Titans Season 2: 4 Ups & 2 Downs From ‘Conner’

Downs...

2. Another Standalone Episode

PBSIn spite of how enjoyable 'Conor' was an episode, it was hard to overlook the fact that it was now the second standalone episode in the past three weeks.

First, we had 'Aqualad' which, instead of revealing Jason Todd's fate (after he had been kidnapped by Deathstroke), kept us all hanging for another week as it instead gave us some context as to what happened between Slade Wilson and the Titans in the past. And now, 'Conner' has gone down a similar route, as the episode once again stalled in the midst of revealing Jason's fate in order to add some more context in regards to Superboy - the only difference being that it was actually able to link it to last week's cliffhanger really well.

Like 'Aqualad', the problem isn't the episode itself, because like every episode this season so far, 'Conner' was a mostly great offering. However, having two flashback standalones so close together disrupts the flow of the season and can get frustrating when all the viewers want to know is what happened to Jason.

It also causes another issue...