Written by Jeffrey David Thomas
Directed by Boris Mojsovski
Gar: "Conner, how would you like to be a Titan?"
Conner: "I don't think I can, Gar. You guys, you're actual heroes, I'm not."
Alternatively, this episode could've gone with the title of Nearly Everyone Hates Dick Grayson But No One More Than Himself and you could see how this would all play out. Confession might be good for the soul but all it did for Dick was to have everyone except Gar abandon the Tower and get away from Dick as far as they could.
Before getting into that part of the story, let's look at Gar. He's been seriously underused all season long and when he finally gets a moment to do stuff, it's mostly in the weakest episode of the season and with everyone nearly gone. Even Dick leaves the Tower after telling Gar to keep the faith so the only company the latter has is Krypto and Conner and that's where things get messy.
Conner did eventually wake up and there was some nice bonding scenes with him and Gar but as soon as they stepped out in public, Conner misread a situation, cops got injured and Gar had no one to turn to help fix things. I have to admit I was disappointed that Rachel at least didn't stay with Gar or tried to give Dick the benefit of the doubt.
Speaking of Rachel, while she was mad at Dick, I did like that she also didn't let Donna off the hook and reminded the latter about her own role in the Jericho situation before abandoning her. Then there was Jason and Rose leaving together but we didn't really get to see what happened with them, post Tower.
As for Hank and Dawn - they flocked back to Wyoming and were doing okay until Ellis's sister had to wade in and spoil things for them. I hate to admit but even though I do like Minka and Alan as actors, it's becoming obvious that the characters simply don't work as regulars and the obvious break up and Hank sinking back to drugs were more eye rolling than saddening to watch.
As for Kory herself - at least she abandoned the Tower for reasons other than Dick's deception over Jericho's death. In one of the better parts of the episode (aside from the initial Gar/Conner/Krypto scenes), we finally got to meet Blackfire and it looks like the war between the sisters is going to heat up over the next few episodes. Too bad that Faddei became a casualty in their feud.
Last but not least, there was Dick himself. He got punched by Dick, abandoned by everyone, left the Tower, tried to make right with Adeline, got a brutal warning from Slade who considered their feud over and then deliberately attacked security men to get arrested. Overall, this episode was the worst one for Dick in the series so far.
- Even though I am definitely Team Kory, it does seem like she was really horrible to Blackfire as they were growing up. Not surprised the latter killed their parents though.
- Does Bruce actually give a toss about Dick or Jason at all? Gar couldn't reach him at all in this episode.
- Standout music: I guess Hank and Dawn's Ain't No Mountain High, proving they're better singers than heroes any day of the week.
- Chronology: From where the end of Bruce Wayne left off. It's also in the latter half of June as well.
Easily the weakest episode of the season. I get that Atonement was trying to salve Dick's conscience over Jericho (and he had some nice home truths even Slade couldn't avoid) but the show needs to sort itself out and actually have a proper team instead of the constant stopping and starting we've had for too long now.
Rating: 6 out of 10
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