Perhaps not, and she’ll merely be in on helping uncover the mystery behind Kate’s sudden disappearance.
Current teases have said that there will be in a love-triangle with Luke, Mary, and a third unknown character.
Obviously there are plans in place and the Batwoman staff has been re-writing Season 2 to accommodate all these changes, so it’s not like no one is aware of the problems introducing an entirely new lead has created.
Could it be Ryan is the third that works into this story?