There were a lot of dangling plot threads left at the end of season one of Batwoman, especially involving Alice, Kate’s thought-dead twin sister.
While we are very excited to see where the show takes Javicia Leslie’s new character, Ryan Wilder, there are plenty who followed the series who wonder why she didn’t just take on the mantle of Kate Kane.
Getting rid of Kate Kane means that the show will have to invent a new way forward, because the showrunners reportedly have stated that they will not be “killing” Kate off, and that her disappearance will be a key storyline for season two.