[6.2/10] I like the idea behind this one. Exploring Raven’s psyche, dealing with her daddy issues and hatred, seeing the different facets of her she tries to keep balanced is a worthwhile project. But again, Teen Titans’s take is so glancing, so weightless, that I quickly lost interest.
What’s frustrating is that the core of this one is good. Raven struggling with a sense of not being accepted and with her own anger going too far is fecund territory. “Nevermore”, sadly, barely scrapes the surface. There’s some creativity to imagining the different worlds and avatars of the different emotions within her, but even then, it just turns into a big “Let's all work together to defeat evil” roundabout. (Plus, Cyborg and Beast Boy seem like dopes for not figuring this out earlier.)
I’ll say that I did enjoy the dynamic between Robin and Starfire here. Starfire wanting to check in on Raven and make sure she’s doing okay, while Robin wants to respect his teammate’s request for privacy (and watch T.V., naturally) makes for some amusing interstitials with the duo.
I was really hoping the prior episode meant this show was turning the corner. There’s ambition to what Teen Titans is going for here, Taking the opportunity to develop Raven in particular helps make the character more interesting and well-rounded beyond a goth-like Daria with superpowers. But the stories and lessons still seem pitched toward ten-year-olds, which again is OK, but makes it harder to latch onto the show as a grown-up trying to see what all the fuss is about.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParentSpoilers2021-06-22T01:43:52Z
[6.2/10] I like the idea behind this one. Exploring Raven’s psyche, dealing with her daddy issues and hatred, seeing the different facets of her she tries to keep balanced is a worthwhile project. But again, Teen Titans’s take is so glancing, so weightless, that I quickly lost interest.
What’s frustrating is that the core of this one is good. Raven struggling with a sense of not being accepted and with her own anger going too far is fecund territory. “Nevermore”, sadly, barely scrapes the surface. There’s some creativity to imagining the different worlds and avatars of the different emotions within her, but even then, it just turns into a big “Let's all work together to defeat evil” roundabout. (Plus, Cyborg and Beast Boy seem like dopes for not figuring this out earlier.)
I’ll say that I did enjoy the dynamic between Robin and Starfire here. Starfire wanting to check in on Raven and make sure she’s doing okay, while Robin wants to respect his teammate’s request for privacy (and watch T.V., naturally) makes for some amusing interstitials with the duo.
I was really hoping the prior episode meant this show was turning the corner. There’s ambition to what Teen Titans is going for here, Taking the opportunity to develop Raven in particular helps make the character more interesting and well-rounded beyond a goth-like Daria with superpowers. But the stories and lessons still seem pitched toward ten-year-olds, which again is OK, but makes it harder to latch onto the show as a grown-up trying to see what all the fuss is about.