Episode Reviews - Fractured
Episode #24 - Fractured
Original Airdate - August 5th, 2004
When Robin accidentally wrecks the R-cycle while pursuing a nasty thug
named Johnny Rancid, he winds up with his arm in a cast -- and doubt in
himself. Lucky for Robin, he gets a helpful visit from his Number One
Fan: a short little weirdo from another dimension known as Larry the
Titan! But unlucky for Robin, Larry's reality bending powers cause more
problems than they fix. Can Robin get his nerve back and take down
Johnny Rancid before Larry's "help" breaks the fabric of space
time and destroys reality as we know it?
Review by Amazing Spidey
Media by Bird Boy |
Titans Writers
Written by David Slack
Directed by Michael Chang
Producer Glen Murakami
Producers Linda M. Steiner, Bruce Timm
Asst. Producer Kimberly A. Smith
Music by Michael McCuistion
Casting and Voice Direction Andrea Romano
Animation Services by Lotto Animation
Titans Voices
Greg Cipes as Beast Boy
Scott Menville as Robin
Khary Payton as Cyborg
Tara Strong as Raven
Hynden Walch as Starfire
Rodger Bumpass as Dr. Light
Dee Bradley Baker as Larry the Titan
Henry Rollins as Johnny Rancid |
Review
One of the more positive aspects I find in the Teen Titans cartoon is that
is has masterfully set up 5 unique characters that can adapt to any
situation and tone. There is no dramatic shift needed for the creative team
to tell a comedy story, such as the superb Mad Mod, a horror story like Fear
Itself or the typical action/drama story, along the lines of Masks or the 2
part Apprentice story.
This particular episode, Fractured, is more along the lines of Mad Mod;
however it seems to have been slightly toned down, which will please a lot
of people. It's not as 'out there' as Mad Mod was, which is either good or
bad, depending on how you felt about said episode. No Scooby Doo chase
sequence here.
Robin's alternate dimension fan boy, Larry The Titan, was obviously intended
to act as foil for our fearless leader and it worked well. Robin's
frustration of being unable to fight the villains he despises so much was
amusing to watch, especially as he had this little kid bugging him all day.
He's like those cousins you have that whenever they're over, they follow you
around endlessly.
As always, the animation shined. I remember when the designs first appeared
online, everyone thought the show would look crappy, but it has, in my
opinion, become one of the most consistently well-animated shows on TV.
After my first viewing of Fracture, it quickly became one of my favorite
episodes. I like how Teen Titans is a show where you can sit back, enjoy the
episode, laugh a little, cry a little and walk away not having to
overanalyze the characters motives. In short, sit back and enjoy.
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