Tiff

naturally i will be taking it upon myself to liveblog the entire thing so will be updating with linked posts of my reactions/liveblogging as i go!

Season 1 Liveblogs

Season 1 Thoughts (In Summation)

we have replaced location titles and timestamps with Dick’s arrest record shown as text on screen

he’s in a correctional facility

HIS SENTENCE IS FOR SEVEN YEARS??

alright so now the team will have to band together to break him out after coming to terms with what Dick did and lying to them, ultimately accepting they’re still a team and he shouldn’t be suffering alone

Mercy married to a woman with two kids good for her

why isn’t Conner going back to the Tower if he’s on the run from the cops

him sending Krypto away for his own protection he’s literally a flying dog who else is he gonna go with bro

this is the most cliché scene ever of telling your dog to go gently, then yelling at them to leave just to make them run away. did they think they were doing something with that?

KRYPTO RETURNED TO THE TOWER

Donna calling Dick to say Rachel went AWOL but didn’t mention she utilized her powers to restrain Donna then leave?? is this really meant to be just Rachel being normal teen angsty and running off solely bc she’s upset at Dick keeping secrets? i assumed she went evil but is Donna not assuming that?

is Dick trying to go undercover in this prison to figure something out ala Barbara Gordon: Breakout or is he really just this much of a masochistic idiot

AW KRYPTO GOT GAR TO THEN LEAD HIM TO CONNER

Conner wearing a ratty trench coat over his polo and you know what it’s still better than the fuckass t-shirt

uhhh Rachel’s demonic goop just brought a gargoyle to life?? and it killed the guy she almost did a second ago. that really is wild

“I’d kill me.” ok so Dick just really is giving up on his entire life

if Dick’s just gonna help his cellmates escape why did he get arrested and plead guilty in the first place. either dedicate yourself to punishment or don’t

it’s that easy for the Cadmus strike team to break into the Tower?

ok Gar combat skills!!!

what are the vibes between Rachel and this new friend she’s made supposed to be like who are these people

OH. MY. GOD. I JUST SAT UP STRAIGHT AT THE NIGHTWING-ESQUE EMBLEM CARVED INTO THE CELL WALL. AS “ALAZUL” WHICH IS DICK’S CELLMATES’ VILLAGE LORE OF A MYSTICAL BIRD OF THE NIGHT THAT SAVES PEOPLE. THIS IS INSANE THIS IS HOW HE’S GOING TO BASE HIS ENTIRE IDENTITY? FROM HIS SHORT STINT IN PRISON?

literally Superman exists in this universe why not just have Dick do some introspection about who he wants to be (long overdue) and say he’s taking on the name after a Kryptonian legend he’s been told about. as in why not stick to canon?

Gar in the Cadmus suit that restricts his shifting ugh

is Cadmus about to unlock Gar’s ability to shift into more than a tiger

“Casmus will focus on you. Help you explore your powers to their fullest. Help you be…everything you want to be.” so yeah

Donna if Dick still isn’t answering your calls and Rachel has now killed a man i would call another team member. clearly he can’t come to the phone rn but that doesn’t mean you can’t get help from someone else

the prisoners broke out of the handcuffs pretty easily i feel. like if they’re that skilled at picking them why wouldn’t they have done that when they were first arrested?

cue Dick saving them—yep

this guy’s gonna be like “You. You’re Alazul. I knew you’d save us.” and Dick’s gonna be like “I guess I am now.”

orrrr Dick’ll just get caught by the guards as the other two escape. sure.

Donna arriving at the Tower and seeing the destruction, then inspecting the bloody tiger paw prints and Gar’s hand print. girl go check the security footage rn to see what happened so you can get on that

went “oh my god” aloud at the ep title not being a proper noun for only the second time so far this season like wowwww ok big moves are happening people!

time to see if Dick successfully talked Jason off of the literal ledge by confessing his secret

oh yeah ok Jason’s fine just sitting at the table looking mopey

so. the big ass secret was just that Dick said back then Jericho was already dead when he arrived at the church. like i knew it had to be some trivial detail about it as such but that’s still so dumb and he’s been carrying that around for 5 years like brooooo

as soon as Hank stood up i knew he was going to punch Dick

everyone’s just immediately leaving. CAN Y’ALL STAY TO HAVE A SINGULAR FUCKING CONVERSATION FOR ONCE IN YOUR LIVES DEAR GOD.

Kory’s phone background being a galaxy photo

and then there were two: Dick and Gar

crazy pairings as they split up. Jason and Rachel (whatever), Donna and Rachel (have they even interacted much?? i don’t think so), ofc Hank and Dawn, now Kory and Faddei who somehow escaped from her spaceship she locked him in

just now Kory’s plot is picking up after the team imploded

“Fucking bitch.” “Queen fucking bitch.” Kory and Faddei talking about Blackfire i am laughing

i simply don’t think Donna would react this way i think she’d work past her initial hurt and anger and stay to talk to Dick

so Rachel has been evil the whole time

WHY IS DICK NOW LEAVING? WHAT IS GAR GONNA DO? BE IN THE TOWER ALONE??

“What am I supposed to do?” “Hold down the fort.” LIKE WHAT

LMFAOOOOOO I FORGOT CONNER’S STILL UNCONSCIOUS IN THE MED-BAY. EVERYONE JUST FUCKING LEFT AND DICK’S NOW DIPPING TOO AND MAKING GAR MONITOR CONNER

“When he wakes up, call Bruce.” “Bruce Wayne?” “No, Bruce Springsteen.” Dick i don’t think you get to be sassy when you’re leaving the entire Tower in the hands of a teenager bc neither you nor anyone else knows how to deal with conflict

Dick: “Conner will probably want to get in touch with Superman. Bruce can make that happen.” Gar, giggling: “So he and Superman are like…” I AM LAUGHING GAR JUST SAID SOOOO SUPERBAT CONFIRMED? 🤔

awww Dick Gar hug

i hope this whole ep is Gar in a Home Alone situation at the Tower pulling shenanigans and then Conner wakes up and gets to join in and by the end of it everyone realizes how dumb they were to leave so they come back to properly hash things out and the concept of joy and whimsy and friendship that Gar and Conner have displayed has completely cured all their issues. probs won’t happen but one can hope

oh no there’s a Day 1 timestamp how long is this montage about to be where Gar’s alone

“Gar’s log. Stardate: June 21st. Operation ‘Save the Titans.’ Day Alpha. There’s a whole lot of work to do, and no one to do it but me. So let’s get started.” HE’S TALKING TO HIS PHONE AND MAKING A LOG OF HIS PLAN TO REUNITE THE TEAM OH MY FRICKIN SILLY SO BADDDDD

montage of him suiting up in his green sneakers and green shirt and green hoodie and now blending green vegetables to drink as a green smoothie next to his green apple. it ain’t easy being green

he’s leaving sticky notes to himself with inspirational quotes

HE’S READING A TALE OF TWO CITIES ALOUD TO CONNER AND KRYPTO

i love that he sleeps in a green and zebra print shirt and his bedding is animal print themed i actually love his whole room he did successfully transfer the vibe of his Doom Patrol mansion basement room over to the Tower nicely i’ll say

it is Day 2 (Beta, in Gar’s words) and he already sounds haggard and is moving slow oh boy

why doesn’t he become a dog to talk to Krypto. or can he only become a tiger once more and the snake thing was only a one-time thing after he died

HE’S SHARING HIS PIZZA WITH KRYPTO

Hank and Dawn rebuilding their wrecked house aw

it’s only been 4 days of isolation and Gar is already depressed like dude that’s nothing

Conner’s naked ass front and center on my screen rn alright

Conner eating the LARGEST bowl of cereal known to man

Gar having to info dump who the Titans even are to Conner

“I mean, you’re Superman’s son, right?” “And Lex Luthor’s.” “Yeah well, no one’s perfect.”

PLEASE LET GAR AND CONNER BE SILLY TOGETHER FOR EVEN A LITTLE BIT

Bruce just screening Gar’s calls like

i just went “OH WHAT THE FUCK” at the purple goop attacking Faddei

GAR GOING AT THE PUNCHING BAG WHILE EXPLAINING HOW ALL THE TITANS LEFT TO CONNER I’M LAUGHING

HANK AND DAWN AT A KARAOKE BAR PLEASE SING I NEED TO SEE THEM SING KARAOKE

ACTUALLY THE WHOLE TITANS TEAM SHOULD BE HERE DOING CLASSIC TITANS KARAOKE

OH MY GOD THEY’RE GOING UP AS “FRANK AND SHAWN”

IS THIS HANK’S ACTOR’S REAL VOICE THESE VOCALS ARE INSANE THERE’S NO WAY

i am hysterical right now this track of professional singers covering Ain’t No Mountain High Enough as they lip-sync

me and the entire bar are eating this performance up

they’re about to fuck in their truck

that was a crazy interaction with Ellis’ sister

and mood shift as we see Gar and Conner playing video games. Gar being freakishly impressed at Conner’s reaction times they are sooo

i mean that giant enemy in the game is just Darkseid

the costume department said it is ILLEGAL for Gar not to be wearing green at all times

GAR GOING “Conner, how would you like to be a Titan?” IMMEDIATELY AFTER CONNER BEAT THE VIDEO GAME LEVEL LIKE HE JUST CHECKED OFF ALL OF GAR’S CRITERIA WITH THAT

Gar’s video game controller lighting up green and Conner’s is blue 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

Dick is showing up on Jericho’s mom’s porch like?? again would love to know where Rose fits into the family

why would Dick walk into this room she’s directing him to. and ofc it’s Slade sitting there waiting. did he really think Slade wouldn’t be at/monitoring that house?

that was a weird interaction

Gar training Conner with hands-on experience taking him out onto the streets and telling him to imagine San Francisco as a big video game

so Gar is confined to only shifting into a tiger once more confirmed

Conner in a polo shirt is taking me out

“What’s a tiger?” they explicitly stated/showed numerous times how Conner has the epigenetic memories/knowledge of both Luthor and Clark. he literally info dumped about nuclear fission or whatever in that one scene. he’s gonna know what animals are, i don’t get the sudden “now he knows nothing” approach

Gar just half-morphed his face into a green beast-esque image for a split second to demonstrate. i don’t think that’s what a tiger is at all actually

oh no Conner oh no

GAR’S JUST FLEEING FROM THE SCENE AS CONNER’S TAKING DOWN ALL THE POLICE BC HE’S TRIGGERED FROM THE CADMUS STRIKE ON HIM. BRO YOU BROUGHT HIM OUT THERE YOU GOTTA HELP THE GUY HE’S CLUELESS AND DESTRUCTIVE

the tidbits of Tamaranean culture lore as it’s revealed Kory’s been a mean girl to Blackfire their whole lives i cannot

if Hank and Dawn break up rn

“The problem isn’t where we go. It’s us.” YOU BETTER NOT MEAN YOU TWO TOGETHER HANK SHUT UP RIGHT NOW

oh my god i genuinely can’t with this

“Maybe we should be apart.” MAYBE YOU SHOULD JUST DEAL WITH YOUR EMOTIONAL SHIT WITHOUT BLOWING UP YOUR RELATIONSHIP BC OF IT ACTUALLY

if Hank is doing this as some sort of burning bridges and breaking up for the sake of Dawn’s protection bullshit bc that woman outside the karaoke bar just threatened them i swear to god. no matter why he’s doing it, whether intentionally being a dick to make her not fight for their relationship or just because he’s emotionally immature and lashing out, i’m so annoyed

IIII LITERALLY WAS THINKING WHEN THEY WERE SITTING AT THE BAR IS THIS JUST BLACKFIRE PRETENDING TO BE FADDEI RN AND IT IS BROOOO

oh duh i immediately forgot he got gooped last scene he was in

and she has to kill him oh my god

now where the hell is Dick going he’s traveling more than Flat Stanley

he’s going to Greenland to be far away from people and getting a one-way ticket uhh what happened to “I’ll be back” he promised Gar

Hank going to a bar but not drinking mmm surely he’s just trying to get the attention of Ellis’ sister

he’s asking where to get drugs. not to relapse but to track her down right? riiiight??

what’s happening with Dick right now he’s having a panic attack at the airport

he’s dropping his bag oh no and he’s beating up airport security hello?? he’s possessed?? or this is some self-sabotage ploy bc he wasn’t granted forgiveness by Jericho’s mom and is now blowing his life up even further and punishing himself by getting arrested for assault?? what the hell is going on here?

about to find out what went down with the whole Jericho sitch let’s go

the music in this flashback repeating “Five years!” as the lyrics to signify how long ago this was without showing a timestamp title. subtle!

“One day I woke up, no school, no books.”“Weren’t you expelled?” “Some say.” Hank and Dawn interaction peak as usual and they’re not even dating in this

Dick is sooo not casual questioning Jericho about his dad

“I was raised by a borderline psychopath.” 🫩 alright Dick

flashback WITHIN the flashback to when Slade gave Jericho the aforementioned bracelet before Jericho lost his voice woah

the way Jericho is just trauma dumping to the team in front of a beach bonfire rn when he barely knows them

JERICHO’S THROAT GOT SLASHED

Slade and Wintergreen are best friends?? he was best man at Slade’s wedding like what. besties in business together! assassin business!

genuinely was there a costume constraint for the show?. why are they ALWAYS GOING ON MISSIONS IN CIVVIES?? who is saying “Let’s go after Deathstroke. Donna, wear your best trench coat. Dick, put on a leather jacket. Everyone, double down on denim!”

and yeah ofc Slade was monitoring the house you showed up at and has your unmasked faces printed out in 4K now

are they ever going to explain the Themyscira liaison at the art gallery or

Jillian revealing to Donna she wasn’t the intended target when Garth got shot. uhh yeah bc Garth literally jumped in front of the bullet that was going toward Donna?? is this news?

OH SLADE WAS GOING AFTER JILLIAN NOT EVEN DONNA that’s crazy

ok Jericho just possesses people and leaves his own body alright then

Dick seeing that and immediately revealing who the team is to Jericho by bringing him to the Tower

“Guys, I have great news.” “You’re rejoining the circus?” oh Hank you make me laugh

JERICHO POSSESSING HANK TO DEMONSTRATE AND MAKING HIM DANCE I AM GIGGLING

he inherited the power from Slade being enhanced when he was in the military?? ok i am actually missing the timestamps this ep now bc it was not clear that the flashback of Slade being experimented on was before Jericho was even born at all. i guess Dawn did say “he says his dad was in the military before he was born” but it didn’t click the flashback they were then showing was meant to be at that same point in time they referenced, especially since it just led into the scene of Slade giving Jericho the bracelet. i thought it was all connected as one scene. this is the problem with having flashbackception going on i fear

oh so is Jericho gonna be the reason Dick and Dawn break up

yeah immediately she’s lamenting Dick’s distance in their relationship as they argue about how to handle the Jericho situation

wait Jericho fr believed Slade was still an insurance agent even as masked men showed up to attack his family at his house asking about a client and slit Jericho’s throat over it? what kind of insurance agent did Jericho think he was? i thought he knew Slade was doing assassin shit at that point

like where is Rose during all this? did their mom hide her?? is she Slade’s kid with a different woman? what’s the deal where she at

imagining having to coparent with Deathstroke

“They seriously call themselves that? The Titans were tragic Greek figures, got their asses handed to them by Zeus. Who names themselves after losers?” sorry Wintergreen just made me laugh with that why are you critiquing the team name when confronting Jericho

Jericho asking Dawn to ask Dick if he should go see Slade. so now if Dick gives his approval and Slade kills Jericho he’ll feel it’s his fault and that’s his source of guilt

oh i see they didn’t waste time explaining who Jillian is at all cause Slade was just gonna kill her anyway got it

“I’ll stay out of it.” literally never trust a Bat who says that. Dick’s ass is not staying out of anything ever

Donna girl if you see the entire gallery staff slaughtered upon entering why wouldn’t you phone a friend before going all the way in

she brought her lasso but no suit. at least she just ditched the trench coat to fight

this neon light display at the gallery is pretty cool. hard to enjoy when Donna’s being beaten but i like how her lasso looked with all the other lights in the background

oh now she’s activated an alert for the team

back at the church we saw in the present day so surely Jericho dies right this second

the Deathstroke suit is goofy as hell how does anyone take it seriously. if i was Jericho and my dad was revealing himself to be an assassin and he walked out in that fit i’d fucking laugh in his face

OH SO NOW THE OTHERS PUT THEIR SUITS ON TO GET DONNA. THANK GOD FOR THAT AT LEAST.

so Dick’s just gonna go in alone to fight Slade and go to deal the killing blow and Jericho will step in and receive it instead by accident or something surely

“You wear the pretty costume” sounds like Slade is jealous of Dick’s superior suit design

DICK GRAYSON KIP-UP ON MY SCREEN 🫵🏻

is fighting in a church not sacrilegious. Slade going on about which sin to commit is worse between him and Dick when they’re just tearing up a place of worship anyway

SLADE’S SPEAR THING IS ALSO A GUN NATURALLY

oh Jericho’s gonna step in and take the killing blow FOR Dick FROM Slade

yup here it comes

just ran right in front of Slade’s sword so it wouldn’t hit Dick

i mean that’s crazy bc what was stopping Slade from then killing Dick anyway now that his son is dead and it was from saving Dick. he was so caught up in grief that Dick was able to hobble away and Slade never went after him for 5 years? guess we’ll never know cause the scene ended instantly with no Slade or Dick reaction

THE TEAM’S BREAKING UP AND NO ONE IS EVEN ACTUALLY SAYING GOODBYE. the communication issues run so deep dear god. Dawn and Dick unspoken breakup just agreed upon without expressing anything immediately after Jericho’s death i guess. that’s so dumb. at least let the team have a huge fight about it or show ANY emotion besides them refusing to speak to Dick as they cram themselves and their luggage into the Tower elevator. wish there was genuinely anything said about it to cement them disbanding

ep title is “Bruce Wayne” so surely i’m about to waste 45 mins seeing this chopped and unc relic about some non-relevant stuff when i wanna see what’s happening with the team

why is there a bicycle hanging vertically in Jason’s room with the wheels presses to the wall? is that to symbolize how he drives his motorcycle around the manor?

literally why is Bruce at the Tower

Bruce Wayne would not be talking like this surely Dick’s hallucinating him as a manifestation of the critical voice in his head

yeah the BatFam as a whole need to really see someone about them hallucinating people to have conversations with

Dick has to recognize kryptonite c’mon

did Conner tell them his name before succumbing to his multiple kryptonite gunshot wounds? how does Jason know his name while Conner’s still unconscious?

now what the hell is Dick keeping from the others? i really can’t with his secretive ass. maybe you’re hallucinating your dad who is still alive btw bc you refuse to talk to the people actually right there in front of you. please fix that so i don’t have to deal with this awful Bruce Wayne on my screen

IS CONNER SPEAKING KRYPTONESE

guess they’re going with Kryptonian in this

we just skipped Kory unlocking every single one of her memories i guess. she fully knows everything

who is Benny who’s this guy

Dick just looks insane talking to no one there

am i meant to believe Jason plays electric guitar or does he just fill his room with meaningless objects

here we go with the Jason and Rose

“You’re the only person worth talking to in this place.” literally no one would ever think this Jason is worth talking to. i’d say the last person in that place. i’d rather talk to the Bruce hallucination.

ew. they didn’t even kiss or anything but ew.

SOMEONE BETTER COME FREE KRYPTO—oh here Eve is to take him out yay

KRYPTO JUST TOOK OFF LIKE A BULLET FLYING

Dick is hallucinating Bruce dancing on the strip club stage. why did they do any of this. why am i being made to watch this.

oh we are back in Jason’s bedroom. i’m good y’all i actually don’t need to see them get together

why is there graffiti above Jason’s bed. and he has a union jack comforter. literally what is the spectrum of his bedroom decor

i fully don’t get why is Rose into him and why is she playing coy. girl stand up choose literally anybody else 😭

does the team not know what Dick did in recruiting Jericho?? they literally made allusions to using Slade’s kid against him before so they have to know. what could he have done that was so bad they don’t know about it?? did he kill Jericho himself?

saying “Hey, scat” to a naked woman in Slade’s handler(?)/assistant(?)/partner(?)’s apartment. Dick you’re such a dork

he just downed the cocktail he was handed by the woman and shot at this guy in the bathtub. bro is losing it once again

Hank and Dawn cooking together so domestically i literally love them

so who is haunting the Tower and fucking with the ogs rn. Hank with the bottle of alcohol, Donna with the orange soda, now Dawn with the picture. is it Rachel’s demonic shit acting up or something??

Krypto and Conner reunited bless

just shine the sun on him—Eve just said that

KORY CHANNELS THE SUN WITH HER STARFIRE BLASTS SHE CAN HEAL HIM RIGHT UP LET’S GO

so we just trust when Rachel goes full purple goop now?

don’t like the immediate vibes between Conner and Kory. while she’s holding his naked body to hers nonetheless. how old is he meant to be. besides now two days old

I JUST SNORTED SO HARD CONNER CALLED EVE MOM FOR REAL. ARE WE SERIOUS

i bet it’s some dumb shit like Dick didn’t even kill Jericho he just couldn’t save him or he inadvertently let him get killed by getting him involved

what is the point of this fake conversation with Bruce in this church

oh my god is Rose really evil? this whole time she’s been fucking with them?

no it’s Rachel doing it as her demonic self

orrrr not she’s confronting Jason thinking HE’S the one doing shit?

JASON JUST STORMED OUT SOUNDING CLOSE TO TEARS??

everyone thinks it’s Jason. like ik he’s insufferable but he would probably then admit to fucking with everyone if he did do stuff not lie about it

why is he about to cry

is Jason about to walk into traffic or something this is so dramatic

no just jump off the Tower actually

genuinely what the fuck is Jason talking about? “I once spent two nights in juvie and four fucking people died. It follows me like a curse.” ?????? after he just said he has a poison in him?? and now he’s saying he’s the reason Conner got shot. brother what.

and the worst part of this might be the fact Jason’s wearing Converse

I JUST LAUGHED. BRUCE HALLUCINATION FADING AWAY AS DICK DECIDES TO CONFESS TO JASON HIS SECRET

“It’s not you. You’re not the poison. It’s me.” i think you are all narcissists actually. just talk to each other. you don’t have to be poison

“I killed Deathstroke’s son.” alright well Dick also claims to have killed Tony Zucco and that was just him watching it happen so i’m not really appalled yet

can’t say that was the worst episode (s1 finale my beloathed) but that certainly wasn’t great. too many “what the hell am i watching and why” aspects. didn’t need or want the Bruce hallucination (i don’t want more of this characterization at all let alone in the cringiest scenes possible), or the Jason/Rose (which i knew was eventually coming but still i don’t wanna see), or the Dick becoming unhinged and violent (thought he left that in s1 when he suddenly decided he was just gonna be better and thus burned the Robin suit)

really i feel like they’re just dragging stuff out to build up tension for reveals but the tension’s been building all season with the team already and based on the last few eps alone i could’ve guessed the secret was revolving around Jericho’s death so i really didn’t need to see Dick guilt spiral about it the whole ep just to say that’s where the plot’s going next

before even turning on my tv i’ve remembered Kon exists (and as i assumed is yet to actually appear halfway through the season) so if he’s about to swoop in and save Jason from falling to his death as his big entrance i’ll scream

AAAAAND TITLE IS “CONNER” CALLED IT

flashback to the Cadmus breakout scene just in case anyone else, like i, missed it at the very end of the s1 finale the first time around

the House of El crest as a tattoo on his shoulder kills me like what

god i hope he’s a silly little guy in this show please let him be silly

MERCY

emotional age of a two-year-old 😭

jesus christ the fuckass t-shirt has been spotted. and he’s getting it immediately. they didn’t even give him a chance.

uhhh why is Conner having flashbacks to being beaten as a child. what was programmed into his brain

oh my god. immediately they’re explaining how he has epigenetic memories passed down from Luthor and Clark. shut up. i don’t think it works like that at all actually

Conner is making me laugh. oh no i’m hesitant to enjoy him if it’s gonna be bad but so far he’s getting me

the 😭 stupid 😭 fucking 😭 t-shirt 😭

Clark’s memories of Ma in the corn fields making Conner feel safe

HE’S JUST GOING TO SMALLVILLE IMMEDIATELY

“Krypto, I have a feeling we’re in Kansas” good one!

this is insane

CLASSIC SHOT OF LUTHOR MAILBOX AT THE FARM INSTEAD OF KENT

Lex and Clark were friends growing up in Smallville 😧

Krypto aiming his dog heat vision at the gun

KRYPTO JUST CAUGHT THE BAZOOKA IN HIS MOUTH LIKE A STICK AND FLUNG IT BACK OUT THE HOUSE RETURN TO SENDER

X-RAY VISION MOMENT

“Who is my other dad?” IMMEDIATELY HE’S LIKE I HAVE TWO DADS 😲🥳

am i meant to trust/like/believe Eve at all suddenly because i don’t and i won’t

“Can I call you Mom?” I JUST CHOKED ON MY WATER

oh Conner and his innate sense of wanting to help anyone in trouble :(

“I don’t care. And you’re not my mom!” that was a very quick 30 second turn around

“I can do whatever I want” dear god if he’s just gonna be a second Jason on the team

HE YELLED AND ALL THE CAR ALARMS ARE GOING OFF WHAT’S THAT ABOUT. IS HE GONNA TTK IT UP

they’re in San Francisco now. Conner get ready to fly to Jason’s rescue 🫵🏻

Eve offering Conner alcohol girl he’s literally one day old

i love the Conner Krypto dynamic so much already. they literally bonded immediately in their escape and are now partners. it’s classic and i’m eating it up

oh that’s awful it’s all the failed versions of the clones in various stages of development

Eve is definitely dead imminently with this “here’s some life advice” ass speech to Conner

yep here are the gunmen to take her out

MERCY HAS KRYPTONITE BULLETS

THERE’S JASON DANGLING. COME ON CONNER. COME ON

HE’S LEAPING AND BOUNDING TO CATCH JASON

“Who the fuck are you?” IIIII KNEW JASON WAS GONNA SAY THAT

“I’m not super sure yet.” GOOD ONE X2

THIS ROM-COM ASS MEET CUTE OF JASON AND CONNER. WHY IS CONNER GIGGLING. JASON’S GIGGLING BACK HELLO. CONNER IS IMMEDIATELY SHOT. IT’S A DIRECT PARALLEL TO DONNA AND GARTH. WHAT THE FUCK WHAT THE FUCK

KRYPTO’S BEEN KRYPTONITE COLLARED

hoooolllllly fuck the Jason and Conner scene got me. FUCK. live action JayKon on my screen but it’s NOT EVEN MY JASON and tbd on if it’ll be any resemblance to my Conner. YET STILL THAT END SCENE JUST WENT TRIPLE PLATINUM IN MY LIVING ROOM!!!

LIKE WHAT DO YOU MEAN THAT’S THE FIRST TIME JASON’S LOOKED EVEN REMOTELY NORMALLY HAPPY IN THE WHOLE SHOW JUST GRINNING AT CONNER AND WHY WAS CONNER ALL FLUSTERED BEING LIKE HEHE HIII YOU’RE WELCOME. AND JASON’S “IDK HOW TO THANK YOU” LIKE WHAT IS THIS. WHAT ARE WE DOING.

the JayKon zoomies just took over me as they’re wont to do. nothing atypical there but i didn’t think it’d be happening with this show like i truly thought Jason’s awful characterization wouldn’t feed my JayKon heart but i’m eating it up. can’t wait to be immediately proven wrong and predictably disappointed as the show continues though. had a good run with their first scene together surely it won’t last

would love to know the extent of Conner’s abilities since he wasn’t really flying there but seems to have everything else

i will say that this show loves to drop episodes in the midst of the main plot’s building tension that was left on a cliffhanger just to completely remove you from the ongoing story then bring you back at the end. in this instance it was fine bc i assumed Conner would be rescuing Jason anyway and this way we got to see Conner’s pov of what’s been going on before that happens. and i guess the breakout being at the end of s1 is just being retconned since in-universe he broke out a day ago and there was a 3 month skip between 2x01 and 2x02. but that’s fine i accept it

if the entire ep is about Slade i simply won’t care

oh my god we are getting MINUTES SINCE ABDUCTION time stamps. that cannot bode well for Jason.

if this ends with Jason getting beaten with a crow bar and blown up…

Dr. Light’s warehouse being filled with a plethora of shadeless standing lamps each fully displaying the light bulb. that’s so minimalistic indie aesthetic of him

Jason running his mouth while hanging in chains about to be beaten up. literally welcome back Hank

GAR WHY WOULD YOU PUT YOUR HAND IN THE DEMONIC BLACK PURPLE GOOP SWIRLING ABOVE RACHEL’S BED AS SHE SLEEPS

“Shit-stirrer did this on his own.” Hank being like don’t blame yourself Dick this is ENTIRELY Jason’s fault

Hank’s “Boy-fucking-wonder strikes again.” when Dick redirects satellite signals to track Jason🙂‍↕️

“I got dragged out of bed to trudge through sewer water cause dip-shit decided to go off half-cocked.” I AM CONSTANTLY LAUGHING HANK’S ASS CAN’T STAND JASON

surely Slade is just gonna kill Dr. Light’s annoying ass. he’s not really an equal partnership kinda guy

oh god Slade is gonna cut this tracker out of Jason

literally Dr. Light is such a loser—and now a dead loser cause Slade just immediately killed him as predicted

Rose girl i know you’re new here but why are you sitting on the kitchen counter with your SHOES ON. PRESSED TO THE COUNTER.

THIS ROSE AND GAR CONVERSATION ABOUT HIM AND RACHEL HAS ME DYING

HIM GETTING FLUSTERED AND KNOCKING OVER THE COFFEE AS SHE INTERROGATES HIM

ohhh Rachel is MAD she was left out of the Jason and Gar sneaking out

LITERALLY WHY IS BBRAE FIGHTING. OH MY GOD LIKE FOR REAL GOING AT IT. C’MONNNN I GET IT’S STRESSFUL WITH JASON KIDNAPPED BUT DON’T TAKE IT OUT ON EACH OTHER. YOU’RE BETTER THAN THIS

it’s gonna hit them like a truck when they finally realize it’s Slade

oh immediately Slade is letting them know it’s him

Hank is about to get real protective over Jason isn’t he

so Starfire is the name of the Tamaranean abilities?? not just Kory’s name??

the team being so divided uuughh. the ogs keeping everything from the newbies and in turn the kids are all turning on each other. just fucking communicate!!

“We’ve been down this road before. We’re not using Deathstroke’s kid to get to him again.” my Jericho intrigue is piqued

did y’all really not think Rose watching the team debate whether or not they’re going to hand her over to Slade would make her just run for the hills??

RACHEL’S PURPLE GOOP IS FORMING WINGS YUPPP THE DARK-WINGED QUEEN IMMINENT

um did she just fucking kill Rose no wait Rose has the ability to heal she’s fine

THAT’S HORRIFIC TO SEE OH MY GOD AWFUL

literally why are the ogs keeping Garth’s death a secret just be straight up about Deathstroke murdering your teammate. it’s crucial info and gives gravity to why everyone should take the situation seriously

oh Hank :((((( vowing not to leave or give up on Jason cause he knows what being that scared and alone is like

“Not telling them might’ve been easier for you, but it wasn’t right.” THAT’S WHAT I’M SAYING DAWN THE KIDS NEED CONTEXT ABOUT WHY THE TITANS ENDED BEFORE

jesus christ Rachel’s now sitting on the counter with her shoes on. does nobody in this goddamn Tower have any common decency of etiquette

Gar sitting guard at Rose’s medical cot as a tiger lying on the floor

“A few years ago, I came to San Francisco to get out of Batman’s shadow. I opened up this place with Hank, Donna, Dawn, and Garth.” thanks for the exposition 16 eps into the show but again all it does is make me question the timeline! also confirmed they never worked together as kids? no TEEN Titans?? i assumed as much but so weird as a concept

THEY’RE ALL IN CIVVIES ONCE AGAIN. TO TAKE DOWN DEATHSTROKE FOR GOOD. DICK GOT MAD AT GAR FOR GOING AFTER DR. LIGHT WITH NO SUIT OR WEAPONS AND YET HERE THEY ALL ARE DOING THE SAME SHIT HELLO

now what bullshit is Dick getting up to. he’s just offering himself as an exchange for Jason. i thought he was gonna propose that from the start honestly

like what’s stopping Slade from sniping Dick on sight and ALSO demanding Rose and killing Jason

well he just shot at him

Slade’s cadence in the Deathstroke mask is giving The Mandalorian and i resent the similarity

JASON’S ABOUT TO BE BLOWN UP

KORY FOLLOWED DICK

LITERALLY JUST FRY SLADE’S ASS KORY COME ON

GIRL GET UP

THIS LION KING ASS SCENE OF DICK HOLDING JASON UP BY THE ARM AS HE DANGLES OFF THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING

JASON’S FALLING TO HIS DEATH

why was Dick’s yell of horror so delayed

seeing ep title “Aqualad” I JUST SCREAMED. GARTH INBOUND. GIVE HIM TO ME.

oh god immediate flashback to five years ago—oh ew it’s shirtless Slade Wilson. no one wants to see that

Slade Wilson pov as he kills a bunch of people literally who cares. my fault for thinking a flashback would be relevant

someone hired Slade to go after the Titans he didn’t just go after them himself bc he’s Like That?

who is this he’s been sent to kill. IT’S JERICHO?

ACTUAL TITANS CONTENT YAY

show me Garth right the fuck now

YAAAAAAAAAA

OH MY GOD HE’S SO COOOL

immediately the Garth/Donna i’m laughing i did assume they’d be doing that

IT’S GARTH’S BIRTHDAY

are Dawn and Dick fully together rn what’s this

the Nicki Minaj pumping through the speakers as i’m trying to process every nuance in this Titans flashback is rly something

Hank making fun of Garth with fish jokes and Garth talking back as he gets physically close to him and the homoeroticism of it all. there are Roy Harpers everywhere for the eyes to see

wait they’re all meant to be 21/22 in this? and the flashback said five years ago? literally what is the spectrum of their timelines and ages here.

GARTH’S BIRTHDAY CAKE IS A KRAKEN

AND THE WHOLE PARTY COLORS ARE GREEN AND BLUE BC OCEAN. IT’S CLASSIC

i was fully not getting that Dick and Dawn were in a committed relationship in the past from the season 1 stuff i thought they just hooked up before she got with Hank

i can’t lie blond Garth is killing me

who the fuck is J that Donna’s texting. does she have a secret lover and that’s why she keeps rejecting Garth

so does Garth die in this flashback? does Slade kill him and that’s why they disband and are so reluctant to be a team again?

who is this woman Diana’s talking to who just clocked that she’s having Garth issues. some sort of Themyscira liaison? travel agent?

ohhhh Garth/Donna

HE BROUGHT HER A CLOWNFISH TO NON-TROPICAL WATERS WHEN THEY WERE KIDS WHEN HE CONVINCED HER TO SWIM AND SHE WANTED TO FIND NEMO 😭😭😭

like literally hop on that Donna why are you not

“Right time, right place. After Dawn’s crash-and-burn with Hank, she probably just needed someone to fill the void.” i mean that’s a rly weird way to talk about how you started dating your girlfriend, Dick. but ok sure finally shedding light on what went down after Dawn telling Hank they can’t be together, then starting to date Dick apparently. and Hank’s just unaffected by them being together in front of him?? i guess the real canon Titans team has everyone dating each other at diff times without issues so sure

“I thought Bruce made you read the classics.” “If it wasn’t about power, domination, or suppressing my emotions, Bruce didn’t have me read it.” i laughed

Dick comparing chasing after a woman with flooding a car engine with gas. it’s giving “You have to treat a woman like you treat a car” like Garth why are you going to this dumbass for advice

“I’ve been waiting for Donna Troy since I was 12.” MMMMM

Garth is just so dead by the end of this ep. Donna’s finally gonna accept she wants to be with him and them boom he’s dead i bet

bro WHY is Donna lying to Dick about being forced to return to Themyscira. just tell him you want to go back!!

and who the fuck is Jillian still?? would love any context about who this random woman is that can just sanction Donna’s time away from the island

multiple Robinarangs confirmed

this suiting up close-up montage of everyone and then the strut through the hall. it’s called Titans aura farming

every mission they go on conveniently has a water source on-site for Garth to open and use his powers on

“Garth, don’t!” “Should have sang to me on my birthday. Might have been your last chance.” literally why are you about to sacrifice yourself to this walking glow stick of all villains

how is Garth just resisting the light attacks he doesn’t even have water rn. guess he’s just built different

LITERALLY WHY IS DONNA LEAVING I DON’T UNDERSTAND

OHHH GARTH CALLED HER BY HER LAST NAME THAT’S GONNA CEMENT IT—AAAAND YEP SHE’S KISSING HIM. THE LAST NAME WORKS EVERY TIME.

bro she left him naked in bed asleep to go to Themyscira without telling him. not cool, Donna!

oh Garth :( Dick having to be the one to tell him Donna left ughhh

HE’S SHOWING UP AT THE AIRPORT TO CONFRONT HER. WHY IS THEIR ROMANCE THIS EP JUST A ROMCOM ASS PLOT

i’m sorry i’m laughing at how dramatic this is why are we making this romance the pinnacle of the ep

“I love you, Donna Troy. I always have. And I always will.” THAT’S SIMPLY JUST THE MOST CLICHÉ OF ALL ROMCOM LINES OF ALL TIME

now he’s walking away in slo-mo—aaand she’s running after him.

OH AND HE IMMEDIATELY GETS SHOT AND DIES. BY SLADE. WOW. I’M SO SHOCKED. NEVER COULD HAVE PREDICTED THAT WOULD HAPPEN.

i really do have to laugh. most predictable plot points ever. the flashback having him in it alone was giving “montage of the dead wife at the beginning of a movie” from the jump

“Now’s the time. Be Batman.” ??? so earlier in the ep Dawn was telling Dick how she doesn’t want him to be like Batman but now that they’re going after Garth’s killer she wants him to be? how would that change anything? it’s not like Batman is any more ruthless than they already are. wait i forgot this show paints him out to be a violence-loving vigilante. whatever

one week later. what’s this. oh right back to this guy i was just wondering why we saw him at the start of the ep randomly without anything ever happening

it is Jericho 🙂‍↕️

now is Dick trying to recruit him or is he using him to hunt down Slade and get his revenge through his kid

Dick just (fake) funnied 😄then he serioused 😐 to show he has sinister motives in case we couldn’t tell

that certainly was an episode. wish the Garth death wasn’t so predictable from the very beginning but nice to see him at all i guess. i’m not really a Garth/Donna truther but him having feelings for her since they were kids and referencing that friendship was cute. not sure why they had to make it a low-budget romcom film at the end though. the feelings confession and “maybe i am your destiny” stuff seemed weird and ooc for both of them and out of place with the show. we know they can do genuine emotional connections (see my shining stars of Hank and Dawn) so why did they make that feel so cheap?

would love to have a clear idea of when everyone met and the start of the team. we know Dick and Donna knew each other as kids and also that Donna and Garth hung out when they were 12 but apparently it’s only been 4 months of Garth being on the team? this whole flashback was 5 years ago, but at start of s1 Hank and Dawn have been together 3.5 years i think they said. and that the team broke up 4 years ago? i honestly don’t remember bc nothing was ever clearly stated but if you’re gonna give me reference points and now flashbacks i do need them to spell out when key events happened. maybe i’m the only one who cares about a little thing called plot continuity 😝

“Old Titans business” so def going with New Titans for this team name

H.I.V.E.

Jericho like 😶🪕Jericho? as seen in TT03?

who are these people in the Titans flashbacks. give me names.

why would Donna assume Kory left of her own volition she very clearly disappeared in the middle of getting them food

immediately Dick not telling the ogs about Rose and her connection to Slade. brother

“Robin two-point-whatever” I LOVE HANK’S DISDAIN FOR JASON

ok now he’s telling them about Rose phew thought it was gonna be some keeping secrets bullshit

classic case of character watching Looney Tunes in DC media

please give me a scene of the ogs showing off how to actually spar to the newbies

“Houston, we have contact!” what the fuck does that mean in this context Jason 😭 you’re sparring, you don’t need to be shooting off quippy one-liners ALL the time

damn that’s so crazy Rachel went demonic and nearly killed Jason. oh no i was so worried for his safety and well-being. i am so glad she didn’t finish the job. yippee. 🫥

Rose and Rachel bonding over having The Worst Fathers

“Guess we’re both members of the bad dads club.” well…yes

aw yay for new teammate bonding

wait i love Dick training Gar to be a detective and track stuff at the computer

immediately i don’t care about this Slade and Dr. Light interaction

why is Dr. Light a dudebro idiot

“I’m glad we see eye to eye on this matter.” “Well given that you’ve only got one, we fucking better, right?” OK THAT ONE GOT ME I LAUGHED

ugh the Hank and Dawn scenes really are the best. they feel so grounded even in a show about heroes and vigilantes

PRESIDENTIAL ALERT: THE WONDER TWINS ARE FIIIIGHTIIIIING

Gar being a lil genius iktr

HANK TRYING TO CONSTANTLY GET RID OF JASON I AM LAUGHING SO HARD AT EVERY UTTERANCE

what is this dumb ass looking Dr. Light suit. why is he wearing a knockoff gladiator/Magneto helmet

so the ogs are all showing up in civvies. no suits. no weapons. no nothing. great plan guys!!

does anyone care about maintaining their identities??

LIKE WHAT WAS THE PLAN HERE?? YOU JUST SHOWED UP TO TALK?? YOU’RE ALL IN JEANS AND HE CAN SHOOT BEAMS OF LIGHT

well Donna just lassoed a motorcycle and threw it at him i guess she’s the only useful one there

the B plot of this episode being Kory with her Tamaranean love interest and being convinced to return to Tamaran to be queen on orders of Blackfire

can Dick please deck Jason

“I don’t take orders from you anymore, man. I do what I what, when I want.” LITERALLY LEAVE THEN NOBODY WANTS YOU HERE

DICK SHOVED HIS ASS TO THE FLOOR LETS GOOOOOO

oh please with Jason storming off all in a huff. stop trying to make me feel bad for Jason. he’s a punk talking shit and was about to hit Dick he deserved to be put on his ass like that

Rose slicing Dick’s training staff in half so he’s now sparring with dual batons ala escrima 🙂‍↕️

is this Rachel plotline just gonna be The Dark-Winged Queen

aw one call from Rachel being like hey please help something’s happening to me again and Kory’s all “You’re in a crisis, I’m on my way” ala Supernanny

“You’re not a reject either, Jason. We’re Titans.” i just snorted. sorry Gar i would say you’re all still very much in the training phase of actually being a team

aaaand of course Jason is like let’s go out ourselves! we don’t need the others or to tell anyone where we’re going! i honestly thought he was gonna pull that when the ogs first went out to confront Dr. Light

“I’m not saying we go rogue.” well you literally just said you’re not taking orders from anyone and going to do whatever you want. so i’d say you’re quite literally saying that

WHY IS JASON CONSTANTLY PUTTING ON THE ROBIN SUIT WHEN NO ONE ELSE IS SUITING UP HE’S SUCH A LOSER AND THE SUIT LOOKS DUMB AS HELL

“Let’s split up.” “😨Huh?” GAR MY SILLY

Jason immediately chooses the correct tunnel and walks up to five feet in front of Dr. Light before getting noticed naturally

gee thanks for the flashback to scenes from last episode as if i didn’t just see them

you want me to believe Jason alone can completely take down Dr. Light via the power of punches and over-usage of the f-bomb when the four actual Titans couldn’t?

Slade took Jason. bro.

guess i’m about to see some Slade and Rose Wilson father-daughter bonding on my screen?

three month time jump naturally bc this should’ve ACTUALLY been the season opener

Rachel’s about to rebrand them as Teen Titans

“The New Titans”

TITANS TOWER LOCATION TITLE IKTR

Gar and Jason sparring with swords i’m already laughing

GAR WHACKED JASON ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD LMFAOOOO

“When do I get to go back to Gotham City?” “Bruce doesn’t think you’re ready yet, and neither do I.” i mean why would Bruce ever let Jason be Robin in the first place then. he just rly doesn’t want him around i can’t blame him

“And those websites you bookmarked? You know that’s not what the Batcomputer is used for.” I’M CRYING

AQUALAD MENTION

they keep hinting at New Titans surely that’s the name they take

“They need your leadership, Jason.” literally nobody needs or wants that

Dick still is having an identity crisis and doesn’t have any idea of who to be. when is he gonna unlock his final form as Nightwing??

who’s this breaking out of prison. according to closed captions it’s Dr. Light idk who that is

now who is this Hank’s teaching to ride a horse. ok some boy named Ellis i don’t recognize the name surely can’t be important

aw domestic Hank and Dawn retired on a farm

Kory in Chicago what’s she up to

KORY AND DONNA WORKING TOGETHER LET’S FUCKING GOOO

Shimmer

ROY HARPER MENTION. EVERYBODY SHUT THE FUCK UP. I JUST GOT ACTIVATED.

oh Donna you wanna be a Titan again so bad

hi Rose Wilson. like does having an eye patch run in the family orrr

DICK’S MAKING THEM READ THE ART OF WAR BY SUN TZU

RACHEL’S DEMON AURA GOOP IS TURNING PURPLE???

oh bbrae i’m kicking my feetsies and they’re just talking

them complaining to each other bc Dick’s such an obsessive leader, and now being too nice to Gar bc he feels bad for killing him, and there’s too much pressure for Rachel not to fail just so Dick himself won’t feel like a failure of a leader. and them being like damn we miss Kory 😭

yeah Jason’s gonna love Rose—and yep immediately “A total badass.”

Jason in red clothes, Gar in green, and Rachel in black while watching the tv. oh how i love simple color coding of character’s casual outfits

like does Dick recognize Rose or is he just going after any troubled teen he sees on the news to take in. if so, wow he really is Bruce’s kid

OHHHHOOOO DAWN’S GOING OUT AS DOVE ALONE TO TAKE DOWN THIS DRUG OPERATION. AFTER SHE SAID TO HANK THAT BEING AROUND MASKS WOULDN’T BE GOOD FOR THEM. RELATIONSHIP STRIFE IMMINENT.

HANK JUST SAID IF DAWN CAN’T GIVE UP BEING DOVE THEY’RE DONE. DON’T EVEN JOKE LAD.

WHAT THE FUCK. THIS KID JUST TURNED INTO A LIGHT BOMB AND BLEW UP THEIR FARMHOUSE.

oh so everyone knows Dr. Light. sorry idk that Titans ball i guess

Dick with the hands clasped in front of him in a had to do it to ’em pose. i’d laugh in his face in all honestly

wait immediately i’m vibing with Rose

the Donna Kory bestiesm banter of it all

“That’s what he does cause he can’t resist a stray.” yet again, Dick is Bruce’s son for sure

Jason being suspicious of Rose from the jump

“I didn’t help Jason.” “Can anyone help Jason?” and Dick laughing at that from Rachel. no, no one can. y’all got that right

DONNA AND KORY FIGHTING TOGETHER UGHHHH THEY’RE SO COOL

like are they just unmasked vigilantes tracking people down together now

WE BACK IN GOTHAM

why is ancient Bruce Wayne a recurring character now dear god

that is an obscene amount of glass chandeliers in Bruce’s study

Dick asking Bruce if he could change the past would he take him in again. like dude that’s your papa. why would you have to ask

why is there a ~vibe~ between Donna and Shimmer. Kory was right for asking what the deal was between them 👀

ROY HARPER CALLING DONNA

who is this man and how does he know Kory’s real name—IT’S A TAMARANEAN

“Your Highness” OH WE ARE GETTING MORE KORY LORE REVEAL SLOWLY BUT SURELY

HOW ARE THESE LIGHT BOMBS JUST MANIFESTING

NOOOO RIP DONNA’S JEEP SHE GAVE DICK. must every cool vehicle Dick drive go bye bye

oop Gar and Jason have identified Rose and Slade

Jason already knows Slade as Deathstroke oh no

like the Deathstroke design is SO bad. where is the orange. where is the half-mask split with only one eye . if you’re gonna do it, do it at least close to right

that was a pretty solid episode, a lot of diff stuff going on for all the characters spread out but it’s making them all come back together as needed. plus new character introductions and starting up the overarching plotline of the season. what a good should-have-been opener!

if Kon isn’t even in this episode :/

ok so Dick is just Trigon’s possessed lackey to attach Rachel and Gar

oh yippee Jason’s back. riding a motorcycle through the manor and falling down stairs.

fuck his jacket is so cool though i gotta give him that

TITANS NAME DROP. WHEN NO ONE HAS EVEN BEEN CALLED THAT OR REFERRED TO ANYONE ELSE AS THAT EVER SO FAR

HANK AND DAWN LAUGHING AT JASON BEING ROBIN THEN HANK SERIOUSING AT HIM CALLING DAWN “BABE” CAN THEY PLEASE KICK HIS ASS.

there’s no way Bruce put a second tracker in Dick that’s just Jason lying surely

“I’m gonna kill this kid.” i mean Hank i don’t blame you

Donna and Kori are beefing outside the force field

they’re really just throwing around the Titan title all of a sudden huh

“What the fuck is that and why is it wearing Dick’s costume?” god i hope Donna puts Jason in his place i am begging

why is Dick going all The Shining on them this is laughable

really thought Donna was queuing up for a “Titans…together!” there but it was just a “Titans…And new Robin. Let’s go.” naturally

Rachel what the fuck are you talking about obviously Kory is not going to kill you. you’re wasting time

oh this is just Kory’s mind prison

if i have to see everyone go through what Dick did last ep i’m gonna scream

Donna’s memory of the fire :(

well one of them is going to have to NOT give in to the darkness so who’s it gonna be

let’s see what Jason’s worst memory is. oh it’s a visualization of a future where Dick killed Bruce and is trying to also kill him. mmkay

it’s giving Jason attacking Tim in Titans Tower

Chekhov’s gun who’s gonna use it!

wow Jason is soooo cool and edgy for flipping Dick off! you show him!

naturally it’s Jason with the gun

“The gun that killed Bruce’s parents.” i just don’t think he’d keep that around actually

JASON HEADSHOTTING DICK. WHY AM I BEING MADE TO WATCH THIS.

oh my god is this the continuation of the flashback of Hank and Dawn where we left off in the coma

“Real life horror movie! Real life horror movie!” that’s what i’m saying Gar

they’re all beating Gar to death. this is so fucked-up that’s literally my silly little guy

i just don’t think talking to Dick and begging is gonna work

he’s just gonna kill Gar himself surely

EVERYONE LEAVE GAR ALONE

RACHEL LOCK THE FUCK IN RN GIRL

ok so Trigon just ripped Rachel’s heart out of her chest no worries all good

HE’S TURNING INTO HIS DEMONIC FORM

HER HEART BECAME A CRYSTAL THAT HE PUT IN HER FOREHEAD AND NOW SHE’S EVILLY POSSESSED

Trigon’s design is so bad what is that

he’s so killing Angela

yeah she’s dead. i mean maybe don’t believe a demon cares for you and have his child who you then trick into doing your bidding to summon him to eat the world.

GAR BECAME A SNAKE?? HE UNLOCKED A NEW FORM

OH MY GOD THE POWER OF BBRAE IS BRINGING RACHEL BACK. STFU THAT’S CINEMA

the crystal now being a lil plastic gem stuck to her forehead

Rachel asking Dick “What happened to you?” well your father the all-powerful evil demon got in his mind and put on the worst episode ever that’s what happened

“Dick, you would never kill Batman.” “Are you kidding? I’ve been dreaming of this since I was 12 years old.” no you haven’t shut up

yeah let’s make him relive his parents’ death that’ll surely help

wow the power of love and acrobatics brought Dick back from evil. and you know what, i’ll allow it because that would work on him

if they beat Trigon by the end of the episode i’ll laugh with rage. this should’ve been the s1 finale. what happened.

Rachel really thinks she’s eating with this talk to Trigon doesn’t she

ok yeah just decimating Trigon casually and everyone is saved from possession

LITERALLY WHY WAS THIS NOT THE FINALE????

Jason jumping in front of the news camera in his Robin suit to yell “Titans are back, bitches! Woo!” i’m rocking back and forth and reminding myself this version of Jason Todd isn’t real and can’t hurt me

DICK SUPERMANBAITING GAR

Dick is taking Rachel, Gar, and Jason on a roadtrip

i genuinely don’t get it. this definitely was meant to be the finale. why was it not?

is this Kon in a cabin in the woods.

nope. Slade fucking Wilson. 🫩

with a really bad costume design nonetheless

the prodigal son returns to the manor!

ALFRED REVEAL

IT’S BRUCE. I JUST LAUGHED SO HARD. WHY IS HE SO OLD. WHY DOES HE LOOK LIKE THAT AT ALL. HE NEVER LOOKED LIKE THIS IN ALL THE SIDE PROFILES AND DARKENED SILHOUETTES FROM SEASON 1.

AND HE DEFINITELY IS BRITISH OR IS DOING A SEMI-TRANSATLANTIC ACCENT??

sorry for this meaningful convo going on between Dick and Bruce about their unspoken issues i’m simply not processing it all due to the whole #NotMyBruce of it all. is this anyone’s Bruce? is this even Dick’s Bruce? i just don’t believe it. was it the rights issue. they couldn’t use any of his likeness on tv surely so they stole an Alfred design.

SAN FRANCISCO

BRUCE MADE DICK TAKE JASON WITH HIM HE DID NOT WANNA DEAL WITH HIS ASS AT ALLLLL

TITANS TOWER

Rachel’s suddenly curled and styled bob is killing me

the suit room showing all the former Titans as Gar imagines them

DONNA IN THE WONDER GIRL SUIT

please zoom out and show me the T of the tower—orrrr not! they used all their cgi budget on bad Trigon design i guess

and in case i haven’t said it enough: why was this the s2 opener and not the finale?? it wrapped up s1’s arc well (albeit rushed and way too easily) and gave me something to look forward to for the next plot developing. plus the Kon teaser could’ve easily gone at the end of this ep as it did at the finale (and maybe then i wouldn’t have missed it 🙃). also the finale would’ve pissed me off less if it was just the penultimate and then everything got addressed in this ep to actually end the season