Pilot

For other uses of Pilot, see Pilot (Disambiguation).

"Pilot"
Information
Season 1 » Episode 1
Episode number	1 of 51
Airdate	October 6, 2019
Network	The CW
Written by	Caroline Dries
Directed by	Marcos Siega
Chronology
Followed by	The Rabbit Hole

"Pilot" is the first episode of the first season of Batwoman, and the first episode overall. It aired on October 6, 2019.

“	My dad was running from his pain, but I was running, too, toward everything that didn't want me. A military academy, a private army, my own father. I spent fifteen years searching for a place I fit, and I think I've finally found it. Some see fear, others hope. I see the freedom to be myself, to play by my own rules.	”
— Kate Kane[src]

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.

Appearances

Characters

Protagonists

• Batwoman (Kate Kane)
• Luke Fox
• Jacob Kane
• Sophie Moore
• Mary Hamilton
• Catherine Hamilton-Kane

Antagonists

• Wonderland Gang
  • Alice (Beth Kane)
  • Chuck Dodgson
  • Cheshire Cat
• Joker (unseen in flashback)

Other Characters

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

Teams and Organizations

• Crows Security
  • Crows International
• Gotham City Networking, Inc. (name seen)
  • Gotham City Gazette
• Democratic Party (name seen)
• Gotham City Police Department (GCPD)
• Gotham Inquisitor
• Marley Coffee
• Republican Party (name seen)
• United States Military (flashback)
• Wayne Enterprises
  • Wayne Security
• WEBD News
• Wonderland Gang

Species

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

Objects and Concepts

• Alice's Butterfly Knife
• Alice in Wonderland (mentioned)
• Battech
  • Batbike
  • Batsuit
    • Utility Belt
      • Batarangs
      • Grappling Gun
  • Laser Saw
  • Rebreather
• Batsignal
• Beth's Necklace (flashback)
• Degas
• Green Berets (mentioned)
• Kate's Journal
• Kate's Necklace (flashback)
• Martha Wayne's Necklace
• Navy SEALs (mentioned)
• The Golden Bible
• The Joys of Wine
• The Mark of Zorro

Locations

• Earth-1
  • Earth
    • Europe
      • Greece (mentioned in flashback)
      • Mediterranean Sea (mentioned in flashback)
    • North America
      • United States of America
        • Florida (name seen)
        • Illinois
          • Gotham City
            • Arkham Asylum (mentioned)
            • Bennett Avenue
              • Gotham City People's Clinic
            • Burnside Orphanage
            • Crows District
              • Crows Security Headquarters
              • Kane Penthouse
            • Gotham Art Museum
            • Gotham University (mentioned)
            • Point Rock Academy (flashbacks)
            • Robinson Park
              • Wayne Tower
                • Batcave
        • Oregon (name seen)
    • Sherwood Forest (mentioned)

Notes

• 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 before Thomas and Martha's murder.
• Newspaper clippings in the Batcave contain references to minor Batman villains, Maxie Zeus and Penny Plunderer.

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