“Batwoman” Episode 301 Recap: We’re All a Little Bit Mad
Alice saunters into the theater with a new fit she has no right to look that good in, and the Mad Hatter completely fanboys out. Alice plays right into it and then asks him to stop what he’s doing. He starts to freak out and asks her if she thinks he’s crazy and she comforts him, so he tells the crowd to stop killing themselves and asks Alice for a hug. She agrees, quite literally stabs him in the back, and advises him never to meet his heroes. And y’all, Alice’s face when Mad Hatter calls her a monster. It is the face of someone who has heard that accusation so many times that she’s starting to believe it must be true.
“I want that hat though…”
With her mission complete, Alice tries to leave but is stopped by Luke and Ryan. Alice is confused because she did what they asked, and Ryan accuses her of assuming one good deed is enough to absolve her of her previous crimes. Alice calls bullshit and accuses Ryan of just wanting payback for Alice getting her to see that Ryan’s family might be as screwed up as the Kanes. Whew, chile.
Back at the loft, Mary gives her actual speech to an audience of her found family who looks on with pride and admiration. Mary acknowledges that while Mad Hatter’s methods could use some work, points were made. Ryan gives her own toast and Luke ducks out early to try and figure out what’s wrong with the suit. Ryan gives him the moniker Batwing and something tells me this nickname is gonna stick.
They’re so proud!!
Ryan and Soph head downstairs to The Hold Up to debrief about Ryan’s birth mom. Ry’s decided that she has the family she’s always wanted and doesn’t want to risk her birth mom not being the person Ryan needs her to be. She’s all set.
“With one look you’ll know..”
“All you need to know.”
Cut to a helicopter landing and MS. ROBIN GIVENS ABSOLUTELY SERVING AND MAKING MONEY MOVES IN THAT RED DRESS GO ‘HEAD MA’AM. Ahem. A member of her staff informs her that someone is looking into some very specific data about her. If y’all thought my all caps yelling was obnoxious before, just you wait, because this show really said “out with Jacob Kane and in with THE ICON, ROBIN GIVENS.”
She’s here.
Meanwhile, Luke finds a message from his dad in the Batwing helmet, and Mary opens a gift from Kate: her very own white coat.
Someone has set off the Batsignal and it’s none other than Renee Montoya. Batwoman joins her on the roof and demands to know how Montoya got the list of missing Batman trophies. Alice reveals herself as the culprit who provided the list in exchange for her freedom. Ryan tries to warn Montoya about teaming up with Alice, but Montoya brought these two together to use their strengths to find all of the items on the list. Montoya reveals she knows Batwoman’s identity and threatens to shut down their operation, so the three make a deal.
This photo is my sexuality. I don’t make the rules.
Whew! What a jam-packed premiere filled with everything that gives this show the heart we know and love. What did y’all think? Let me know in the comments!