Batwoman

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Season 1
Season #: 3, 2, 1
User Score
1.9

Overwhelming dislike- based on 189 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 189
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 189
  3. Negative: 154 out of 189
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  1. geralt1
    Oct 16, 2019
    7
    This show is so bad it's good, like a train wreck where you want to look away but can't and then you can't unsee it. A progressive dream with all the stereotypes an SJW would want and it's very PC. I do wish they'd fix her Bat Hat though 'cause it kind of looks like a light bulb.
  2. Davrosdaleks1
    May 17, 2020
    7
    I genuinely enjoyed this, but I admit that this first season was finding it's legs.

    Generally, this is part of the Arrowverse. What makes this show differ from the others is that It's definitely the darkest and most violent. Seriously, it has THE darkest episodes in the Arrowverse. This is also a show that heavily emphasizes story. The writers had a vision and I appreciated that they went    I genuinely enjoyed this, but I admit that this first season was finding it's legs.

    Generally, this is part of the Arrowverse. What makes this show differ from the others is that It's definitely the darkest and most violent. Seriously, it has THE darkest episodes in the Arrowverse. This is also a show that heavily emphasizes story. The writers had a vision and I appreciated that they went all in.

    However, like most of the Arrowverse shows, a hammer is taken to real world logic and consequences in order to get to where the writers want. Batwoman is the most egregious of all the shows when it comes to it. The show tries to be serious, but it's hard to take it so when it's so cartoonish with it's logic.

    Standalone stories are hit and miss. There are some pretty good ones. They do a better job with with the Executioner's origins than the entire long setup done in Gotham. Others are half-baked. A couple antagonists' first live-action depictions don't do them justice.

    The cast is mostly good. Ruby Rose is fine as Kate Kane/Batwoman. The supporting characters Luke Fox (Camrus Johnson), Batwoman's "guy-in-the-chair," and Mary Hamilton (Nicole Kang), Kate's step-sister, become likable, but it takes the writers half a season to really find them. Luke, though likable and well acted by Johnson, suffers from being a completely stereotypical superhero tech guy. Probably the strongest character in this is the main villain White Alice. Rachel Skarstein delivers a hell of a performance, and the character has a hell of a backstory. Admittedly, her habit of quoting lines from "Alice in Wonderland" gets old.

    Unfortunately, COVID-19 caused the show to end before all episodes were filmed. Expect a less satisfying conclusion to what should've been a self-contained season.

    Overall, I recommend this. Batwoman is an entertaining show, which does manage to feel different from the other CW superhero shows. If you like them in general, you should give this a shot. I just hope the story to be a little less soapy next season.    … Expand
  3. ScottNAtlanta1
    Oct 7, 2019
    9
    For all the haters out there...just a reminder. Batwoman is a tattooed lesbian in the comics, so all these people who are going on about the character are pretty clueless. I found it to be pretty good. DC shows generally start slow and build, but I thought this was a better premier than most. The fact that it follows the comics is also a plus. These people that are going on aboutFor all the haters out there...just a reminder. Batwoman is a tattooed lesbian in the comics, so all these people who are going on about the character are pretty clueless. I found it to be pretty good. DC shows generally start slow and build, but I thought this was a better premier than most. The fact that it follows the comics is also a plus. These people that are going on about social norms and left wing policies...I'd put money on the fact they havent even watched it. I think its good to have shows with strong female leads...that arent quite as corny as Supergirl can be.… Expand
  4. ThroughisOut
    Oct 14, 2019
    9
    One episode, but it seems a bit better than the other CW shows. Choosing to portray the main character as a lesbian is a great choice. Go CW!
  5. ftomaz
    Oct 7, 2019
    10
    Maybe the most important show in years... Woman needs views herself like a hero!
  6. Ranman
    Oct 8, 2019
    8
    I thought it was pretty good, action was good, story pulled me right in and left me wanting more, the relationship between Kate and her father is heartbreaking at times. The suit looks fantastic and you don’t see the red hair in this ep but it’s coming and if you saw the elseworlds crossover you’ve already seen it. It does still have that bad line from the trailer “it will be when it fitsI thought it was pretty good, action was good, story pulled me right in and left me wanting more, the relationship between Kate and her father is heartbreaking at times. The suit looks fantastic and you don’t see the red hair in this ep but it’s coming and if you saw the elseworlds crossover you’ve already seen it. It does still have that bad line from the trailer “it will be when it fits a woman” but that is honestly my only negative about the pilot, don’t trust a lot of these 0 star ratings saying the show is all woke and identity politics it’s not, these people I can assume didn’t even watch the episode and are more criticizing the trailer which was pretty bad.… Expand
  7. Dasha_korolenko
    Oct 10, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This show everything I expected to see and more. And if the first episode was this great then I am sure the rest of the season will be, too. I have already watched the Pilot around 20 times and have almost memorized the dialogues.
    Ruby is incredible, Rachel's performance gives me the creeps and yet I somehow already L O V E Alice and can't get her rhymes out of my head.
    Of course, the reveal of Kate Kane and Alice's sisterhood could've been saved for later in the season but I am not mad at it.    … Expand
  8. julitit
    Oct 22, 2019
    10
    intriguing series, intersely find out how everything will develop. Ruby is not the best actress of course, but I want to give her a chance.
  9. manningn15
    Aug 12, 2020
    10
    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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Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16
  1. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Lucy Mangan
    Mar 30, 2020
    40
    Everyone involved, of course, might fare better if they had a decent script, proper lighting, well-choreographed fight scenes and sets that didn’t look as if they had been nailed together from whatever was left after Michael Keaton left the building in 1989. ... For now, though, pure and perfect trash is what we need – and Batwoman provides.
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  2. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Angelica Jade Bastien
    Oct 7, 2019
    30
    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.
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  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Daniel Fienberg
    Oct 7, 2019
    60
    Batwoman has a welcome amount of openness and information sharing from the get-go. The series also does surprisingly well with establishing several key supporting characters. ... Around Kate Kane and Rose, there's a question mark. The camera is intrigued, gravitating toward her angular features, spiky hair and convincing swagger. I'm not sure she's as good at conveying the required authority or enigmatic mystery.
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