Episode Reviews - Haunted
Episode #31 - Haunted
Original Airdate - October 2nd, 2004
Ever since the Titans' final confrontation with Slade, Robin has been
haunted by one question: is Slade really gone? When Cinderblock breaks
out of jail, Robin finally gets his answer: he sees Slade. Robin goes
after him, fiercely determined to stop his nemesis once and for all.
Review by Amazing Spidey
Media by Bird Boy |
Titans Writers
Written by Adam Beechen
Directed by Ben Jones
Producer Glen Murakami
Producers Linda M. Steiner, David Slack
Music by Lolita Ritmanis
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 Cinderblock
Ron Perlman as Slade
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Review
Anyone who has taken even a casual interest in Teen Titans is bound to
know the characters by now. Beast Boy is the irritating comic relief
character, Raven is the moody one and Starfire is the adorable alien.
Which basically means when you get their spotlight episodes, Beast Boy gets
a comedic tone, Raven gets a moody, often creepy tone and Starfire gets a
�fun� tone, which isn�t to be taken too seriously. The quality often varies;
for example, Beast Boy, the comedic choice is arguably the least funny of
all the Titans. One thing that is consistent however, not matter what way
you look at it, is that Robin kicks ass.
In this episode, we see Robin at his best, determined to find Slade, who he
refuses to believe has died. It becomes clear that it�s been haunting him
for a while, and the episodes kicks into high gear once Slade does return.
Despite the rest of The Titans claims that Robin�s imagining it all,
manufactured by his obsessive nature.
The mystery was a good one, deep inside I knew Slade wasn�t back, but it the
episode was written so well that it was hard to dismiss Robin�s claims. We
all know villains rarely die, and Slade was the main villain� would they
really get rid of him, without bringing him back?
Animation wise, the episode was consistent. Robin�s fighting himself was
done very well, and Slade looked as menacing as ever. One of the only things
bringing the episode down was Beast Boy�s stupid sneezing fit. It�s been
done before with Starfire, here was a cheap, irritating impersonation. The
sooner I see someone slap Beast Boy, the better.
Overall, it was a good episode. It doesn�t top Red X, but it remains one of
the season�s better episodes. It also had a damn creepy ending.
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