Batwoman: Down Down Down

October 20, 2019 6:26 PM - Season 1, Episode 3

Alice continues to taunt Kate with a secret but also sets her sights on Jacob and Catherine. Kate is visited by Tommy Elliot, a childhood friend of her cousin who has finally realized his lifelong dream of being wealthier than Bruce Wayne and throws a party so all of Gotham can celebrate his success. Mary gets an unexpected new bestie when Sophie is assigned to protect her. Luke and Kate work together to uncover who may have taken a valuable weapon from Batman's arsenal.

TV Line Recap: 'I Am Not Batman — But Maybe I'm Better'

Den of Geek - Villain Tommy Elliot comes to Gotham while Mary shines and Kate meets someone new in another solid episode of Batwoman

TV Fanatic - If there's any single lesson Batwoman Season 1 Episode 3 lays out for us, it's that Gotham is crazy-making.

posted by oh yeah! (6 comments total)

I'm enjoying this. Mary is still one of my favorite characters with her secret life and the way she plays off Kate. Kate is clearly The New Oliver Queen with the angst and the reluctant hero-ing. But they're maybe giving her a lighter side? I enjoyed her flirtation with the bartender. LOVE Alice, she's an evil hoot. Did anyone else think the Evil Developer looked an awful lot like Jared Kushner?
posted by rednikki at 11:57 AM on October 21, 2019 [1 favorite]

I was pleased to see Gabriel Mann from Revenge, I just wish his plot was better.
posted by jenfullmoon at 7:10 PM on October 22, 2019 [1 favorite]

I've been wondering how they were going to make the be-wigged Batwoman costume work, it seems so at odds with how butch/androgynous Kate is (I mean, look at her James Bond-ing her way through that party, just gorgeous), but this seemed ok. I mean, part of me cringes at how impractical it would be in fights, but, so would a cape, so, whatever.

I was pleased to see Gabriel Mann from Revenge, I just wish his plot was better.

Since Tommy Elliott/Hush is a canon Batman villain, I guess they'll bust him out of Arkham at some point. But I loved Mann on Revenge too, so, I'd like to see him get a bigger part as a regular or recurring character on anything.
posted by oh yeah! at 5:29 PM on October 23, 2019

Hah, yeah, I wore a wig out to karaoke last week, did some dancing (and admittedly, fending off a drunk guy and yanking him off friends) and by the time that was over, there the wig was going. How's she gonna fight in that?
posted by jenfullmoon at 9:43 PM on October 23, 2019

The wig seemed to be attached firmly to the cowl, so it probably won't fly off during fights. Maybe it'll help hide where her head ends if someone's aiming for that? But I think I like the wig in the sense that even though she's butch, she knows that she wants the symbol of the new Batperson to be distinctly female, and the wig helps. It also does a lot to throw most people off her trail since her real self has short hair.
posted by numaner at 2:44 PM on October 29, 2019 [2 favorites]

I'm enjoying this a lot too, probably more than the other CW DC shows right now.
posted by numaner at 2:45 PM on October 29, 2019