Talk:Rad Dudes with Bad Tudes/@comment-28011742-20161215011936

Sweet episode! I think it's hilarious that Robin takes on a rebellious role; you don't really see that side of him in either series.

Also, about Robin's parents. First off, the bit about them being circus performers is totally unnecessary; it's made clear that Robin is only imagining them, and I'm pretty sure that he completely made them up for his latest delusion. I mention it because someone keeps adding it when I delete it. Please stop.

Second, as funny and "rad" as this episode is, it's actually one of the darker and saddest episodes of the series. According to the comics, Robin witnessed his parent's deaths at the hands of a mafia goon as a young child. Translation: ROBIN WATCHED A MOB HITMAN KILL HIS PARENTS WHEN HE WAS, LIKE, SEVEN. He was taken in by Batman, who is NOT THE BEST FATHER FIGURE, BTW, and eventually ditches to lead a team that treats him like garbage. He's also the only Titan who visibly mourns his parents (everyone else just kinda offhandly mentions theirs), and you saw his reaction to the tape prank in the April Fool's special. Bottom line: he yearns for love, and everyone just keeps being jerks to him. So in this episode, he reimagines his parent's to fit with his delusion, and at the end, they accept him, EVEN THOUGH HE WAS CLEARLY A JERK. He's so starved for loved that he justifies his actions for the parents he made up.

Robin: Teen Titans Go's hidden tragedy.