Pilot (Batwoman)

Synopsis
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.

Main Characters

 * Kate Kane
 * Luke Fox (first appearance)
 * Jacob Kane (first appearance)
 * Sophie Moore (first appearance)
 * Mary Hamilton (first appearance)
 * Catherine Hamilton-Kane (first appearance)

Villains

 * Wonderland Gang (first appearance)
 * Alice (Beth Kane) (first appearance)
 * Chuck Dodgson (first appearance)
 * Joker (unseen in flashback)

Other Characters

 * Alfred Pennyworth (indirectly mentioned)
 * Batman (Bruce Wayne) (flashback)
 * Crows Security (first appearance)
 * Banks (first appearance)
 * Taylor (first appearance)
 * Vasquez (first appearance)
 * Gabi Kane (first appearance; flashback)
 * Kate Kane's Trainer (first appearance)
 * Lucy McGuire (first appearance; name seen)
 * Martha Wayne (first appearance; mentioned)
 * Maxie Zeus (first appearance; name seen)
 * Meredith Grey (first appearance; mentioned)
 * Mayor Michael Akins (first appearance)
 * Mr. Whittaker (first appearance)
 * Penny Plunderer (first appearance; name seen)
 * Sasha Odesse (first appearance; name seen)
 * Thomas Wayne (first appearance; mentioned)
 * Tyler (first appearance)
 * Vesper Fairchild (first appearance; voice)

Teams and Organizations

 * Crows Security (first appearance)
 * Crows International (first appearance)
 * Gotham City Gazette (first appearance)
 * Democratic Party (name seen)
 * Gotham City Police Department (GCPD)
 * Gotham Inquisitor (first appearance)
 * Republican Party (name seen)
 * United States Military (flashback)
 * Wayne Enterprises
 * Wayne Security (first appearance)
 * WEBD News (first appearance)
 * Wonderland Gang (first appearance)

Species

 * Bats
 * Birds (mentioned)
 * Ravens (mentioned)
 * Cats (mentioned)
 * Dogs
 * Humans

Objects

 * Alice's Butterfly Knife (first appearance)
 * Alice in Wonderland (first appearance; mentioned)
 * Bat-Signal
 * Batbike (first appearance)
 * Batsuit
 * Bat-Belt
 * Batarangs
 * Grappling Gun
 * Beth's Necklace (first appearance; flashback)
 * Green Berets (first appearance; mentioned)
 * Kate's Journal (first appearance)
 * Kate's Necklace (first appearance; flashback)
 * Martha Wayne's Necklace (first appearance)
 * Navy SEALs (first appearance; mentioned)
 * Necklaces (first appearance; flashback)
 * The Mark of Zorro (first appearance)

Locations

 * Earth-1
 * Earth
 * Greece (mentioned in flashback)
 * Mediterranean Sea (mentioned in flashback)
 * North America
 * United States of America
 * Florida (name seen)
 * Gotham City
 * Arkham Asylum (mentioned)
 * Burnside Orphanage (first appearance)
 * Crows Security Headquarters (first appearance)
 * Gotham Art Museum (first appearance)
 * Gotham University (first appearance; mentioned)
 * Kane Penthouse (first appearance)
 * Mary Hamilton's Clinic (first appearance)
 * Point Rock Academy (first appearance; flashbacks)
 * Robinson Park (first appearance)
 * Wayne Tower
 * Batcave
 * Oregon (name seen)
 * Sherwood Forest (first appearance; mentioned)

Trivia

 * David Nutter was supposed to direct the episode, but stepped down for personal reasons and was replaced by Marcos Siega. He did however serve as an executive producer for the episode.
 * "Twinkle twinkle little bat, how I wonder where you're at" can be seen etched on the wall at the Burnside Orphanage. This is a reference to the lullaby Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star and the disappearance of Batman.
 * Mary referred to herself as the Meredith Grey of Sherwood Forest, which is a reference to both Grey's Anatomy and the tales of Robin Hood.
 * The film that was playing in Robinson Park was The Mark of Zorro, which is notable for being the film in the comics that the Wayne family watched prior to Thomas and Martha's murder.
 * Newspaper clippings in the Batcave contain references to minor Batman villains, Maxie Zeus and Penny Plunderer.