Titans: 3 things the show can improve on in season 3

2. Introduce less new characters

The problem with Titans as a whole, which is the main reason both seasons felt unfocused and incohesive, is that it hasn’t been palatable due to an excessive amount of characters. It wasn’t too much of an issue this season, but the problems were still apparent. It’s also the reason the superhero team tends to not be the pivotal focal point of the series.

For a show called Titans, it’s hardly about them, and the way to fix this is to introduce fewer new characters each season. As the show is on hiatus post-season 2, we already have seven members of the team, not including Rachel who is busy working with the Amazons to revive Donna. As for Jason, he set off into the sunset, presumably seeking to find his own path.

My point is when the impending third season of the show comes, the team may need to go through a reshuffle. You have two heavy-hitters in Kory, a blaster (provided her powers return), and Conner, a paragon. You also have Hawk, a scrapper, Dove, a slasher, Dick, a skilled detective, acrobat, gadget-user and martial artist, Rose, an enhanced swordswoman and infiltrator, and last but not least, Gar, the shapeshifter. At some point, there has to be someone other than Dick in charge of tech support. When needed, they can (theoretically) call upon Bruce Wayne/Batman, but they need to build a defense among their ranks.

Over the course of season 2, we were introduced to (outside Conner) at least more than five characters, including the antagonists. The scope will need to be lowered in season 3. While some of the characters like Jason, Donna, Hank and Dawn were guests or recurring characters that become series regulars leading up to season 2, they actually ended up having more interesting stories than the main cast.

There is nothing wrong with introducing new characters, so long as it does not deviate from the main storyline. Because each season is no more than 13 episodes, the best action to take is to have either a singular, multi-layered story arc or two or three multiple plot threads encompassing a few character arcs that intersect with one another to create a whole storyline. Some of those subplots can be as intimate with the characters as the writers like or work towards the grand scheme of things by pushing the plot forward.