Kat Gardener

Katherine "Kat" Gardener is one of the leading characters of ABC's short-lived series Eastwick (2009). She is an overworked nurse and underappreciated mother and wife, who suffers with a chronically lazy and aggressive husband while she tirelessly cares for their five children. Kat gets a new lease of life when she unlocks her magical abilities, being the living embodiment of mother nature itself.
She was portrayed by Jaime Ray Newman.
== Personality ==
Kat is a loving mother to her children and always makes them her top priority. While once a charismatic and popular teenager, her marriage to Raymond severely depleted her confidence and is far more reserved mousy. Although she learns to become much more authoritative after befriending Darryl and gaining her powers, to which she was able to finally stand up to her husband.
== Biography ==
Kat is at the park with her family when she encounters a strange looking coin. She tosses it into the fountain and unknowingly unlocks her magical potential. Strange things start to happen around her, such as the weather being affected by her mood and butterflies swarming around her when she is happy. Kat grows tired of her life with husband Raymond, who drinks a lot and has a short temper. The two argue and she accidentally hits him with a lightning bolt. Raymond wakes up from hospital and believes something is wrong with her and vows to take their children away.
In the meantime, she develops a strong friendship with two other magical women, Joanna and Roxie, as well as the mysterious Darryl Van Horne who tells her of the powerful abilities she has inside of her. Kat becomes more independent and confident in her own body, especially as her powers grow.
== Powers and Abilities ==
* Witchcraft: Roxie is a witch and has the ability to cast spells and make potions, although she has a lot of untapped potential in regards to this, but she does have active abilities:
** Nature Control: Kat's primary ability is to influence nature itself, which gives her access to an array of weather and elemental abilities.
*** Atmokinesis: she can control the weather from summoning rain to causing lightning to strike in a specific place.
*** Aerokinesis: an offshoot of weather control, Kat is able to manipulate air to create powerful blasts wind.
*** Pyrokinesis: Kat's strong emotions can start fires, such as when the lit candles in the restaurant set the whole blaze ablaze.
*** Chlorokinesis: she has the ability to cause plant life and vegetation to grow rapidly, as well as control vines.
** Healing: she has the power to heal all manner of wounds and injuries using her own life force. She just has to place her hands on a subject and they will be instantly relieved of their injuries, although overuse of this power can cause her severe exhaustion.
Category:Female
Category:Magic
Category:Magical Girls
Category:Nurturers
Category:Healers
Category:Nature-Lovers
Category:Elementals
Category:Live Action Heroes
Category:Force of Nature
Category:TV Show Heroes