![]() On macro levels they’ve had two seasons that either come to unfulfilling conclusions (season 1) or sprinted to the finish in ways that undercut the core emotional arc of the series to set up something unrelated (season 2). ![]() As a larger comment on the show itself, it calls forth Titans history of making the complicated look complicated, and worse, messy. As an action sequence it was slick as Dick took out the guards one by one until the remaining survivor got wise long enough to at least draw his sidearm. On a base level, the Jonathan Crane idea of making the complicated look easy was about the way Dick Grayson took out all the guards as he kidnapped Crane from the Gotham Bureau of Prisons. It is a comparison that does not appear in the show’s favor. The discussion of sprezzatura can be read as an indirect meta comment on the show itself, comparing it with the Italian concept of how to behave at court. in The Absence of Grace Sprezzatura and Suspicion in Two Renaissance Courtesy Books as a form of “defensive irony” or the art of masking one’s intentions behind disinterest and reticence. It was more recently theorized by Harry Berger Jr. The concept was theorized in Baldassare Castiglione’s 1528 book The Book of the Courtier as “a certain nonchalance, so as to conceal all art and make whatever one does or says appear to be without effort and almost without any thought about it”. Sprezzatura as episode scribe Stephanie Goggins describes it via Jonathan Crane is the art of making the complicated look uncomplicated, effortless. It also marks a rare shift where Dick Grayson is not in the ‘A’ plot of an episode as Titans takes a baby step forward into being the functional ensemble show it wants to be.Īs Dick Grayson drives the kidnapped Jonathan Crane to his cabin in the woods, the good doctor waxes poetic about the concept of sprezzatura. Unlike Dawn’s work in the previous episode “Blackfire” marks the rare episode where the ‘A’ and ‘B’ plots are not connected. We need more of him on our screens, but we also want more of Gar and Conner as well.In the fallout of Hank’s death Titans appears to take another difficult step forward with “Blackfire,” which by its very title indicates a disconnect from the show’s Gotham based Red Hood drama and firmly in the personal realm of Starfire. ![]() This was actually a great episode of Titans for a lot of reasons, not the least of which was the fact that we got to see Krypto in action again. From the laser eyes to basically stopping a bullet, Krypto was more than just strong, he was a Titan. It was nice to see Krypto getting his Superdog on. Not only was Krypto able to stand at Superboy’s side once again, but he also helped to take down some bad guys. It was a startling reveal that easily explained what really happened for Blackfire and why she killed her parents.īut of course, the star of the show for us was none other than Krypto, who made his return just in time for the Titans to take down a major portion of Scarecrows operation. It seems that the idea of 51 percent was in play – when 49 percent of a decision is bad, but the other 51 percent is good or for the greater good, then you opt for the 51 percent.Īnd the 51 percent in this case was the idea that in order to retain power and please the people, they (Blackfire and Starfire’s parents) would need to sacrifice their daughter for the greater good. Obviously, Gar wasn’t the only star of the show, as we also got the chance to learn more about Blackfire and what really happened when she killed her and her sister’s parents. Titans gives us some interesting looks at multiple characters in “51%” We want more Beast Boy in our lives so it was nice to really see the character get a chance to shine, even if it isn’t in hero mode, but rather doing what he feels is the right thing. And that means that while everyone else is trying to stop the violence in Gotham, Gar is trying to save Jason. Of all the members of the Titans who were friends with Jason before he went down this path towards becoming the Red Hood, Gar is the only one who has clearly not given up on his friend. But it wasn’t just Blackfire’s lesson or Krypto that caught our attention this time, it was also getting to see Gar using his own gifts to try to learn more about Jason. In episode 7 of Titans Season 3, we saw the return of Krypto and learned a fascinating lesson about the idea of “ 51%” from Blackfire. By Kimberley Spinney 1 year ago Follow Tweet
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