SPOILER WARNING: This article contains major spoilers for "Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part 2," the second installment of this year's Arrowverse crossover.
Many familiar DC Comics characters have fallen during the Arrowverse crossover event "Crisis on Infinite Earths." Among them was the sinister Batman of Earth-99, portrayed by Kevin Conroy, who was electrocuted to death in his own exosuit following an altercation with Batwoman after he revealed his lethal nature.
During a Q&A about "Crisis," Batwoman showrunner Caroline Dries revealed that Kate Kane's interaction with her cousin's doppelganger will inform her outlook as she returns to her own DCTV series, while her friendship with Supergirl plays a major role moving forward.
"Kate just looked at her future in the mirror and is like, 'Is this who I’m going to become?' And that’s why it’s so important that she’s establishing this relationship with Kara, who can kind of talk her off the ledge and say, ‘No, that’s not who you are,'" Dries explained. "It was something that I felt like we can take away from 'Crisis' and play out in [Batwoman] as a new conflict for [Kate]."
Since the start of her own series earlier this year, Batwoman has contended with the legacy of her absent cousin Bruce Wayne, who mysteriously disappeared three years prior to the series. While the Earth-99 incarnation is likely more murderous than her missing family member, the potential for darkness the two share will shake Kate to her core when she returns to defend Gotham City against her long-lost sister.
"Crisis on Infinite Earths" will return after the winter hiatus. The crossover will conclude on Tuesday, Jan. 14 in Arrow at 8 p.m. ET/PT and in DC's Legends of Tomorrow at 9 p.m. ET/PT.