Review of Teen Titans: The Judas Contract (2017) by Brandon S — 16 May 2017

While I still enjoy these new iterations of the Teen Titans, I likewise still miss the glory days of the before New 52. The switch between the involvement of H.I.V.E. and the new placement of Brother Blood and his goons in the story was a bit of a surprise to me.

Then there's the fact that Jericho, Ravager, nor Adeline Kane were not even mentioned in the slightest. And yes, Grayson would still be fawning over Starfire, but it just seemed more stomachable back then.

Oddly, however, the relationship between Damian and Raven of the previous film is MIA, and despite how much I will always loath it, it is conspicuous and the movie lacking in its absence. Then there's the fact that, like the New 52, BB's obvious crush on Terra remains intact while his ultimate humiliation by both Terra and Slade, in light of the also conspicuous lack of Raven x BB goodness, makes the ending that much more crushing, in addition to changes in Terra's ending.

It's a good movie, and it's always been a story arc that I've appreciated, but a great part of it was always cementing that particular relationship. Without it, the story is much more pyrrhic than it used to be.