Batwoman
Season 2 - Episode 7 - "It's Best You Stop Digging"
Luke Fox: Wait--Wilder takes off in the Something-Other-Than-a-Batmobile, and the car never had a remote override and/or kill switch? Plot Convenience 101, Part One.
Wilder/BW: Wilder is a largely unsympathetic character, and even her Krypto-suffering does not change that, since she--for no good reason at all--hid her wound from anyone who had the chance to help her. So much for her shitty attitude.
Angelique running around on Wilder. Not a surprise.
Wilder is no hero: she sold a load of absolutely immoral BS to Mary about revenge and the meaning of the Bat-symbol. Yet another scene that cannot be hand-waved away with some expected, rushed moment of restraint in the Alice situation. She is a loose cannon, but yeah, do not ever expect Luke to assert his authority and reclaim the suit, or boot her out of his business.
Safiyah / Alice / Ocean / Tatiana: Tatiana is not so bright to just walk into Alice's obvious trap. Come on...a sewer? Only a moron would walk into that.
So even in death, Catherine might hold the title for the scummiest character on the show, considering her dealings with Safiyah.
Interesting--Alice was not on board with Safiyah's obsessions and cult--but wanted Ocean above all else (aside from wanting revenge against Catherine and Jacob). Ah, but a possible origin of her insasity may rest in Ocean noting that Alice needed to learn how to feel, since she never considered that he wish for her family to suffer through unending grief showed a marked lack of empathy.
Meanwhile in another Discount Themyscira flashback. Safiyah's spins the tale of how her female ancestors had to escape a land where all husbands were abusive (who didn't see that coming) and eventually developed some connection to the yellow rose. Mmkay....
I see Alice eventually using Safiyah's crush against her, but if this series ever leans toward realism, they will have Safiyah resent Alice for "daring" to have feelings for Ocean, which is expected, as she wiped the minds of two free human beings--not because Ocean was going to steal the flower, but due to the idea of Alice loving a man. On that note, Alice was visibly disappointed that Ocean did not want to resume his romance with her. Hopefully he returns, as he adds a fascinating wrinkle to her life.
Jacob / Sophie: Good to see basic Crows work with Jacob and Sophie--it was the most interesting part of this episode.
Mary: So, just because this series pushes completely improbable crap where Mary is concerned, she gets to dive a car she has no training to handle whatsoever. ..and of course, Luke is made to bend like a plastic knife in a microwave.
NOTES:
As I feared at the start of season one, Luke has now been reduced to the "nerdy black geek" stereotype, who has all but lost every particle of his natural authority of all Bat-business.
Wilder was such a colossal asshole to everyone in so many ways--pretty much from the moment she put on the suit--that it was gratifying to see Alice (of all people) beat the crap out of her. Ah, but we know this series will perform cartwheels to redeem Wilder, starting with her putting a Plot Convenient tracker in Alice's boot. This should not work, as it assumes Alice never changes or leaves shoes behind.....
Anyway, next week, Alice returns to Discount Themyscira, Safiyah is clearly resentful of Alice, and the Kate matter just smells like a lie and a trap (and a major letdown to BW audiences).
GRADE: C-.
