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It\u2019s been a while since I\u2019ve reviewed a TV show, partly because it\u2019s difficult to do without spoilers but mostly because I haven\u2019t found a show good or bad enough to warrant commentary. So thank you Titans, for being so monumentally abhorrent, so stupendously fucking awful that you have forced me out of bed at 2am to write this review, it\u2019s good to know you excel in one thing at least.\"Titans<\/a><\/p>\n

(You also make it seem like everyone is in desperate need of a wash!)<\/address>\n
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Titan\u2019s plot (such as it is) is similar to its comic book origins, Dick Grayson a.k.a Robin has left Gotham and with it his partnership with Batman, all because he is tired of living in the shadow of The Batman.\u00a0 It\u2019s an intriguing premise, a young man lost; unable to grow and change; uncertain of who he is outside of \u201cBatman & Robin\u201d. Except rather than capitalise on that, the unimaginative fucks who write this drivel thought it would be more interesting to have him worry about becoming too dark and violent. Of course, he blames Batman for his use of extreme force; unfortunately the show writers don\u2019t \u201cshow\u201d us that Batman is too violent. All we know is Dick is a violent wanker that loses control and blames Bruce, but whatever, who needs context, am I right?\"Robin<\/a><\/p>\n

(“My skin is breaking out…..FUCK BATMAN!!”)<\/address>\n

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But what would a superhero TV show be without a good story? Well it would be this dreck, but I\u2019m getting ahead of myself. It turns out that there is a looming danger that threatens the world, and Rachel Roth \/ Raven (Teagan Croft) is at the centre of it. Dick decides to help her, to protect her, taking on a mentoring role, mirroring the relationship between Bruce and a younger Dick. This was one of the few (and I mean few) things about Titans that I felt was done well, it felt real, two young people who felt alone, abandoned by those they trusted. They join forces with Starfire (Anna Diop) who has lost her memory because of course she fucking has and Beast Boy (Ryan Potter) an animorph smart mouth who I will admit nails the character to a T. Now, usually around this point of the review I stop discussing the plot because of spoilers, but this time I\u2019m stopping because I just don\u2019t remember any specifics. That\u2019s how little Titans impacted me.\"Titans<\/a><\/p>\n

(“Me too guys, me too..”)<\/address>\n

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But forgetting the plot for now (done) let\u2019s move on to the writing, simply put, it\u2019s lazy. The writers have ditched the light-heartedness that the characters are known for and turned them into a bunch of miserably dark and moody assholes. Now, I\u2019m not saying don\u2019t try a new spin on characters, but that isn\u2019t what this feels like, it feels like DC is once again obliviously trying to appeal to a trend that hasn\u2019t been fashionable for around a decade. They are trying desperately to force these characters into roles that don\u2019t suit them, completely ignorant to the traits that made them so compelling to begin with.<\/p>\n

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