Teen Titans, GO!
So. Three years ago today, things changed. The last episode of Teen Titans aired, and... my life was very different from that point on.
Can I really explain what Teen Titans means to me? It's so much more than a show. It's, like, a way of life. I got into TT when I was a sophomore in high school, and that was such a ridiculously hard time for me. My whole world was falling apart, and I had absolutely no idea what to do about it. And then came Teen Titans. And the world didn't seem quite so dark and hopeless anymore.
The next year and a half or so were amazing. I learned the meaning of the word "obsession," and TT was actually a really strong motivator for me. My life overall also started getting better, and while I by no means attribute it entirely to TT, I don't think it's an overstatement to say TT gave me that extra little boost when I needed it.
And then came Season 5.
That's not to say Season 5 was bad; I loved most of Season 5. But it was right around the time that season started that word started going around that the Titans may not be coming back for a sixth season. I mailed in my letter to Cartoon Network. I sent in several e-mails. I scoured the internet, trying to get more information and to find out more ways I could help the effort.
In a lot of ways it was less painful once TT officially got the ax. At that point there was no more waiting anxiously, no more speculating, no more false hope. There was an end point in sight, and with that in mind I was able to just sit back and enjoy the final few weeks I had with my beloved Titans.
To this day I maintain that Titans Together was the last episode of Season 5, and that Things Change was the bonus episode, akin to the little extra bit you see if you stay after the credits of a movie. I was so incensed that Things Change was given a 4:00 Monday timeslot, but by some stroke of luck I didn't have school that day, and so was able to watch it in live time. All this time later, I still haven't watched it again. It's too painful, both because of the episode itself and because it represents the end of an era.
Three years later, I still lament the end of such a big part of my life. I'm sad to admit that TT has fallen by the wayside, but I'm ready to bring it back to the forefront. In the immortal (and totally in context) words of Raven, "This was just the beginning." So today, I'm not crying over the end of TT. I'm remembering them, and celebrating them.
Go watch your favorite episode. Relive Robin getting blackmailed, Cyborg building the T-Car, and Beast Boy folding paper hats. Starfire ruining Kitten's dress and Raven ruining pancakes. Titans Tower getting destroyed, Terra setting records in the obstacle course, Red X frustrating the heck out of everybody, and Slade being his creepy self. Then grab your communicator, don your mask, and at the top of your lungs, scream,
"TEEN TITANS, GO!"
Can I really explain what Teen Titans means to me? It's so much more than a show. It's, like, a way of life. I got into TT when I was a sophomore in high school, and that was such a ridiculously hard time for me. My whole world was falling apart, and I had absolutely no idea what to do about it. And then came Teen Titans. And the world didn't seem quite so dark and hopeless anymore.
The next year and a half or so were amazing. I learned the meaning of the word "obsession," and TT was actually a really strong motivator for me. My life overall also started getting better, and while I by no means attribute it entirely to TT, I don't think it's an overstatement to say TT gave me that extra little boost when I needed it.
And then came Season 5.
That's not to say Season 5 was bad; I loved most of Season 5. But it was right around the time that season started that word started going around that the Titans may not be coming back for a sixth season. I mailed in my letter to Cartoon Network. I sent in several e-mails. I scoured the internet, trying to get more information and to find out more ways I could help the effort.
In a lot of ways it was less painful once TT officially got the ax. At that point there was no more waiting anxiously, no more speculating, no more false hope. There was an end point in sight, and with that in mind I was able to just sit back and enjoy the final few weeks I had with my beloved Titans.
To this day I maintain that Titans Together was the last episode of Season 5, and that Things Change was the bonus episode, akin to the little extra bit you see if you stay after the credits of a movie. I was so incensed that Things Change was given a 4:00 Monday timeslot, but by some stroke of luck I didn't have school that day, and so was able to watch it in live time. All this time later, I still haven't watched it again. It's too painful, both because of the episode itself and because it represents the end of an era.
Three years later, I still lament the end of such a big part of my life. I'm sad to admit that TT has fallen by the wayside, but I'm ready to bring it back to the forefront. In the immortal (and totally in context) words of Raven, "This was just the beginning." So today, I'm not crying over the end of TT. I'm remembering them, and celebrating them.
Go watch your favorite episode. Relive Robin getting blackmailed, Cyborg building the T-Car, and Beast Boy folding paper hats. Starfire ruining Kitten's dress and Raven ruining pancakes. Titans Tower getting destroyed, Terra setting records in the obstacle course, Red X frustrating the heck out of everybody, and Slade being his creepy self. Then grab your communicator, don your mask, and at the top of your lungs, scream,
"TEEN TITANS, GO!"