Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Animated World of DC Comics: Homecoming, part 2 (Teen Titans, 2005)

Let's not waste any time. Here's the conclusion of Teen Titans' 5th season opener, "Homecoming", marking the animated debut of the Doom Patrol.

Edit, 2/24/23: The video has long been deleted, and the episode is no longer available.

All in all, it was predictable, and it certainly suggested that this was a backdoor pilot for a possible DP series, but Cartoon Network didn't take a chance. All that was missing was the DP's founder and original leader, Niles Caulder.

In the books, Steve Dayton (Mento) was the adoptive father of Gar Logan, aka Beast Boy, whose other identity hadn't been revealed on this show until this episode. As we've documented, the warped minds behind this series opted to give Gar a more bestial appearance, which hasn't improved much in the six years since Teen Titans Go! launched. If you want the "real" Gar, check out the DC Super Hero Girls shorts available On Demand or online, or the graphic novels in the series from DC.

Rating: B.

7 comments:

Steven Dolce said...

How did this show get cancelled anyway? I was never explained.

hobbyfan said...

I think there might've been an episode limit.

Steven Dolce said...

You might want to watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgZav0oAPsY

hobbyfan said...

Oh, I've heard about that.

Steven Dolce said...

Yeah. I just hope it's not a cheap scam or anything.

Steven Dolce said...

The video is gone. WB took it off Dailymotion. Copyright is for squares.

hobbyfan said...

I've made a note of it. I'll figure out what to do when I get a minute.