Batwoman

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Season 1
Season #: 3, 2, 1
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1.9

Overwhelming dislike- based on 189 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 25 out of 189
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  3. Negative: 154 out of 189
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  1. ftomaz
    Oct 7, 2019
    10
    Maybe the most important show in years... Woman needs views herself like a hero!
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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.
  5. 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!
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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.
  10. DerekReide
    Oct 6, 2019
    5
    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 a main villain. I do hope this gets better throughout the rest of the season. (Review posted October 6th)
  11. cinelez
    Oct 22, 2019
    5
    As a lesbian who respects herself, i have to say i have been a fan of Batwoman since the early 2000s. This TV series version could have been so much more but it's hurting me to say, it failed me. I was expecting at least some of the darkness and the controversy of the comic character. Nope. I didnt feel it.
    I was super-excited with Ruby Rose when i read she was picked. Turns out she has a    As a lesbian who respects herself, i have to say i have been a fan of Batwoman since the early 2000s. This TV series version could have been so much more but it's hurting me to say, it failed me. I was expecting at least some of the darkness and the controversy of the comic character. Nope. I didnt feel it.
    I was super-excited with Ruby Rose when i read she was picked. Turns out she has a pretty face, a badass look but she doesnt convince me with her acting. There is something missing.
    So now I'm stuck; on the one hand i dont want the show to get cut off coz of the terrible reviews (including mine) thus its rare to actually get a lesbian leading character and a superhero. On the other hand, i find myself not eager to see the next episode.    … Expand
  12. ScienceAdvisor
    Oct 7, 2019
    4
    They have double listed this as both Batwoman and Batwoman: Season 1 for some reason. The show is pure mediocrity with poor writing, directing, acting, and plot. The misandry is palpable, but seems to be in-line with Supergirl and what they turned The Flash into.
  13. rorek131
    Oct 7, 2019
    3
    Nothing special to be fair. There is many better tv shows these days. The Titans or Gotham are much much better.
  14. pjnt
    Oct 27, 2019
    3
    Batwoman, the actor, is cast well. The rest are not. The plot is incredibly predictable. There are inconsistencies and actions by characters which are nonsensical. A cookie cutter superhero show which will only be enjoyably to those too young or too recluse to have seen any other superhero show. Too bad.
  15. grungebob
    Oct 23, 2019
    2
    After watching 2 episodes... I was done. Not good acting, poor writing... I just don't have time to watch until it might get better situation. There is too many other good things to watch... so if I hear it got better, maybe later?
  16. entitet
    Oct 7, 2019
    2
    I first knew about Ruby Rose as a model and then i saw her "acting" in Orange is the New Black. Her excruciatingly bad acting made me uncomfortable. After seeing the trailer for Batwoman i really question why someone would hire her as an actor and after seeing the first episode the question still stands. The only reasons i can find is her looks, her (shallow) "strong" attitude and herI first knew about Ruby Rose as a model and then i saw her "acting" in Orange is the New Black. Her excruciatingly bad acting made me uncomfortable. After seeing the trailer for Batwoman i really question why someone would hire her as an actor and after seeing the first episode the question still stands. The only reasons i can find is her looks, her (shallow) "strong" attitude and her sexuality. She's not the "typical" strong heterosexual feminine female. She definitely didn't get the job for being talented. Ruby Rose is the stereotype of a bad actress/actor. "Look angry!" [clenches teeth, lowers eyebrows and widen the nostrils. ] By the way, it's nothing strong and cool about looking like, walking like, having a posture like and making face expressions like Justin Bieber. Anyone who defends her acting chops are lying or/and delusional. On the other hand, this seems to be the agenda with a show like Batwoman. Nothing's meant to be good. It's just pushing the feminist LGBT agenda. No, i'm not one of the typical people screaming "Woke!" about everything, but sometimes the "woke" and delusional consumes a production, like Batwoman, and it becomes terrible. In this case it's just too obvious. And that's why this show never will see a second season. They put the agenda above quality. It might see a second season if they scream "Haters!" and "Anti-feminist!" loud enough. Because in this day and age, some people rather push blame when they fail, rather than realizing they might be doing something wrong themselves. Like this show.… Expand
  17. Katalkyste
    Oct 10, 2019
    2
    This movie does all attempts to create a likable, cool, funny, strong, enigmatic, emphatic and overall great female character in the DC universe an BIG disservice..
  18. Helixien
    Oct 6, 2019
    2
    I would love to know why DC/CW keeps on hiring people who have no clue how to write characters or a story for that matter. Most stories on reddits r/WritingPrompts are better written than this show. If that doesn't tell you basically everything you need to know, I don't know what does.

    This show could be really good, if it was better written. Thinking back how good the early days of the    I would love to know why DC/CW keeps on hiring people who have no clue how to write characters or a story for that matter. Most stories on reddits r/WritingPrompts are better written than this show. If that doesn't tell you basically everything you need to know, I don't know what does.

    This show could be really good, if it was better written. Thinking back how good the early days of the Arrowverse were (meaning Arrow S01 and also S02), it hurts to see that this is what we have now.

    So to cut this short, dear DC/CW, please for the love of batman, hire better writers!    … Expand
  19. Yugakhan
    Oct 6, 2019
    2
    acting is bad so is the writing. fights not to bad I must say and well shot. The acting and writing makes it to hard to watch.
  20. Gregnator
    Oct 10, 2019
    2
    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. Toxic femininity. Identity politics so over the top, that it just turns me away. I don't care about it, you can    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.
    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
  21. Mathias01
    Oct 7, 2019
    2
    How much more can a franchise be ruined? No I don't care that the lead is a lesbian. No I don't care that the lead is a woman. What I do care about is a story without toxic feminism infecting it. Despite all the hate I gave it a go. And I'm done with this "show". Ruby Rose was right. This show is not for "old white dudes" which I am.
  22. VirgoCave
    Oct 11, 2019
    2
    Its hard to rate this show as bad because will acuse you about "myso". But no, is not my cse, do you want a good empowerement piece, go see , Frozen, mohana, dora the explorer, this is capitan marvel leves of bad. And for all the strbucks pseudointelectual, this is not feminism is a brand MEGA corporation using the feminism to sell you a show , a really bad show
  23. its_a_me_jesus
    Oct 6, 2019
    2
    This show is a sacrilege. Utterly terrible and does a disservice to the franchise.
  24. Jchase
    Oct 24, 2019
    1
    Really bad acting and writing. I'm not sure how shows this bad are given the greenlight by any network even if it is on the cw.
  25. dk150968
    Oct 11, 2019
    1
    "Batwoman" Really ????? Who comes up with this tripe? Seriously, this show makes Captain Marvel a work of art..... don't bother with it .
  26. Klebart
    Nov 1, 2019
    1
    It's bad. Nothing original and somewhat boring. Could easily be at least average, but it's not.
  27. Ipoitalo
    Oct 17, 2019
    1
    Damn that a pretty bad show... It would have potential.. But noooo rather push sjw agendas that noone cares except woke poeple rather then making s good show.. Shame
  28. gambino6
    Oct 8, 2019
    1
    Total trainwereck, I almost wasn't able to finish the episode it was that bad.
    Shame on you CW, how do you manage to make Batgirl look this cringy.
  29. Moehatoum90
    Oct 7, 2019
    1
    Very boring episode, too many cliches, cringeworthy moments, and Sloppy action sequences
  30. gloukas
    Oct 27, 2019
    0
    God awful. Poor Ruby Rose, her talent could have been put to such better use.

    Instead of the show relying on a capable hero standing her own ground, it constantly has to throw in weak and completely unnecessary "stings" that are absolute, without doubt or remorse openly sexist to a degree near racism, and pit man vs woman instead of hero vs villain, and force a woman to clearly adopt    God awful. Poor Ruby Rose, her talent could have been put to such better use.

    Instead of the show relying on a capable hero standing her own ground, it constantly has to throw in weak and completely unnecessary "stings" that are absolute, without doubt or remorse openly sexist to a degree near racism, and pit man vs woman instead of hero vs villain, and force a woman to clearly adopt super traditional douche bag male stereotypes (which doesn't this undermine the whole principle that women are as capable as men?). It destroys the characters individuality and stuffs frivolous attempts for the writers to "show their wokeness" in search for Twitter high-fives, and it ruins the whole show. They should take note from Catwoman in Dark Knight Rises. She is all female, and all powerful. A great character.

    The writing in this show is so completely transparent in its pathetic attempt to rally current social radicalized niches against one-another instead of just being a great, well written show with a great lead and some great support cast too.

    Huge disappointment, and I blame almost all issues on the pathetic writing team. Someone please fire them all and ban them from ever writing again. I heard McDonalds is hiring?    … Expand
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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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