Warning: This article contains spoilers about Sunday’s season 1 finale ofBatwoman.
Batwomanjust put a face to one of DC Comics' most iconic characters.
Pour some tea out for Alice’s former partner-in-crime.
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Thus, Alice and Hush’s partnership has entered into a dangerous yet exciting new phase for season 2.
“So, it will be fun.
Im looking forward to throwing them in scenes together.”
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How much negotiating did you do with DC to have Hush transform into Bruce Wayne?
CAROLINE DRIES:Yes, it felt very much like a negotiation.
But that wasnt in the cards for us.
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So we were like, What if we show you the A-side?
Were all in on it so nobodys thinking its Bruce Wayne from the audiences point of view.
Were not getting anybodys hopes up.
And boom, we get to see how this lands on our heroes and watch them react to it.
His jawline is perfect.
It kind of just worked out great.
Honestly, I didnt.
Can you tease how the Bat-Team will react?
Thats ultimately the drama of the story when we come back.
Its gonna take a minute for them to realize something is amiss.
Why was it important for Alice to kill Mouse?
To me, its Alice crossing this point of no return.
Theres really no negotiating with her.
If she wants something, shes going to find a way to get it at any cost.
In light of this being a point of no return for her, how does this change her?
Should we be worried about the lengths hes willing to go to find it like teaming up with Alice?
How has this sudden ending impacted your plan for season 2?
Obviously we know that that drama is going to play out.
Safiyah was mentioned once again this episode.
What can we expect from your take on this character next season?
I love the Island of Coryana storyline with Safiyah and Kate in the comics.
So its like, how did she becomethatperson?
Was it always your plan to make Alice more of a series-long villain a la Tobias Whale onBlack Lightning?
I mean I think of it as Damon and Stefan onThe Vampire Diaries.
Theyre attached, theyre family.
So yeah, I never thought of her as a one-season villain.
In season 2, what new facet of their connection are you looking forward to exploring?
Can you clarify if that means theyre heading toward a romance?
I specifically made it nebulous because I dont want to give away too much.
That sentence also teases their development as sidekicks.
What does that look like for Mary, who just joined the Bat Team?
Mary brings the heart to the Bat-Team and a little humanity, in my opinion.
CW President Mark Pedowitz announced that there were talks for aBatwomanandSuperman & Loiscrossover.
What made those the right pairing?
Itll be interesting for them to work together.
Im obsessed with Lois Lane, so Im really excited about that.
Luke is also aware of Superman as well, so there are a lot of established connections.
Looking back on these 20 episodes, what are you most proud of from this season?
Im really proud of the character development.
Bring her on the Bat-Team!
You could say that for any of our characters really.
So its fun to be able to make people so three-dimensional that the audience is rooting for them.
Which characters journey surprised you the most and deviated from the original plan?
We had sort of planned out all of these arcs from the beginning.
Thats been really fun to write.
Batwomanseason 1 is available to stream for free on The CW website and app.
