Wow, season 5 dropped off so hard.

A show I remember fondly from childhood, and upon completing as an adult, I realized that while it still has the highs that I remembered and loved, it also has a very good share of low points and ridiculous humor that may not be funny to anyone over the age of like 5. Still absolutely iconic, with a tremendous, distinct, and well developed main cast, as well as some amazing supporting characters (Looking at you especially, Terra, but also Slade).

some amazing animation and a good story considering it’s meant for kids.

I was very pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed this one, what with it being a kid's show and all. The ending was a crushing disappointment, unfortunately.

i finally got around to watching this- as a big cartoon fan with some secondhand dc knowledge, i had heard this was one of the best animated series ever and felt like it was important viewing. it was pretty good, but i don't think it quite lived up to the hype for me. maybe it's just because i had heard so much that my standards were really high, or maybe it's a lack of nostalgia, but i think there was a bit of a pacing issue between major storyline episodes at the beginning and end of the season and in-betweens that had nothing to do with what was going on (don't get me wrong, those were some of my favorites, i just think they could've used a bit more time to set up each finale). some of the choices in villains were a bit disappointing as well, especially going from s4's trigon & slade to the kind of weak group in s5. shows like this with big casts always stand out to me more when each character has a memorable gimmick but is also able to be interesting or charming in general, and while i really enjoyed the titans themselves, most of the villains felt kind of one-note and generic. this was escalated in the final season when even more characters were added, which further divided their time to stand out. this is a problem i had with ducktales 2017 as well and for me personally, getting obsessed with a bunch of one-shot characters is part of the fun, so it's extra disappointing when i walk away with only one or two favorites. however, i will say i'm still very glad i watched it. there were lots of episodes i truly had a blast watching (particularly the killer moth ones- they were so unabashedly goofy and i loved every second), and despite the pacing issues i mentioned earlier, i thought every season's storyline was interesting. the art direction and fight scenes were gorgeous as well. i haven't seen much actual anime, but i appreciated how they drew influence from it while still making it their own. lastly, i completely agree with all the hype around the theme song- it was stuck in my head pretty much every day i watched an episode. overall, it's a very solid show, it just misses out on that extra something to make it one of my top favorites.