Titans Season 2: 5 Ups & 3 Downs From 'Atonement'
In spite of resurrecting some bad habits, Titans' latest episode was a compelling one.
Contains spoilers from Titans Season 2, Episode 9.
Ever since Titans began, we as viewers have found ourselves asking that same question over and over again: What happened? What happened to our beloved Teen Titans to turn them into these perpetually broody, troubled and burdened shells of the colourful superheroes they once were? Well, last week, we got those answers.
With Dick Grayson having revealed that he killed Deathstroke's son, Jericho, the show flashed back to those events to show us that this was only his interpretation of events, as Jericho ended up trusting his heroic friends and, in a bid to save Dick's life, he stood between the Boy Wonder and his father's blade - sacrificing himself. And with that, we finally learned why Dick, Dawn, Hank and Donna all went their separate ways in San Francisco. The only question was: How would Titans 2.0.react to this revelation?
'Atonement' answered those questions, as Dick's bombshell resulted in a ton of unique reactions from his fellow heroes - though most of them looked something like anger, disgust and outrage - setting the stage for a very different albeit oddly familiar installment.
First, the negatives...