Oil Drums (Teen Titans Go!)
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 Just a horrible excuse to teach a horrible lesson and fulfill the writers’ nostalgia.
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Oil Drums is the 38th episode of the 2nd season of Teen Titans Go!.
Synopsis
Cyborg is looking forward to a marathon of 80's television shows, but the remote appears to be lost.
Why This Episode Feels Like An Oil Spillage
- This episode was heavily criticized for it’s bad lesson, overuse of 1980’s pop culture references, and nonsensical plot.
- Granted, losing a TV remote is too simplistic of a plot to make into an entire 11-minute TV episode and impossible to make entertaining. But some cartoons have been to take plots just as simplistic worth watching. So, there’s no excuse for all the wackiness that ensued.
- Bad Title: The episode is not about oil drums, the title comes from a line Cyborg states about why he loves 1980s shows.
- Speaking of which, Why are there so many 1980s references? Children 2-12, which is who watches the show will not get those references because they were not born around that time. Also, what adult watches Teen Titans Go! anyways? So, those 80s references are just pointless.
- The beginning is annoying because it’s just Cyborg screaming and elongating his neck.
- Why is he screaming? He’s screaming because he can finally share his VHS tapes with the other Titans. Granted, sharing your prized possessions with others is exciting but Cyborg didn’t have to scream like this.
- Cyborg discovers that the TV remote is missing and has a panic attack, it’s not that big of a deal!
- Robin suggests that Cyborg and the rest of the Titans take a break from the TV and Cyborg acts like a brat.
- The next scene is unbearable because it‘s just Cyborg acting like a spoiled brat and complaining about everything.
- There’s also laughable dialogue like: “Hi, I am a person.”
- The Titans’ brains (with the exception of Cyborg’s) begin to rot and they act like outdoorsy zombies and it makes no sense. It’s just to teach the “moral”.
- Afterwards, the episode gets weird because an anamorphic TV crashes into the tower, takes Cyborg, jumps everywhere with little to no transitions, then goes on a boat where some men is holding the remote hostage. (We’re not kidding) They get the remote and turn on the TV and the titans are back to normal.
- Bad Lesson: TV is good for your brain because "it feeds you information and good times".
Redeeming Qualities
- The intro parody is funny.
- Cyborg wanting to share his VHS tapes is relatable.
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