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I'm actually really digging the trailer. Teen Titans have long been my favourite comics team and while this is a very wild departure from the general light-heartedness surrounding them for decades, I'm excited to see where they go with the series. From what I can make out in the trailer, Grayson is in a very dark place, most likely stemming from problems with Batman, so the tone for him seems fine. Raven has always been a troubled character, so her characterization seems spot-on. Garfield seems a bit too serious, but if I recall, even he went through a dark period while with the Doom Patrol, or shortly thereafter. Can't be easy being a green freak, right?

It looks like the team's genesis will be different, but maybe somehow more natural? Brought together by common turmoil and strife, as opposed to "hey, you're a kid and have powers and I'm a kid and have powers, let's start a team!" Don't get me wrong, that definitely worked in the comics. A place for the sidekicks and youngsters to hang out and train and take on bad guys, as a social outlet for the heroes as much as anything. While it was fun, it never seemed NECESSARY, you know? If you take the same characters and put them through hell, having them find kindred spirits along the way, suddenly the team becomes way more crucial.

I don't know, maybe I'm nuts...