Titans Season 2 (2020) Review

Titans Season 2 (2020) Review

 So after a Mediocre first season DC'S darker TV show Titans is back for a first season and this is my review of the 2nd season. The premise of the season sees Dick Grayson reform the Titans with a younger iteration but this draws the ire of a former foe - Deathstroke.

Main Character

Brenton Thwaites plays Dick Grayson and I didn't really care too much about his character that much last season but I thought his performance was much better this season. He had more charm and charisma too him this season which makes it more understandable why these people follow him into battle. He has much more depth to him this season and goes through quite a bit of inner turmoil which makes him a much better character this season.

Supporting Characters

Wow this category could take all day so I am only going to talk about the main supporting characters in this season of the show. I thought in the first season Minka Kelly as Dove and Alan Ritchson as Hawk felt out of place and a side act that we weren't meant to care about as much, but they get more screen time this season and for the most part they are highlights of the season. Their chemistry is very good and Hawk in particular has some very funny moments and provides some levity that is needed on this show. Now I love Manu Bennett as Deathstroke on Arrow, so I was worried when I heard Deathstroke was going to be on this show but I thought Esai Morales did a very good job as Slade Wilson. He is a more comic book accurate version of the character and he was a really menacing threat throughout the season even though his character wasn't written as well as he could be towards the end of the season. However, Teagen Croft as Rachel, Anna Diop as Kory & Ryan Potter as Gar were the most boring characters this season and I didn't care about any of their individual stories which took up too much screen time.

Story

The story of this season is a soft reboot of the show and doesn't really folllow from the first season that much. I very much enjoyed the conflict in the members of the Titans, especially Dick Grayson and how their relationship with Deathstroke is more balanced then I expected and they did a good job with flashback episodes documenting this. But there was plenty things wrong with the story, first because of how many characters there are they try and give most of them individual stories and most of them are pretty bland and I didn't care about them because they don't get the attention they deserve. Plus the best part of the story is the Deathstroke stuff and as the season progresses the show focuses less on that story and more on the evil corporation storyline which is nowhere near as interesting.

Script 

The script and dialogue is actually pretty good most of the characters are funnier this season and the dialogue is no where near as cringey as it was in the first season. The characters felt more real this season and it made easier to care about them as individuals and as a group.

Style

The show keeps the darker tone from the first season and the fight choreography is so much better this season then it was last season, especially whenever Deathstroke throws down it feels like a captivating action scene. But there is a real pacing issue this season as mentioned before, if they had cut a few storylines out and maybe a couple of episodes this season would have been made more streamlined and better to watch.

Overall

Overall, season 2 of Titans is a big improvement on the first season of this show and as a comic book show it fits around the same quality of the other DC TV shows. Hopefully the third season will look to continue this improvement and make this a truly memorable show.

Rating - 7/10