The Shockingly WEIRD Way Teen Titans Ended 

Thanks so much for watching, were you a fan of the original Teen Titans show or are you more so enjoying the Teen Titans GO iteration?

The answer I've always heard and liked the most is that when Trigon came to Earth, everyone on Earth but the Titans got turned to stone. So, when Raven sent her healing wave across the entire world, it de-stoned everyone on Earth. Including Terra. When Raven defeated Trigon, it set Terra free, and she built a new life for herself, free from the burdens and problems of her past.

Weirdly, I think the way it ended is unintentionally powerful. It leaves kids with the message sometimes things happen that are beyond your control that you can't fix. For Beast Boy and the audience.

I had the opportunity to ask Ashley Johnson (who voiced Terra) if she was given any extra insight as to whether the girl at the end was Terra, or if it was her and she had amnesia, or if she was faking it. She said that she asked the same thing and the director refused to tell her because he thought it would affect her performance. So, she said her "head canon" is that it was Terra, but due to the de-stoning process she lost her memory and wasn't lying to Beast Boy about not being her, she just simply didn't remember. So, that's how Ashley was trying to act it in the episode if that helps

the relationship between Robin and Raven is underrated. There's such a respect there that it almost seems like they've known each other longer than the team has been together. I think it's the combination of Raven being so afraid of being known but Robin being so responsible and trustworthy as a leader that he is the one person she will genuinely confide in. Great stuff especially in the season 4 culmination where they needed a THREE part episode to deliver Ravens's epic story

The ending used to really bug me as a kid but now that I’m older i actually really enjoy it. It’s a really bittersweet ending but it’s a great lesson - nothing truly lasts forever and sometimes things just change over time, whether we want it to or not. All we we can really do is enjoy what we have to the fullest while we can.

The original version of Teen Titans is definitely the best out of the two. When I seen this, I had no idea this (or technically the movie with Tokyo) is how the series ended. It just makes this sad, but a very understanding ending. At least for Beast Boy in a way.

I always loved the episode where Robin was hallucinating Slade and Robin yelled at Starfire for letting him get away until she said "there was no one there". That stuck with me showing how PTSD can drive someone crazy.

The thing about this episode is that it's very clear Terra remembers everything but is trying to hide that as best she can. The way she words things when talking to Beast boy don't sound like it's just some random girls or that she has amnesia.She wants a fresh start but also does'nt think she deserves a second chance from Beast Boy after all she did.

I'll never forget seeing Slade's mask come off and seeing his dead rotting face. Probably the reason I'm still obsessed with horror to this day

It always cracks me up how Terra practically set Beast Boy up for failure. "Hey Beast Boy! Promise not to tell anybody that I don't have control over my dangerous powers, despite the fact that I am so unstable I couldn't keep it a secret from you for more than a day, and basically a blind person could put together that I don't know what I'm doing, let alone the renowned former side-kick of the world's greatest detective." Her secret is predictably revealed. "I can't believe you did this to me, Beast Boy!!" "So, I know the fact that I've been working for the Supervillain that has traumatized your team multiple times, and I helped him plan an ambush on said team, and ensured that they would have no way of contacting you, so you could gleefully go on a date with me as your friends are being slaughtered looks real bad. But, in my defense, you promised not to be upset earlier when we were about to make out, sooooo we cool?" ".......No." *Surprised Pikachu face* Eh, I guess it makes sense since she's a teenager, and she was literally being gaslit by one of the most calculative manipulators she was ever going to meet.

I am still, years later, completely taken aback by how well they adapted The Judas Contract and still kept most of its efficacy as a story despite having to tone it down so much.

This show tore me up as kid. I really feel for the kids nowadays. They just don’t make tv like they used to. This is a kids show for Christ sakes and it still sometimes makes me tear up rewatching it.

While Teen Titans ended on a sour note it seems appropriate. May I just say I kind of love how Slade/DeathStroke is like an evil version of Batman. Both were trained by Raj-al-Ghoul, Slade wanted to lead the League of Assassins unlike Batman, Slade wants an apprentice while Batman didn't. This really helps in terms of giving Dick Grayson/the first Robin a great rival

This gave me chills. Teen Titans was *the* show to me as a kid. Feeling the heartbreak all over again. Still hoping for a proper s6. Thanks for the blast from the past Jordan.

Teen Titans was one of those shows that I never really forgot about despite seeing it so long ago. The impact it left on me was monumental. I'm positive it influenced my taste in media as an adult. It hurt a lot seeing such an emotional and well-written show for kids continue on as a goofy slapstick comedy show. But I guess things change...

This story still tears me up to this day, partly because I've had someone (who looks remarkably similar to Terra) walk out of my life like this, refusing to give an answer as to why she left. She was my best friend for nearly ten years and then just... Gone. I saw myself in Beast boy's desperation in that final scene. All these years later it's still raw every time I see it.

I'll always regret Starfire didn't get her own season. It would've been great to see Blackfire (and maybe Wildfire) take the main stage as well.

I always assumed the reason Terra came back was because of season 4, during the finale of that arc people are turned to stone, and when the titans won, everyone turned back to normal, and apparently that meant everyone. I know I can't be the first person to come up with that, but I never see anyone mention it

Terra's portrayal in the show differs quite a bit from her appearance in the comic. In her comic appearance she's a lot more one-dimensional, a mercenary hired by Slade (or Deathstroke, whatever you want to call him) to infiltrate the Titans as part of his mission to capture them for HIVE. She's a creep to the point where even _Slade_ is weirded out, but not too weirded out to not have a fling with an underaged girl about a third his age. Yes, it's as creepy as it sounds. Terra manages to guilt trip the Titans into revealing their true identities and relays this information to Slade, who sets a number of traps ranging from trapping Wonder Girl's darkroom (she's into analogue photography, or as it was known in the 80s: photography), sending a gift-wrapped bomb to Starfire, modifying one of Cyborg's kitchen chairs so that it'd clasp restrains onto his wrists and ankles and then electrocute them, or drugging the glue strips on the envelopes that Beast Boy uses to reply to his fanmail (yes, Slade actually did that). His plan to capture Robin was to fistfight the one Titan whose main power is fistfighting, which is why Robin was the only one who avoided capture. Terra's downfall was caused when Robin received backup in the form of Jericho, aka Joseph Wilson. Yes, in the comics he's the second son of Slade. He has the power to possess people, something Terra didn't know. So when Jericho possessed his father and turned him against her, Terra was so outraged by the betrayal she freaked out and brought down the entire HIVE base, killing her. In the comic Beast Boy was very much interested in her, and she only pretended to like him back. Even after her betrayal and death Beast Boy kept insisting that she was being blackmailed or mind controlled by Slade, so he challenged Deathstroke the Terminator to a fight to the death. But when he showed up it was an unarmed Slade out of costume and refused to fight back Beast Boy was unable to kill an unarmed man. Slade then treated Beast Boy to breakfast (yes, Slade actually did that) and explained that he only took the job against the Titans because it was forced onto him by HIVE when his son Grant took the job to capture them and was pain in advance in physical enhancements to his body, only to die before he could complete the job. HIVE doesn't take kindly to people failing so they forced Slade to take the job, who actually succeeded in capturing and handing over the Titans. When the Titans escaped he just pointed out to HIVE that it wasn't his problem and if they wanted him to capture them again, they'd have to pay. But before they could Jericho possessed him and we know the story from there. So thanks to the entire mess Slade lost his oldest son, his second son had turned against him (and even joined the Titans) and HIVE hadn't paid him, meaning that he came out worse than he went in. While he knew the identities of the Titans he promised Beast Boy to not act on this and that he'd leave them alone... which he did all the way until the Teen Titans got a comic version based on the show and he became a primary villain. The whole "who is the second Terra" thing also came up, even though it was very unclear whether Terra II was a clone, the original with memory loss or something else. She really was into Beast Boy though, who was pretty weirded out by this. There's also Terra III, who is from a secret civilization deep underground and was given the genetic template alongside the powers of the original Terra, except she's got black hair instead of blond. Terra III, or Atlee, has little to do with the Titans aside from sometimes hanging out with Starfire and is best known as Power Girl's sidekick. Were the changes any good? Well, Terra was changed up quite a bit from a rather flat villain into something better rounded. Slade by contrast traded in his pathos to become a more prominent villain, making him less sympathetic but more evil. So I'd say it kind of rounds out.

I was very alone when this finale aired. A year prior, I'd had a housefire, my mother had been arrested for animal hoarding, and I'd severed my relationships with everyone around me. I leaned on this show far too hard, I'll be the first to admit. It filled the void I had fallen into, and this finale sent me down a spiral. The show was all I had at the time, and the pointedly depressing ending hit me like a truck. I eventually turned it around and made myself better, but for years I couldn't even address this show for the damage it had inadvertently done (or, more accurately, I had let it do to me). Nothing against the stylistic choice of ending, but the impact it had on me was potent and long lasting.

Cyborg and bumblebee had a similar arc, granted not the ending, you did allude to how they weaved others stories into a crime fighting show. I think the brother blood arc, as well as the Robin as Slades apprentice were two of the best arcs this show had.

I miss the original Teen Titans series, it was one of the best animated DC shows of all time and i agree that the only thing i didn't like about the ending was that it left so many things unresolved.

The title of the last episode being things change is kinda ironic. We’re all here much older watching something from our childhood/past and i’m just thinking now to myself things really do change. Time flies and these shows bring my nostalgia intensely. We watched the last episode as kids not knowing our lives were changing as well

I feel like Teen Titans really highlights what makes a good cartoon, which can be seen in other loved shows like Avatar: The Last Airbender and even later on in Adventure Time. All of these shows never once talked down to their audience or treated them as less intelligent than they were. They embraced serious, real topics while maintaining an air of goofiness on the side to temper it, and both of these sides work to highlight each other. Teen Titans had characters that felt like real people with real emotions, and it's why Teen Titans Go feels so soulless, because the characters don't really have emotion other than surface level issues. Where Teen Titans can show serious character development like the relationship between Beast Boy and Terra or Robin and Starfire, Teen Titans Go would stop everything to do a funny fart and then spent the rest of the episode laughing about how funny the fart was because it was so random, proceeding to make the entire theme of the episode about funny farts; and at the end of it all, the status quo is maintained and everyone is reset to how they started, rather than being allowed to grow or have an overarching plot.

I'll always admire the OG Teen Titans finale because it taught me a few important life lessons. People change, sometimes what's best for someone is to let them go, and a lot of times things just don't have resolutions. All hard lessons to accept but important ones all the same.

Terra was easily one of my favorite parts of the show. While I was initially upset that Terra left because of a misunderstanding, I was glad that she came back later... My brother caught onto the symbolism of Terra's hair blocking _half_ her face at the end of the episode. I didn't want to believe him...But when the next episode came out called "Betrayal," I was heartbroken... Terra's redemption actually reminded me of the Majin Vegeta arc from Dragon Ball Z - which happened to be airing on Toonami around the same time...So I guess I just assumed that people turning to stone after expunging all of their energy was just a _thing_ that happened... But I was hopeful that Terra would one day come back; my hopes were from the Trigon Trilogy after Slade opens the soul vault and gets his soul back, coming back to life. I figured that maybe Terra's soul or life-force could've returned to her body this way. So I was pleased to see her return in "Things Change." It would've been fitting considering that Terra's actions in Aftershocks resulted in Slade's _Death,_ so Slade's actions could've resulted in her resurrection. Honestly...it's really the fact that how this plot-thread has been left hanging for nearly 20 years is what bothered me for a long time. But now a days, considering how badly things can get screwed-up when they're brought back...perhaps its' better that this remains buried. But the truth is, this could've been a major character-building moment for Beast Boy; instead of having Slade tell him that Terra doesn't remember because she doesn't _want_ to remember, Beast Boy could've learned that she now has a _second chance_ - a clean slate to start over, so he shouldn't burden her with the memory of who she was, what she became, and what she did; because no matter how much the group accepted her, and how much good came from it...the bad would leave a permanent mark that would just slowly eat away at her...Beast Boy could've been mature enough to spare her that. Never knew about the comics though...

Raven's speech during that two parter gets me every time. "I trust you! We trusted you!" It's the kind of emotional impact that's so rare to find because you can feel how much it meant

I thought I had cried all my tears for this relationship but bro.... You made it all come back. I still feel for BB and his heart being destroyed like I'm 14 again.

Ah back in the day when us as kids didn't fully know when a cartoon would end. It'd just stop airing new episodes! Also I think the best episode that could've been seen as the Series finale was when they took down The Brain and his League of super villains and when Jinx joined the good side!

This show was such a masterpiece, and if they had continued it it'd be right up there with AtLA. Every character is so fleshed out and developed. Urrrrgh I'm still so mad they canceled this for teletubies titans.

Man, they just don't make shows like this anymore. So much detail and character development that is not or even rarely seen in shows today🙏

Beast-Boy always had a great moral compass and a great handle in reaching out to people, he had a very high emotional intelligence. When those two electric villains show up, he picks up very quickly that they at least one of them is not evil, the guy just was not able to understand what he was doing and was too dumb to be aware of his victims. Beast-Boy interacted with him twice and that was enough for him to start doubting his ways. He is the glue that keeps the group together.

You weren't kidding, this video is exactly 28 minutes long! I loved it dude! Always found it interesting that the final spoken words of the show are "...Titans over" Love the Game Trailer reference! LOL old and bold my dude! The final episode aired in Canada a week before my piano teacher died. I watched "Things Change", went to my lesson, and came back home...unaware of the fact that both my favorite show and my teacher wouldn't be coming back the following week. Because of that, this show will always stay with me, and it was nice seeing you cover the Terra arc and bring back memories. Hope you have a great day.

I used to love the Trigon three parter, but the best episode imo was "Haunted" when Robin has some mad PTSD and sees shadows of Slade everywhere. It does so much to show how our fears and obsessions can eat up inside and drive us insane

I still vividly remember this episode. Being shocked that this was the end of the series. I’m still sad we didn’t get a season 6 and a star fire focus main arc(all the other titans got one). Anyway my interpretation was its Terra and she remembers BB, but she purposely wants to get away from her old life. She thinks she caused too much hurt to him and the others. It’s kind of insane it ended like that and a message about letting things go sometimes. Also I’m salty that teaser made it seem like we might get the show back, but it was just the crossover with Go, which I hate. I’d love to see a revival of the original.

Also, after rewatching the series, I feel like Beast Boy was actually the main character of Teen Titans. It seemed like there were more episodes revolving around him than any other character, Each character pretty much had a season centered around them. Robin was season 1, Terra was season 2, Cyborg season 3, Raven season 4, and Beast Boy season 5. Really the whole Terra arch was centered around Terra and Beast Boy so he is the only character who had two seasons about his character development. And the fact that the last episode featured none of the other Titans and ended the way it did kinda confirms my theory.

Fun Fact: Back in like 2013/14 my mom didn’t want me using my name on the internet, so all my online friends knew me as Terra b/c she was my favorite character ever and my best friend already went by Raven lol. Eventually my mom stopped caring so I stopped using Terra as an alias 😬 Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

I liked the season 4 finale “The End,” the best, and thought of “ Trouble in Tokyo,” as a nice epilogue. I might be a biased since Raven was my favorite character. In my imagination, I like to think Raven and Beast Boy finally got together after the series came to a close. I always enjoyed all their little heart to heart moments, and thought that they really listened to and understood each other

In a way the ending of this show ended perfectly. “Things change”. All of the messages and mood of the last episode is like life. Not every ending is happy, and you have to accept that things don’t get better, just different.

Despite the way the show ended, I definitely consider it as one of the greatest cartoons of all time.

As a kid I loved Teen Titans and I was heavily emotionally invested in the Terra storyline. But of course the show just came on TV when it did and I had no conception of seasons or anything so I would try to watch it any time I could hoping to find out what happened. This video is a major nostalgia moment.

My friends and i watched the series recently and we were all shocked at the last episode. The final conversation between Beast Boy and Terra is almost a perfect representation of fans of the original show like ourselves and the disappointment and conversation we have had about the newer show.

I cried so hard at the last episode. Such a great show. I feel like the writers knew the show wasn't going to get the time it deserved and wanted to let us know the characters would change but that it would be alright. I think they knew we'd have a hard time letting these great characters go and they wanted to help us accept that. It matched the tone of the show as a whole and was a great way to end a series that ended too soon.

the fact this ending is still talked about to this day just shows how impactful this ending was

While I think the message for the last episode in context to beast boy is good (the message of moving on) I think its a poor place to end terras character. Her entire run on the show has been her running away for her loved ones. Having her reject her past and everyone she ever cared for is a poor place to end it her story imo.

TT is a classic Cartoon Network show. It played such a big role in my love for animated shows, especially back then. To this day, the show still gets me excited.

When I used to record and watch Teen Titans when it had already ended and it was in syndication on Boomerang, I always assumed the Trigon arc was the series finale. Although the "Things Change" episode always confused me since it just ended. With no resolution to Terra, is what I thought back then. I think now I fully get what it all meant, but I think I also understand why younger me was always so confused and unsatisfied when the next episode after that would just be the beginning of the series again.

Hands down my favorite aspect of this show was the fact that you could pick just about anyone and view them as the "main character" and it still works. Like... Cyborg had an entire story with a beginning, middle and end, same with starfire, and Raven, and Robin ties them all together in the perfect way. I sincerely miss this show and WISH they would bring it back.... I've given Go so many chances and it still just feels like a "look how they've massacred my son" version of the original.

I'd note that Terra's relationships to the other Titans also reinforces their own story arcs - be it Beast Boy leaving his original team to find a more accepting one; Raven being walled off and not fully trusting because she can't trust her powers because of her father; Robin and Slade and themes of control...

I’m just annoyed because each Titian seemed to get a season that had episodes focused on them that were central to the story line, except Starfire. She got some amazing episodes don’t get me wrong but hear me out: Season 1 was Robin’s Obsession with Slade. Season 2 was the introduction of Terra and her arc, Season 3 had a main focus on Cryborg and Brother Blood, Season 4 is about Raven literally being the key to the end of the world, and Season 5 is centered around Beast Boy again with The Doom Patrol and stopping their main antagonist The Brotherhood of Evil while introducing us to new titians. But we never got a season that gave us multiple main storyline focused Starfire episodes. It was a really big missed opportunity in my opinion because she’s a super fun and POWERFUL character. Seeing her stomp out her own arch rival would’ve been amazing. But Starfire is my favorite so maybe I’m bias 😅

I always liked Slade as a villain. He always hung out in the shadows, always just out of the Titans' reach and kind of won in the end. And poor Terra 😢

and that ending applies today. i miss my childhood. the mall, television, no phones, the infancy of the internet, feeling happy. sadly, things soured into where we r today, and my life changed on a personal level. it hurts a lot, especially when having to accept what is. this episode still hurts to this day, but i've grown to highly respect it, cuz it was trying to deliver a message to me

This ending made me realize nothing stays the same in life people change as you get older in life.

This gave me a perspective on the ending. Probably bc as a kid it was just confusing, but now it hits me in different ways as it relates to how life is sometimes

Yeah, I agree, Trouble in Tokyo was a great way movie, but it could have been inserted anywhere into the series. Robin and Starfire's story line was cute, but we all knew they would eventually get together. Beast Boy and Terra's storyline was so much more intense and heart-wrenching, we did not know where it would end up. Not seeing the two of them end up together was sad. Seeing Beast Boy run back to his duties and leave Terra behind left us knowing the Teen Titans would still be superheroes together. But we also knew that Beast Boy was leaving his heart behind him. The Teen Titans would always be missing one person from their team because Terra was not there.

I always got the vibe she took BB on a date not as a distraction, per se, but rather as a way to ensure he was out of the tower when the attack happened. It felt like her initial rejection came from knowing she was about to put him in harm's way, while her backtracking and inviting him out was her way of trying to keep him safe, however misguided.

I actually saw Trouble in Tokyo before the last episode, so to me it did kinda wrap everything up, but I was really sad about it. I didn't think the girl would actually be Terra though, I figured she was just a different girl that looked like her, she looked younger and shorter than Beastboy.

Two questions. Was the monster in "Things Change" a manifestation of Terra's powers? Also, as a school girl, where was she living? Does she have a family? How does she have money to buy food?

The last episode left us on a cliffhanger. Most of us were so upset that Cartoon network even made a note of this in Teen titans go. And even those titans were shocked that it ended on such a cliffhanger

It's so interesting how differently I see this as an adult. Weirdly enough, I remember crying my heart out when Slade tells her that they'll leave her just like everyone else. I didn't understand why as a teen nor did I see how she fell for his ridiculous words, but now as an adult I do. Just like Tara, I fell for the manipulative words from a person like Slade, I realized that my deepest insecurities were laid in front of me then used and can completely understand now.

I regret not watching Teen Titans more, growing up. I think I really missed out on something special, something on par with Batman: the Animated Series in terms of treating its audience like they're intelligent and mature. But, I did see the entire Terra arc. She was my favorite character on the show, actually! I LOVED her episodes, and yeah, I remember the last episode really making me feel empty inside after. For a Cartoon Network show, this was quite disarming and memorable. Great stuff which still holds up today. Thanks for the nostalgia, Jordan!

While I've accepted that the original series and Go! both have their own strengths and weaknesses, and different crowds that they cater to, this will always be the superior series for me

From what I think happened, Terra used up all of her remaining power's to stop the volcano and turned to stone as a result, thus saving everyone and becoming a hero in the end. But when Trigon turned everyone to stone and then when the spell was reversed, Terra got to live life a second time as a normal human girl because she no longer had her powers after "sacrificing them" to save the town. The ending was one I have thought about from time to time after I first watched it when it aired all those years ago, kind of shows how good the storytelling was in this show.

This broke me for a long time because I couldn’t accept that things changed. In my own life too with a 3 year relationship ending and my mom passing. But they do. And sometimes, they are just a memory.

Wow, the fact that I don't remember Slade was in the episode at all really says something about how powerful Terra's reappearance was. He terrified me as a child, but I also got so hyped every time he was on screen. Episodes like Haunted were my favorite of the series. But is post-death reappearance here completely went over my head because of Terra. What a monument to this show's writing!

Honestly the original Teen Titans series deserved better, it's sad WB is so full of themselves that they refused to take on Teen Titans Season 6, I would be happy to finally see it complete though, much like many shows that remain incomplete seeing their stories finally finished and such is always a blessing in my eyes.

my first video ive ever seen of you and i genuinely love all your side comments and bits. they're not overwhelming in any way and don't really take away or add on too much to the video's plot, they're just comedic reliefs and it makes it feel like im watching a cartoon again speaking of a cartoon video. i can see you do your videos really well, and your humor is great! i laughed at the keemstar thing surprisingly, 10/10.

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for introducing me to that comic! This ending has bothered me ever since I saw it when the show ended and never sat quite right with me and finding out about Terra's origin makes things so more clear from her point of view. I'm so glad the creators decided to re-visit that scene in particular and have her brother explain why she was being so stubborn to BeastBoy. After 16 long years my mind can finally be at peace and BeastBoy's heart, along with my own are finally unbroken.

Feel like Terra was brought back when Raven reversed Trigon's power that turned the world's population to stone.

just want to say thank you, these videos are really bringing me back to my childhood. one of the best parts of the video for me are the little breaks in between the video, these little clips of the "cartoon network" universe simply make me giddy, nostalgic, and a little sad knowing that they're times long gone. your videos are incredible, keep up the great work!

There will always be a place in my heart for the original Teen Titans

Is it me or cartoons back in the days used to be far more compelling. I am literally an adult now and kind of felt an urge to rewatch the show. It's seems screenwriters used to have a lot of fun writing those too.

Theres just some details that bug me slightly....why did Slade care enough to deny responsibility and tell Beast Boy "she doesnt want to see you anymore"? This isnt the Slade from the comics, where he sometimes does good, he's evil. So why didnt he take the chance to torture Beast Boy and taunt him? That or just doing nothing seems like the more "in character" actions for him Also that line "she looks happy". I'm not denying she isnt, but whats her life even like? I mean she woke up one day in a cave, no memories on top of a pedestal.... did she wander the streets? how did she enroll in a school? Is she in a orphanage? does she have foster/adoptive parents? just my thoughts

God I miss this show...you hit the nail on the head when you mentioned the show not talking down to you and just taking you on this journey with the characters struggles and triumphs as they balance life as a teenager and a superhero. I really wish they'd carried on so we could have explored Robin's arc (aka, Dick Grayson) but at least the comics gave us a little insight on Batman's POV, and the TV show 'The Batman' even includes a young Teen Titans Robin. But alas, Young Justice will have to do...

Not only was this show a masterclass of story telling and plot, it resonated with so many of us who were teenagers back then, treating us as adults, as equals, not children. On another note, when it comes to Terra's "amnesia," there's two different possibilities, the writers literally gave us a clue in the title, "Things Change." Either she A.) literally forgot everything and everyone she had been around and went on living a normal life after Raven's white robed form freed everyone on Earth from Trigon's petrification power, or B.) Her memories and powers were unaffected, but due to the severe trauma of hurting the ones closest to her more than once, she chose to reject everything and everyone that she used to know. After undergoing severe physical and psychological trauma, no one is ever the same as they were before. She'd be totally deceiving BB and the TT, but sometimes things really do change, and are simply too much to handle. By being a hero she'd sacrifice being able to live an ordinary life around ordinary people. Being a hero sounds great on paper, but the responsibility that goes with it isn't for everyone. She totally has the right to make that decision, (although repeatedly lying to someone she knew had serious feelings about her is shitty no matter how you slice it,) at least she'd get to live her life how she wants, on her terms, rather than having the crushing weight of being a hero weighing down her consciousness. And besides, metahumans were popping up everywhere, and not too long after this, the Justice League was formed, having chapters all across the world, by then the Teen Titans weren't even teens anymore, and there really was no need for them. There were plenty of more suitable people to be heroes than Terra, and to me that's an end to a show I can totally live with, not the one we were given. I'll never forget this show....

I kinda thought of the ending with beast boy leaving terra to live a normal life was a good way to end it. Beast Boy seemed to have an attachment issue since he didn't want to be abandoned like he was by his last team. He went after Terra like he wanted others to go after him. The issue was that Terra didn't want that. He had to learn that you can care about someone and let them go.

I may have a answer how terra came back the theory goes that that when raven turned everyone back from stone during her fight with trigon, it also turned terra back.

Teen Titans is probably my favorite piece of western animation. Great animation (for the time), great storytelling, great characters, great soundtrack, great action. It rarely let me down. Including the ending. It's a 100% fit for the series, even if it (potentially) wasn't meant to be. Season 5 was Beast Boy's arc, starting with Doom Patrol and ending with tying up his relationship with Terra that was previously cut short. Not only that, but it's also a good way to "end" a superhero show. There will always be a threat, new or old, to take down. The return of Slade, with the new creature, gives us both. And being Beast Boy's arc, letting Terra go because it's better for her shows a growth in both his character and maturity. Not 100% positive, but through his personality and actions, Beast Boy seemed to be the youngest of the Titans. Things may change, but the Titans will always be the Titans, ready to save the city no matter what, and this episode displays that perfectly. Yes, more episodes would be great, though the writing and casting of season 5 was weak compared to the rest. If the show could return to its greatness of seasons 1-4, I'd be all in. But if it peaked then and was on the decline starting with season 5, I'm glad it ended then and there, when it still shone brightly.

I want a Season 6 on Adult Swim. Yes really.

Thank you for the comic book closure. I grew up having the first two seasons on dvd and binged the series online countless times. The nostalgia and good storytelling hit SO HARD. It’s in my top favorite shows.

Teen Titans being canceled to allow the creation of Teen Titans Go was a mistake by DC so bad that it makes Batman VS Superman look like Avengers Endgame.

I kind of feel like it ended perfect in the sense of we are left as beast boy, attached to someone who’s gone. In one way or another and we continue our lives as normal but with that thought at the back of our heads “what about Terra?”

I've never seen this show before. But just your narration of the storytelling alone makes it clear to me the heart and talent poured into it

Absolutely love this video. Teen Titans was a childhood favorite of mine and when it ended like that I was definitely heartbroken. Glad you wrapped everything up with the comic. Tera was one of my favorite characters, too.

people hating on terra is always SO uncomfortable to me because she is *very* accurate to a lot of messed up kids i knew, especially ones with similarly screwed up relationships with older men like slade. it's really disturbing to see people villainize and blame her for being exploited by an abusive creepy old guy, just like the girls i knew were dismissed and demonized. it really shows that while there is a clear distinction between fiction and reality, the way that *you* react to fiction still says a lot about you and how you'd react to a similar situation in real life.

Not gonna lie the ending to teen Titans left me wanting more also the scene with beast boy hurt my heart bad

I like both iterations of teen titans. It took me awhile, I won’t lie.. I just can’t help but feel that my tie to the Teen Titans goes deeper than mere nostalgia. It was the gold standard for TV shows that really remind me that we lived in the golden age of America in the 2000’s. This is what we lived for after school, an experience we had alone, but we all share today.

I’m so lost for words, I’ve only watched a couple of your videos but you are an absolutely fantasy content creator. I actually stopped for a second and pause the video to talk to myself about what a incredible job you did with this video. You’re so articulate and engaging with ease. Thank you for a brilliantly executed 28 minutes. You’ve earned a subscriber.

This is one of my favorite shows of all time and I will always be upset with the way it ended.

Thank you for being one of the only reviewers who actually uses the Teen Titans go! Comics. These are invaluable and tie up so many loose ends of the show. You're the only one who I've ever seen properly use them in a show analysis!!

I've just started watching your videos and I love every single one so far. Thank you for these great videos and memories into a time where my childhood was created by all these shows!

I miss this show. It had some of the best writing and atmosphere of any show I grew up with!

I can say on a fluff note: My fav AU theory is that during the "control your powers" speech. They manage to prevent her from leaving. And she has a "Oh... right..." moment. Based on that 1: She is openly stated as a huge TT fan. Meaning: She *would* know facts about them. 2: With that: remember that Robin is the "son" of the WORLDS GREATEST DETECTIVE xD Whom: She openly demonstrated her powers in front of. On other notes: I have greatly enjoyed Terra in Young Justice. Even if the rest of the show is a very... mixed bag.

Your channel is making me remember so much of the past and ugh its so amazing

Very well done video! Terra is one of my favorite characters of all time, and my favorite from the Teen Titans show. She was so complicated yet so awesome. She deserves less hate and way more love. I wish we could see her one more time someday. I also loved her cameo on the TTG vs TT movie. Its interesting that she was the only TT character to appear besides the main Titans and Trigon. It just shows her impact on the show and audience.

This was one of the shows that gave me the biggest impact growing up. Thank you for this video Jordan!

This was one of the saddest storylines. Especially at the end when she couldn’t remember him. I miss this show so much 🥺

I really love how you use the ad timing for call of action

This brought back so many emotions and feelings I forgot about. This show was truly amazing.