Although Titans' problem with tone have been well documented by now, it needs to find a way of addressing these issues further down the line. Show an element of self-awareness at the earliest opportunity - much like TheCW's Legends of Tomorrow has - and the sooner it can put all this silliness behind it.
Titans' tonal issues are exacerbated by the fact this kind of adaptation has already been mocked... by the Titans themselves! An entire episode of Teen Titans Go! (called Let's Get Serious), is all about how silly comic book adaptations can look when they take themselves too seriously, which is precisely what's happening with the upcoming series.
The fact DC actually have an episode that satirises the tone of their last few adaptations is hilarious enough, but the fact that it's the Titans doing the mocking makes it even more brilliant in light of the new series' big unveiling.
The only way to really fix this is to hit it on the nose right off the bat, because the show's already in need of a complete course correction.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
