For those who’ve been questioning how Batwoman will write out its title heroine Kate Kane, we now know that the present will not go the route of killing the character off. Showrunner Caroline Dries responded to followers’ outcry on Wednesday morning, reassuring them that she would not dishonor her LGBTQ+ lead that approach.
In a press release shared with TV Information on Wednesday, Dries stated, “As a lesbian who’s been working as a author for the previous 15 years, I am properly conscious of the ‘Bury Your Gays’ trope, and I’ve no real interest in taking part in it. My feedback about recasting Batwoman have launched a storm of rumors and misinformation, and I needed to make clear one thing. Such as you, I like Kate Kane – she’s the rationale I needed to do the present. We’ll by no means erase her. The truth is, her disappearance will likely be one of many mysteries of Season 2. I do not wish to give away any of our surprises, however to all our devoted followers, please know that LGBTQ+ justice is on the very core of what Batwoman is and we have now no intention of abandoning that.”
Dries beforehand confirmed throughout a digital ATX panel that Batwoman can be introducing a brand new chief character into the story within the wake of Ruby Rose‘s surprising exit from the sequence. Because of this, some followers feared that may imply their beloved Kate Kane can be killed off with a view to reboot the sequence with a brand new major character, however Dries has now put these fears to relaxation.
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Season 2 will reportedly introduce a brand new character, Ryan Wilder, who will take up the Batwoman mantle in Kate’s absence. Ryan will likely be in her late 20s and is described as “likable, messy, a bit goofy, and untamed,” and mainly the antithesis of Kate’s Batwoman. We assume Kate’s disappearance (and the thriller it presents) will likely be used to usher on this new vigilante.
Batwoman Season 1 is offered to stream on The CW.
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