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The Secret of Kelly Macdonald\u2019s Sheriff Kerry<\/h2>\n
The show\u2019s unexpected Batman connection centers around Kelly Macdonald\u2019s character, Sheriff Kerry Kane. Kerry is introduced as a foil to Kyle Chandler\u2019s Hal Jordan, a no-nonsense cop who butts heads with the veteran Green Lantern as he investigates an alien conspiracy in the midst of small-town America. However, it quickly becomes apparent that Sheriff Kane knows a lot more about said conspiracy than she initially lets on. She\u2019s nothing if not a woman with secrets of her own.<\/p>\n
One of those secrets seems to involve her previous life as a Gotham City native. Hal brings up the fact that she used to live in Gotham in Episode 2, but Kerry is clearly reluctant to talk about that period of her life. What transpired there and why she decided to relocate to a tiny town in rural Nebraska is something we assume the series will explore before the end of Season 1.<\/p>\n
However, it\u2019s not the mere fact that Kerry is a former Gothamite that creates a clear link to Batman; it\u2019s her surname. We eventually learn that her full name is Kerry Kane. Not only is it an alliterative name in the way all superhero love interests seem to be, but the Kane family is one with deep significance in Gotham lore.<\/p>\n
Along with the Waynes, the Cobblepots, the Elliots, the Arkhams, and a few others, the Kanes are one of the so-called \u201cFirst Families of Gotham.\u201d These wealthy families have helped shape Gotham over the centuries, and many retain their power, wealth, and influence even today. In the traditional DC Comics universe, Martha Wayne was originally Martha Kane, and her marriage to Thomas Wayne created a blood link between the Kanes and the Waynes.<\/p>\n
Other significant Kane family members include Kathy Kane, who was the original Batwoman in DC\u2019s Silver Age comics and founded the clandestine organization Spyral in the modern comics, and Kate Kane, the current holder of the Batwoman mantle. Kate is actually Bruce Wayne\u2019s cousin, a plot point that factored heavily into The CW\u2019s Batwoman series.<\/p>\n
Mind you, Lanterns hasn\u2019t directly confirmed that Kerry Kane is a member of that<\/em> Kane family, but we find it hard to believe that the writers would just happen to choose that surname and birth city for her without intending it to tie back to the larger Kane family tree. Whatever skeletons Kerry is hiding in her closet, it must be somehow connected to the Kane family\u2019s larger role within the borders of Gotham City. However indirectly, she\u2019s a character with links to Bruce Wayne\/Batman himself. <\/p>\n