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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Birds of Prey''}}
 
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Birds of Prey''}}
[[File:Birds of Prey logo.png|thumb|Logo]]
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:''For other uses of "Birds of Prey", see [[Birds of Prey (disambiguation)]].''
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{{Series
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|name= Birds of Prey
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|logo= Birds of Prey logo.png
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|titlecard= Birds of Prey title card.png
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|type= Television series
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|showrunner=
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|network= [[The WB]]
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|seasons= 1
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|episodes= [[List of Birds of Prey episodes|{{Num|Birds of Prey}}]]
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|start=October 9, 2002
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|end=February 19, 2003
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|time=Wednesdays at 9:00 pm
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|cast= [[Ashley Scott]]<br>[[Dina Meyer]]<br>[[Rachel Skarsten]]<br>[[Shemar Moore]]<br>[[Ian Abercrombie]]<br>[[Mia Sara]]
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|show=Birds of Prey
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}}
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{{Quote|[[Helena Kyle|Helena]], think about how we learned. How we all learned; [[Dick Grayson (Earth-203)|Dick Grayson]], [[Tim Drake]], [[Jason Todd (Earth-203)|Jason Todd]], even you. It's more than a tradition, it's a legacy. Take in those like us, mentor them, train them, never turn away someone with the hunger to become what we are. That's what your [[Bruce Wayne (Earth-203)|father]] would have done.|[[Barbara Gordon]] on the [[Birds of Prey (team)|team]]'s mission.|Slick}}
 
'''''Birds of Prey''''' is a television drama series loosely based on the DC Comics series of the same name. It premiered on [[The WB]] on October 9, 2002, and ended on February 19, 2003.
 
'''''Birds of Prey''''' is a television drama series loosely based on the DC Comics series of the same name. It premiered on [[The WB]] on October 9, 2002, and ended on February 19, 2003.
 
 
==Cast==
 
==Cast==
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===Main cast===
 
*[[Ashley Scott]] as [[Helena Kyle|Helena Kyle/Huntress]]
 
*[[Ashley Scott]] as [[Helena Kyle|Helena Kyle/Huntress]]
*[[Dina Meyer]] as [[Barbara Gordon|Barbara Gordon/Oracle/Batgirl]]
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*[[Dina Meyer]] as [[Barbara Gordon|Barbara Gordon/Batgirl/Oracle]]
 
*[[Rachel Skarsten]] as [[Dinah Redmond]]
 
*[[Rachel Skarsten]] as [[Dinah Redmond]]
*[[Shemar Moore]] as [[Jesse Reese]]
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*[[Shemar Moore]] as Detective [[Jesse Reese]]
 
*[[Ian Abercrombie]] as [[Alfred Pennyworth]]
 
*[[Ian Abercrombie]] as [[Alfred Pennyworth]]
*[[Mia Sara]] as [[Harleen Quinzel]]
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*[[Mia Sara]] as Dr. [[Harleen Quinzel|Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn]]
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===Recurring cast===
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*[[Shawn Christian]] as [[Wade Brixton]]
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*[[Robert Patrick Benedict]] as [[Gibson Kafka]]
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*[[Brent Sexton]] as Detective [[McNally]]
   
 
==Episodes==
 
==Episodes==
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{| {{Table Format|width=100%|show=Birds of Prey|width1=8%|#|Episode name|Directed by|Story by|Teleplay by|Original airdate}}
{| cellspacing=2 cellpadding=2 width="100%" style="border:2px solid #0B2141; background:#0B2141; border-radius:7px; text-align:center;"
 
 
|-
 
|-
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|1
|style="padding:4px; background:#0B2141; font-weight:bold; color:white; border-top-left-radius:5px"|Number
 
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|{{Ep|Pilot (Birds of Prey)}}
|style="padding:4px; background:#0B2141; font-weight:bold; color:white;"|Name
 
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|[[Brian Robbins]]
|style="padding:4px; background:#0B2141; font-weight:bold; color:white;"|Original airdate
 
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| colspan="2" |[[Laeta Kalogridis]]
|style="padding:4px; background:#0B2141; font-weight:bold; color:white; border-top-right-radius:5px"|Production number
 
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|October 9, 2002
 
|-
 
|-
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| colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |[[Bruce Wayne (Earth-203)|Batman]] has vanished from [[New Gotham City|New Gotham]], but the next generation of the criminals he fought still prowls the city. Now confined to a wheelchair after being attacked by Batman's archenemy, The [[Joker (Earth-203)|Joker]], [[Barbara Gordon|Batgirl]] redefines herself with a complicated double life.
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|1
 
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|"[[Pilot]]"
 
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|October 9, 2002
 
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|475179
 
 
|-
 
|-
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|2
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|2
 
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|{{Ep|Slick}}
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|"[[Slick]]"
 
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|[[Michael Katleman]]
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|October 16, 2002
 
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|Laeta Kalogridis<br/>[[Melissa Rosenberg]]
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|175451
 
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|Laeta Kalogridis
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|October 16, 2002
 
|-
 
|-
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| colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |[[Harleen Quinzel|Harley]] hires [[Silas Waters|Slick]], an evil [[Meta-humans|metahuman]] who can turn from solid to liquid, to kill the honest cops who thwart her evil schemes. When [[Jesse Reese|Reese]] becomes the next intended victim, [[Helena Kyle|Helena]] protects him, and their mutual attraction continues to grow. Meanwhile, [[Barbara Gordon|Barbara]] believes [[Dinah Redmond|Dinah]]'s claim of being a runaway, but Helena remains suspicious.
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|3
 
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|"[[Prey for the Hunter]]"
 
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|October 23, 2002
 
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|175452
 
 
|-
 
|-
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|3
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|4
 
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|{{Ep|Prey for the Hunter}}
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|"[[Three Birds and a Baby]]"
 
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|[[Chris Long]]
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|October 30, 2002
 
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|[[Adam Armus]]<br/>[[Kay Foster]]
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|175453
 
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|[[Edward Kitsis]]<br/>[[Adam Horowitz]]
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|October 23, 2002
 
|-
 
|-
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| colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |[[Helena Kyle|Helena]] and [[Jesse Reese|Reese]] clash when they both try to track down a [[Claude Morton|serial killer]] who destroys [[Meta-humans|metahumans]] by usurping their powers. Meanwhile, [[Dinah Redmond|Dinah]] skips going to [[New Gotham High School|school]] when she learns from Helena that there is a [[No Man's Land Collectables|metahumans-only bar]]. And [[Barbara Gordon|Barbara]] meets boyfriend [[Wade Brixton|Wade]]'s parents, who think she is not normal enough for their son.
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|5
 
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|"[[Sins of the Mother]]"
 
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|November 6, 2002
 
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|175454
 
 
|-
 
|-
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|4
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|6
 
 
|{{Ep|Three Birds and a Baby}}
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|"[[Primal Scream]]"
 
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|[[Craig Zisk]]
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|November 13, 2002
 
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| colspan="2" |[[David H. Goodman]]<br/>[[Julie Hess]]
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|175455
 
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|October 30, 2002
 
|-
 
|-
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| colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |When [[Helena Kyle|Helena]] rescues an abandoned baby boy, [[Guy]], and brings him back to the clock tower, [[Barbara Gordon|Barbara]] and [[Dinah Redmond|Dinah]] try to help. However, to everyone's surprise, the baby is only happy when Helena is holding him. Even more astounding is the fact that Guy wakes from his nap as a walking, talking 5-year-old and is soon a teenager. Now in a race against time, the women discover that Guy is programmed to live his entire life in three days--and to kill the first person he becomes attached to, putting Helena in grave danger.
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|7
 
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|"[[Split]]"
 
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|November 20, 2002
 
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|175456
 
 
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|-
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|5
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|8
 
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|{{Ep|Sins of the Mother}}
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|"[[Lady Shiva]]"
 
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|[[Jeff Woolnough]]
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|November 27, 2002
 
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|Melissa Rosenberg<br/>[[Hans Tobeason]]
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|175457
 
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|Melissa Rosenberg
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|November 6, 2002
 
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|-
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| colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |Along with [[Barbara Gordon|Barbara]] and [[Helena Kyle|Helena]], [[Dinah Redmond|Dinah]] learns the truth about her past when her mother, [[Carolyn Lance]], comes to [[New Gotham City|New Gotham]] in search of the daughter she abandoned years before. Dinah is shocked to learn that Carolyn was once [[Bruce Wayne (Earth-203)|Batman]]'s protégé, Black Canary. Meanwhile, Helena finds out that [[Jesse Reese|Reese]] has family problems of his own when he becomes secretive about a ruthless gangster.
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|9
 
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|"[[Nature of the Beast]]"
 
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|December 18, 2002
 
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|175458
 
 
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|6
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|10
 
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|{{Ep|Primal Scream}}
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|"[[Gladiatrix]]"
 
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|[[Jim Charleston]]
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|January 8, 2002
 
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|Adam Armus<br/>Kay Foster
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|175459
 
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|Edward Kitsis<br/>Adam Horowitz
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|November 13, 2002
 
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|-
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| colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |At [[Jesse Reese|Reese]]'s request, [[Helena Kyle|Helena]] goes undercover to help thwart a gang of thieves terrorizing [[New Gotham City|New Gotham]] and quickly discovers that the group is part of a larger criminal infrastructure. Helena pursues the top boss until she is exposed, putting her in grave danger. Meanwhile, [[Barbara Gordon|Barbara]] must cope with her fear of intimacy when her relationship with [[Wade Brixton|Wade]] becomes serious.
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|11
 
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|"[[Reunion]]"
 
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|January 8, 2002
 
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|175460
 
 
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|-
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|7
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|12
 
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|{{Ep|Split}}
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|"[[Feat of Clay]]"
 
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|[[James Marshall]]
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|February 19, 2002
 
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|Adam Armus<br/>Kay Foster
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|175461
 
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|Edward Kitsis<br/>Adam Horowitz
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|November 20, 2002
 
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|-
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| colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |Frustrated by her relationship with [[Jesse Reese|Reese]], [[Helena Kyle|Helena]] becomes intrigued when she meets [[John (Earth-203)|Darkstrike]], a [[Meta-humans|metahuman]] who has come to [[New Gotham City|New Gotham]] on the trail of a serial killer. Meanwhile, [[Barbara Gordon|Barbara]] and [[Dinah Redmond|Dinah]] discover that Darkstrike has a dangerous alter ego.
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|13
 
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|-
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|"[[Devil's Eyes]]"
 
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|8
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|February 19, 2002
 
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|{{Ep|Lady Shiva}}
|style="background:#0F1A21;"|175462
 
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|[[John Kretchmer]]
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|Adam Armus<br/>Kay Foster
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|Edward Kitsis<br/>Adam Horowitz
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|November 27, 2002
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| colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |[[Helena Kyle|Helena]] is thrilled when her best friend from high school, [[Sandra Woosan|Sandra]], returns to [[New Gotham City|New Gotham]], but the crimefighters are troubled by a series of murders with the unmistakable mark of Barbara's nemesis, [[Sandra Woosan|Lady Shiva]]. Determined to fight Lady Shiva as an equal, Barbara dusts off her [[Batgirl suit|Batgirl costume]] and experiments with technology that allows her to leave her wheelchair.
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|-
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|9
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|{{Ep|Nature of the Beast}}
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|[[Shawn Levy]]
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| colspan="2" |Melissa Rosenberg
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|December 18, 2002
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| colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |When a legendary mob boss, [[Al Hawke]], receives a death threat, the only person he trusts to protect him is his son--[[Jesse Reese|Reese]]. Reese asks [[Helena Kyle|Helena]] for help, but when she learns that Reese's father is the same man who killed [[Dinah Redmond|Dinah]]'s mother, [[Carolyn Lance|Black Canary]], Helena questions her loyalty.
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|-
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|10
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|{{Ep|Gladiatrix}}
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|[[David Carson]]
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| colspan="2" |David H. Goodman
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|January 8, 2003
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| colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |Concerned over the disappearance of several female [[Meta-humans|metahumans]], [[Helena Kyle|Helena]] investigates [[Malcolm Lagg]], who manages a fight club that pits metahuman women against one another as men watch. After luring Helena to a prison in [[Old Gotham]], Malcolm captures her and injects her with a substance to make her more aggressive. While [[Dinah Redmond|Dinah]] and [[Jesse Reese|Reese]] infiltrate the operation, [[Barbara Gordon|Barbara]] tries to find an antidote for the drug. But Malcolm catches Dinah and injects her as well, forcing her to fight Helena. Barbara and Reese must race to save Dinah and Helena before their battle becomes deadly.
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|11
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|{{Ep|Reunion}}
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|Chris Long
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| colspan="2" |Edward Kitsis<br/>Adam Horowitz
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|January 8, 2003
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| colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |[[Helena Kyle|Helena]] refuses to attend her high school reunion, not wishing to relive the past. But when Helena's visiting former classmates are murdered one by one, [[Barbara Gordon|Barbara]] persuades her to get involved. The male victims were all seen aggressively flirting with Helena in the bar where she works, and the same man, [[Jack Barrett]], defended her each time. Following clues, the women pursue a skillful killer with a chameleonlike ability to blend into his surroundings. Meanwhile, Helena copes with her romantic attraction to Jack and continues hiding her true identity from [[Jesse Reese|Reese]].
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|12
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|{{Ep|Feat of Clay}}
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|[[Joe Napolitano]]
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| colspan="2" |Adam Armus<br/>Kay Foster
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|February 19, 2003
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|-
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| colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |After a robber, [[Chris Cassius]], breaks into a chemical factory and drinks a mixture that gives him the power to turn people to stone, [[Barbara Gordon|Barbara]] cancels her vacation with her boyfriend, [[Wade Brixton|Wade]]. Meanwhile, [[Helena Kyle|Helena]] goes to [[Arkham Asylum (Earth-203)|Arkham Asylum]] and interrogates a villain named [[Clayface]], who possesses the same abilities as Chris, and learns a shocking fact about her past. She must race to prevent Chris from killing [[New Gotham City|New Gotham]]'s most powerful people at a charity fashion show.
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|13
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|{{Ep|Devil's Eyes}}
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|[[Robert J. Wilson]]
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|Adam Armus<br/>Melissa Rosenberg
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|Hans Tobeason
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|February 19, 2003
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|-
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| colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |Having discovered that [[Helena Kyle|Helena]] is Huntress, [[Harleen Quinzel|Harley]] uses a machine that gives her [[Meta-humans|metahuman]] hypnotic powers. She then hypnotizes Helena and persuades her to knock [[Barbara Gordon|Barbara]] unconscious and steal an access disk. Barbara recovers and uses her subneural device to enable her to stand and fight Helena, eventually neutralizing the trance. Working together with [[Alfred Pennyworth|Alfred]], [[Dinah Redmond|Dinah]] and [[Jesse Reese|Reese]], Helena must infiltrate the [[New Gotham Clocktower|clock tower]] and battle Harley and her cohorts before they gain control of the entire [[New Gotham City|city]].
 
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Birds of Prey poster.png|Poster
 
Birds of Prey poster.png|Poster
 
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==Trivia==
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*The only cast members to appear in every episode of the series were {{F|Ashley Scott|([[Helena Kyle]])}}, {{F|Dina Meyer|([[Barbara Gordon]])}}, {{F|Rachel Skarsten|([[Dinah Redmond]])}}, and {{F|Shemar Moore|([[Jesse Reese]])}}.
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{{Birds of Prey}}
 
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Revision as of 19:46, 17 August 2020

For other uses of "Birds of Prey", see Birds of Prey (disambiguation).

"Helena, think about how we learned. How we all learned; Dick Grayson, Tim Drake, Jason Todd, even you. It's more than a tradition, it's a legacy. Take in those like us, mentor them, train them, never turn away someone with the hunger to become what we are. That's what your father would have done."
Barbara Gordon on the team's mission.[src]

Birds of Prey is a television drama series loosely based on the DC Comics series of the same name. It premiered on The WB on October 9, 2002, and ended on February 19, 2003.

Cast

Main cast

Recurring cast

Episodes

Gallery

Trivia