Batwoman featured two massive villains in Poison Ivy and the first ever Black Joker. Both of those villains slotted into the story perfectly. This also gives the villains a better chance to shine. Now The CW has moved Batwoman over to a 13 episode series as opposed to to the usual 23. This meant fewer filler episodes and more time to get to the actual story itself. For me personally, I believe the show got better because it stopped focusing on Kate Kane