Poison Ivy Finally Debuted on CW’s Batwoman & Fans Are So Thrilled

We deserve this.

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A glimpse into Bridget Regan’s take on Poison Ivy for The CW’s Batwoman is here, and she’s leaving fans ready to go full vegan.

Batwoman announced its intention to bring Poison Ivy into its third season towards the end of last year, with Regan herself sharing this dark pic of the greenery-based villain.

\u201cPam needs some \u2600\ufe0f #jan12 @CWBatwoman \ud83c\udf3f\u201d
— Bridget Regan (@Bridget Regan) 1640137910

Poison Ivy is a former botany student who was working as a scientist when a colleague injected her with plant toxins during an experiment. As tends to be the case with the fan-favorite villain, she uses her new powers to try to make changes benefiting the environment, often at the expense of humans, leaving her in the crosshairs of Gotham’s heroes.

TV Line got the scoop before her appearance on last night's episode, sharing stunning pics of Regan’s take on the formidable foe.

\u201cGORGEOUS!!! \n\nNew images of Bridget Regan as Poison Ivy!! \ud83c\udf3f #batwoman\u201d
— best of harlivy (@best of harlivy) 1641953428

“I based everything on [the] idea that plants are better than people, and that was it,” Regan told TV Line. “I was really drawn to her mission. I was drawn to this metamorphosis that she’s gone through — her extreme commitment to that mission, how radicalized she is, how passionate she is.”

Poison Ivy has historically had a complex and occasionally romantic relationship with Harley Quinn — who has not yet appeared in Batwoman — and the photos suggest the CW show will be keeping up Ivy’s queerness in this iteration.