Titans (TV Series) Titans Forever (2023) User Reviews

That's A Wrap

[SHU_Movies · 6/10 · 11 May 2023]

With this episode, we have the end of Titans, a very controversial show that most people tended to love or hate. Personally, I found it decent, even though this finale was quite underwhelming

The Series Finale was a let-down, with honesty. It tried to deliver an epic and emotional ending, but ultimately failed to deliver in either of those areas, with not great choreography and visuals, and the pretty mixed script that it's had since day one. Actors give good performances and I really like the chemistry between most of them, but that doesn't make for a necessarily good show on its own

All in all, I'm honestly gonna miss this show. I've watched it for years now, on-and-off, and it's a shame to see it over, despite the large amount of issues I've had with it.

The end of a show that could have been much more

[dami3001 · 6/10 · 12 May 2023]

Mixed emotions. It's the end of the journey.

That's the first thing I have to say to describe this final episode.

If i look back, and I say It was worth it?

At times yes, and a lot. The show had great moments.

But I also have the feeling that the show could have been much more. Great characters and costumes. The script had ups and downs and there will be the key to everything.

The final season gifted us with just a few great moments. I would have wanted more of those moments.

But let's rescue the great episodes of the previous seasons, to say that it was worth getting here.

Thanks for everything Titans!

Modest finale

[ossie85 · 6/10 · 12 May 2023]

This was a lacklustre conclusion to a show that never quite reached its full potential. Though the first two seasons had some great moments and interesting characters, the series as a whole struggled to find its footing and deliver consistently engaging storylines.

In Titans Forever, the team faces off against Brother Blood, in a final battle that ultimately feels anticlimactic and predicatable. The pacing of the episode feels rushed, with key emotional beats and action scenes glossed over in favour of tying up loose ends.

Titans Forever is a disappointing, but not terrible, finale to a show that had a lot of promise but was bogged down by uneven writing and tonal inconsistencies.

Decent Series Finale

[WordsworthStone · 9/10 · 11 May 2023]

Wishing this was a backdoor pilot to some new break-off shows but with the advent of the DCU, pretty sure they're rebooting EVERYTHING DCEU (except only Superman and Lois because they're in a separate universe).

It was a good wrap of storylines. I wonder what they had to change after the announcement, this being the last season. But it was full circle with the pilot involving Raven, Starfire, and this found family.

I have one major qualm with the finale though. After spending four seasons hyping up the badass evil of Trigon, they do him dirty in the first five minutes of the final episode. WHY? No hate to J. Morgan.

All-in-all, I've always liked this adult DC show, despite all the poor reviews from audiences. Far better than anything the CW could pump out, no way they would've captured the dark of the Bat Fam, look at the state of their Gotham Knights, what a joke.

a letdown in an otherwise good season

[cherold · 6/10 · 13 May 2023]

Season 4 is the best season of Titans since 1, but after being solid throughout, the final episode of both this season and the entire series was pretty poor.

Nothing makes much sense in this. I could list a bunch of things, but it hardly seems worth it. Basically, almost nothing that happens makes sense, characters do weird things, there are a couple of real deus ex machina moments, a senseless BS moment that fails to reach the intended emotional highpoint, some more nonsense, and a very poor wrap up.

But then, the first, great season also didn't end well, because they bumped the ending into season 2 and that was another mess. So I guess there's a certain consistency in ending the second best season with a bad finale.

Oh Titans, you did a lot of good stuff, but consistency was never your strength.

Great way to end a great series!

[gatorbuxfan · 10/10 · 12 May 2023]

This was a great episode to end the series. The writing was superb! I have read several DC Titans comics and the portrayals seemed to follow them fairly accurately.

All in all, I thought the entire series was wonderful and the actors portrayed their characters to a "T". Congratulations to a wonderful cast, writers, directors, cinematographers, stunt people and all involved.

The actors seemed to have an abundance of chemistry, so it was hard to see them all say goodbye to one another in the end. I'm glad there was a happy ending, its nice to see that happen when all the ribbons are nicely tied up in a pretty bow.

Season Four Review

[southdavid · 7/10 · 27 September 2023]

A little delayed from its US release dates, "Titans" has aired on Netflix in the UK and has, overall, probably been my favourite of the Berlanti-Verse DC shows. Both it's propensity for more adult themes, as well as dispensing the villain of the week style, for a single story worked for me and whilst I'm a little sad to see it end here, it goes before outstaying it's welcome.

The Titans head to Metropolis where Conner (Joshua Orpin) is expecting to meet Superman but instead gets an invitation from his other father, Lex Luthor (Titus Welliver). Luthor is dying and asks Conner to take over Lexcorp when he's gone. However, is murdered almost immediately and, at the same time, both Rachel (Teagan Croft) and a local games designer Sebastian (Joseph Morgan) suffer from dark hallucinations. The Titans discover that the cult of Trigon, Rachel's demonic father, are still in operation and looking to resurrect him.

Generally, I thought this was an OK story, it's a shame to be revisiting a villain but it makes sense as a conclusion for both Rachael and Kory's story. I liked the two-episode diversion to Caul's folly, and the views of the DC multiverse that you get in the "Dude, where's my Gar?" episode. There were other elements I didn't care so much for though, such as Conner's entire personality shift (storyline explained as though it was) and the fact that many of the Titan's still choose to keep vital information, such as "I'm having horrific visions" to themselves, rather than explaining it to the rest of the team.

Performances are still good, visually effects are solid enough for a show of this expenditure. One thing that's a real downgrade this season is the music though, season three had some excellent tunes over the end credits particularly, but here's it's back to the Titans general theme each time.

Another enjoyable season then and a fitting send off for a show that I've liked from the beginning.

"Titans Forever" is a satisfying conclusion to the Brother Blood arc and to Titans as a show - My Ultimate Review

[Holt344 · 9/10 · 31 May 2023]

Written by Richard Hatem and directed by Nick Copus. The premise of "Titans Forever": With Brother Blood at full power and Conner left in critical condition, the Titans join forces to try and defeat Sebastian once and for all.

So we arrived at the finish line, a season which has been great at times and average at times. It's actually the same director and writer for this episode as the season premiere, quite fitting really. The writing was actually quite good, dialogue felt right for the characters and no real flaws in my opinion. I think the writing has mostly been solid in this final season, to be honest quite great at times. The direction was strong, Nick Copus is capable behind the camera and interprets the script well and gives the show that little extra which it needs and deserves. The actors was given great direction from him, which made it possible for the actors to shine even more. There are a couple of great performances in this episode, but most importantly, plenty of great character moments, also a finale worth investing your time into.

Titans have always had great action sequences and the stunt coordinators doesn't let down, nor does the script, every action sequence is there for a reason and each ended up being satisfying. The musical score is great, so is the sound design. The music in Trigon's scenes are great, like so many other scenes. The music have never been bad, here it's brilliant and fits perfectly with what's happening. The cinematography is incredible and there are truly many fine shots in the film, feels like the director and cinematographer worked together nicely in this episode. The costume department needs a lot of praise if I haven't said it before, both the superheroes and villain. The huge amount of details placed in each suit, each fiber and armor. Tim Drake's Robin suit has to be one of the show's best suits. What I have written before is how easy it is for me to smile when these heroes are on screen; Nightwing, Beast Boy, Starfire, Raven and now Robin (Tim Drake). The scene with Starfire and Brother Blood inside Icarus Lab were one of the season's best, their performances in this episode were truly one of the highlights. The final battle inside Icarus Lab and the Icarus Gate was one of the finest action sequences in the show's history, it has the Titans teaming up like the team we have grown to love. The music in that sequence was top notch, so fitting!

Let's talk about some character arcs: Superboy's character arc this season and throughout the show, but especially this final season, have been great. The writers and Joshua Orpin have made Conner Kent/Superboy into such a real character with flaws and just characteristics which makes him into one of the most human characters in the show. It's hard to find yourself, the people (parents) you have to live up to, these are two of the main things Superboy is going through during his character arc across his introduction to the season finale. It's been a great arc along with a great performance by Orpin. Every main character have had great character arcs, the writing haven't been on the same level of quality every season though, but I do think there have been a lot of good character arcs. Dick Grayson's have been one of my favorites, this season marks the first time he's the Grayson we love, the leader we love. The writers really went deep into the psychology and mental health of Grayson, how he really became a soldier at an early age when he became Robin. These writers have always wanted to create a realistic take on the characters and world, that they did, maybe a bit too much with Grayson but I've enjoyed his arc since season 1 episode 1. If you remember in season 1 and when the first trailer dropped, Mame-Anna Diop's performance as Kory Anders / Starfire was looked upon badly but in my opinion she ended up becoming among the better parts of the show during the second season and have grown to be better, Diop is Starfire, she deserves a lot of praise and honestly like every single actor of the main cast, needs to return. These actors have embodied the roles of our beloved superheros, the iconic Titans. Brenton Thwaites did a phenomenal job at creating a live action version of Dick Grayson / Nightwing, his performance is great in this episode too, I'm a big fan of his performance and honestly he's my Dick Grayson, a character I love. The cast have been full of great characters and performances, but I won't go into too much detail on that, I just want to say how the core cast was great in this finale. The antagonist too, Joseph Morgan was terrific as Sebastian Sanger / Brother Blood, his performance in this episode was one of the better ones for sure. Brother Blood have been a terrific and sympathetic antagonist, the thing I love about him is how the writers and directors made him relatable and a good person at first, it shows how manipulation and hard upbringing can change someone. I found his transformation throughout this season to be well written, he was at the end of the day, a great villain. Deathstroke is still on number one though, but Brother Blood might be on the second place.

Episode 4.12 is the series finale of Titans, a show I've followed since it first premiered back in 2018. Having grown up with the animated Teen Titans, these characters were known to me and my knowledge of them have only grown at an older age because of the comics. But what I loved back in 2018 was how this was a show for adults, it was darker and different, not how anyone excepted a Titans show would be like. It wasn't liked by everyone, but I loved it, still do. It's a show with flaws though and this finale doesn't feel like a series finale, but a season finale. It's a satisfying conclusion but the stories left to tell will remain there until the show gets renewed but under the new leadership at DC, that seems unlikely, so here we are. Titans have ended its four season run, it was in my opinion a great ending. How this episode plays out, it's not how I expected it would, but that's why I like it as much as I did. Unpredictability is great! Mother Blood, Brother Blood and the cult have been a great antagonist for the Titans this season, the writers made the show about the Titans and especially Raven and Starfire again. Season 3 was more a Batman and Nightwing season than a Titans season, I liked it of course because of how much I love the characters and Batman's mythology. But this was the best story to conclude the series, going back to the beginning, Trigon and his children (Raven and Brother Blood). Honestly, I wanted the show to continue, I wanted it to thrive and tell more stories and bring more Titans into the fold. But that's now what we will be getting, so I'm quite sad, the show was far from perfect but I loved it non the less. It might be one of my favorite superhero shows, but that's solely my opinion.

Pretty dreadful writing

[greenmangreat · 4/10 · 28 May 2023]

The show made Trigon the big bad villain. But he gets casually dispatched by Brother Blood. And the guy who easily killed Trigon meets his end in an utterly underwhelming battle with the Titans.

There was also the whole bit about prophecy; how Starfire was supposed to sacrifice herself. And so she does... for a couple of minutes. It turns out exploding as a nuke does no harm to her whatsoever. The episode then goes through a protracted series of goodbyes.

After a disappointing season 3, I had high hopes for season 4 after its strong start. But like season 2, the writers just don't quite seem to know how to write endings. I have no idea what I just watched, but man do the actors and visual effects team deserve more than this awful writing.

I for one am glad it's over.

[implaxis · 5/10 · 12 May 2023]

Final episode! While I thought the first couple seasons were great, I don't know what happened in Season Four. The actors seemed kind of bored (especially Raven), it got all horror-y and gross, and just wasn't all that compelling. Several episodes with virtually no action, just people talking in a room. With excellent drama that can be absorbing, but here it was just superficial.

It was nice to see Jason Todd again (previous episode), undoubtedly the coolest character on the show (maybe next to Hawk). It might have been nice to see some of the other old recurring characters as well, if even in cameos.

Dumb things in the story: -- Gar struggles to pull the cables to turn the machine off. Um, he can turn into a gorilla, why didn't he?

-- Bernard is dying. Oops, no he's not! He's okay!

-- Connor is dead. Oops, no he's not! He's okay!

-- Starfire is dead. Oops, no she's not! She's okay!

-- Even after his transformation, Sebastian still came across as a pouty kid, rather than the threat he was supposed to be.

-- Trigon only appearing in a bathtub, and easily dispatched.

Knowing Season 4 was the final one, I was eager to see how it played out, but ultimately disappointed.

Somewhat disappointing

[attilaboncok · 4/10 · 20 July 2023]

The action is sloppy in this one. Brother Blood is only a threat because they tell us. Other than lighting people on fire by screaming he does not feel like a threat. He could kill Conner with eye beams in an earlier episode, yet he never uses it again and loses in a lackluster final action scene. This won't do. Lazy writing. I wonder if the show got affected by the writers strike.

Brother Blood's skills feel inconsistent throughout the show and it really feels in the closing episode. He showed some ultimate skills he, for whatever reason, did not use when it really mattered.

Also: Gar struggling with cables... in human form, when he could easily change to a Gorilla to multiply his strength.

Poor writing, poor execution. Disappointing.

A sort of lackluster series finale

[jp7570 · 5/10 · 12 May 2023]

While this started out as an edgy and interesting take on the old "Teen Titans" concept, it devolved into a predicatble "Good vs. Evil" show about magic and sorcery in its final season. This is just my opinion, but this final season missed a major opportunity by not making Lex Luthor the "big baddie". Instead, they dispatched him episode #1 of this final season in favor of a relatively weak pair of villains (Sebastian Sanger and his "mother").

For some reason, Season 4 was set-up as a road trip, complete with a tricked-out RV. Many set-pieces looked like budget concessions, such as the many warehouse-type sets. Other budget-saving measures were visible by having fewer characters (like Nightwing) rarely in costume, opting for street clothes instead. Was this a budget concession for Mr. Zaslav?

We did get "Robin 3.0" in what could only be described as a "Karate Kid"-type training montage. For me, the Tim Drake character was one of the weakest members of the team, dramatically and emotionally. This was a poor casting choice.

Of course in the finale, the good guys win. But there wasn't any explanation of how/why Connor Kent turned on the team earlier in the season, or why he inexplicably redeemed himself in the end. Also, the use of Red Kryptonite to help resuscitate Connor was completely inconsistent with DC content. Red Kryptonite is supposed to be unpredictable, having random effects on different Kryptonians. And its effects supposedly only last between 24 and 72 hours. So how did this bring Connor back to life? Did the writers not do their research?

Also, no Titans die in the end, although it is teased in the final fight scene. So there was no real sense of danger.

While the final cameo of Jason Todd (Red Hood) was a nice touch, clearly there were some glaring missed opportunities for cameos. Missing in action were Barbara Gordon, Dawn Granger (Dove), Bruce Wayne (who was never in costume as Batman), or Superman - although we did see the latter's boots in a close-up shot. There are probably other cameos that could have been integrated into the finale that I haven't listed.

Of course, the final episode would not be complete with a final gathering in the last few minutes to wrap up some some characters arcs. None of them really disappear, but clearly the Titans team pretty much disbands. And given the new ownership at DC's parent (WBD), don't expect any follow-up or spin-offs.

Like many other Berlanti-produced DC shows (such as "Supergirl" and "The Flash"), they start out strong but cannot sustain the energy. In the end, the final season often comes as a welcome relief as the characters limp to a conclusion. Sadly, "Titans" also followed this same playbook.

It only got worse and worse

[sergio_dukes · 1/10 · 13 May 2023]

When titans first started I was so excited. It was an opportunity for all 3 of the dc trinity to have representation we have not seen before. But as time went on we've seen Wonder Woman's universe and characters disrespected. Instead we got b/c list characters given more screen time more than a core character with tons of source material to draw from. They never knew what to do with Donna. So instead they wrote her off completely. Alienating an entire fanbase who tuned in to see elements of the WW universe. Like Batman & heavily later on Superman's protege got a lot of screen time. This show for WW fans became unwatchable. So I'm elated to bid this hot garbage a GOOD RIDDANCE. & a message to Whomever was responsible for this to simply, do better.