Caroline Dries chats with EW about Alice’s fate, that scary ending, and more.
In the climactic hour, titled “We Having Fun Yet?”
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The cast of Batwoman in the season 3 finale.Colin Bentley/The CW
Thankfully, Ryan and the Bat Team manage to foil his plan.
While Batwing (Camrus Johnson) sacrifices his father’s A.I.
It feels like this is the season for us to have Ryan have that major victory.
Javicia Leslie as Ryan Wilder on ‘Batwoman’.Colin Bentley/The CW
And I think it was less about, do we cure the Joker?
So that was more important to us.
Whether or not it sticks is to be seen, if we get a season 4.
So I would say, never say never when it comes to seeing the Joker.
So who knows if that door is fully closed or not.
Yes, I think there is still story to tell with them.
Ryan having a biological family, in my opinion, enriches her character and widens her world.
So yes, at least in my mind, I don’t think they’re gone.
I think they’re still very much part of the show.
In the season 2 premiere, Ryan said both of her biological parents were dead.
Obviously, that wasn’t true, because here’s Jada.
Does that mean her biological father may also be alive?
Do you already know who he is, and is there a plan to reveal his identity?
I think we have an idea of who he is.
I do want to explore it at some point.
So yeah, I know people are curious, I’m curious too.
I’m, for Ryan, very curious.
So we’ll definitely make story out of it at some point.
I just don’t know when.
I don’t know, to be honest with you.
I think it would have to be approved by various divisions.
So I can’t answer that.
What are viewers supposed to take away from the final scene and what it’s setting up?
And it got very close, but not quite.
And that people were affected by this blast and that there are going to be consequences from this blimp.
You drop barrels full of acid on a certain location, there are going to be repercussions.
Is this something you’re pulling from the canon and putting your own spin on?
The idea is that we pulled something from the cannon that we will put our own spin on.
But I’m curious to hear what you thought it was.
So that’s interesting.
What is the next challenge you’re hoping to throw at her next season?
I think it’s her relationship with the city of Gotham at this point.
Obviously, you did that with Sophie and Montoya, Sophie and Ryan, and Poison Ivy and Montoya.
How do you feel about what you were able to accomplish?
Of course, yeah.
I was thrilled with how much we could do.
So we just wrote towards that.
So one of the writers was like, “Can they sleep together in this episode?”
I’m like, “No, they can’t.
It’s too soon.”
Because I was like, “No, let’s keep pushing it.”
And I’m like, “If you’re free to make it work, fine.”
And then I was like, “Yeah, we need to do this.
We’re running out of episodes.”
What ultimately convinced you now was the right time to go there with Ryan and Sophie?
This is what this episode is missing.
You mentioned this fear of them possibly becoming boring once they got together and were happy.
What does Batman do with happiness?
Meaning, what the fans are excited about.
And that’s a huge challenge.
It almost, in a way, feels like starting over.
Should viewers be worried about losing her mercurial chaotic energy?
I think the fans love Alice so much and I think the fans also love Beth, too.
But on the show, nothing is as it seems and there’s always a consequence to every action.
So we’ll have to see what actually happens in Switzerland.
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
