It's becoming a bit of a pattern now with these Teen Titans episodes. Almost every one so far has received a 7/10, in my opinion. I think the reason for this is that these early episodes seem to only develop the characters more rather than progress the main storyline of the season. Most of the episodes' runtime feels like filler which is what stops it from reaching those really high grades. Regardless, this is good filler - especially with this episode.
During a battle with annoying villain Mumbo Jumbo (the creativity is great but the character is irritating), Cyborg's batteries run out (stupid, I know) and he is taken in by Fix-It who, at first, repairs him but then begins to replace Cyborg's humanity with rebotic limbs like himself. Though predictable, Fix-It was a really cool villain. I loved his monotone voice and reminded me of Brainiac in Superman: The Animated Series. I felt genuine fear for Cyborg as Fix-It began operating on him. However, then if was all ruined.
Due to Cyborg's memories and humanity, Fix-It stops his "fixing" and surrenders as he "forgot what it was like to be human". Whilst it's a good message and subverts expectations, it's so whimsical and robs a really great villain. As I was watching, I could see Fix-It alongside Slade as a sort of Ebony Maw-like character with Thanos. Yet, the writers turned his good and ruined that opportunity.
Regardless, what was a stupid idea of Cyborg running out of batteries turned into a scary encounter with a promising villain that they then ruined. This could've been the best episode yet, perhaps acquiring an 8/10, but it isn't.
During a battle with annoying villain Mumbo Jumbo (the creativity is great but the character is irritating), Cyborg's batteries run out (stupid, I know) and he is taken in by Fix-It who, at first, repairs him but then begins to replace Cyborg's humanity with rebotic limbs like himself. Though predictable, Fix-It was a really cool villain. I loved his monotone voice and reminded me of Brainiac in Superman: The Animated Series. I felt genuine fear for Cyborg as Fix-It began operating on him. However, then if was all ruined.
Due to Cyborg's memories and humanity, Fix-It stops his "fixing" and surrenders as he "forgot what it was like to be human". Whilst it's a good message and subverts expectations, it's so whimsical and robs a really great villain. As I was watching, I could see Fix-It alongside Slade as a sort of Ebony Maw-like character with Thanos. Yet, the writers turned his good and ruined that opportunity.
Regardless, what was a stupid idea of Cyborg running out of batteries turned into a scary encounter with a promising villain that they then ruined. This could've been the best episode yet, perhaps acquiring an 8/10, but it isn't.
