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Batwoman

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Mixed or average reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews

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Overwhelming dislike based on 413 Ratings

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Batwoman

Series Details & Credits

The CW | Release Date: October 6, 2019

Summary: With Batman/Bruce Wayne gone from Gotham, Kate Kane (Ruby Rose) takes the mantle as Batwoman in the Greg Berlanti and Caroline Dries series based on the DC characters.

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure

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Metascore

59

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7

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Critic Reviews

83

Sioux City Journal

Bruce Miller

Sep 23, 2019

Season 1 Review: Rose is perfectly cast. The show has a lot to offer, too. Read full review

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Paste Magazine

Allison Shoemaker

Oct 3, 2019

Season 1 Review: It comes close, but it doesn’t quite get there. Still, there’s potential, particularly when Batwoman stops trying to be a Gotham story, an Arrowverse show, and a familiar origin yarn, and starts focusing on what makes it different. Read full review

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Variety

Caroline Framke

Sep 30, 2019

Season 1 Review: The facts of who Kate is immediately make her Batwoman origin story different and intriguing. Rose, a once controversial choice for the role, does her best to reveal the flickers of pain underneath Kate’s steadfast stoicism. ... There are a few plot twists, none very surprising, but satisfying nonetheless. The pilot is otherwise jam-packed with plot, standard Gotham mythology, and some unfortunately flat acting that hopefully will all become more multi-faceted in future episodes. Read full review

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Uncle Barky Ed Bark

Oct 4, 2019

Season 1 Review: Batwoman sometimes drops the ball. It’s a brand name with several new twists. But it also can seem like another one off the assembly line. Read full review

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CNN

Brian Lowry

Jan 17, 2021

Season 2 Review: After a first season that never quite got off the ground creatively, "Batwoman" announced that original star Ruby Rose would be leaving but that the series would hang around without her. The contortions necessary to arrange that baton (or Batarang) pass mostly fizzle in the opening episodes, fueling a sense that this CW drama might be flying on fumes. Read full review

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The New York Times

Mike Hale

Oct 3, 2019

Season 1 Review: [Batwoman] has a generic quality — sufficiently well executed, with touches of quiet wit, but tinny and lacking in personality or excitement overall. It’s a superheroics delivery system, most notable for its efficiency. Read full review

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New York Magazine (Vulture)

Angelica Jade Bastien

Oct 7, 2019

Season 1 Review: The show doesn’t seem to know how to handle Bruce’s absence, so he’s mentioned at every turn, making Kate feel less like a person with her own story than someone grafted onto his. ... The visual palette is all muddled grays or treacly, warmly lit flashbacks. The fight scenes lack tension and dynamism, relying on quick cuts and multiple angles to manufacture a false sense of energy. There’s also a missing spark of chemistry among the cast. Read full review

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Thunderstrack

Oct 14, 2019

i think its a good show and it can be better in the future
i dont know why people doesn't like it

8 of 74 users found this helpful866

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Gaijin-

Oct 14, 2019

Having watched only the two first episodes all I can say is that it is less loaded with gender politics than the trailers showed. However, the show alters the origin story of the main character to justify her antagonistic stance towards Batman. There is no good reason why Batwoman needs toHaving watched only the two first episodes all I can say is that it is less loaded with gender politics than the trailers showed. However, the show alters the origin story of the main character to justify her antagonistic stance towards Batman. There is no good reason why Batwoman needs to antagonize Batman in order to be her own character, and the original runs of Batwoman in Detective Comics prove it. But then again, you don't need to despise men in order to be a smart, independent woman, which the current progressive thinking seems to ignore. The writing is ok by CW standards, meaning you will need to disconnect your logic and / or common sense to enjoy the show. The acting is all over the place depending on the character. The kids are terrible. Ruby Rose is not bad at all, but some of her lines are simply ridiculous, and I don't think she has the experience to compensate that with a masterful delivery or the power to demand a change to the script. If you are not a fundamentalist from any of the ideological factions making this show their private battlefield, I would recommend watching a couple more episodes. If it becomes heavy-handed with the identity politics, cut your loses and watch something else. Or, if you are interested in the original character, read Detective Comics issues 854 to 863. My understanding is that they are sold together as a graphic novel for 25 bucks, so you don't have to break the bank. And they are good.… Expand

1 of 14 users found this helpful113

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Critic123456789

Oct 9, 2019

That was unwatchable. THANKS WOKE CULTURE for killing another potentially awesome series. You know before this need to push LGBTQ in our face there were many STRONG female characters who never had to explain there sexual preference every minute. Stick to story telling. Hire better writersThat was unwatchable. THANKS WOKE CULTURE for killing another potentially awesome series. You know before this need to push LGBTQ in our face there were many STRONG female characters who never had to explain there sexual preference every minute. Stick to story telling. Hire better writers and a more energetic lead actresss… Expand

17 of 20 users found this helpful173

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Colage782

Jan 18, 2021

This is not a good show, I'm a Batman fan and they just spit in our faces with identity politics

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TM22ZORO

Oct 16, 2019

I do not understand what is happening in this tv show you think it is made by a child. No correction even a child would do a better job than this mess, without a good plot and very cringe and woke without interesting characters .I want my time back from this tv show !

6 of 8 users found this helpful62

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Ilyakot

Oct 10, 2019

The hell i just watch? Bloody awful
This is wrong on so many levels........

21 of 24 users found this helpful213

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itsDimitri

Oct 29, 2019

When seeing the trailer I first thought it was a right-wing parody of current day woke filmmaking, turns out it wasnt.
Decided to watch the show anyway thinking that it could at least be someting to laugh about, turns out it isnt.
What you have here is a show that exists solely to make aWhen seeing the trailer I first thought it was a right-wing parody of current day woke filmmaking, turns out it wasnt.
Decided to watch the show anyway thinking that it could at least be someting to laugh about, turns out it isnt.

What you have here is a show that exists solely to make a point about how a strong independant lesbian woman needs no man.
Everything is built around that, leading to a main character that comes across as a massive tryhard wannabe without any actual self-confidence or character and who constantly thinks she has to prove to everyone that she is stronger/better than them, especially stronger than any man.
But I guess thats just what a character needs to be so the average feminist can relate to her...

Its just bad, thats all there is to say.… Expand

8 of 9 users found this helpful81

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  Air Date: January 17, 2021
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