Warning: This article contains spoilers about Sundays midseason return ofBatwoman.
Batwomans first post-Crisis on Infinite Earths episode just shook up Kate Kanes life in a couple of major ways.
In the fittingly titled midseason premiere How Queer Everything Is Today!
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Batwoman (Ruby Rose) came out as a lesbian to Gotham City.
So, Kate had her friend Kara break the news in a CatCo magazine cover story.
For me, it was so important for this character to stand in her truth, Dries told EW.
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It kind of just made her a bigger hero.
In some ways, not having Batwoman come out wouldve been like keeping half of Kate in closet.
That was sort of the issue.
Shes so strong as Kate, and so in a way, the suit was limiting her.
What am I going to do with my popularity?'
Okay, but how is Gotham going to respond to this big news?
How are there two of them?
(Scarecrow was name-dropped earlier in the episode).
Is this a fallout from Crisis on Infinite Earths rebooting reality?
Alas, Dries wouldnt reveal what the answer was.
We will find out next week why Beth has suddenly appeared, she said.
How long shell be back is also something we will discover later.
Dries went on to tease what this means reappearance means for our heroine.
Batwomanairs Sundays at 8 p.m. on The CW.
