Teen Titans: Birthmark
 

First of all, outside the Anime panderin,g Teen Titans is without a doubt, one of the greatest cartoons I've ever watched, this, next to Justice Leauge Unlimited, is putting the word "AMAZING" back into quality american shows.

Tonight's episode "Birthmark", was probably the series' finest hour, I downloaded it as soon as someone uploaded it succesfully to me, good GOD.

Here's some small hints on what happened

1. Raven's Birthday

2. DR. LIGHT, looks like "Identity Crisis" revided the guy's career in more ways than one

3. Raven and Robin are left alone eventually and work together against Trigons' apprentice...the undead SLADE. SLADE! THE REAL F*CKING SLADE1

4. Robin's most violent battle with Slade...EVER, and since Slade is already dead, Robin snaps his neck and it does'nt even stop him, the amount of violence in this episode was unbeleivable.

5. Raven is beaten to a bloody pulp by Slade, her coustume torn to shreds, fortunatly Robin saves her.

6. Slade repors back to Trigon that he has delivered his "message"

This season alone has been the darkest from what I've seen of the series, seasons one, two, and three had thier dark episodes, but this season has been REALLY dark, and more mature as a result.

I thought it was a very good episode! I just finished watching it, I taped it last night due to a Farscape marathon :D !

I enjoy TT but don't watch it too much because of bad timing, but when I saw the teaser for this one I knew I had to see it!

Raven looked very nice with all the bloody symbols all over her body and with her hair long, I wish she didn't cut it. But at the same time, I can understand why she did...

Is there anyplace I can find screens for this series? And how far have the dvds gone into the show?

Huh? TT as a non anime show? I gotta see that.

I agree that TT is growing up. I hated it at first, but I like the stuff with Robin and Slade the most.

Now if only the toys were cool...

I have a love/hate-thing with Teen Titans.

The show is written very well, just as good as any other show in the DCAU. There's continuity, witty dialouge, and characters and villains you'd never see in ANY other DCAU show (like Bat-Mite, didn't see him coming).

So why do I hate the show? The anime bullsh*t.

Everytime something cool or dakr happens they have to "lighten the mood" by turning all the characters into little big-headed midgts and hae them run around in circles, screaming. They're pandering to the 8-10 year olds and the mildly retarded otaku crowd. Thanks. A DCAU cartoon doesn't need to be anime to be good. Just look at all the shows in the last decade.

Here's an example: Haunted.

GREAT episode. Robin fights what he thinks is Deathstroke (the show can't call him that, of course, because the name is too violent :roll: ) but it all turns out to be a figment of his own imagination. He finally overcomes him and the final "battle" was really well directed! And then they pan to Beast Boy in the infirmary and he's dripping snot out of his noise and transforming into all sorts of goofy anime expressions. Stupid.

Then there's the Japanese music. Pufi Ami Yumi need to stay on their side of the planet where I don't have to listen to them.

Aside from the rediculous anime bullsh*t, the show has some intelligent writing and impressive animation. The fightscenes are very well choreographed (like when Robin was fighting that spider-guy on the power cables of a cruise ship). The voice acting is also pretty good; just how I'd expect the characters to sound. And, of course, since I'm a fanboy I get all the comic book references. Like when Bat-Mite showed up (calling himself Larry) or Dr. Light.

Whenever I watch the show I just change the channel for a few secodns when things start to get retarded. Then I turn it back. The show's much more enjoyable that way.

I can see the negatives of Titans turn some people off, though not certanly all the time, I feel for you dude, I hope mainstream anime pandering dies one day so we can get back to animating shows OUR way rather than THIER way, fortunatly Justice Leauge still does that

Slade staying dead clinched it for me, the third season was so uneventful, but then, that's because he was'nt in it, I say just combine both seasons three and four as one long season, because this season is the finest of the show...ever.

Ok, wow. I've seen the episode now and the writing really is outstanding. Slade going "..., Master" in the end. Slade bowing down. Awesome. And Robin just is the coolest Anime Titan there is.

My favorite eps tend to be the ones about Raven, but the others are good too. Lots of humor in this show from the eps I've seen.