[2.8/10] Good lord what the hell was this crap? A random, annoying character who’s one part fairy godmother and one part evil witch from Hansel & Gretel? All of the characters in a cutesy trance for most of the episode? The whole story hinging on a Cyborg being suckered in by a cursed pie? This one is stupid, overextended, and annoying.
The only mild thing in its favor is the third act sequence when the Titans have awoken from their trance (thanks to Starfire giving them the ol’ el kabong, another dumb plot development) and go after Mother Mae-eye. There’s some of the off-the-wall creativity to the sequences the show displays in the Mad Mod episodes. But that’s thin gruel in an episode where ninety percent of it is a stereotypical grandmother type feeding our heroes evil pies.
I guess this is supposed to be funny? Or something other than completely nonsensical? Even if the premise were good, it’s just the same crap over and over again, with no real evolution or progression. The only big happening is when Starfire wakes up and realizes that in reality, Mother Mae-eye looks like a gnarled witch rather than a sunny grandma. But even that just conforms to tired “ugly = evil” stereotypes, to no one’s benefits.
Overall, this may be Teen Titans worst episode ever. The show has had some clunkers before, but never before have they been this ill-conceived and face-palmingly crappy from beginning to end, with little, if anything, to balance that out.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParentSpoilers2021-08-14T23:54:13Z
[2.8/10] Good lord what the hell was this crap? A random, annoying character who’s one part fairy godmother and one part evil witch from Hansel & Gretel? All of the characters in a cutesy trance for most of the episode? The whole story hinging on a Cyborg being suckered in by a cursed pie? This one is stupid, overextended, and annoying.
The only mild thing in its favor is the third act sequence when the Titans have awoken from their trance (thanks to Starfire giving them the ol’ el kabong, another dumb plot development) and go after Mother Mae-eye. There’s some of the off-the-wall creativity to the sequences the show displays in the Mad Mod episodes. But that’s thin gruel in an episode where ninety percent of it is a stereotypical grandmother type feeding our heroes evil pies.
I guess this is supposed to be funny? Or something other than completely nonsensical? Even if the premise were good, it’s just the same crap over and over again, with no real evolution or progression. The only big happening is when Starfire wakes up and realizes that in reality, Mother Mae-eye looks like a gnarled witch rather than a sunny grandma. But even that just conforms to tired “ugly = evil” stereotypes, to no one’s benefits.
Overall, this may be Teen Titans worst episode ever. The show has had some clunkers before, but never before have they been this ill-conceived and face-palmingly crappy from beginning to end, with little, if anything, to balance that out.