"Was that it?" - This is the question that no season finale should ever leave a viewer with, yet this one did. On its own, it is a good episode that develops Grayson's character to a great extent, but as an end to a season? No, just no. This felt like it was more of a mid-season finale.
You see, seasons of TV shows in many ways should be developed as movies or books. Meaning they should have a clear beginning, middle, and the end, while also leaving something for the next season. You don't end your season in an episode that feels random. The fact that there were behind the scenes shots of Starfire with an actual costume, the producers teased us with Grayson becoming the Nightwing by the end of a season, and that it was originally intended to be 13, then cut to 12 and for some reason 11 episodes now, it's clear that this was never intended to be the end of a season and some content was left out. What happened? Maybe they wanted to work more on those episodes? Was there some budget cut?
Anyway, basically Titans never really came together this season, over 90% of story threads weren't resolved, and it did not feel like an epic finale that Titans deserve. This is sad, because episode is really great, if it wasn't a season finale, I would've easily rated it higher because it is a really intense and well done. Unfortunately, it is a finale, and it did leave mixed feelings after it ended. A fantastic season of television, a great episode, but a really strange choice for an end to such a great season. I am excited for a season 2, and I really hope they don't end that one the same way.
You see, seasons of TV shows in many ways should be developed as movies or books. Meaning they should have a clear beginning, middle, and the end, while also leaving something for the next season. You don't end your season in an episode that feels random. The fact that there were behind the scenes shots of Starfire with an actual costume, the producers teased us with Grayson becoming the Nightwing by the end of a season, and that it was originally intended to be 13, then cut to 12 and for some reason 11 episodes now, it's clear that this was never intended to be the end of a season and some content was left out. What happened? Maybe they wanted to work more on those episodes? Was there some budget cut?
Anyway, basically Titans never really came together this season, over 90% of story threads weren't resolved, and it did not feel like an epic finale that Titans deserve. This is sad, because episode is really great, if it wasn't a season finale, I would've easily rated it higher because it is a really intense and well done. Unfortunately, it is a finale, and it did leave mixed feelings after it ended. A fantastic season of television, a great episode, but a really strange choice for an end to such a great season. I am excited for a season 2, and I really hope they don't end that one the same way.