Another tragedy has struck the Titans, this time with Red Hood killing Hawk. As the team continues to mourn their comrade's loss, Dick takes matters into his own hands to try and take him down once and for all. Meanwhile, Starfire's troubles lead her to discover where her sister has been all this time.
Tropes featured in this episode:
- Batman Gambit: Dick turns the tables on Jason after the last two episodes to lure him out of hiding by kidnapping Crane and using him as bait. It works, but both Jason and Crane still get away in the end thanks to Barbara's sniper shooting the wrong target.
- Beware the Silly Ones: Another demonstration of this after his debut episode, Jonathan Crane reminds the world why he is as much a skilled psychologist as he is the Master of Fear by being revealed as the one who turned Jason down the path of the Red Hood, in spite of the show portraying him as The Stoner for using pot all the time.
- Both Sides Have a Point: During their confrontation, Jason reveals he's out for revenge against the Titans for their mistreatment of him during Season 2. He's not wrong, as their behavior did almost drive him to suicide, but Dick won't side with him, arguing that he crossed a line by killing Hank—everything he did afterwards was on him.
- Crazy-Prepared: Dick takes Crane up to the woods in a hideaway cabin where Bruce trained the Robins. Crane tries to escape twice, but Dick is able to stop him thanks to some pre-set traps around the property.
- Harmful to Minors:
- Bruce Wayne took Dick out into the woods and abandoned him there so he could conquer his fear. He returns with the head of the wolf that tried to eat him.
- Blackfire implies her own upbringing wasn't so fun either, and blames her sister for not showing some Big Sister Instinct.
- It's All My Fault: Both Conner and Dawn have this attitude in regards to Hank's death.
- Kick the Dog: Crane takes a few moments to put Dick down for Hank's death, as well as Jericho's from a while ago, and for Raven's absence from the team.
- The Knights Who Say "Squee!": The Mad Scientist monitoring Blackfire's cell is a big fan of Starfire and Beast Boy (to the latter's delight).
- The Masquerade: Jason puts out a hit on Crane to hide the fact the two are partners. Dick sees right through it and kidnaps Scarecrow so he can lure Jason out on his own.
- Mythology Gag: Dick describes his test of being out alone in the woods and facing down an angry wolf in a manner reminiscent of Rorschach's Badass Boast from Watchmen.Dick: See, I shouldn't have been afraid of the wolf. The wolf should have been afraid of me.
- Never My Fault: Blackfire refuses to acknowledge her role in the conflict between her and Starfire, arguing that it was her sister's fault alone that she went down the path she did.
- Nice Job Breaking It, Hero:
- Dick might have been able to get Jason had Barbara not authorized her sniper to take the shot, which winds up hitting Dick and allowing both Jason and Crane to get away.
- Then there's Dick for freeing Crane from prison in the first place.
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business:
- The normally chipper and cheery Conner is distraught over having failed to save Hank, and coldly brushes off Garfield's attempts to help him.
- Garfield has one himself when, after Starfire's visions cause her to attack and kidnap him, he snaps and verbally berates the Titans for acting like children when he has to constantly take care of them.
- Put on a Bus: Dawn, upset at her role in Hank's death, decides to head to Paris to clear her head.
- "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Blackfire tears into her sister for the path she herself chose in life, arguing that Starfire's preferential treatment amongst her family caused all of this.
- The Reveal:
- Blackfire was captured and put into custody of an unknown organization, in a Tailor-Made Prison where her powers have been drained. Starfire's been having visions of this as part of a telepathic link between the two.
- Scarecrow was the one who's been influencing Jason behind-the-scenes, which Dick figured out on his own. Moreover, Crane knows the entire Bat-Family's identities.
- Shut Up, Hannibal!: Crane tries to get under Dick's skin by pointing out the constant screw-ups of his mentor and how he molded him into his own right hand. But Dick proves otherwise by pointing out that one training mission in this cabin made him able to turn his fear into a weapon.
- The Unreveal:
- With the revelation that Scarecrow was the one who manipulated Jason, it's still not clear if he faked his death or was resurrected, as Crane doesn't disclose that detail.
- Whatever government organization had Blackfire in custody is not revealed.
- With Friends Like These...: First Starfire tries to roast Beast Boy while sleepwalking, then she gives him a black eye and locks him in the trunk while racing off to find her sister. She doesn't remember doing any of this.
