History Recap / Batwoman2019S2E1WhateverHappenedToKateKane

* TaintedVeins: A big deal is made over how a kryptonite bullet is the only thing that can penetrate the Batsuit, but when Tommy shoots Ryan with one, she's [[HeroicSecondWind still able to get to her feet again and kick his ass]]. At the end of the episode however, Ryan removes her bandage to examine the injury to find green pulsating veins are [[TheWoundThatWillNotHeal slowly working their way out from the wound]].

* CallBack: Julia repeats the words from Sophie's LoveConfession to Kate in "Tell Me The Truth", though she doesn't explain [[IdentityImpersonator how she knows about it]].

* StressVomit: Ryan pukes just after saving a homeless man using CPR, after he was injured by debris in the opening plane crash.

* ContinuityNod: The newspaper featuring the article about Kate's disappearance also has an article about the Crows declaring war on Batwoman, which describes the final encounter with Tim "The Titan" Teslow in the season 1 finale.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Ryan starts using the Batsuit with no idea of what it's equipped with or how to use it. She accidentally triggers a couple of gadgets while fighting a couple of thugs, one of whom easily manhandles her onto the ground, and quietly admits to herself that she didn't give the idea as much thought as she probably should have.

* RealityEnsues:
** Ryan's first time in the Batsuit is a near-disaster due to having no idea what the buttons on the suit do, much less bothering to test it out before she went hunting. She misjudges the angle and force of the grapple gun when she fires it at an incoming goon at point-blank range, leading to her being pulled up and swinging like a pendulum as the thugs repeatedly shoot at her overhead, and accidentally activates the special goggles and weapons after fall-rolling back to the ground; this even leads to the criminals musing if they are being accosted by a copy-cat Batwoman and not the real thing. Amazingly, she actually uses that to intimidate one of them into talking ("I have no idea what this button does. Shall we find out together?") but it's a miracle she's not badly injured.
** Naturally, Mary and Luke are ''not'' happy about a total stranger stealing the suit from the wreck and both are wary of trusting Ryan.
** Tommy may be able to look and sound like Bruce but he is ''not'' a good actor. Tommy also mistakes Bruce's "playboy" persona for what he's like with others and that makes those who knew Bruce like Luke and Julia instantly suspicious. Throw in Tommy's failure to even research the role for details like where Alfred is and the failure to also fix his fingerprints and it's not long until he's exposed.
** Despite kryptonite being able to pierce the Batsuit, the suit doesn't completely lose its stopping power, and Ryan taking a shot isn't an InstantDeathBullet. He also didn't bother to properly weaponize it, just sticking the shard in a shotgun shell, which would make it less effective than it might have been as a custom tip for a bullet.

* HopeSpot: When Tommy shoots Ryan with the piece of kryptonite, it doesnÂ’t even break through all the way, so it seems like the kryptonite wasnÂ’t strong enough to kill anyone who wears the suit. But RyanÂ’s wound at the end is shown with what appears to be kryptonite poisoning.

* HopeSpot: When Tommy shoots Ryan with the piece of kryptonite, it doesn’t even break through all the way, so it seems like the kryptonite wasn’t strong enough to kill anyone who wears the suit. But Ryan’s wound at the end is shown with what appears to be kryptonite poisoning.

** Despite knowing about Alice's false face trick, Luke takes the seeming return of Bruce Wayne at face value, disregards "Bruce" knowing things he shouldn't, and even hands "Bruce" the kryptonite. Jacob also falls for it and has no problem accepting a tip about Alice from "Bruce".

* CoolCar: The Batmobile makes its Arrowverse debut, as Tommy uses it to hunt down Ryan. And for whatever reason, Luke never knew of its presence in the Batcave before then

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Ryan starts using the Batsuit with no idea of what it's equipped with or how to use it. She accidentally triggers a couple of gadgets while fighting a couple of thugs, one of whom easily manhandled her onto the ground, and quietly admits to herself that she didn't give the idea as much thought as she probably should have.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Even Hush seemed somewhat unnerved that Alice's original plan was to trick Jacob into killing Batwoman only to discover too late that he had killed his own daughter.

* HopeSpot: Tommy shoots Ryan with the piece of kryptonite, it doesn’t even break through all the way, so it seems like the kryptonite wasn’t strong enough to kill anyone who wears the suit. But Ryan’s wound at the end is shown with what appears to be kryptonite poisoning.

** Ryan's first time in the Batsuit is a near-disaster due to having no idea what the buttons on the suit do, much less bothering to test it out before she went hunting. She misjudges the angle and force of the grapple gun when she fired it at an incoming goon at point-blank range, leading to her being pulled up and swinging like a pendulum as the thugs repeatedly shot at her overhead, and accidentally activates the special goggles and weapons after fall-rolling back to the ground; this even lead to the criminals musing if they are being accosted by a copy-cat Batwoman and not the real thing. Amazingly, she actually uses that to intimidate one of them into talking ("I have no idea what this button does. Shall we find out together?") but it's a miracle she's not badly injured.

* ShownTheirWork: Tommy uses a shotgun to fire the kryptonite shard at Ryan. Since shotgun shells can be hand-loaded with basically anything that will fit inside, it's a reasonable choice.

* StatingTheSimpleSolution: Tommy points out that Alice could have simply shot Kate any number of times when she wasn't wearing the Batsuit.

* WeaponizedCar: Tommy finds the Batmobile hidden behind a false wall in the Batcave. He tries using its missiles on Ryan's van, until Luke performs a remote override and shuts it down forcing Tommy to go after the person in possession of the Batsuit on foot.
* TheWorfBarrage: The kryptonite that Alice and Tommy were hell-bent on finding last season to pierce the batsuit ends up doing exactly that... but leaving the wearer with only a minor injury because the suit still absorbs most of the energy. [[SubvertedTrope However]], TheStinger implies she might have a form of kryptonite poisoning.

** Ryan's first time in the Batsuit is a near-disaster due to having no idea what the buttons on the suit do, much less bothering to test it out before she went hunting. She misjudges the angle and force of the grapple gun when she fired it at an incoming goon at pointblank range, leading to her being pulled up and swinging like a pendulum as the thugs repeatedly shot at her overhead, and accidentally activates the special goggles and weapons after fall-rolling back to the ground; this even lead to the criminals musing if they are being accosted by a copy-cat Batwoman and not the real thing. Amazingly, she actually uses that to intimidate one of them into talking ("I have no idea what this button does. Shall we find out together?") but it's a miracle she's not badly injured.

* CoolCar: The Batmobile makes its Arrowverse debut, as Tommy uses it to hunt down Ryan.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Ryan starts using the Batsuit with no idea of what it's equipped with or how to use it. She accidentally triggers a couple of gadgets while fighting thugs, one of which easily manhandled her onto the ground, and quietly admits to herself that she didn't give the idea as much thought as she probably should have.

** Ryan's first time in the Batsuit is a near-disaster due to having no idea what the buttons on the suit do, much less bothering to test it out before she went hunting. She misjudges the force of the grapple gun and accidentally activates the special goggles and weapons. Amazingly, she actually uses that to intimidate a thug into talking ("I have no idea what this button does. Shall we find out together?") but it's a miracle she's not badly injured.

* RevengeByProxy: Safiyah shoots down Kate's plane then drops Alice a message reading "Consider us even."

* WeaponizedCar: Tommy finds the Batmobile hidden behind a false wall in the Batcave. He tries using its missiles on Ryan's van, until Luke performs a remote override and shuts it down.

* AllForNothing: Kate's trip to National City and back (which ends with her [[NeverFoundTheBody seeming]] death) to discuss destroying the kryptonite with [[Series/Supergirl2015 Kara]] is rendered meaningless when by the episode's end Hush successfully gets his hands on it anyway and pierces the Batsuit with it, as intended.

* BluffTheImposter: Julia is able to catch on to Tommy's ruse by mentioning that Alfred lives in a log cabin in Glasgow, when it turns out he actually lives in a flat in London.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Ryan starts using the Batsuit with no idea of what its equipped with or how to use it. She accidentally triggers a couple of gadgets while fighting thugs, one of which easily manhandled her onto the ground, and quietly admits to herself that she didn't give the idea as much thought as she probably should have.

** Ryan's first time in the Batsuit is a near-disaster due to not taking the time studying its featured capabilities much less familiarizing herself with its designated functions, as she misjudged how to use the grapple gun and accidentally activates the special goggles and weapons. Amazingly, she actually uses that to intimidate a thug into talking ("I have no idea what this button does. Shall we find out together?") but it's a miracle she's not badly injured.
** Naturally, Mary and Luke are ''not'' happy about a total stranger stealing the suit from the wreck and both wary of trusting Ryan.

** Despite the kryptonite being able to pierce the Batsuit, the suit doesn't completely lose it's stopping power, and Ryan taking a shot isn't an InstantDeathBullet.

* TheWorfBarrage: The kryptonite that Alice and Tommy were hell-bent on finding last season to pierce the batsuit ends up doing exactly that... but leaving the wearer with only a minor injury. [[SubvertedTrope However]], TheStinger implies she might have a form of kryptonite poisoning.

* YouKilledMyMother: Alice's gang killed Ryan's adopted mom when they stumbled upon them squatting in their new appartment.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Ryan starts using the Batsuit with no idea of what its equipped with or how to use it. She accidentally triggers a couple of gadgets while fighting thugs, and quietly admits to herself that she didn't give the idea as much thought as she probably should have.

** Ryan's first time in the Batsuit is a near-disaster as she misjudged how to use the grapple gun and accidentally activates the special goggles and weapons. Amazingly, she actually uses that to intimidate a thug into talking ("I have no idea what this button does. Shall we find out together?") but it's a miracle she's not badly injured.