is Today!
  Air Date: January 19, 2020
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  S1:E9. A Mad Tea-Party
  Air Date: December 1, 2019
- 7.3
  S1:E9. Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Two
  Air Date: December 9, 2019
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  S1:E8. Reset
  Air Date: November 26, 2019
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  S1:E8. A Mad Tea-Party
  Air Date: December 1, 2019
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  S1:E7. Tell Me the Truth
  Air Date: November 17, 2019
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  S1:E6. I'll Be Judge, I'll Be Jury
  Air Date: November 10, 2019
- 2.5
  S1:E5. Mine Is a Long and Sad Tale
  Air Date: November 3, 2019
- 2.1
  S1:E4. Who Are You?
  Air Date: October 27, 2019
- 2.8
  S1:E3. Down Down Down
  Air Date: October 19, 2019
- 3.3
  S1:E2. The Rabbit Hole
  Air Date: October 13, 2019
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: October 6, 2019