"How Queer Everything Is Today!" is the tenth and midseason premiere episode of the first season of Batwoman, and the tenth episode overall. It aired on January 19, 2020.
Synopsis
| While Gotham busies itself reacting to Batwoman's awkward encounter, Alice celebrates her ultimate act of vengeance with Mouse. A devastated Mary focuses on Jacob Kane's trial, while Sophie seeks advice about her love life from someone unexpected. As they tackle the newest threat to Gotham, Luke prioritizes protecting Batwoman's secret, and Kate must decide what she is willing to do to honor Batwoman's identity...and her own.[src] |
Cast
Starring
- Ruby Rose as Kate Kane/Batwoman
- Rachel Skarsten as Beth Kane and Beth Kane
- Meagan Tandy as Sophie Moore
- Nicole Kang as Mary Hamilton
- Camrus Johnson as Luke Fox
- Dougray Scott as Jacob Kane
Guest starring
- Sam Littlefield as Jonathan Cartwright/Mouse
- Malia Pyles as Parker Torres
- Sebastian Roché as Dr Ethan Campbell
Co-starring
- Rachel Maddow as Vesper Fairchild (voice)
- Chris Shields as Mayor Michael Akins
- Kurt Szarka as Slam Bradley
- Ruairi MacDonald as Male dorm student
- Janelle Beadall as Female student 1
- Neetu Garcha as Journalist 1
- Sherilyn Allen as Journalist 2
- Marlowe Percival as Male student 1
- Shelby Armstrong as Female student 2
- Simon C. Hussey as Passenger
- Seth Whittaker as Reggie Harris
Gallery
Videos
Batwoman 1x10 Promo "How Queer Everything is Today!"
Trivia
- The title of the episode is a reference to Alice's statement in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: "Dear, dear! How queer everything is to-day!"
- In the novel's context, the word "queer" refers to strange or odd, while in the episode's context, "queer" refers to the fact that Batwoman came out as gay after being mistaken for being straight.
- Luke mentions a "Scarecrow incident", which is an allusion to Jonathan Crane, an enemy of Batman, who is also known as Scarecrow.
- The "Scarecrow incident" in question is never elaborated on, but it seems pretty likely that it's a reference to the events of Batman Begins, which culminated in a massive gas attack on the city by the Scarecrow, who was working with Ra's al Ghul. Ra's was planning to use the city's monorail system to quickly and efficiently deliver the Scarecrow toxin to Gotham's water supply, and only failed because Batman and James Gordon managed to crash the almost-empty train, killing Ra's al Ghul.
- The episode reveals that Kara Danvers did an interview with Kate for CatCo Worldwide Media, where she outed her secret identity of Batwoman as gay, showing that their friendship continued on Earth-Prime.
References
| Batwoman season 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "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!" | ||||