Brenton Thwaites Explains Why Robin Has An Ax To Grind Against Batman In TITANS

“Fuck Batman.” It’s the controversial line that has dominated people’s first impressions of Titans. It was a line that, almost immediately, caused some to write off this series. Now that the first two episodes have aired at NYCC, however, some are saying the line is far less corny and edgy when its said in context of the episode. Actor Brenton Thwaites explained some of that context in a recent interview with Comicbook:

Dick Grayson is trying to leave that way of fighting crime. He doesn’t believe in… He learns and evolves in a way that Batman hasn’t, mentally. And he kind of breaks away from fighting crime the way Batman does, because he doesn’t believe it is right. And that’s basically what we see in the first episode, is Dick Grayson trying to support himself and fight crime in a way that he believes is right, without Batman. And so those words, that line that we see, kinda gives us an idea of the tone that we’re going for with the show.

I get that, and if I were a Robin that put up with years of watching the same bad guys go out and hurt innocent people over and over again after they’ve been caught and punished, I’d start to wonder why my boss isn’t going the extra mile to protect others myself. I still don’t know if that means I’ll be any more down for Titans now than I was before, but I can respect Robin’s motivation in delivering that line now that I know all the stuff behind it.

Titans premieres on DC Universe October 12th.