Some thoughts on TT coming back (and me roleplaying again).
I can't say I've watched much of TTG - just some clips of the show on YouTube here and there. It wasn't my cup of tea, but I was happy to see the original voice actors all together again. I had privately hoped it would be a stepping stone to the original series coming back, and the post credit scene of the new movie is pointing to that being the case. I don't want to get too excited though because after so many rumors of the show being brought back over the years I don't want to be let down again.
Yet I feel that even if the show gets brought back, some people may still be let down. When TT and TTG are compared usually TT is praised for it’s more serious tone on certain episodes / arcs and TTG’s comedy is condemned. I think sometimes it’s forgotten that TT had some very goofy episodes, and if they bring the show back and keep the episodes more on the light hearted side, I think there will be complaints that it's too similar to TTG. However if they do all serious episodes, TT will lose some of what makes it special (to me anyway). We already have YG for a “plot heavy teenage superhero cartoon,” and while it works for them I don’t think TT needs to go down that route. I would hope the writers manage to balance both interesting story arcs and sillier episodes.
Some things that I'd like in season six and beyond though are:
RobStar's relationship and how they handle dating and crimefighting.
Beastboy and Robin’s friendship because it wasn't really shown in the original series.
More Red X in general but without ever revealing an identity or making him a “regular” on the show
I don't really want to see Rose, or at least not as Ravenger. I think Slade’s search for an apprentice on the show makes more sense if she and Jericho aren't seen as a candidates.
Now about this blog. I still enjoy the concept of Robin as an Apprentice, and I would have liked the arc to go on for a couple more episodes. However, I made this blog about 3 or 4 years ago, and looking back at my ooc posts I was in a very bad place emotionally. There had been multiple family deaths, one of which was a very close relative who I had lived with from age.... 12? 13? A young age to be sure. Apprentice Robin was an angsty muse, and maybe it gave me a direction to channel my emotions. However now that I'm doing better mentally, in a weird way I wonder if I can do a good job writing dark characters while emotionally stable. Of course, logically I know you don't need to have a drinking problem to write an alcoholic character and I don't need to be depressed to write a muse with depression or ptsd. I often have nothing in common with any of my characters, OC or RP, but this Robin feels a little different for whatever reason.
I would like to roleplay again; perhaps on this blog or I could archive this one and start a new blog. I've had unwillingapprentice saved as a url for awhile. I still have most of my old icons but I think I'd like to make new ones because some of my old ones were made from low resolution copies of the episodes. I am also toying with rping Slade - possibly even both Robin and Slade on the same blog with Robin being the primary muse. It might be interesting to see how Slade would behave with an apprentice and how he would handle being questioned about it if he interacted with TT rpers.
Before I go, I want to shout out "the anon who likes to check up on her favorite rper" who was an anon that often messaged me while I was dealing with so much loss and even when I disappeared continued to flood my ask box with kind messages. I didn't see them until much later, and by then this blog was basically covered in dust and cobwebs, but I still cried when I finally read them. I think it's one of the nicest things someone's ever done for me.
