Kate Kane never planned to be Gotham's new vigilante. Gotham is a city in despair, the Gotham City Police Department have been overrun and outgunned by criminal gangs. Enter Jacob Kane and his military-grade Crows Private Security, which now protects the city with omnipresent firepower and militia. Years before, Jacob's first wife and daughter were killed in the crossfire of Gotham crime. He sent his only surviving daughter, Kate Kane, away from Gotham for her safety. After a dishonorable discharge from military school and years of brutal survival training, Kate returns home when the Alice in Wonderland gang targets her father and his security firm by kidnapping his best Crow officer - and Kate's ex-girlfriend - Sophie Moore. Although remarried to wealthy socialite Catherine Hamilton-Kane, who bankrolls the Crows, Jacob is still struggling with the family he lost, while keeping Kate -- the daughter he still has -- at a distance. But Kate is a woman who's done asking for permission. In order to help her family and her city, she'll have to become the one thing her father loathes -- a vigilante. With the help of her compassionate stepsister, Mary, and the crafty Luke Fox, the son of Wayne Enterprises' tech guru Lucius Fox, Kate Kane continues the legacy of her missing cousin, Bruce Wayne, as Batwoman. Still holding a flame for Sophie, Kate uses everything in her power to combat the dark machinations of the psychotic Alice, who's always somewhere slipping between sane and insane. Armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, Kate soars through the shadowed streets of Gotham as Batwoman.
Had no idea it was premiering tonight XD, so thanks for the reminder. I was kinda turned off by the promo for this show, but I'm gonna at least watch the pilot, and I am interested in what others thought.
Felt in general, it was a very flawed Pilot, but has potential to become a good show.
Making a Batman reliant origin was the worst way to go with this. I liked the supporting cast, but so far our main protagonist needs some work. Our villain is also stealing the show here.
I can't believe Kate's sister is Alice. 😱 I can't believe she survived the car crash and never came back to her father or sister.
I mean i knew that part, but how they did it was great. I still want to know how she survived that car crash though. Cause the original origin wasn't Batman making a whoopsie.
Xandermcc wrote: I mean i knew that part, but how they did it was great. I still want to know how she survived that car crash though. Cause the original origin wasn't Batman making a whoopsie.
How did you know that part?
Xandermcc wrote: The comic story they are adapting was Elegy. I read it.
So in the comics, Kate's sister was Alice? Was there also a tragic car crash?
Yes to the first thing, no to the other. While there was no car crash with Batman failing to save the day, there was a murder. Kate was blindfolded when her mother and sister were shot by enemies of Jacob. However Alice was just there in the room and the one shot was an actress meant to fool Kate. Alice went off the deep end and joined the Cult of Crime afterwards.
I think it ended up being better than what a lot of people were anticipating. The political and feminism aspect turned off a lot of people, but in the pilot don't feel they were handled in a very bad way, sure there was that "when it fits a woman" dialogue but given that Kate actually seems to respect Bruce and understood Batman's perspective as well, that comment to me ends up seeming like humor and not something to be concerned about too much