{"id":27175,"date":"2021-09-24T15:17:58","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T22:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=27175"},"modified":"2021-09-24T15:19:08","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T22:19:08","slug":"batwoman-the-complete-second-season-blu-ray-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2021\/09\/batwoman-the-complete-second-season-blu-ray-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Batwoman: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"small-image-border\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Batwoman: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Review\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/logos\/warnerhomevideo2-sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>I\u2019m not entirely sure how producers can right the ship but with a really mediocre first season and downright messy season two; the writing is probably the biggest culprit more so than the production value, which does sometimes look rather cheap.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Batwoman: The Complete Second Season<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">(2021)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Genre(s): <\/strong>Suspense\/Thriller, Drama, Science Fiction<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Warner Bros.| NR \u2013 765 min. \u2013 $44.98 | September 21, 2021<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><strong>Date Published:<\/strong> 09\/24\/2021 | <strong>Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n<table id=\"border-table-review\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"300px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: 2px solid #808080;\" title=\"Batwoman: The Complete Second Season\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/reviews\/2021\/batwoman-s2-bd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"383\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"amazon\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"4\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px;\" title=\"Buy the Following on Amazon.com\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/amazonlogo2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nolink aligncenter\" title=\"Not Available\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/4kuhd-off.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nolink aligncenter\" title=\"Not Available\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/3dbluray-off.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B095C4XS1L\/moviemsguidet-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" title=\"Buy on Blu-ray from Amazon.com!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/bluray-on.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B095C4T8KR\/moviemsguidet-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" title=\"Buy on DVD from Amazon.com\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/dvd-on.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<table id=\"review-info\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>SEASON INFO:<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><strong>Writer(s): <\/strong>Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid, Keith Giffen (\u2018Batwoman\u2019 comic book), Bob Kane with Bill Finger (characters); Caroline Dries (developed by)<br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Cast: <\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Javicia Leslie, Rachel Skarsten, Meagan Tandy, Nicole Kang, Camrus Johnson, Dougray Scott<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong><u>DISC INFO:<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><strong>Features: <\/strong>Featurettes, Deleted Scenes, Gag Reel<br \/>\n<strong>Slip Cover: <\/strong>Yes<br \/>\n<strong>Digital Copy: <\/strong>Yes<br \/>\n<strong>Formats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray<br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Number of Discs: <\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong>Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)<br \/>\n<strong>Video: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.00<br \/>\n<strong>Subtitles: <\/strong>English SDH<br \/>\n<strong>Codecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC<br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Region(s): <\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">A, B, C<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 2px solid #8d8b8b;\" title=\"Batwoman: The Complete Second Season\" src=\"https:\/\/d.img.vision\/moviemansguide\/batwoman-s2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18.6667px; line-height: 28px;\">THE SEASON \u2013 2\u00bc\/5<\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Synopsis: <\/strong>As friends and family hold on to hope that Kate Kane will be found, a homeless 25-year-old named Ryan Wilder (JAVICIA LESLIE) stumbles upon Kate\u2019s Batsuit in the wreckage of a plane crash. No longer a victim, Ryan uses it as armor and goes rogue in Gotham, determined to avenge her foster mother\u2019s death at the hands of Alice (RACHEL SKARSTEN) and her evil Wonderland gang. Back at the Crows\u2019 headquarters, Commander Kane (DOUGRAY SCOTT) and Sophie Moore (MEAGAN TANDY) believe Kate is still alive, forcing unexpected alliances and betrayals. With the city in upheaval, Gotham is desperate for a new hero. Assisted by Kate\u2019s caring stepsister, Mary Hamilton (NICOLE KANG), and the resourceful Luke Fox (CAMRUS JOHNSON), Ryan steps up to the challenge, seeking justice for those in need. Can she bring hope back to Gotham?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>The first season<strong> <em>Batwoman<\/em><\/strong> conceptually was interesting. The execution was terrible and acting pretty subpar, not to mention mostly poor story writing and social commentary that instead of being subtle banged you over the head with it. Despite the low ratings, and admittedly to my surprise, the CW and Warner pushed forward with a second season, even with Ruby Rose quitting the series for one reason or another.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So now with season two, there\u2019s a new lead played by Javicia Leslie who I suppose shows a bit more personality when compared to Ruby Rose (who I have liked in the past). Unfortunately she\u2019s still saddled with bad writing and <em>how<\/em> she comes across the batsuit was&#8230; laughably lazy. Her Ryan Wilder character is living in a van down by the river when Kane\u2019s plane crashes and amongst the rubble she finds the batsuit (including cowl full of red hair) unscathed and eventually dons the suit to exact vengeance on those who wronged her, and later receives help from both Lucas, excuse me, Luke Fox and Mary. This was the very first episode and it doesn\u2019t get a whole lot better.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The supporting cast is more melodramatic except for Dougray Scott who looked like he wanted to be anywhere else other than on this show. One wonders if he looks back and wishes he never did <em>Mission: Impossible II<\/em> as it cost him playing Wolverine in <em>X-Men<\/em>. Hugh Jackman is pretty damn rich and can do whatever he wants; meanwhile Scott is encumbered with this material. With his character not really necessary given Kate Kane is gone; no real surprise Scott exited the series after only two seasons.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3\u00bc\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The three-disc set comes in a standard HD slim case and inside is a redemption code for the <strong>Digital HD<\/strong> copy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Deleted Scenes<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 \u2018Whatever Happened to Kate Kane?\u2019, \u2018Bat Girl Magic!\u2019, \u2018Gore on Canvas\u2019, \u2018Rule #1\u2019, \u2018Arrive Alive\u2019, \u2018I\u2019ll Give You a Clue\u2019, \u2018&#8230;and Justice for All\u2019, \u2018Rebirth\u2019, \u2018Power\u2019<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Villains Analyzed (15:45)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Takes a look at the season 2 villains from Safiyah to ruthless crime boss Black Mask and the False Face Society to sadistic Victor Zsasz.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Never Alone: Heroes and Allies (20:48)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Every superhero has help in the fight for truth and justice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Gag Reel (7:49)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>VIDEO \u2013 4\u00bc\/5, AUDIO \u2013 4\u00bc\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Warner Bros. releases <strong><em>Batwoman: The Complete Second Season<\/em><\/strong> onto Blu-ray, presented in the original 2.00 widescreen aspect ratio, as I assume it was originally aired. Like season one, the picture looks fine, a bit dark for both daytime and nighttime scenes but detail is decent and there are some splashes of color here and there, like the reds in the costume.<\/p>\n<p>Each episode comes with a reasonably strong, if not inconsistent, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track. The pilot episode I thought sounded fantastic but subsequent episodes were on the softer side at times, although the very least dialogue was clear and the depth was modest during the more action-oriented sequences. (copied from season 1 review)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>OVERALL \u2013 4\u00be\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019m not entirely sure how producers can right the ship but with a really mediocre first season and downright messy season two, in conjunction with some poor ratings, it is puzzling how the series can continue on. The writing is probably the biggest culprit more so than the production value, which does sometimes look rather cheap, while the acting wasn\u2019t anything notable.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m not entirely sure how producers can right the ship but with a really mediocre first season and downright messy season two; the writing is probably the biggest culprit more so than the production value, which does sometimes look rather cheap. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,6655,970],"tags":[6755,6957,347,1835,6954,6955,6956,4823],"class_list":["post-27175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blurayreviews","category-blu-ray-rundown","category-quick-hit-reviews","tag-batwoman","tag-camrus-johnson","tag-dc-comics","tag-dougray-scott","tag-javicia-leslie","tag-meagan-tandy","tag-nicole-kang","tag-rachel-skarsten"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27175"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27177,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27175\/revisions\/27177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}