Does anyone agree Robin was too hostile towards Beast Boy in Season 3's "The Beast Within"?
Listen, I've watched (and was even scared of as a kid) the entire episode as pretty much all of you, start to finish. I understand that Beast Boy was OOC (out-of-character) aggressive and being a total jerk to the Titans due to the chemicals he was doused with, and the Titans acted accordingly before his uncontrollable Werebeast form supposedly hurts Raven or anyone else, but did anyone feel Robin jumped the gun too much in attempting to take him down without even trying to assess the entire situation or find a cure for him? This is a moment I have never forgot about for years when I think back about Robin, because sometimes his loner methods and strict attitude just rubs me off a bad way, you know what I mean?
Now I know what I am saying might be hypocritical and biased towards Robin considering the times he rescued Beast Boy (ex. saving him from an incoming subway train in S1's "Masks"), and the various moments where he openly values his friends — Beast Boy included — but just hear me out. Whenever his friends are in danger, get into personal problems, or run the risk of leaving the team, he immediately drops everything to save them or tries to convince them to reconsider their decision of walking out. When he first met Starfire, who was initially aggressive due to her time as a prisoner/slave, he resolved to help her at the risk of the city being destroyed (and a slight crush on her). During Cyborg's ordeal in Season 3, he acted to save him from brainwashed by H.I.V.E., tried to convince him not to grow too obsessed with pursuing Brother Blood (based on his own obsession with Slade), and failed to talk him out his decision not to leave the team. And for Raven, while she is Trigon's daughter and the one destined to end the world (she did), he convinces her that she is not evil as she claims herself to be and that what lies in her heart is a true hero, which was true with her stopping her father and undoing the end. But the one moment Beast Boy goes rogue, when it was something out of his control, his immediate thought process is "BRING HIM DOWN", "PUT HIM IN JAIL", acting like he's a total lost cause. How is that fair? You tell me.
Granted, BB may get on the team's nerves from time to time considering his role as the comic relief, and thus they don't take him seriously as they should. After all, he's been through a complicated life, and hides his tragedy under a mask of laughter and general laxness to compensate. But he cares deeply for his friends, and when one of them is down, he's emotionally affected. When he thought he had hurt Raven to the point of unconsciousness, he was devastated where he felt he could never forgive himself if she didn't recover, didn't wake up. I just find it off that Robin would act so hostile towards him considering everything that's been going on in this one episode compared to how he responds to the other Titans. And why? Just because our angry green boy had the grapefruits to go eye-to-mask when daring him to a fight, and he holds this grudge because? C'mon now… 😒
And look, I'm used to the prevailing "Power of Friendship" trope in the shows I've watched and loved, and I am not saying it's ever a bad thing; I just personally draw the line at double standards.
Listen, I've watched (and was even scared of as a kid) the entire episode as pretty much all of you, start to finish. I understand that Beast Boy was OOC (out-of-character) aggressive and being a total jerk to the Titans due to the chemicals he was doused with, and the Titans acted accordingly before his uncontrollable Werebeast form supposedly hurts Raven or anyone else, but did anyone feel Robin jumped the gun too much in attempting to take him down without even trying to assess the entire situation or find a cure for him? This is a moment I have never forgot about for years when I think back about Robin, because sometimes his loner methods and strict attitude just rubs me off a bad way, you know what I mean?
Now I know what I am saying might be hypocritical and biased towards Robin considering the times he rescued Beast Boy (ex. saving him from an incoming subway train in S1's "Masks"), and the various moments where he openly values his friends — Beast Boy included — but just hear me out. Whenever his friends are in danger, get into personal problems, or run the risk of leaving the team, he immediately drops everything to save them or tries to convince them to reconsider their decision of walking out. When he first met Starfire, who was initially aggressive due to her time as a prisoner/slave, he resolved to help her at the risk of the city being destroyed (and a slight crush on her). During Cyborg's ordeal in Season 3, he acted to save him from brainwashed by H.I.V.E., tried to convince him not to grow too obsessed with pursuing Brother Blood (based on his own obsession with Slade), and failed to talk him out his decision not to leave the team. And for Raven, while she is Trigon's daughter and the one destined to end the world (she did), he convinces her that she is not evil as she claims herself to be and that what lies in her heart is a true hero, which was true with her stopping her father and undoing the end. But the one moment Beast Boy goes rogue, when it was something out of his control, his immediate thought process is "BRING HIM DOWN", "PUT HIM IN JAIL", acting like he's a total lost cause. How is that fair? You tell me.
Granted, BB may get on the team's nerves from time to time considering his role as the comic relief, and thus they don't take him seriously as they should. After all, he's been through a complicated life, and hides his tragedy under a mask of laughter and general laxness to compensate. But he cares deeply for his friends, and when one of them is down, he's emotionally affected. When he thought he had hurt Raven to the point of unconsciousness, he was devastated where he felt he could never forgive himself if she didn't recover, didn't wake up. I just find it off that Robin would act so hostile towards him considering everything that's been going on in this one episode compared to how he responds to the other Titans. And why? Just because our angry green boy had the grapefruits to go eye-to-mask when daring him to a fight, and he holds this grudge because? C'mon now… 😒
And look, I'm used to the prevailing "Power of Friendship" trope in the shows I've watched and loved, and I am not saying it's ever a bad thing; I just personally draw the line at double standards.