Off With Her Head

"Red is a very symbolic color. It's the color of love, but it's also the color of passion, courage, war. At one point or another, you're going to have to wrestle with all of these emotions. What defines your character is how you balance them. So keep it close to your heart. Cause i'll be thinking of you while I wear mine."

—Gabi to Kate and Beth on the importance of their emotions and their connections to one another.

"Off With Her Head"
Information
Season 1 » Episode 15
Episode number	15 of 51
Original airdate	March 15, 2020
Written by	Natalie Abrams
Directed by	Holly Dale
Chronology
Preceded by	"Grinning From Ear to Ear"
Followed by	"Through the Looking-Glass"

"Off With Her Head" is the fifteenth episode of the first season of Batwoman, and the fifteenth episode overall. It aired on March 15, 2020.

Synopsis

More of Alice's dark past is uncovered when Cartwright shares a twisted story with Kate while Jacob goes searching for his wayward daughter. Mary and Luke follow a lead on Beth's killer.[src]

Cast

Starring

• Ruby Rose as Kate Kane/Batwoman
• Rachel Skarsten as Beth Kane/Alice
• Meagan Tandy (credit only)
• Nicole Kang as Mary Hamilton
• Camrus Johnson as Luke Fox
• Dougray Scott as Jacob Kane

Guest starring

• Sam Littlefield as Jonathan Cartwright/Mouse
• Debra Mooney as Mabel Cartwright
• John Emmet Tracy as Dr. August Cartwright
• Nicholas Holmes as Young Johnny
• Gracyn Shinyei as Young Kate
• Ava Sleeth as Young Beth

Co-starring

• Michelle Morgan as Gabi Kane
• Briana Skye as Amanda
• John Jarret as Mad Dog
• Mike Kovac as Thug
• Nyla Alleyne as Teenage Girl

Trivia

• This is the first episode of the series to not feature Meagan Tandy (Sophie Moore) besides the crossover episode "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Two", as well as the first she is credited without appearing, as she was not credited in Crisis on Infinite Earths.
• The episode title is a reference to the Queen of Hearts' quote "Off with her head," from Alice in Wonderland.
  • In Rachel Skarsten previous CW role she played she played Queen Elizabeth on Reign whose mother was behead. In the Reign's episode Rachel's version of Elizabeth is shown to have frequent nightmares about her mother being killed.
• One of the meanings of the color red that Gabi mentions is war. In Batwoman: Elegy, Kate mentions that red is the color of war when seeing her Batwoman uniform for the first time, connecting it to the kabbalistic tree of life.
• The flashback featuring Kate and Beth featuring their Bat Mitzvah's aftermath was to be featured in "Pilot" but was cut for time.

Goofs

• Oxygen itself isn't flammable, meaning Beth's makeshift flamethrower (oxygen tank) used to kill Mabel wouldn't work.