The CW was forced to shorten Batwoman's first season, concluding its initial run with episode 20 rather than episode 22. That's down to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, of course, but the series still ended on an epic cliffhanger with the reveal that Hush is masquerading as Bruce Wayne.
Talking to TV Line about Sunday's finale, showrunner Caroline Dries was asked what the original ending looked like, and teased an even bigger cliffhanger than the one we ended up getting.
"It was a pretty epic cliffhanger, and a huge crisis for the Bat-team," she says. "We are still going to use a lot of that, because it’s also a great launch for the season. It works either way."
The site also asked whether there were plans for Supergirl to appear, as the "Previously On..." which opened the episode indicated that could be the case.
"Well, here is one of the COVID setbacks. The frame that Kate swipes the kryptonite out of, that was supposed to be a picture of Kara and Kate. When I saw the cut it said, 'INSERT PICTURE OF KARA & KATE.'"
"I was like, 'Guys, why is this still in the cut?' They said, 'We can’t go and shoot a picture of them together, we’re on lockdown,'" she continued. "So that was kind of a bummer, because I wanted to show that Kate had a picture of Kara in her library, because they’re friends."
Asked whether Melissa Benoist could appear next season (a World's Finest crossover was recently announced which will tie into Superman & Lois), Dries indicated that it sadly won't be possible.
"I don’t think so," the showrunner confirms. "The way that the Supergirl production schedule is laying out, it doesn’t really line up with ours. We’re just going to have to imply it somehow."
Bummer, eh?
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