Tamaranian Vacation

"Tamaranian Vacation" is the 33rd episode of the second season of Teen Titans Go!, and the 85th overall episode of the series.

Summary
The Titans visit Starfire's home world of Tamaran to try and learn what makes her so sweet and loving. But they find out that Tamaran is not all they expected it be.

Plot
The episode starts with the Titans Tower being stormed by green thunder, and a green orb coming from the front side of the Tower. It is revealed it is Starfire, who seems to be very mad about something. Robin said that she did not need to do that, but Starfire said she must, and they should accept their faith, but Robin said he'd never. Starfire agreed, saying he asked for it, and prepared to attack. However it turns out she the attack is actually a "tickle war" and she goes and tickles all the other Titans. She starts with Robin who struggles to say "Titans Go!" in between laughs. The other Titans disperse and seek out safety. Beast Boy turns into a baby deer and tries to escape using the elevator, but gets caught before he can get it open. Raven tries to hide within the depths of her cloak, but Starfire reaches in and also tickles her. Raven then reemerges from her cloak and concedes defeat. Then it's Cyborg's turn, who had been hiding under a bush, but is easily discovered by Starfire.

At first he states his mechanical parts can't be tickled, only for Starfire to produce a screwdriver, open up his belly casing, and replace the screwdriver with a feather and resumes her tickling. He then bounced up and down until he broke the ceiling. She then very carefully tickled Silkie, who laughed softly. The Titans then started saying that she was always so upbeat, and her happiness made them happy. Beast Boy then stopped the stopwatch, and counted 13 seconds, which was the longest the Titans have ever been in a good mood. However, Raven punched him after he said that. But she then admitted that was the longest. Cyborg then asked where does she get all her cheeriness, and Starfire responded that she thinks it's from her planet, Tamaran. Robin said that if it made you that nice it must be the best pace in the universe, and he imagined a line of Starfires to kiss him. Beast boy asked if she could take them there, but Starfire said they may not like it. Raven explained that if they liked her, they would like her planet. However, Starfire explained that some of their rituals may be strange, just as some of Earth's rituals might be strange to her, and she imagined Robin saying a poem to her. After that, she said that it would make her feel better. Cyborg then said to share away, and Beast Boy put on his helmet. The Titans Tower then blasted off the island. The Crab then put on his sunglasses to see the Tower blast off.

The Tower then blasted off at supersonic speeds to the planet Tamaran. They landed on the Tamaranian soil, on TAMARAN : Class M Planet. When Starfire came off the spaceship, she said she missed the crisp Tamaranian air. The Titans tried to breathe it in, but realized the air burned. When Cyborg asked what were they breathing, Starfire responded it was fire air. Beast Boy was shocked, saying that her planet's air was made out of hot sauce. Starfire explained it makes the weak not survive, and that they would get accustomed to the burning. However, the Titans started screaming of pain, and passed out. Starfire told them to please not die so early after she saw them lying on the ground, since they had just arrived, and that there are many more things to see.

Later, in a hovering platform, the Titans have accustomed to the air, and started marveling at Tamaran. They said they wanted to see the things that made her so jolly, and she said that being raised on the Palace might have had something to do with it. When they arrived, she explained that they often entertain queens, kings, and warlords to keep peace at the galaxy. She then introduced General Thraxis from the Blood Dominion, and explained they were having a very important treaty with him. Cyborg shook his tentacle and said hi. however, General Thraxis started freaking out, and went back into his ship. When Robin asked what happened, Starfire explained that a handshake is the most violent way of declaring war. He said he was going to wipe out Tamarenians, and turn Tamaran into intergalactic gravel. Cyborg then admitted the responsibility by saying "My bad." Starfire said it was alright, but they must excuse her to make her planetary defense. After ringing a tone, all of the Tamarenian warrior came with Starfire, and started attacking the ships. While the war raged, Robin asked if he needed to shakes everyone's hand, and Cyborg explained that he was a friendly guy. Raven said that this was not what she expected, and she wasn't sure if she liked Tamaran. Cyborg said that it was definitely not as sweet as her. Beast Boy said that however, it was cool to see the blobs explode. Starfire killed one of them, and while Beast Boy says "There goes one!", a burning green slime covered all of them, burning them. Cyborg asked why did everything had to burn on this planet, and Beast Boy screamed in agony. Raven said that the planet was terrible, and they should leave before they make things worse, but Robin denied, saying that it meant too much to Starfire that they were there. Then, Beast Boy called them, saying that the shaking had stopped. Robin said that Cyborg's handshake war was over, which angered Cyborg, making him repeat that he was a nice guy. Starfire came and told them that there as good news: The war had concluded and only 3/4 of Tamaran was destroyed. Robin congratulated her, saying he was proud of her. Starfire explained that to end the war she offered her hand to General Thraxis, which made Robin freak out. He then blamed Cyborg, asking why did he had to shake his hand. Cyborg said he couldn't help it, since he was such a friendly guy.

Afterward in the wedding, while the ringing was happening, Robin was still crying, saying he hated the planet. He asked how someone as nice as Starfire come from here. Beast Boy screamed in disgust, saying that she now has to kiss all his mouths. Cyborg said that she never kissed you in his one mouth. Starfire started kissing all of her mouths and everyone had their own emotions. Raven said that they were going to be here for a while.

A while later, Robin's crying has gotten so bad that Cyborg needs to use his cape as a rail. After she kissed all of her mouths, the church started clapping, and Robin's head blew off. Starfire asked f they thought the ceremony was beautiful, and she told them to stay the rest of their visit on Tamaran, because she must go. Beast Boy asked where, and she responded that as his wife, she must accompany his fleet across the universe while he conquers it, and that they will never see her again. Raven said she can't go with him. Starfire explained that they may seem weird, but it is important to honor them. The Titans were shocked, and Robin then said that if Starfire should be forced to marry someone, it should be him. He then ordered the Titans to end the marriage..

Continuing outside, Robin throws birdarangs to General Thraxis' mouths, causing him to explode, and put green go over Robin. Starfire gasped, and asked the Titans why did they blow up her husband. She said that the treaty was over and his fleet will soon come to destroy Tamara, and he dishonored his people. The Titans, however, welcomed her, because he was "super gross". Starfire said that now the only way to make peace is to fight Gridnock. Cyborg asked if they don't the planet would be destroyed, and Starfire said yes, and after she said yes, the Titans came in the hover-board, but were stopped by the army. Starfire said that they were the guardians of honor, and they would guide them to their inevitable death in the hands of Gridnok.

Subsequently at the arena, The Titans are about to enter the Colosseum, where hundreds of people are shouting for death. When they enter, Gridnock the Skull Crusher is released, and starts roaring at the Titans. Starfire asked if this was not magnificent, and Raven responded back with another question: why is she doing it. Starfire explained that fighting the Gridnock was one of the greatest symbols of bravery. However, when they asked her if anyone had ever survived it, she said no, saying that that's why it shows a symbol of braver. The Titans then saw all the dead skulls around the Coliseum. Robin said that it has been none since he has never met the Teen Titans. He said "Titans GO!," but, however, they were eaten by the Gridnok.

In the stomach, Cyborg asked if they already had gotten eaten, and said that was fast. After he said that, the acid on Gridnock's stomach began to rise. Robin dipped a Bird-a-rang in the acid, and it melted right off. Robin said to take this slowly, but that they hated her planet and everything in it. Starfire said that they were hurting her feelings, Raven agreed, saying this place was awful, and Beast Boy said that they had no idea how she came off of a planet like this. Starfire agreed. She said it might be dreadful, but if she wasn't positive, her skull would have been crushed many years ago. She learned to make the best out of any situation. She said that that was, in fact, the only was she has been able to tolerate them as her roommates. Beast Boy started crying, saying that that was beautiful. Cyborg said that if they were going to die, they should be positive, like Starfire. Raven said that they were on an alien's belly, what's not to love, while acid burned her. Cyborg then spotted a half-eaten hot dog, and tried tasting it, but he vomited instead. But on the positive side, Cyborg said, he had never eaten anything like that before. Beast Boy said that it was like a sauna in there, while dipping his feet on the acid. When he took them out, he said that it was a great sauna, even though his feet were half-melted. All of this made Starfire happy. However, the acid started rising. Robin said that if Starfire survived with positive attitude, they should think as her. When he said that, all the Titans engaged in a tickle war. Starfire started tickling Cyborg on the belly, which made him bounce back and forth, eventually breaking Gridnock. The Tamarenean warriors started cheering, and General Thraxis' army is quiet. Starfire cheered, they defeated the Gridnock,and all the Titans cheered. They said that they couldn't have done it without seeing things the Tamarenean way. Starfire asked if they liked the planet, and all the Titans agreed. However, when Starfire asked if they wanted to see more of Tamaran, all the Titans quickly ran away, and the episode ends.

Characters

 * Starfire
 * Robin
 * Cyborg
 * Beast Boy
 * Raven
 * Silkie
 * General Thraxis (debut)
 * Gridnock the Skull Crusher (debut)

Trivia

 * This episode aired one year after "Brain Food."
 * This is General Thraxis debut in Teen Titans Go!.
 * Tamaran appears to have twin suns; where in the original Teen Titans series, it had three moons.
 * There is very little natural plant life on Tamaran's surface.
 * The lack of children in Tamaran's settlements besides Starfire references how she and her siblings were the first to be born in a century, due to the world's war with the Citadel of the Gordanians.
 * Tamaran's atmosphere is strikingly hot, which adds to Starfire's race being powered by solar radiation.
 * Starfire appears to have already gained control Tamaran, or at least the army.
 * Handshaking on Tamaran is the most violent declaration of war.
 * Schlurch slime is shown to be extremely hot and acidic.
 * This is the first episode to display "Tamaranian" as a different spelling of "Tamaranean."
 * In the original series episode Betrothed, they did not succumb to any burning effects on Tamaran.
 * On a Top 10 video hosted by The Jacob Reviews on YouTube, this episode was placed at #2 of the worst Teen Titans Go! episodes, because the titans were being racist in this episode.

Continuity

 * This is the fourth time Starfire has gone into a massive rage. ("Ghostboy", "La Larva de Amor", "Second Christmas")
 * This is the second time Raven hides within her cloak, which she previously did in "Legs".
 * This is the fifth time Tamaran has appeared. The four previous appearances occur in "Parasite", "Staring at the Future", "Second Christmas", and "Mr. Butt".
 * It is also the second time the Titans have visited Tamaran, the first time being in "Staring at the Future".
 * Technically, this is the first time, because the "first" time was later in the timeline.
 * In addition, the alien species that served as Starfire's soldiers in an alternate future in "Staring at the Future," return as Tamaranian citizens.
 * Titans Tower is once again shown taking off, which was first seen in "Double Trouble."
 * While Cyborg feels the pain of Tamaran's air in an over-the-top fashion, he says "All I know is pain!," which is one of the only phrases that Cyborg's Little Buddy, Pain Bot says.
 * The green, flaming sword Starfire wields is similar to the one she used in "Power Moves."
 * Silkie is a priest again, the first time being "Matched."
 * This is the sixteenth time that Raven was seen unhooded. The previous ones were:
 * "Laundry Day"
 * "Meatball Party"
 * "Power Moves"
 * "Legs"
 * "Brain Food"
 * "Dreams"
 * "Pirates"
 * "Knowledge"
 * "Baby Hands"
 * "Caramel Apples"
 * "The Mask"
 * "Serious Business"
 * "Halloween"
 * "Hot Garbage"
 * "Smile Bones"

Errors

 * When Starfire kisses all of Glgrdsklechhh's mouths, Cyborg remarks how bad it must be for Robin since he never kissed her once. This is inconsistent with the original Teen Titans movie Trouble in Tokyo, where Robin and Starfire kissed. Also, this implies the hint from Mouth Hole, as at the end of that episode, it was implied Robin and Starfire have kissed.
 * Though it may be possible Cyborg did not witness the exchange, that this episode occurred before Mouth Hole, or that Robin and Starfire did not end up kissing.

Running Gags

 * The Titans getting burned by various things on the planet.
 * The Titans getting covered in slime.
 * Robin crying over by Starfire's wedding.