- "We all make choices Bruce. I chose hope. And i chose to believe Beth was still alive. I chose to save my sister from the monster she's become, but by making that choice, I lost my entire family a second time, and now the only thing i'm left with is the awful truth that Alice was right. Beth is gone."
- —Kate on Catherine's death at Alice's hands.
"A Mad Tea-Party" is the eighth episode of the first season of Batwoman, and the eighth episode overall. It aired on December 1, 2019.
Synopsis
Kate and Alice continue their sister/nemesis dance, while Alice and Mouse construct their most evil plan yet. Mary invites Kate to a special event honoring Catherine and Jacob makes a decision that leaves Kate perplexed.[1]
Trivia
- This is the last episode to feature Elizabeth Anweis (Catherine Hamilton-Kane) as a series regular.
- Despite being mentioned in the synopsis, Mouse is masquerading as Jacob Kane throughout the whole episode. Thus, Sam Littlefield is not credited.
- Catherine Hamilton-Kane's death is similar to Moira Queen's death, as both died by choosing to save their loved ones after making a mistake that causes a chain of events.
- Harrison Nash Wells makes an uncredited appearance at the end of the episode, initiating the beginning of the crossover, Crisis on Infinite Earths.
- The scene is later reused in the Supergirl episode "The Wrath of Rama Khan", which aired directly after this episode.
- This scene was also reused in The Flash episode "The Last Temptation of Barry Allen, Pt. 2" and the Arrow episode "Purgatory"; both of which aired two days after this episode.
- This is the first time that a character that has originated from another show appears in this series.
Gallery
Promos
References
| Batwoman season 1 | ||||
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| "Pilot" • "The Rabbit Hole" • "Down Down Down" • "Who Are You?" • "Mine Is a Long And a Sad Tale" • "I'll Be Judge, I'll Be Jury" • "Tell Me the Truth" • "A Mad Tea-Party" • "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Two" • "How Queer Everything Is Today!" • "An Un-Birthday Present" • "Take Your Choice" • "Drink Me" • "Grinning From Ear to Ear" • "Off With Her Head" • "Through the Looking-Glass" • "A Narrow Escape" • "If You Believe In Me, I'll Believe In You" • "A Secret Kept From All the Rest" • "O, Mouse!" | ||||