Titans

How did I miss knowing about this? Ok, only got Netflix a few months ago, and enjoying a few series very much (Sandman, Umbrella Academy, the Viking one whose name has suddenly escaped me) I STILL missed knowing about this. Then Series 4 was advertised and eureka. Also, as a fan of Comic Book series and having once read Teen Titans many years ago, thought yes, I Know what is coming, may be fun in a gentle, inoffensive way, if done well. WRONG. Incredibly dark, violence not far behind Marvels Punisher series. So I was blindsided, but in a good way. Really enjoyed, extremely well done, excellent cast, and layered storyline. Really takes the 'Dark' inherent in Batmans Gotham, literally. Have to say, enjoyed much more than the Arrowverse attempts at DC. Bring on the next one.

Now that James Gunn has taken over the DC cinematic universe, I hope that we get a Dick Grayson full feature film with a larger budget than Titans.

With that being said, here is my rating breakdown:

Season 1 = 8.0 Season 2 = 8.0 Season 3 = 7.0 Season 4 = 6.0

In season 4, they really missed the mark with casting Franka Potente as Mother Mayhem, who is by far the weakest link. The lair set design for Mother Mayhem was awful. I've seen better set design at Universal Studios in Orlando. Some episodes of season 4 are a great cinematic experience, while other episodes are very amateur CW Network-ish.

Titans is a gritty show that's based off the comic book "Teen Titans" which follows a group of young heroes as they try to make the world a better place to live in. I've really come to enjoy this show a lot. There are some parts that slow the show down a little but the good definitely outweighs the bad. It's obviously a show that's much more aimed at adults so some might be turned off by that but I like it more because of it. It continues to have surprise after surprise that will keep you entertained and wanting more. They give each character plenty of room to grow and expand each of their storylines. You really become invested in each character because of the storytelling here. It's show that keeps you on your toes as it is not afraid to kill off main characters.

Season 2 is bad. Just tons of internal conflicts, and several characters acting like psychopaths, idiots or some combination of that. In almost all of the season nothing happens at all. Some quite horrible choices made in this season. What a waste!!

Live action is overrated. Instead, go watch Young Justice. The plot is infinitely better than in Titans.

Season 1 of the Titans was a breath of fresh air. It was so much different than other dc shows and movies. The season ended in a nice spot and the overall character development was great. Unfortunately they never got to use that momentum. Since then, it's been a steady decline. Specially, the writing and direction of season 3 has been absolutely abysmal.