A little earlier this week, CW’s newest series, Batwoman, dropped.
The show, which stars Aussie actor Ruby Rose, has made history by featuring the first openly lesbian and gender-fluid superhero lead. Rose plays Batwoman (or Kate Kane) who is also out in the series, and kicks off her story by returning to Gotham to save her ex-girlfriend.
While there is a lot to be excited about when it comes to this show – representation is always a huge plus in entertainment – it appears as though it may not be getting the reaction creators hoped for.
At the time of writing this piece, Rotten Tomatoes had 1,263 audience reviews. The overall score currently sits at an abysmal 10 per cent.
Audiences have written into the review website calling the show “cheap”, “a waste of time”, “terrible” and made up of “lazy writing”.
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Interestingly, critics have a different view of the series. The average rating from 39 professional reviews currently sits at 72 per cent.
Linda Maleh of Forbes wrote:
“The show still has much to prove, and could get much better or worse from here, but as far as pilots go, this is a decent beginning.”
Daniel Feinberg of the Hollywood Reporter also appears hopeful:
“The series has multiple lairs dedicated to eccentric comic characters and multiple attempted large-scale action sequences, and there isn’t a “Man, that’s cool!” moment in either episode I’ve seen.
“It’s easy enough to watch that I’ll stick around to see if it blossoms into something more.”
Vulture, however, had a less-than-positive view. The outlet chastised the show for its “wasted potential” stating that “cheap-looking costuming, haphazard choreography, and unconvincing potboiler dialogue” lead to a less than impressive result.
So, we suppose the series gets an A+ for making history and more of an F for audience satisfaction at this point. However, it is early days! Maybe things will turn around as the season progresses.