We later learned that Ryan’s birth mother died in childbirth, but she and her adoptive mother were supposed to move into an apartment together recently. But when they opened the door, the apartment was full of Alice’s thugs. They beat Ryan’s mother and the building manager to death and nearly killed Ryan herself, but she survived and now speaks to her factory as if it were her mother. She also probably wants to get back at Alice.
As for Kate, the assumption in Gotham is that she is dead. However, she left a letter in the suit for Sophie (Meagan Tandy) revealing herself to Batwoman and professing her love. Alice (Rachel Skarsten) also received a note from Safiyah who claimed credit for everything that happened to Kate, although viewers know that Kate is not dead.
After it was announced that Rose was leaving the show, showrunner Caroline Dries promised that the show would not become part of the “Bury your gays” trope, which means they would not be simply killing their main character LGBTQ +.
“As a lesbian who has worked as a writer for 15 years, I know the ‘Bury your Gays’ trope well and have no interest in participating in it. That’s why it’s important for me as a showrunner to clear up any misinformation out there about Kate Kane and the reformulation of Batwoman, ” Dries said in a statement. “Like you, I love Kate Kane – she is the reason I want to do the show. We will never erase her. In fact, her disappearance will be one of the mysteries of the second season. I don’t want to reveal any of our surprises, but for all of our devoted fans, know that LGBTQ + justice is at the heart of what Bat Woman it is and we have no intention of abandoning that. ”