Though The CW’s Arrow is ending this year with an abbreviated, 10 episode eighth season, the so-called Arrow-verse is still rapidly expanding with the addition of the Fall debuting Batwoman. And if the fan reaction from San Diego Comic-Con, where the series pilot just aired is any indication, we’ve got another superhero hit on our hands.

Ruby Rose first appeared as Batman’s cousin Kate Kane during last year’s “Elseworlds” crossover, which ran through episodes of Arrow, The Flash, and Supergirl (with DC’s Legends of Tomorrow sitting it out). The new series, however, takes it back to Batwoman’s origins. As in the DC Comics, Kate is a lesbian army vet kicked out for refusing to deny her sexual preference. After traveling the world, she heads back to Gotham City only to find out that both Batman, and her cousin Bruce Wayne are long gone. Which is an extremely weird coincidence.

As she journeys to become a hero, she meets the Arrow-verse’s requisite tech nerd Luke Fox (Camrus Johnson), the son of Lucius Fox; butts heads with her father Jacob Kane (Dougray Scott), who now runs a security firm called The Crows; and finds herself face-to-face with a new, Lewis Carroll themed villain named Alice (Rachel Skarsten), who comic book fans know has a surprising connection to Kate.

Rose was well received as Kate Kane back during “Elseworlds,” but a full, hour-long pilot is a very different deal. Here’s what fans who got a sneak peek at Comic-Con thought.

Some fans can’t wait for the whole season to play out:

Others lauded the main character’s openly LGBTQ+ sexuality:

And Nicole Kang’s Mary got a shout-out from one fan:

Though the pilot, which was written by longtime Vampire Diaries Executive Producer Caroline Dries and directed by Marcos Siega shows a Kate only just beginning to accept her destiny, the show will catch up to the rest of the Arrow-verse by the time the five-part “Crisis on Infinite Earths” crossover begins in December.

Batwoman will officially premiere on The CW on Sunday, October 6 at 9/8c, followed by two encore airings throughout the week.

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