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"It's a beautiful day for the end of the world."
- SladeOriginally aired: July 2, 2005 Written by Amy Wolfram
Directed by Alex Soto
The stars are aligned. The sun is in eclipse. All of Slade's labors are about to reach fruition -- and the Titans are about to face their greatest challenge ever. But is there really any hope of preventing the end of the world?
Kevin Michael Richardson as Trigon
Dee Bradley Baker as Plasmus
Starfire puts mustard on her pancakes and pizza; Starfire mentioned mustard as her favorite food in season one's SUM OF HIS PARTS.
Producer Glen Murakami on THE END [from Wizard Magazine]: “This is a different kind of threat,” Glen Murakami explains. “The Titans aren’t trying to stop a bomb from going oft, they’re trying to save their friend.” Raven’s mysterious background will be explored, as will her bond with Robin. And the Titans once again face off with Slade, resurrected as Trigon’s emissary. “The one question I heard all of Season 3 was, “Where is Slade?’” says Murakami. “For the first time he’s dealing with somebody more powerful than himself.”Story Editor Rob Hoegee on THE END: “We had a lot of story to tell. As we broke down the different aspects of the story, it became too big to tell in just two parts. I remember when all the parts came back, I watched them all in a row like a movie. And it’s amazing how well it plays. They really do dovetail nicely. It would be nice if Warner Home Video released it like that.”
Producer David Slack on THE END: “It’s a big story. You want it to have time to breathe. For awhile, we felt like we only had two and a half parts. But then Amy Wolfram came up with this great missing piece of the story. And because of that, the first episode came out even better than I had imagined."
THE END [parts 1-3] was inspired by the comic book tale, "The Terror of Trigon" which originally ran in NEW TEEN TITANS [second series] #1-5 [1984]. It is also available in trade paperback. Raven had to fight Trigon's dark influence over her. This dark side grew as she exposed emotions. Eventually, Trigon came beckoning to Raven and she could no longer resist. Trigon's presence was unleashed! During Trigon's resurgence, Azarath was destroyed and Raven fell under her father's control, taking on her father's appearance as well (red skin and four eyes).Raven's psychic confrontation with Trigon was something that happened quite often in the original comic book series. Raven would resist his evil and Trigon would try to push her over to the dark side.
Raven sacrifices herself to spare her teammates; She did the exact same thing in NEW TEEN TITANS [first series] #5. She agreed to serve at her father's side if he would spare earth.
For more information on the comic book versions of the characters - including many images - visit titanstower.com's meeting room page.
Raven fulfills her destiny at last. After a somewhat-stall in THE PROPHECY, we get back to the sense of dread and urgency hinted at in BIRTHMARK. This episode is a particularly strong outing.
Amy Wolfram delivers a script that showcases her writing strengths. Before we even get into the threat of an interdimensinal demon, we stop to care about these characters again. We feel Raven's pain as she tries to give her friends one last day of happiness. And we are reminded how much of an outsider she's been her whole life. We also get a sense of Robin's unwillingness to give up in the face of hopelessness. The bond of friendship shared by these five heroes is echoed throughout this episode.
By the time Trigon’s arrival is unavoidable, the sense of helplessness is shared by the viewer. And intense and personal episode for the series. Grade: A-
provided by John The Artist