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Religion and Characters in
Birds of Prey
Season 1, Episode 1 (9 Oct. 2002): “Pilot”
by Laeta Kalogridis, Brian Robbins

Birds of Prey - Season 1, Episode 1

Title: “Pilot”

Medium: television series episode

Original airdate: 9 Oct 2002

Publisher: Warner Brothers; The WB

Written by: Laeta Kalogridis

Directed by: Brian Robbins


23 characters in this story:

Character
(Click links for info about character
and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)
Religious
Affiliation
Team(s)
[Notes]
Pub. #
app.
Black Canary Black Canary (Dinah Lance) hero
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
Justice League; Birds of Prey DC 1,406
Alfred Pennyworth Alfred Pennyworth supporting character
CBR Scale: I Anglican
[butler] DC 1,949
Huntress Huntress (Helena Wayne) hero
  Batman family; Infinity Inc.  DC 122
Oracle Oracle (Barbara Gordon) hero
  Batman family; Seven Soldiers of Victory  DC 921
Harley Quinn Harley Quinn (Dr. Harleen Quinzel) villain
CBR Scale: S Jewish Catholic
Secret Six; Justice League of Anarchy  DC 206
Jesse Reese Jesse Reese supporting character
CBR Scale: S religious/ethical
GCPD Warner Brothers WB 14
Wade Brixton Wade Brixton supporting character
  [high school guidance counselor; dated Oracle] Warner Brothers WB 8
Larry Ketterlly Larry Ketterlly villain
CBR Scale: S manifestly non-religious
[telepathic version of the Scarecrow] Warner Brothers WB 2
Detective McNally Detective McNally supporting character
CBR Scale: M skeptical
GCPD
[skeptical of all things strange and unexplainable]
Warner Brothers WB 5
Crowley Crowley supporting character
 indeterminate  [afraid of mice] Warner Brothers WB 2
Jerry Jerry villain
CBR Scale: S manifestly non-religious
[befriended, then tried to assault young Dinah Lance] Warner Brothers WB 2
Batman Batman (Bruce Wayne)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian / Catholic
(lapsed)
Batman family; Super Friends  DC 10,183
The Joker The Joker
(cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: M anarchist; obsessed with being
Batman's arch-enemy
Injustice Gang; Injustice League DC 1,679
Catwoman Catwoman (Selina Kyle)
(cameo) 
villain hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic
Injustice League; Batman family  DC 911
Black Canary Black Canary (Dinah Drake Lance)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
Justice Society of America
["Earth-2 Black Canary"; mother of modern Black Canary]
DC 80
unnamed newscaster
(cameo)
supporting character
 indeterminate  [TV reporter] Warner Brothers WB 2
unnamed student unnamed student
(cameo)
supporting character
 indeterminate  [student] Warner Brothers WB 1
William Shakespeare William Shakespeare
(photo/picture/video)
real/historical person
CBR Scale: M Catholic/Anglican
[England] Marvel DC 83
John Steinbeck
(name seen in illustration (or on screen))
real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Episcopalian
[Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist] WB 4
Spider-Man Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
(mentioned) 
hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends; Secret Defenders  Marvel 9,358
Hamlet Hamlet
(mentioned)
lead character
CBR Scale: M Lutheran
[Denmark] DC 188
Romeo Romeo
(mentioned)
lead character
CBR Scale: S Protestant
[Italy. Juliet's beloved] Paramount Pictures 20th Century Fox 105
Juliet Juliet
(mentioned)
lead character
CBR Scale: U Catholic
[Italy. famed star-crossed lover] Paramount Pictures 20th Century Fox 86