Written by Sarah Peters
Directed by Brandon McKinney
Catwoman (to Poison Ivy): "Girl, please, I'm never not stealing jewels."
Did anyone call for a Gotham City Sirens episode? Well, you kind of have one here as this week Catwoman (Sanaa Lathan) finally made her debut on the show and needless to say that some hijinks ensure when she teamed up with Harley and Ivy to steal a plasma flamethrower formerly of Firefly but now in the current possession of Doctor Trap (Alan Tudyk).
Yeah, Harley was determined to mark Mr Freeze off her list and when ordinary fire wouldn't do the trick, she knew she needed the best thief in Gotham to aid her cause. The problem was that Catwoman seemed more interested in needling Ivy and making off with a nice ring than really helping with the heist at hand.
I have to admit while I was looking forward to Catwoman in the show, the characterisation for her was somewhat disappointing if I'm honest. The voice acting was fine, design pretty good but a bit too bitchy, even if she did make Ivy get back to her activist roots by the end of this one. Hopefully it was just a blip and she's better written next time we see her.
Meanwhile when Harley and Ivy weren't getting help securing Firefly's gun and bashing Doctor Trap for good measure, the rest of the gang managed to lose Riddler before the latter admitted that watching Harley's gang being such screw ups was too fun to escape from. I guess I can see where he's coming from here.
The other big take away from this episode was also having Ivy accept Kite Man's third marriage proposal just as this one ended on a sign that her and Harley are likely to become a romantic pairing before the season ends. I'm just hoping Kite Man isn't killed off or vilified in order to service that though.
- All the main players were in this episode for the first time this season. It seems a few of them are fans of The Babysitters Club book series.
- Catwoman seemed uninterested in Batman's whereabouts. That was another minus for this version of the character.
- I hope it's not too long before we see Batgirl again.
- Chronology: Not long from where the previous episode left off .
Trapped made for an okay introduction to Catwoman and an all too brief encounter with Doctor Trap but the hints of Harley/Ivy and the B plot with the rest of the gang and Riddler were clear highlights though.
Rating: 7 out of 10
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