Gore on Canvas Recap
2/21/2021 6:00 pm
Every time we start one of these recaps we can't help but hear Rachel Maddow's voice in our head. "Welcome back Bat fans, talk to me Gotham". Ryan Wilder has steadily made her place as the new Batwoman a permanent position while patrolling the streets of Gotham. Tonight, she will face a brand new kind of test as Jacob and Sophie require the crime fighting hero to something that is simply against her own nature! Safiyah's control on Alice remains strong and the race to find Kate is at full tilt! Here's what stood out to us:
- Batwoman meets Jacob Kane: Jacob is in a tough position. He's lost his daughters multiple times but they are both still alive. He needs to get whatever information he can to find Kate before Alice does. Jacob sets a meeting to buy information on where the supposed painting is that has a map to Safiyah. The meeting goes wrong but Batwoman saves Jacob and takes the informant. We cut to Ryan and Mary's place. Ryan and her ex are back together. We learn that she ended up serving time for a crime she didn't commit at the benefit of her ex. Ryan's injury with the Kryptonite is accelerating and she goes to Mary for help but asks her not to tell Luke. Jacob and Sophie aren't making the progress they need to, so Sophie asks to grovel at Batwoman's feet to get access to her prisoner.
- Two vs One: Mary and Luke agree that working with the Crows is what's best for Kate. Ryan's hate for the Crows supersedes her willingness to take the deal and she walks off. Luke goes after Ryan and asks her to reconsider after they both share a moment on the balcony. Ryan agrees and Jacob and Sophie begin their interrogation. They are able to learn there is a map on the back of the painting before he kills himself with a poison pill. Sophie has a lead on the painting that might work. Batwoman agrees but doesn't want to work with the Crows. Sophie agrees to allow her to do this mission alone.
- Alice and Ocean: So far in the episode, Alice has been seeking Ocean to discover why she remembers him. She goes to get the drop on him at a bar and they have the most normal interaction that we've ever seen from Alice. Nothing jogs her memory so she decides to carry out the murder that Safiyah ordered. Ocean is able to see through the attack and stops Alice. We learn that Ocean is Safiyah's sister. At the art party, we discover that Ryan's old/new girlfriend is there and she is in the criminal community as a drug dealer. While she's clean, she is still selling drugs and this upsets Ryan. After sending images to Luke, the team discovers that they need to restore the painting to see where the island is. This means that Ryan must steal the painting so Luke can restore it. Just as Kate goes to make her move another thief shows up and takes the painting.
- Crow Interception: Ryan's Kryptonite wound is too much and is slowing her down. The painting thief is able to get away and Batwoman dispatches the crows to stop him. They use deadly force and hit the thief with their patrol car. He goes down hard and the Crows take the painting and leave the thief. Batwoman catches up in the Batmobile and uncovers the thief to be the very person throwing the art party.
- Team Batwoman: Ryan is able to get the art thief to Mary's clinic in time but he's in bad shape. Ryan takes this moment to align the team under her leadership. She is the one out there taking the bullets so she gets to call the shots. Meanwhile Alice and Ocean try to piece together how they know each other. Ocean makes a call to Safiyah to understand why but she sends three assassins to take out Alice and Ocean. The pair are too much for the assassins and are able to escape.
In the final wrap up moments, Batwoman severs her partnership with the Crows. It furthers the race between Batwoman, Alice and The Crows to get to Safiyah first. We find out that the painting was a forgery. and the real one is still out there as well as Kate. Ryan's wound from the Kryptonite is getting worse and she's becoming weaker and weaker. Ocean and Alice share an escape vehicle and Alice remembers them being closer than just friends. It's then revealed that Ocean has the painting!
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Gore on Canvas Trailer
2/15/2021 4:15 pm
Last night's episode was filled with action, alliances and betrayals, and it seems the drama won't stop there. In the preview for the next episode, Ryan is seen making a statement: she's the one taking the bullets, so she's done trying to impress Luke. They are powerful words, and indicative that she's growing into her new role. In the realm of keeping tabs on those around her, we'll be expecting more from Ryan's ex after her surprise appearance last night, and while we don't know where she stands with Sophie as Batwoman, Sophie is being kept at arm's length. Check out the full trailer below:
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Fair Skin, Blue Eyes Recap
2/14/2021 6:00 pm
Welcome back Batwoman fans! First things first, Happy Valentine's Day! Whether your attached, single or somewhere in between we hope you all have a wonderful day. Obviously one thing that makes our day better is a new episode of Batwoman and that's exactly what we have tonight! Ryan has cemented her place as the new Batwoman but with Safiyah claiming she's taken Kate and that Kate is still alive, Sophie and Alice are under her rule. We imagine it won't be much longer until Commander Kane might fall under that rule as well. The poor man has lost more daughters than he technically has at this point. But enough with the silliness, here's what stood out to us tonight:
- Snake Bite: The False Face society is making and distributing the new drug Snake Bite. It seems like a very odd pair of drugs being put together, hallucinogen mushroom oil and fear toxin from the Scarecrow. Not a fun combination. Batwoman was able to hunt down a dealer and sends a message that she would cut the head of the snake off. It's notable that Batwoman wasn't at her best because of the Kryptonite wound. Jacob holds a press conference and offers $1 million dollars for information on getting Kate back. Luke finds this appealing and goes to assist with Jacob's efforts. Mary pairs with Ryan to go hunt for a missing child that a young boy alerted Ryan to.
- Alice and Sophie: Sophie is startled to see Alice in her apartment. We learn that it's only been 48 hours since the last episode. Alice convinces Sophie to help her and they are looking for a man named Ocean. Bouncing between real time and flash backs we learn that there is some old white lady abducting children. She abducted Ryan once and that is leading her investigation into the missing boy. Apparently this woman would sell the children into gangs. The Candy Lady would play a game with her abducted kids. 64 days she would wait and if someone would come looking for the child, they would be allowed to go, but if no one came, the child would believe that they were invisible and adhere to the Candy woman's will.
- Mary's New Place: We find out that Mary has moved into Kate's place above the bar. She offers the other bedroom to Ryan who quickly accepts. In a flashback we learned that Ryan's first girlfriend was looking for her and allowed herself to be captured so they could both break out. In current times, Ryan tells us they haven't spoken in some time. Using the tracking that Kate did while looking for Beth, Mary and Ryan are able to locate the house of the Candy Lady. Ryan goes to confront her but the False Face Gang is there to abduct her.
- An Awkward Trio: Luke, Sophie and Alice stand down from their stand off and Luke agrees to help if it allows them to find Kate. Back at the Candy Lady's house, Ryan gets the drop on the old lady and demands to know where the missing boy is. We find out that Jacob is going to meet a possible informant but it's actually the missing boy earning his "mask" for the False Face Gang. Jacob is tasered.
- Ocean: Sophie and Alice go to track down Ocean but he isn't where they thought he was. Kevin, the boy who was sold pulls a gun on Jacob to earn his place in the gang but Batwoman is there to stop him. After taking out the gang, Ryan as Batwoman is able to talk the kid off the ledge.
- Kate Kane: Alice reveals that she only wants to find Kate so she can be the one to kill her. This breaks the partnership up and now it's a race to find Kate first. Team Batwoman or Team Alice. Alice checks out the Ocean's place and she has a hidden memory revealed of her and Ocean seemingly romantically involved. The episode ends with Ryan's ex arriving at the bar and the two call a truce.
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Gore on Canvas Gallery
2/12/2021 9:01 am
Looking ahead to episode 5, fans may remember from the synopsis that Sophie and Commander Kane will approach the new Batwoman to see if they can use her to actually commit a crime in hopes that stealing a particular piece of art will provide them a map to Safiyah's hidden island. It seems like a crazy plan but seeing Commander Kane work with Batwoman instead of against her is a welcomed sight. You can check out that sight as well by looking at the new gallery for episode 5 "Gore on Canvas" just below. Thirteen new images to explore, one really stands out to us? Which do you think it is?
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Do Not Resuscitate Synopsis
2/11/2021 6:24 pm
Have you been curious about that Kryptonite wound from episode 1 season 2? We almost forgot about it but judging from the synopsis for February 28th's all new episode of Batwoman titled "Do Not Resuscitate" that wound is going to be further explored! Will the team need to reach out to Kara Danvers? Or heck even Superman himself might be able to help with his own show launching soon (we have more on that coming soon). Regardless Ryan's hurt and if she's in pain, she can't be her best Batwoman! Read the full synopsis below:
IT ALL COMES BACK AROUND - As Ryan Wilder’s (Javicia Leslie) Kryptonite wound grows more severe, it hinders Batwoman’s ability to protect Gotham. Growing interest in reproducing the serum from the Desert Rose puts Mary’s (Nicole Kang) and Commander Kane’s (Dougray Scott) lives in danger. Meanwhile, Alice’s (Rachel Skarsten) reunion with a fellow Coryana inhabitant presents unexpected complications. Also starring Meagan Tandy and Camrus Johnson. Holly Dale directed the episode written by Caroline Dries and Daphne Miles (#206). Original airdate 2/28/2021.
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