Episode #35 – The Beast Within Original Airdate – October 30th, 2004 When Beast Boy begins turning into an angr and aggressive Man-Beast against his will, can the Titans save themselves from their savage friend? | Titans Writers Written by David Slack Directed by Alex Soto Producer Glen Murakami Producers Linda M. Steiner, David Slack Music by Michael McCuistion Casting and Voice Direction Andrea Romano Animation Services by Dongwoo Animation CO., LTD. Titans Voices |
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| Review Despite his name suggesting otherwise, David Slack is quite easily the best writer Teen Titans have. His episodes have always been a cut above the rest of the writing talent even from the first few sub par episodes. The show relays on visuals more than writing to reach it’s younger audience, but despite the fact it doesn’t use it’s visuals to aim for the older audiences, like the noir setting of Batman: The Animated Series, or the gigantic scenery of Spider-Man: The New Animated Series it still works as a cartoon adults can enjoy, thanks to the diversity between the characters and GASP, characterization and good storytelling. Take note, The The Beast Within works on many different levels. The writing perfectly displays Beast Boy’s desire to be more of a bad ass, and the visuals display how different this new creature is from the annoying little frog boy. The one thing it doesn’t work as however, is a mystery. When the other creature showed up, I was wondering what the hell was going on. It lacks any logic. One of the highlights of the episode was Robin’s characterization. I thought him being a hard ass was perfectly just, considering he literally told Beast Animation wise, it’s of typical Teen Titans brilliance. Some nice storyboarding when the Titans where fighting Beast Boy in the sewers and a great performance by Greg Cipes made this a very memorable episode, despite it’s really stupid ending. |