In the latest episode of HBO Max’s Titans, Beast Boy goes on a trip through the DC Multiverse to get glimpses of his cartoon self, Adam West Batman, Shazam, and other cameos and references.
The multiverse, every mega-franchise’s (and Oscar-winning non-franchise) favorite idea can often seem like homework. Why, it is reasonable to wonder, does every other blockbuster movie ticket come with a five-minute lecture on quantum physics for casuals? It doesn’t have to be this way. Instead, the multiverse can just be like it is on the most recent episode of Titans: a goofy nod to a long-running franchise’s history that is great fun but ultimately not that vital to the experience.
With the all-timer episode title “Dude, Where’s My Gar?,” Titans — which resumed its fourth and final season after a five-month hiatus this month — sends Beast Boy, a.
