Even though she’s been proven wrong w/ a number of the early assumptions she’s made, I feel like it’s not only understandable given the circumstances, but could also end up being a good thing. The fact that she’s still in the earliest stages of her time as Batwoman means there’s gonna be plenty that she still has to learn. Also, considering how she keeps getting screwed over in her everyday life, whether it’s by constantly getting turned down for jobs or just generally being in the wrong place at the wrong time, that built-up frustration is inevitably gonna spill out in ways like this
It’s also possible to look at these kind of moments as chances for Team Bat to improve given Ryan’s unique perspective. She did specifically mention how a crimefighter who’s grown up around criminals can be useful in better fighting them, but it’s can also be helpful in everyday conversations. Sure, Luke or Mary would get rightly upset if Ryan makes a snap judgment about their operation that isn’t completely true, but some brutal honesty from her perspective could also force them to rethink some of the ways they go about fighting crime. While Kate, Mary and Luke have hardly had the easiest lives, it probably seems that way compared to someone like Ryan, who’s still living out of her van. The kind of bluntness that Ryan brings to the table might not seem nice, but it could be just what the team needs to help them move forward
Given how Safiyah is already posing a threat to Alice and will definitely do so for Team Bat soon, I’m inclined to think that a very reluctant and short truce could actually be in the future. Even though her attack w/ the bats was completely self-serving, we did see a glimpse of her ability to play nice(r) w/ the team, and if both sides get desperate enough, depending on what exactly Safiyah’s plans are, they could be left w/ no other choice. But like w/ Kate and the Crows during the season 1 finale, I’d fully expect such a team-up to end w/ at least 1 side completely betraying the other in an attempt to fully come out on top. Even if such an effort manages to be the deciding factor in Safiyah’s defeat, I highly doubt Ryan and Mary will ever be able to look past Alice’s culpability in their mothers’ deaths. And while Luke might not have as much of a personal grudge against her, he certainly has no love for her and I feel like he’d be unlikely to vouch for Alice in the aftermath of such a move, no matter how well it were to go
A big move like this would likely depend on whether or not the Crows change their official stance on Batwoman. For the moment, they’re still very much against her and anyone who aids her, so Luke and Mary will understandably want to maintain this story that they only just now found out about Kate’s vigilante activity. Should Jacob and the Crows switch gears and come out in support of Batwoman, however, or at least not actively pursue her, that could open the door for a change in that department
Of course Team Bat would still have plenty of understandable skepticism toward wanting to trust the Crows given their recent betrayal of Kate. I imagine the circumstances would have to be about as dire as possible in order to force them to work together, perhaps in a season finale type of episode. We still have to wait and see the scale of the threats that villains like Safiyah and Black Mask will pose this season. Something smaller and more personal would be unlikely to bring the 2 teams together, but something like a large-scale invasion of Gotham would probably make that kind of team-up at least a little more likely
It would certainly take a while, as I feel that this initial anger of Ryan taking over the Batwoman mantle from Kate will be hard to get over. But as he, along with the rest of the characters, come to know Ryan at least a little better, I think there’s a real chance that he’ll become more accepting. I particularly think that he’ll end up projecting a lot of his personal anger over the fact that he shot at his own daughter onto Ryan. While something like that certainly wouldn’t be fair, we could at least understand where it’d be coming from and could still be worked through. This could end up being an effective character arc for Jacob this season. In working through the stages of grief over losing Kate and having to deal w/ her replacement, he could end up legitimately growing when it comes to his attitude on vigilantes like Batwoman. This could be the outlet he needs to recognize the heroic work that she does, even if he still remains skeptical to a degree
