"See? You’re not a monster. You’re a person."
"What does that mean?"
"That means…your life is going to be difficult and complicated and painful. And sometimes full of joy. Just remember that people are not what they say they’re going to do, they are what they do."
-- Dr. Eve Watson and Conner Kent, Titans: "Conner"
Hello again, Titans fans! I'm back with another new episode of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast! This time, I'm joined by special guest TitanTalker DJ Nik from the Whiskey & Cigarettes Show to discuss "Conner", the sixth episode from Season 2 of the DC Universe series Titans, featuring the introductions of Joshua Orpin as Superboy, Genevieve Angelson as Dr. Eve Watson, Natalie Gumede as Mercy Graves, and Peter MacNeill as Lionel Luthor!
In this episode, Nik and I discuss things like Jesse Jackson being on vacation, my people calling Nik's people, Nik's take on Titans Season 2 so far, Titans Season 1 being directed by Zack Snyder compared to Season 2 being directed by the Russo brothers, Geoff Johns introducing the idea of Lex Luthor being a DNA donor in the creation of Conner Kent, Conner lacking emotional maturity and having memories from both Superman and Lex Luthor, the awkward moment when Conner asks Eve if he can call her "mom", Eve attempting to have a social life but ending up alone and getting hammered, Eve and Conner hitting the road, the meaning of Project Rakshasa, Eve finally admitting that she was the one who gave Lex the idea to use his DNA to create Conner, Eve acting like a strict parent to guide Conner's morality, "Conner" as a science-fiction tale to explore the philosophy of cloning, the episode "Twin Streaks" from the 1990-91 Flash TV series, our geeking out while seeing Krypto using heat vision, Mercy Graves being Lex Luthor's right-hand woman, #SaveKrypto, the possible homage to Ridley Scott's Gladiator, Lionel being an abusive drunk to Lex, Lionel being bitter and resentful of Lex surpassing him, Eve's drinking compared to Lionel's drinking, Jason Todd actually thanking Conner for save his life, the DC Universe website having a poll whether Jason should live or die, wanting to see Roy Harper and Wally West on Titans, our favorite quotes of the episode, some new Tell It to TitanTalk feedback from Steven Marshall and Anne Dieken, wanting to see Iain Glen as an older Batman in a Dark Knight Returns movie dubbed with Kevin Conroy's voice, and more!
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Be sure to come back next week for Episode 043 as Jesse Jackson returns to help me discuss "Bruce Wayne", the seventh episode from Season 2 of the DC Universe series Titans, featuring the return of Iain Glen as Bruce Wayne! Look for more of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, YouTube, Libsyn, and the official Southgate Media Group website!
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