Matched

wh"Matched" is Teen Titans Go! Season 1, Episode 12b, and the 24th overall episode of the series.

Summary
Cyborg's Love Matcher 5000 program pairs Raven with Beast Boy and Starfire with Aquaman. While Beast Boy does everything he can to get Raven to fall in love with him, Robin tries to be more like Aquaman to win Starfire’s heart.

Plot
The episode starts out with Beast Boy and Raven playing an "intense" game of chess. Beast Boy complains about how boring the game is. Raven floats off to meditate while Beast Boy interrupts her with all of his crazy animal shenanigans. Raven becomes frustrated and attacks Beast Boy with her demonic powers. Suddenly, Robin enters the room with Cyborg. Cyborg shows off his new device, the Love Matcher 5000 program. Robin gets excited, trying it out first. Robin puts Starfire's name in, and the Matcher pairs her up with Aquaman. This infuriates Robin, and he assaults the Love Matcher 5000 program. Beast Boy approaches the Matcher and, seeing his name and icon on the screen of the Matcher, he assumes it is his turn. The matcher spins through a couple of heroes until it lands on Raven. Everyone is shocked that the Matcher picked the two, even Raven. Raven believes it is a mistake but is refuted by Cyborg's claim that "computers never lie". However, Beast Boy believes in the program, prompting him to become infatuated with Raven. He gazes over at Raven with 'heart shaped' eyes. Raven's exact words are, "You can't actually be taking this seriously." Beast Boy, however, just walks up to her, wrapping his arm around her neck, and tells her that he wants to give 'them' a chance. Raven, feeling uncomfortable, swats him with her demonic tentacle, knocking him out.

The camera pans into the Titan Tower, showing Raven as she approaches the refrigerator to get food. Closing the fridge door, Beast Boy is revealed with a "greaser" look. Raven is shocked, dropping the bowl of food, after seeing him in that attire. Beast Boy fails as he tries to flirt with her, using a power she hasn't ever possessed for a flirt. Beast Boy makes up cheesy lines as Raven questions his attire, and he eventually gets slapped with a demonic tentacle for the fifth time.

In the next scene, Starfire is reading the Aquaman series as Cyborg walks in and mentions her pairing with Aquaman. Starfire exclaims that she gives no credit to the 'Love Matcher 5000 program.' However, Starfire states that he has several appealing qualities, letting her eyes scroll down the poster that flips out from the book. Giggling as she admires how he looks with his shirt discarded, she then puts the book down to see Robin, in his swimwear. Cyborg darts over to Robin, complaining about Robin's appearance while Starfire observes that Robin is wearing no shirt or pants. Cyborg hysterically exclaims that 'he is going blind.' Starfire then flies up from the couch and away from Robin, telling him that she needs to feed Silkie. Robin decides to use his muscles, showing her the exits to the room with his "pecks." Cyborg then begins to fly around the room, panicking about how pale Robin is.

The following scene opens with Raven in her bed reading a demonic book. Beast Boy, in the form of a dove flies in her room, drops a rose on top of her head. Raven destroys the flower, watching as "the dove" perches on her book. Beast Boy then adopts a French accent, reciting a poem about him and Raven (You are a Raven and I am a dove. And even though we are different we are meant to be in love). Romantic music plays in the background as Beast Boy flies up and creates a heart with his wings as he finished his poem. Raven's eyes glow red as she uses her magic to squish Beast Boy in her book, laying him on the ground at the end of her bed. Beast Boy complains about how long it actually took him to come up with the work, but Raven simply retorts with a negative comment. Beast Boy hops onto the bed with her, transforming into a horse, suggesting that she take a romantic horse back ride. Raven's response is, again, a demonic slap to the face.

Meanwhile, Robin is in his room devising a plan to become more like Aquaman, which results in the development of a fish suit. Cyborg then walks down the hall whistling a tune when he is caught off guard by a horrible odor, demanding to know what the smell is. Robin exits his room, approaching Cyborg. Once Cyborg discovers that Robin is the source of the vile miasma, he darts away, screaming about how horrid the smell is. Starfire then greets Robin from behind, to which he responds, "Hey, Star!" However, the rotten fish smell knocks Starfire unconscious and, as Robin asks if she smells something she likes, a fish from his suit suddenly slides from his head onto her face.

In the next scene, Raven is meditating only to be interrupted by Beast Boy knocking on the door. She tells him to go away, but instead he turns into a snake to get in and explains to her he's never given up on anything. Raven disproves this quickly, and Beast Boy then asks Raven to tell him one reason why their relationship won't work. Raven responds with a list of all the things she dislikes about him. Instead of being offended, Beast Boy states that no one knows him like she does, and he moves in close to her and puckers up for a kiss only to have Raven smack him away.

Afterwards, Robin is seen in his room studying Aquaman and he gets the idea to talk to marine life. The next scene reveals Robin in a shark tank placed in the living room. Starfire and Cyborg arrive in the elevator, and Cyborg angrily questions Robin about the shark tank. Robin exclaims that chicks dig guys who can communicate with fish, a response obviously directed at Starfire. As Robin pretends to talk to the marine life, he gets attacked by the sharks. He claims it is simply a miscommunication, and Starfire asks Cyborg if they should help him. However, Cyborg decides to let Robin "talk his way out", and he walks away.

Starfire floats into the kitchen where she sees Raven teleport herself in, board up the door, and seal the windows. Starfire asks Raven what's wrong, and Raven explains that Beast Boy won't leave her alone ever since Cyborg's computer matched her with him. Starfire asks if Raven believes the computer, to which she respond that she wants a guy that thinks and acts like her. At that moment, Beast Boy enters wearing a robe and "hovering" using a rope tied to the ceiling, He greets Raven and Starfire with an emotionless face. Raven catches his act and cuts his rope. Beast Boy gets desperate and begs her to give him a chance, revealing that he even painted his nails black for her, but Raven angrily states that she wants nothing to do with him ever. She locks her hard gaze with his heartnroken one, only for hers to change into a sad and guilty face, as she saw that she truly broke his heart. She drops her rude gaze and her eyes start to water as she remembers all of his romantic attempts; dressing up as a greaser, reciting a poem in the form of a dove, and especially the last one of him showing that he can be just like her. She realizes that he was trying and willing to change and didn't even complain once about Cyborg's matchmaker. She smiles lovingly and tells him she'll try and make it work. Beast Boy, upon hearing this, cries tears of joy and asks her to marry him. She is startled at first, but she happily accepts his offer.

On the roof of the tower, Raven finally believes that she and Beast Boy are meant for each other as she walks up the isle, passing Starfire and Aquaman on one side and Robin (who is jealous of Aquaman) on the other, to meet Beast Boy at the altar. Joining hands, Beast Boy tells Raven that he's never been so happy. Just as they're about to share their first kiss, Cyborg interrupts, saying there was a teeny, tiny little glitch in his match making program.This causes Raven to worry that she might not be Beast Boy's ideal match, and her fear is confirmed when the Love Matcher 5000 reveals that Beast Boy's real match is a scratching post. Raven grows extremely annoyed as Beast Boy starts flirting with one. Robin then realizes that Starfire's pairing with Aquaman was also a glitch, and the second test reveals her match to be a scratching post as well. Starfire then fights with Beast Boy for scratching post as Cyborg tries to fix the glitch in his program, ultimately causing it to explode. Robin jumps into Aquaman's arms and both of them cry over Starfire. Raven is disappointed, and the episode ends with her saying, "Why do I even try?"

Characters

 * Robin
 * Starfire
 * Beast Boy
 * Cyborg
 * Raven
 * Aquaman (debut)
 * Silkie (cameo)

Trivia

 * This is the first episode to air in its new timeslot, which aired on Wednesday nights at 7:30 PM.
 * Raven says Beast Boy gives up on everything, however, in this episode and in "Terra-ized", Beast Boy apparently never gives up on love.
 * Silkie is, apparently, an ordained priest.
 * This is the first episode to completely feature Raven and Beast Boy's relationship.
 * The marriage ceremony of Beast Boy and Raven lasts eleven seconds exactly (in reference that each episode is eleven minutes long) before Cyborg interrupts them.
 * Cyborg interrupting Beast Boy and Raven wedding, it could be a tribute to the old show when sometimes Beast Boy and Raven were having some touching moments and Cyborg interrupts them.
 * This is the second episode about Beast Boy and Raven's relationship ("Terra-ized") and Robin's crush on Starfire ("The Date").
 * Slade, an arch-enemy of the Titans, was rumored to appear in this episode, but didn't appear.
 * This is the sixth episode with a one-word title ("Ghostboy", "Gorilla", "Parasite", "Starliar", "Terra-ized").

Continuity

 * This is the second episode where Robin impersonates as a super hero to impress Starfire. The first time is when he impersonate Speedy in "The Date."
 * In "Parasite", Robin was highly secretive of pictures of him in tight black shorts and nothing else, however in "Matched" he seemed to not have a problem walking around semi nude wearing the same shorts in front of Starfire regardless that it was making her uncomfortable.
 * While Cyborg walks down the hall, he whistles the same tune Robin whistles while walking away with his "New Staff" in "Staff Meeting."
 * Music originating from "The Date" and music played in "Starliar", "Tower Power", and "Artful Dodgers" also plays in this episode. This music (also played in "Laundry Day" and "Staff Meeting") plays when Beast Boy says the Love Matcher 5000 matching him up to Raven could change everything. Starliar's music plays before Raven slaps Beast Boy's sunglasses off his face when he pretends to be a greaser. Tower Power's music plays when Raven thinks about Beast Boy in a montage of him warming up to her before she tells him that she wants their relationship to work, and music from "Artful Dodgers" plays at the very end of the episode.
 * When Beast Boy and Raven were getting married, Beast Boy has the same hairstyle he wore in the beginning of "Girl's Night Out."
 * This is the second time Raven loses to someone (Beast Boy) doing puppy dog eyes. The first time was in "Girl's Night Out" by Starfire.

Errors

 * When we see Cyborg trying to repair the computer, Beast Boy and Starfire fighting, and Aquaman and Robin crying, Silkie is gone.
 * When Cyborg introduces his Love Matcher 5000 to Beast Boy and Raven, he says it matches them with their "Superhero Mate". But in the end, Cyborg matches Starfire and Beast Boy with a scratching post. Although it could be because Cyborg's program kept getting errors.
 * Raven makes a move in chess that isn't possible.