Titans Recap, Episode 6: Jason Todd

Last week, the Titans were all ready to go as a unit together and continue the longest road trip in the DC Universe. Interpersonal relationships developed, the four finally got a fair fight against the Nuclear Family, and the mysterious Cult Leader with his mysterious plans turned out to be only piece of the puzzle. Dick Grayson had to find out of the hard way though, being put in a fight with a personal SWAT squad and having to be rescued by no one other than… Jason Todd? We knew it was coming, but still. You gotta wonder what’s gonna happen next. *** Spoilers abound in the recap below.*** Fifteen Years Ago A somber piano plays as we fade into a Gotham City elementary fifteen years. The tombstones of John and Mary Grayson indicate that they died in 2002. This means the shows is canonically set in 2017 and which definitely answers a recurring question I’ve had, but still does not address the inconsistency of the aesthetic or the technology. A young Dick Grayson can do nothing but stare at his parents’ tombstones before placing a single white flower on the plot. He is comforted by one of his circus guardians. Dick brings up the police investigation and the hydrofluoric acid used to burn the ropes, and the poor circus guardian was not ready to have this conversation, but tries his best anyways. He insists Bruce Wayne is a much better guardian for Dick, and it’s hard to disagree given that Bruce Wayne is white privilege incarnate and eventually Dick gives in to the sage advice…