The Dark Origins Of Beast Boy X Terra 

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So that’s why Slade was never invited to the legion of doom They’re evil, but they have standards.

As a teenager it really pisses me off how people assume and sugar coat a scenario that happens between people. For example, Terra returning to the titans. Raven is giving Terra a hard time and people just assume at face value that Raven is just jealous. 🙄 . Raven is someone who must constantly every single day must keep her powers in control because slightest emotion can release god knows what. It is no surprise that Raven doesn’t trust Terra’s claim that she can suddenly control of her powers. Raven is skeptical about that as she wants powers to be controlled at all times to ensure her friends are unharmed.

Technically, Beast Boy never lied to Terra. The Titans found out Terra needed help controlling her powers.

Even though it was never confirmed in the series, I figured that Terra got restored after 'White Raven' used her powers to restore the planet after Trigon turned everyone to stone. Considering that Terra was already petrified, I'm willing to wager that Raven unknowingly brought her back. In the finale, she mentioned that she looked into all of the magic that she could. However, she never found the spell to restore her.

I'm glad they wrote the story with respect for kids. Children aren't guilable and this show had writers who knew this well. Teen Titans might be not ideal nowdays but it was perfect for it's time

It’s wild how they were able to imply that Slade was a twisted pervert on a Cartoon Network show. On top of his intimidating presence and menacing voice, the fact that he liked them young made him an even scarier villain.

I was way to young to witness the whole Terra storyline. That drove me to tears the age of 6. I still rewatch her arc every once in awhile and I still feel the pain

The only thing I didn’t like was how little it felt the betrayal mattered. The only episodes where Terra was in it were episodes that were about her. I just wish they could have introduced her early on and let the story develop over the next few seasons.

I disagree that bb did anything wrong. Terra hurt him and his dearest friends and he doesen't have to keep being friends with her after that. From his perspective she manipulated him and the titans to serve Slade. He is naturally looking back at the moments she was friendly and questioning it. She keeps acting like it was their fault when they were nothing but kind and friendly to her. He probably cooled off and decided that he overrected and that's why he defended her later.

Kinda have to side with BB on this one. Putting aside how manipulative Slade is. The titans told her Slade was bad. They gave her a place to stay, food, water, and all out of the kindness of there hearts. And yet she decided to not give her new friends any benefit of the doubt. And switched sides, for the known bad man. Then doesn’t even try to warn them and aided Slade in an assassination attempt. Saying you’ll still be friends no matter what is one thing. But expecting it after she sold out you’re friends and family, nearly getting them killed is a little much to ask. BB had every right to be absolutely furious at her. Because in his eyes she’s been playing him for a sucker. It seems pretty obvious that he was both hot and heartbroken at the moment. Perhaps after cooling off being willing to try and give her a second chance after coming back.

Even as a kid, I knew Terra was a victim. Maybe not the exact words but I could always see how unsure and scared she was and I was constantly root for her to switch to the Titans. The last episode she appeared in broke my heart and brain.

The stuff that happened with Terra was so intense for me as a kid. It was probably the first time I had experienced story telling like this and I didn’t know what to do with it.

What I always found funny is that, because Terra was there so briefly, the lack of interactions between her and Raven wound up feeding into the BBRae ship. After all, from a shipping perspective, if Raven was willing to go off on Terra so completely after the betrayal when she's not the one most harmed by it, obviously she's going off on Beast Boy's behalf. As one ship falls, another rises, because in shipping being single in the endgame isn't an option, and every choice by the writers is "evidence"

Having never heard of Tara before watching this video and not knowing much about the Titans, her characterization does kinda just say “person with Borderline Personality Disorder”, from the way she immediately takes Robin learning about her lack of control as a betrayal of trust by BB and a reason to abandon the Titans altogether, to just the way Slade goads and manipulates her in that first episode. Like the idea that she thinks everyone will leave her once they discover what she’s really like and to the line “how can you lose something you never had in the first place” just sounds so much like stuff The Voices ™ would say to a pwBPD in moments of weakness. I know her actions can probably seem erratic and unprompted from the outside but I do feel like it makes sense if you view it this way.

What Slade did Terra mentally and physically was seriously fucked up. And when she thought Beast Boy broke his promise just because Robin made a guess always pissed me off because she could’ve been so much happier with them. Especially Beast Boy. And I felt so bad for him when he felt betrayed by her in the date episode. Slade literally blocked Gar as he was finally about to kiss her WTF! Anyway, the bottom line is Terra is a seriously tragic character in the show and her death cut Garfield the deepest.

What do you think of the finale, "Things Change?" Honestly it just really made me sad. I just wanted to see Terra and Beast Boy together since Beast Boy loved her and Terra used to and may still have feelings for her. Last time she was in the series, she sacrificed herself and turned into stone, which was not exactly a happy ending for her. This final episode allowed Terra to become a new person and leave her troubled life in the past, nothing about her is "set in stone" anymore. Some said that this final episode completed Terra's character, and thus, the series ends. Note: The show ended abruptly and the movie was released later that year, supposedly serving as the series finale.

Terra's betrayal was more than trying to kill the Teen Titans. There's one quote from Raven that always stuck with me even years later: "The problem is Terra gave Slade more than secret codes and hidden cameras. She gave him "us". Our flaws, our weaknesses, everything he'd ever need to know." I think the betrayal was all the more unforgivable to the Teen Titans and the audience because Terra gained their trust and exposed their vulnerabilities to the main villain (seriously, who the hell trusts the obviously evil guy with a skeleton looking mask). Also, she seemed to take glee in exploiting their weaknesses, especially Raven. It kind of felt like she only felt regret once she realized she was hopelessly outclassed power wise.

Even if BB hadnt blown up on Terra and came back wtih her to help the titans I highly doubt they would have let her stay.They took her in, fed her,let her bathe, were willing to train her and even gave her a place to sleep as well as allowing her to join them. She repaid them by potentially killing them all in their sleep.The titans would have tried to arrest her or just kicked her out and Slade would have scooped the former titan up immediately afterwards.

It's a real pity that there wasn't a lot of focus on Terra's development. Coming from a person who never liked Terra in Teen Titans, I do wish that there were more character focused episodes on her. Like, her origins, Terra joining Slade, Terra struggling to choose to betray the Titans or Slade, and see her going down the downward spiral until she fully embraced the idea of being Slade's apprentice. It also doesn't help that Terra only had about 5 episodes, (not including any cameos or references), before she was encased in stone, and then appearing one last time in the series finale. And not only that, but there were moments where Terra was absent for several episodes. The episode focusing on the Master of Games especially makes absolutely no sense why Terra was absent. At the end of the previous episode, Terra had officially joined the Titans and the members of the team had welcomed her with opened arms. Next episode, Terra is completely absent, save for a cameo at the very end. And they never explained why she wasn't with the Titans when they were playing that card game. Next episode, Terra betrays the Titans. Terra remains absent in a few episodes, and then returns in the 2-Parter Season 2 Finale. Terra then is turned to stone and then is never seen again until the Series Finale. What they should've done with Terra was have a few episodes focusing on her, showing her interacting with the Titans, getting to know them, and several scenes where she's doing something.... At several points, we see Terra on her computer. At this point, we don't know what Terra's doing. But we do later find out that it's an e-mail that supposed to be sent to Slade. But before she eventually betrays the Titans, Terra is shown to be hesitate, as she doesn't want to betray her friends, but at the same time doesn't want to disappoint her master. At some point, one of the Titans, let's say Beast Boy, sees Terra on her computer. He doesn't see what Terra's doing, but notices that Terra looks upset. Eventually, Beast Boy manages to muster up some courage to ask what's wrong with Terra. Terra of course, would be startled and panic, saying things like what's Beast Boy is doing in her room and that she isn't doing anything. Eventually, she would calm down and tell what she was doing, though leaving out the whole Slade bit. She would tell Beast Boy that she been writing an e-mail for some time to, let's say, her brother, but doesn't know if she should send it or not. Of course, Beast Boy would ask questions like "You have a brother," and "Why haven't you contacted with him after all these years?" Too which, Terra would reply that she hasn't seen him in years, they had a falling out the last time she saw him and she's afraid that she would be ignored or something worst. Beast Boy would comfort her, saying that he doesn't know what her brother is like, but if he were Terra's brother, he would be missing you, and that he's probably doing the same thing she's doing right now, wanting to contact Terra, but is afraid on what Terra might say. He would also say something along the lines of Terra needing to follow her heart and the answer will become clear. Terra thanks Beast Boy, hugs him, and Beast Boy, in a state of fluster, tries to leave Terra's room without freaking out in a lovestruck manner. The episode would end with Terra looking at the E-Mail, with the mouse on the Send Button, though we don't see her pushing the button, creating a state of ambiguity on whether or not she sent the mail. A few episodes later, Terra and the rest of the Titans would do their duties protecting Jump City. But behind the scenes, Slade is making his move. He secretly places various traps to make it look like Terra is losing control over her powers. What more is when that happens, Terra would find herself blacking out. The Titans would see the damage that "Terra" has caused, but not the events that happened beforehand, and the trust that Terra has been building up towards the Titans began to fall apart. Eventually, Terra, while being able to defeat the monster that's actually been causing the problem, did cause a lot of damage across the city. During a meeting, where Robin, Starfire, Beast Boy, Raven and Cyborg are meeting each other in secret. they basically start to discuss that Terra is starting to lose control over her powers, but during a certain point, Terra accidentally overhears a part that suggests that the Titans might kick her off the team. In a panicked state, Terra would run back into her room, crying that, even after all this time as a member of the Teen Titans, Terra is back to square one. What's more is that Terra is entering into a state of panic, believing that she'll never be trusted by the Titans again. She goes to her computer, writes something down, and then clicks the Send Button to, what we think, her brother. Of course, it's actually Slade that's being sent the e-mail, but at this point, we aren't supposed to know. And then the next episode happens. The message has been sent. Terra goes on a date with Beast Boy. Titans' Tower gets invaded by Slade's forces. Slade appears during Terra and Beast Boy's date. Reveals to Beast Boy that Terra is both a spy and his new apprentice. Beast Boy rejects Terra, and Terra, with nowhere else to turn, heads towards Slade.

Ashley Johnson is a phenomenal voice actress. Just throwing that out there. She’s been great in everything I’ve seen her in.

I view Terra's arc from Raven's perspective. From willing to give someone a chance to rightfully not trusting them after a misunderstanding, and then being betrayed in the worsr way possible. Considering how empathetic Raven is and how she views the Titans, Terra selling them out to Slade and then mocking her as being alone and friendless crossed the line for me. Its no wonder Raven snapped at her.

The alternate name for this arc should be the Miscommunication Arc. Beause boy, could Beast Boy have told her that he never said anything, Robin used to work for Batman and used context clues that she had trouble controlling her powers, and Slade is/was not to be trusted there at the fair. Yes, it would've been in anger, but it at least the gravity of the situation would be setting in at least.

The way spade groomed that poor girl was just insane. As a kid you really feel for her but when you’re older and actually understand, it’s even worse

Ashley Johnson killed it the way she transformed from gretchen from recess to terra she is underrated

Was Beast Boy's response the best to acheive the most positive outcome? No but I don't think you can definitively say it was the wrong response. It's altruistic to be forgiving and understanding in that situation but it is also perfectly justifiable to simply be thoroughly done with someone who betrayed you. Even given their tragic situation

Maybe raven suggesting to the titans to give terra a second chance would make more sense since she too struggles with her powers. Of course, like beast boy, she’d need a reflection scene.

It took me a long time to realize that Slade was really Deathstroke.

I actually thought that this ship was meant to be wholesome when I first saw the series

With raven being upset and lashing out in that fight, it could be argued as an empath, she felt all the hurt the titans felt, the betrayal, the anger, everything. Shes not the one with the most stakes with terra (though she was also betrayed and terra tried to kill her friends). So when shes going off on tera it isn't just her, its all of the Titans feelings. That doesn't excuse anything as it wasn't in the show and is a theory explanation. Just some food for thought

>You know Terra and Slade are banging in the comics, right? Who the fuck starts a conversation like that? I just sat down!

14:18 that right there I never noticed back in 2003. That moment that the titans accepted Terra to the team, her hair covers one eye symbolizing her work with Slade. That sudden eye blocked by the hair to only have one eye is pretty much saying to us “I can’t believe they actually trust me. Now I can dig some dirt in them for my boss.”

So this all happened because Terra just misunderstood and had assumed that Beast Boy had told the Titans.

I'll be honest, I've always preferred BBTerra over BBRae. Not only did they have better chemistry and a more fun dynamic, but I like how Beast Boy didn't need to win over Terra since she found him charming from the start.

So I wasn’t the only one who thought Slade acted very creepily towards Raven during her season

0:33 What also messed up is that creator of her literally introduce her love of Hal to not be returned and Hal acting like responsible adult. ONLY FOR NEXT WRITER MISSING THE MEMO.

I remember the first season being super exciting and fun for me, a person who has never liked and still doesn't like super hero stuff. Then the Terra arc came along and this kids' show got super serious. Slade's first returning line was his most sinister yet, and set up a whole season which took you along with Beast Boy for an emotional ride. The archetype of Terra as a person is so tragic because she's very real, and I'm sure many of us have known a Terra or two in our own lives.

I’m glad you were willing to talk about some of the flaws in the show’s approach to this arc when it’s mostly episodic. Something that bothered me even when it aired. I’d cut Beast Boy some slack, though. Him being cruel to Terra felt like a heat of the moment thing to do. By the time of the two-parter, he may have reflected on the situation and been more sympathetic than before.

HOO BOY. I could make a whole essay on Terra as a character, but you can't deny her voice actress is fantastic! 🥰

The tera betrayal destroyed me when I was younger. The tera episode used to play alot so I thought she was in the show more than actually is.

That’s why Slade is my favorite Titans villain since elementary school: his greatest power is his manipulation.

23:23 He got betrayed by the woman he loves and she nearly killed his friends but he knows even though she's bad she's still being manipulated by slade. He knows she's bad but he knows she's not evil.

Wait! In the comics Slade did WHAT?! 😱

Beast Boy's Girlfriends in a Nutshell Toph but in DC Goth Chick who keeps a Giant Bird in side her

I have a weird relationships comic book Terra. I love that she's unabashedly evil, which is rare for female vilains in comics, she came back as a zombie and the first thing she choses to do is to mentally torment Beast boy. I also relate to the shitty relationship she has with her dad. But then there's the stuff with Slade

Could we get a look at the episode Lightspeed. Love Jinx getting more fleshed out and the weird yet fun ship of Jinx and Kid Flash

I agree with a lot you said on Terra, I really loved who whole arc in the show. I think her manipulation was clear, but I also don't really blame the Titans for the way some things went down, more specifically Beast Boy and Raven. Just like Terra is 14 and a child, they're kids too. I feel like its very easy to have the forgiveness and understanding approach as someone watching the show, knowing that Terra isn't actually like a cold-blooded killer..but at the end of the day she did set them up, she just chose not to be there. I think had she survived (excluding the final ep), there could have been room for a friendship and return to the Titans. But like the night of or even like a year after, who's going to forgive someone who let assassins into their house because they felt you broke a promise, lol.

The ship between Terra and Beast Boy is another one of my favorites. But with how things turned out in the series I think it's a good thing that their relationship didn't really get too far.

I kind of want to see more superhero shows address the trope of the hero child. Now that I'm older I see how a lot of these hero characters that are still kids just don't know enough about the world. Beast Boy leaving Terra just showed that he's a kid that doesn't know about predatory behavior or manipulation. I feel like if you want to be a hero, you have to understand not everything is black and white and you have to consider the situation of your enemy. Not every problem can be solved by jail time or punishment. I wanna see superheroes going through training and addressing how being able to knock out bad guys isn't enough. if there's already a show like that, can I get the name please

Those two weren't even just CUTE. Terra was the only person other than Cyborg who openly enjoyed his company. Robin, Raven and Starfire cared for him, obviously, but how many times has any of them chosen to hang out with BB just for kicks? Not to mention, Robin doesn't really take him seriously, and Raven often puts him down. There was even a whole episode where BB got kidnapped by an alien named Solo(?) after feeling rejected by his friends. But nothing came of it. Desperately wish he and Terra could have worked...

In my opinon when it comes to Terra? She should of been ROBIN'S love intrest and was proiblby originally written to be that, but the show seemed to have a werid rule that it had to stick to the reliationships from the comics. Here is what i mean. Terra worked much better for Robin as her arc parraled Robin's. The biggest one that makes me think that Robin was kind planned or intended to have terra as a love interest is the date.Think about the amusement park date for one quick second.Think about how it plays out. Beast boy and terra go on a date there, Slade shows up. Slade then starts to for no real reason tell beastboy that Terra betrayed the titans and was working for him and then starts playing a mind game with him as beastboy chases 'him' through the amusement park. Then in the end Terra is conflicted and on her knees crying and asking Beast boy to forgive her.And he just....Lashes out at her and says she has no freinds. Then feels bad after she is clearly hurt and fully joins slade. Problem i have with that? Beast boy wouldn't...Really...Do that.And slade wouldn't play mind games with him.He only cares about robin. Even beast boy's dialouge seems like it should be robin's in that episode.Just go back and watch it for yourself.If you replace beast boy with robin.And have eveerything playout with him isntead. It flows much better, makes much more sense and Robin WOULD have a moment of anger and lash out saying what beast boy did to Terra and would later feel bad abotu saying that beacuse that's much mroe in characterr with him and he did stuff like that over the seires. So it makes much more sense. Plus it would be totaly in character for slade to go out of his way to take robins girlfreind from him to show that Slade can take anything he wants from robin and he can't stop him. It would also make the fight between Robin and Terra in part 1 of Aftershock even better. This is just my opinon, but i wanted to voice it.

This always bothered me too. That stupid misunderstanding. And how the entire time she's clearly been a victim, sometimes coerced, sometimes outright forced into working for Slade or her friends would die (ironic since that's his plan anyway). With nowhere to go and someone willing to take her in and train her, it was an obvious choice. And the premature cancellation of the series didn't help any or allow for further development.

My mind still refuses to believe beast boy and raven weren't a couple. I've been gaslit into oblivion.

Never seen any of this show before. My artist brain is completely mesmerised by how Terra's hair moves

Rewatching the series, I can't help but feel like TT and TTG should've been made in the opposite order. TTG is perfect for weekly episodic stories with no regard for continuity and only cares for silly antics. Something that you can see the studio was pushing for during the original TT run. Whereas TT really gives its all in characters stories and long running plotlines. Something that's much better suited for the age of streamable content.

I always felt like Beast Boy regretted what he said, that's why he was back to being nice to her

I loved the Beast Boy and Terra ship from the show, they each brought out some of the others best qualities. Terra thought Beast Boy was naturally funny so he didn't have to try so hard with her and could instead act more mature while BB was able to help Terra find happiness after all the abuse that she suffered (and not just from Slade) I was ok with Beast Boy letting Terra go at the end of the series, because it seemed like she was finally in a good place, but what bothers me is that they don't say how she came back or where is she living now? I had so many questions.

25:21??? WHAT?!?She was told and knows Slades evil, has seen his actions firsthand. Tried to kill the people who gave her a home and treated her as a friend TWICE. Even after they tried to give her mercy and away out she still decided to try to kill all of them again and now when the person who she's hurt the most finally calls her out on all the bs she's done it's Victim Blaming??? BB did nothing wrong

I remember how as a kid this ship traumatized me so much, I love this 2 together so much, my favourite romance at the time, they fitted together so well and were perfect for each other in how they loved each others quirks, and seeing them end up in the way they did, and the last episode left me wanting so much more, only for the show to be cancelled and forever break my heart btw, buddy you gotta do a video about damian wayne and raven

Returning to this series after being away for so many years is eye opening. I deeply identified with Terra at a young age; her arc was one that always left me feeling remorseful. Not many people have the emotional maturity to discuss such delicate and personal matters as the manipulation and fear that is explored in the tt animated series. You have done an immaculate job of portraying their relationship. Thank you for making this.

“Now there’s a reason I’m only focusing on the 2003 one!” -CJ Dachamp, in his Slade Wilson/Deathstroke video

This arc was honestly the first big emotional journey for me where I understood every characters motivations. I guess you could say it was my first proper tragedy that was written specifically for how I thought at the time. You were so right about how this whole thing is burned into my brain the ending where they put the flowers on her grave bummed out my ass for MONTHS

Honestly, neither BB or Tara is right nor wrong in this situation. Tara is traumatized, controlled, she’s been too insecure for her whole life, so she’s easily manipulated by slade. While BB, acknowledging that fact that his friends are fighting for their and possibly dead (given the fact that BB didn’t know yet), he gets mad of what Tara has done, betraying, lying, all when he has given trust, friendship and even love. And when people are mad (especially teenagers), sad things could be done.

While I do see where you’re coming from with its flaws, the Terra arc will always have a special place in my childhood heart. It just made me FEEL something most of the other shows I watched as a kid didn’t at the time. Do you want to know what the funny part is? I didn’t even KNOW about the finale and Terra surviving until YEARS later.

I feel like they could've split the difference and just add Terra to the goofy nonsense. Having her in the background with the others during Fractured, Transformation, And Winner take all. I was gonna say that she could've joined after Fear Itself but that was Valentine's Day according to Google so Date with Destiny stays. If just to let her be in a few more episodes so it doesn't feel like she just flew by

I don't know... See Terra was IMO being somewhat Slade-like by manipulating Beast Boy by making him promise that no matter what as a friend that he'd accept her regardless of whatever bad things she's done. So, when the bomb got dropped that she lied to BB, snatched him away for a date to 'spare him' while the rest of his friends were left for dead...she could use that promise as leverage. It was nothing more than a setup to make herself feel better. Why? Because if BB didn't accept her as a friend after the truth was revealed, she'd put herself in the victim category because 'OMG BB BETRAYED ME!!!' so she has every right (in her mind) to continue doing the bad things that she's done based on her poor choices. Overall, she's just shifting the blame. Oh, I betrayed the Titans. However, BB betrayed me!!! See how ridiculous that is? Which makes BB's sermon to her about taking responsibility for her actions hit even harder.

I love how Terra is literally "between a rock and a hard place" and she has layers to her, just like "layers of sediment." lol And he literally puts "pressure" on and manipulates her, symbolized by the rock being crushed and becoming a diamond in the palm of his hand. Just... *chef's kiss.* Also, yeah, even when this originally aired, as a young child I still thought it was victim blamey (didn't know the term for this yet, it just felt wrong to me) and kinda unfair to expect her to willingly put herself through unimaginable pain in her entire nervous system just to fight Slade off. Sure, it would be heroic, but why would someone want their close friend and crush to choose to go through that? It should've instead been her deciding that independently, and BB begging her to wait and find another way so they could save her. I think that would've been a better way to write the conflict without losing the emotional tug.

Honestly, the whole Beast Boy chewing her out thing I never believed was Beast Boy. I think it was some fake BB that Slade set up to really sell this thing to Terra. After all, Slade has beaten Beast Boy before and Slade looked perfectly alright after "Beast Boy" left Terra. Could be a big part of his master plan, since he knew Terra would likely do this. After all, a House of Mirrors is a perfect place for misdirection.

I always love the appearance of Napoleon at 26:25

Beast Boy: “Slade’s not controlling you, YOU are!” Terra: *is literally being remote controlled by Slade*

Can I just say with my limited knowledge of the greater dcu that I was thrilled when young Justice terra actually got a semi happy ending (like not perfect but better than most)

In the comics terra just dont care , she manipulates the titans and specially Beast boy ands was ready to kill them (she wanted to kill beast boy so bad). In a dark story she manage to destroy the entire world.

Terra did do wrong, but I hated how BB kept calling her their friend and that he couldn't leave her despite leaving her alone in her betrayal. He didn't even let her explain herself for it.

26:00 I have a theory how she is back. In season 4, Trigon turns all of the people to stone, and after he is defeated, they were turned back to normal. There is a chance the same happened to Terra even though she was already stone to begin with.

Hey Saracastic Chorus, can you look at The Owl House ships (Lumity, Raeda, Huntlow) and how they work in the show together in a single video now that the show is over? Like a compare and contrast.

Slade is a predator through and though (vicims include: Robin, Terra, and Raven)

Terra reminds me a lot of the storyline that Disney/Lucasfilm has decided to write for Ben Solo/Kylo Ren: Both Terra and Ben are depicted with superpowers or abilities that are tied to their emotional state, and both are abused and manipulated by supervillains (Slade, Snoke).

If Terra had never betrayed the Titans, I can see Beast Boy and Terra actually being Boyfriend amd Girlfriend.

This was cathartic.

I never hated her even when she "betrayed" them. As a kid I was so shocked as to why Beastboy turned his back on her saying she didn't have any friends; I remember yelling at the TV, "She's clearly being controlled by Slade! Help her!" But in fairness, I thought it was going to lead to a mind-control trope kinda like how Robin was manipulated by Slade. I always thought her stammering with her words was her trying to tell BB that she was being mind controlled or something. As an adult, I can see she's the product of grooming and brainwashing but most kids wouldn't be able to comprehend something like that. Still though, I absolutely hated how fans reacted to her, saying that she was a b¡tch who got what she deserved and just turned her into a villain. Teen Titans GO! didn't help matters by making her a villain/BB's abusive ex-girlfriend all the way. It's the Scrappy Doo situation all over again. 😒

I wouldn't call it victim blaming. She had all that time even before the Ferris wheel incident to tell Beast Boy what was happening. She chose to run. And now she's screwed. Can't feel sympathy that she got what she got. She did do that to herself.

Can't vouch for the comics, but I gotta say my tank was running on empty when it came to empathizing with her in the show at a certain point

We don't talk about Hal Jordan sleeping with an alien teenager.

25:00 I actually think this was a great message. It's a level of nuance that the writers would catch heat for nowadays. Robin was manipulated into Slade's apprenticeship too; what makes Terra less of a traditional victim is how she chose to let her insecurity overtake everything else. Robin did everything he could to avoid hurting his friends, while Terra betrayed and tried to kill them. Robin constantly fought back, while Terra chose to stay even when she had other options. Robin accepted his friends' help to escape, while Terra repeatedly refused. Terra was beyond others' help. Her only salvation was realizing that *she could make different choices*. It's why Raven's beef with Terra is so memorable. They deal with the exact same insecurities - that their control issues make them dangerous, and will get them ostracized from the group - but Raven works hard to mitigate those fears, while Terra lets them run rampant. To this day I feel like Terra is an important cautionary tale in the Superpowered Teenagers show.

I hope we get more DC content. Would love to see Young Justice, GLTAS, and more DCAU. Would love to see Razor as Green Lantern The Animated Series needs more attention.

I see Terra as someone who Robin would have been if it wasn't for Bruce taking him in. Its one thing to have friends but like most homeless kids it's never enough as they seek guidance and security from a strong, trusted adult.

They need to hurry up and bring this show back while Ron Perlman is still with us. I can’t imagine anyone but him voicing Slade again and I don’t want to imagine it because he is absolutely THE GUY for the role.

One of the things that I do hate about Teen Titans is that it felt like first and foremost they went with an episodic story. As you said, Terra just joins one episode, and then the next to focus on her sees the betrayal, and then after has her trying to kill the Titans. It's also confusing too because at the same time, Justice League was airing, and they would have overarching stories in the series. Unlimited actually premiered before the season 2 finale of Teen Titans. Granted, while they are both super hero shows, they are different in a lot of ways. I guess CN's thinking was because Teen Titans was more comical it couldn't have stories like JLU, but still I feel like they still could have had more episodes of Terra as a Titan before the reveal and keep the same tone of the series.

Slade takes gaslighting to such a high degree where it an art form

I love the amount of analysis that goes into these videos. Think you could take a look at Chiro and Jinmay in the future?

Growing up I loved the Beast Boy x Terra ship and I was heartbroken when it ended with her death, I just wish they could've had another season after bringing her back to explain what happened and give us better closure.

i think that even tho she is a victim, she is to blame not really having much of a reason to betray them. yes she isnt a heartless villain but she did wrong, tho i agree she could have been redeemed, givin her an antihero vibe maybe.

I definitely appreciate the animated series' take on the Judas contract over the original or even the DC AMU. I'm not a fan of how the comic betrays her as the villain, instead of as a victim of grooming and predation.

I read the title. I thought, "Oh, he means the messed up comics, right?" First move out of the gate.

I was wondering if you could make a video on Wakfu? It’s a GREAT french animation show based on a game I think does not get as much love as it deserves. It has really likable characters and a really cool world (and ships) It gets a 4th season this November (even though it first aired 2008) and I really think you should give it a watch!

Terra's arc was one of the best arcs i've ever seen in an animated show

5:50 and also that she's probably been out on the streets for so long that she's had to make do and survive with *anything* she could get her hands on. Food is food, no matter its shape or recipe

From how I see it Beast Boy and Terra shows how much Beast Boy has grown throughout the series since with the Titans and seeing him being emotionally mature to Terra.

0:15 holy crap, slade was colonel sander the whole time

Slade was EDP445 before there was a EDP445.