List of Batgirl (2016 Series) Episodes

Episode 1.01: Batgirl Returns
Two shadowy figures clash, one a green-veined behemoth, the other clad in an iconic cape and cowl. The latter is exhausted and the strongman is victorious, raising The Batman over his head and breaking his back brutally. Elsewhere, Barbara Gordon awakes to a thunderstorm, her phone rings shortly afterward. In the night she heads to the Batcave to meet with Alfred Pennyworth and Dick Grayson. Batman has been defeated, he needs them to pick up the slack. Grayson is furious and distant, breaks up with Barbara, leaves. Alfred shuts down the Batcave, covers everything in tarps.

The next day sees Barbara at work, we meet her colleagues, Professor Jonathan Crane, engineer Lucas Fox, and janitor Drury Walker. Barbara also starts getting weird texts from a potential stalker who claims to know her secret. For lunch she meets her friends Tamara Fox, Lucas Brother, whose just been named interim CEO in Bruce Wayne's absence, and Vicki Vale, who has a scoop on Batman brutalizing some thugs last night but won't reveal her source. They all wonder where Nora Fries is, she was supposed to meet them. Barbara tells them about her breakup, and they commiserate with her exceptionally.

Barbara's stalker warns her that Scarecrow is attacking Wayne Enterprises, just before Vicki gets a text with the same scoop and Tamara does as well. They both go into action leaving Barbara to quietly leave, she goes and finds her old Batgirl uniform, it is ill fitting and low on tools. She confronts Scarecrow, who doesn't seem himself. She confronts him about his recovery and he ignores her, and manages to escape by creating a panicked mob that Barbara has to subdue.

This whole ordeal makes her late to her therapist, Leslie Thompkins, whom she talks with about the masks we wear and what they do to the human mind, and can even create a disassociative Fugue state, and in doing so, gives Barbara a clue as to how to handle the situation. Barbara returns to her home in the Clocktower and finds it broken into, and worse 'The Belfry' has been left ajar, its electronic doors hacked. When she goes in and confronts the culprit, it's a 14 year old boy, Timothy Drake, who has learned her secret and wants Batman's or Nightwing's help. He's already used her computer to track Scarecrow and has his next target and time of attack. Batgirl in costume approaches Lucas Fox and asks for his help updating her tech. It turns out he actually has a fully featured utility belt he was working on, perhaps for himself.

Batgirl confronts Scarecrow before the cops close in on him. They fight, and he hits her with fear gas, but she has the antidote on her, pushes through and takes him down. She unmasks him, and he's confused startled, can't remember where he is or why. She terrifies him into never putting the mask on again, and considers handing him over to the cops, but relents, having mercy on him, telling him to never put on the mask. He leaves.

Inspired, Batgirl visits Arkham Asylum, goes into the Supervillain wing and informs them that she has electronic eyes everywhere, and that no one will be leaving unless she personally allows it, unless she is convinced they are rehabilitated. She gets a slow clap from white hands in the shadows and a chilling laugh. Barbara quips that all orderlies and doctors are now screened, analyzed daily, and regularly cycled out. Everything is RFID chipped and even their food contains chemical markers. Any sattelite can find them anywhere on the Earth. The revolving door at Arkham is officially and forever closed. That shuts him up. She leaves with a smirk on her face.

Back at the Belfry, Barbara returns to find Lucas there, having tracked his bat-belt via GPS, in an argument with young Tim. While they're all going back and forth, Barbara's normal doorbell rings. It's a cop, Jason Bard, and he's not here to ask about anything relating to Batgirl... he's here to ask if Barbara knows anything about the disappearance of Nora Fries!

Episode 1.02: "How Deep the Rabbit Hole Goes"
Barbara Gordon returns to the Gotham Police Department. Lots of people know her, talk about her dad and his retirement. Barbara sits down with Jason Bard, and they have a warm exchange before Victor Fries, Nora's husband is brought in, and Jason Bard has to question him. She talks with Tammy and Vicki who promises that as soon as they find Nora, they'll help her get over her breakup, Barbara assures them she doesn't care about that anymore, she just wants Nora back.

Vicki goes to the press conference to get the lowdown, and talks one on one with Jason to learn that there are multiple missing persons of late that seem to be connected, and she promptly warns her friends. Meanwhile Barbara approaches her new team, asking for their help in tracking Nora. Tim does some net research, Barbara takes some time to show him how to do it much better using her own computer skills. Lucas presents her an improved Bat-Cycle customized for her. The Batsignal flashes, and she answers, letting them know that Batman's not coming. They are talking about Scarecrow, she assures them that she's got him under control, while talking, they point another shadow figure on a nearby rooftop observing them, Barbara gives chase and runs afoul of a Batwoman who absolutely thrashes her hand to hand, then gets away with a gentle taunt.

At work the next day, Barbara nursing a bruise, and runs into Professor Crane, doing research. He notes how dangerous the city can be, that fear is nothing to be afraid of, it can be helpful. Elsewhere Tamara and Lucas have a talk about their futures and the best way to help the city, she offers him a job, he refuses.

Barbara's team gives her a tip about a recently reported abduction, a Jaina Hudson, and when Batgirl arrives, so does Detective Bard. Barbara manages to disarm him, when they come across a woman dressed as a White Rabbit. They both give chase, and it becomes a foot chase and race over the rooftops and eventually down to the street. When they almost catch her they see it is Jaina Hudson herself. She uses the shock to escape into the subway behind a train. Batgirl manages to disappear on Bard.

Back at the Belfry, the team is poring over anything they can find on Jaina Hudson, The White Rabbit. Lucas shows Barbara the Bat-drones he's whipped up to help them patrol the city. Their time is interrupted when Barbara is missing an appointment with her friends, where they all miss Nora together and talk about how they are going to work together to solve the case, Tamara funding, Vicki doing the investigation and Barbara doing the research. They collude to get Detective Bard for information, and since he doesn't talk to reporters, Barbara is supposed to talk to him, which she feels really weird about.

Meanwhile, Leslie Thompkins talks with Professor Crane, and discovers he really has no attachment or connection to the events of the first episode. This concerns her, briefly. Elsewhere Barbara, divided in her intentions, awkwardly asks Det. Bard to coffee, and they talk about themselves a bit, Barbara mentions she just got out of a difficult relationship, and apologizes. They banter a bit and she gets a text about a spotting of the White Rabbit. Excusing herself, she manages to give chase. White Rabbit is almost impossible to catch. Eventually Barbara catches her near the edge of the river, with cops also in pursuit. She looks around confused and stumbles towards the ledge. Barbara catches her by her clothing, which is flimsy and soon rips, but not before she whispers to Batgirl "Welcome to Wonderland, Barbara." The cops, Bard included, see her tumble from Batgirls grasp, Batgirl quickly retreats and the cops don't chase her.

Jaina's body isn't recovered from the Gotham River. No one is sure what happened to her. The girls, Tamara, Vicki and Barbara have a get together, they talk about good times for a bit and then they remark they all miss Nora, and wonder what happened to her. Elsewhere, we glimpse Nora in a bunker, unconcious, hooked up to some kind of medical machinery, with a gloved figure standing over her.