#i had a hard time watching Troq as I didn't like seeing Starfire be verbally abused by val-yor the dickface but the importance of the

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Am I the only one who can't watch the Teen Titans episodes "Haunted" and "The Beast Within?"

It gives me so much secondhand stress seeing Beast Boy get mean and shouty with his friends, especially as he's such a sweet, funny character. Tbf I'm not a fan of episodes where nice characters snap and go bitchy/Bad Mood Excuse as those episodes tend to lean on the mean-spirited side. Doesn't help that I have a history of that happening with friends, and I'd be on the receiving end of it.

I do have to feel for Beast Boy as he's probably had feelings of repressed frustration as being the No Respect Guy/Butt Monkey who people think is stupid and weak (I've been there-which on a side note we need more girl/femme characters like that, would be so much more validating). Like having a snarky person shoot your jokes down and make you feel stupid must get old (though disclaimer-in the episode Raven technically didn't do anything-Beast Boy clipped her shoulder unprovoked. I made the mistake of wording a Teen Titans confession years ago poorly that neglected this detail) and he snapped unnecessarily. Even though I can't sit through this episode, it is an important episode as it gives Beast Boy character development and hidden depths as he has feelings about being not taken seriously, like anyone else.

"Haunted" I have similar issues with. You do have to feel bad for Robin because he has trauma from Slade, and it depicts hallucinations and the effects of trauma accurately. I don't like how he threatened his own team and yelled at Starfire. Like she even says, "You're hurting me.." when he does that, and it hurts emotionally to watch. Again, it's not a bad episode, and it has a reason to exist showing character development and strengthening of Raven and Robin's character dynamics. I just wish or hope Robin apologized for his dickishness (no pun intended) during that episode (if he did, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong). Maybe an apology poorly made Tamaran meal for the crew made by Robin is in order?

Honestly, I don't think Teen Titans has ever had a truly bad episode, just ones that either didn't interest me or were too stressful to watch. Even the ones with most uncomfortable moments or that hit too close to home have important messages we need to all learn. I just can't sit through these two for emotional reasons lol.