Caramel Apples

"Caramel Apples" is Teen Titans Go! Season 2, Episode 7a (33a), and the 65th overall episode of the series.

Summary
When Raven does not get Trigon a gift for Father's Day, he arrives to wreck Earth, but instead ends up spending time with Starfire.

Plot
The plot starts off with Robin about to tell a story to the Titans until a giant red demon arm breaks through the Tower's glass windows and grabs him. The hand grabs the other Titans and the hand's owner is revealed to be Trigon, who claims to be there to unleash his destruction upon Jump City and the world. Robin announces that their friendship will stop any enemy, creating inspiration for Beast Boy and Cyborg. A few horrifying moments later, the five Titans are on the ground groaning in pain. Robin starts another inspirational speech, and Trigon sends Robin, Beast Boy, and Cyborg into the center of the Earth. Raven and Starfire are still on the surface watching how Trigon sits on the Tower as his throne while shooting fireballs around the city. Raven claims that he's upset for not receiving anything for Father's Day from her, making Starfire protest that she damaged his feelings. For that, Starfire made a drawing of Trigon to show her appreciation, which made him feel happy and touched as he eventually stops from destroying the Earth anymore and disappears.

Meanwhile, the other Titans land near the Earth's core. They attempt to escape but with no avail. Robin inspirational speech inspires Cyborg and Beast Boy to not give up. Just when they are about to go, Cyborg and Beast Boy get burned up by a flaming geyser. Back at the Tower, Trigon returns to see Starfire after he traveled for a gift in return to her for being thoughtful. She receives a cute little white kitty resurrected to life. Raven pushes Trigon out of the Tower after "thanking" him as he claims that he has feelings too. Starfire offers him to join with her in a silly dance party after seeing how sad he was while sitting on a rock. He joins to dance while Raven is relieved that he isn't he problem anymore.

Back in the cavern, Robin finds an exit but he warns the Titans to be careful, for it is extremely unstable. Beast Boy tells Robin to go on for himself and leave them behind, but Robin claims that he needs them more than ever as he starts yet another speech about being a great leader that would never abandon his team. Just they cheered about being Teen Titans, the giant rocks crushed Beast Boy and Cyborg leading them to moaning in pain.

At the Tower, Trigon shows Starfire his family photo album of Raven from being a baby to how she used to spend time with him. Raven gets annoyed and destroys the album, reminding him that she grew up and doesn't want to destroy universes anymore. Starfire begins to feel sad that she never had a photo album along with fatherly love as well, leading Trigon to offer his parenthood. Raven sees a photo of her with Trigon being happy, and her eyes grew watery. She gets angry and tells Starfire that he is not her own father and that this had to stop, but Starfire thinks she's upset for not getting a kitty. Raven harshly throws the cat through a portal into the caverns right where the other Titans arrive. Just when they see the cat, they were feel bad for it since it was or doomed. But Robin claims that the cat is the symbol of bravery as he thinks the cat traveled all alone and survived through the caverns. He believes they will do the same if they still remain together and keep on going. Again Beast Boy and Cyborg get inspired by Robin. They are expecting something bad to happen to them. There is pause, then the cat attacks with claws and goes berserk on Cyborg and Beast Boy. They stop next to a flaming geyser and rocks fall on them at the same time.

Meanwhile at the Tower, Raven is playing with her ponies. The dolls are resembling a similar story of herself with Starfire and Trigon but she gets interrupted by Trigon and Starfire. Starfire asks Raven if she is supposed to represent the "Sparkle Face" doll. As they both are staring at each other in anger, Trigon calls off the fight, saying that there is another way to deal with this. Raven ignores her dad and attacks Starfire. The two have a awesome aerial battle until Starfire gets knocked to the ground. Raven warns Starfire that Trigon is only going to disappoint her like he always disappoints her. Starfire doesn't seem to care, and she confesses that she only wants to be treated like the father's princess. Rage overcomes her and she blasts Raven through the Tower knocking her out for a few seconds. Starfire finally realizes that he had just hurt her friend and flies over to Raven, who is rubbing her arm gingerly. The two apologize to each other. Raven realizes that she was never mad at Starfire, but only mad at Trigon the whole time. Trigon is sitting and eating popcorn while watching the fight. Just when he was about to enjoy the battle, Raven yells at him that his main purpose was to see them fighting each other all along. Trigon laughs and says that her anger reminds him of her being daddy's little girl. As he enjoyed his newly discovered Father's Day gift, both Starfire and Raven banish him to another dimension. Trigon exclaims that they will see him again in Thanksgiving.

Raven apologizes to Starfire again and admits that she wishes that her father would love her. Starfire agrees with that statement too, and the two decide to become each others dads, Somewhere in the city, Cyborg, Beast Boy and Robin climb out of the crater. Robin starts to inspire Beast Boy and Cyborg, who scream that they had enough of being inspired. Beast Boy transforms into a goat and head-butts Robin back down the hole. The episode ends with Cyborg and Beast Boy agreeing that they will never allow themselves to be inspired again.

Characters

 * Starfire
 * Cyborg
 * Beast Boy
 * Raven
 * Robin
 * Trigon

Trivia

 * This episode aired one year after "Colors of Raven."
 * As of this episode, all of the Titans have been seen as babies.
 * Trigon mentions himself that he will be back for Thanksgiving, continuing Raven's statement from "Dog Hand."
 * While Trigon was showing Starfire pictures you could see on the bottom right that Raven went to prom.

Continuity

 * This is Trigon's first appearance in the second season, and his overall second appearance in the series since "Dog Hand".
 * It has been said for a second time that he would return for Thanksgiving.
 * This is the twelveth time Raven was seen unhooded, in one of Trigon's family albums.
 * Raven was seen playing with Pretty Pretty Pegasus once again.
 * The binoculars Robin used in the cave are the same as the ones in "Más y Menos."

Running Gag

 * Whenever Robin is inspiring Beast Boy and Cyborg with his cheering to not giving it up, the other Titans get hurt by different environments.