Titans (episode)

## "Titans"

"**Titans**" is the first episode of the first season of *Titans*, and the first episode overall. It premiered at New York Comic Con on October 3, 2018, before later officially premiering on DC Universe on October 12.

## Synopsis

In the series premiere episode, Rachel Roth, a guarded teenager haunted by dark visions and powers, flees her home in Traverse City, Michigan when her life is threatened by a mysterious intruder. Arriving in Detroit, she falls under the protective wing of Detective Dick Grayson, who's moonlighting as the dangerous vigilante, Robin – now independent of his longtime partnership with Batman in Gotham. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, the mysterious Kory Anders awakens – untouched – from a car crash with no memory of her identity. Following leads to Russian club-owner Konstantin Kovar, she learns that she also is pursuing the girl known as Rachel Roth. Lastly, in Ohio, we meet Gar Logan, the mischievous Beast Boy who uses his transformative powers to his advantage

## Cast

### Starring

* Brenton Thwaites as Dick Grayson/Robin
* Anna Diop as Kory Anders
* Teagan Croft as Rachel Roth
* Ryan Potter as Gar Logan

### Guest starring

* Lindsey Gort as Amy Rohrbach
* Jarreth Merz as The Acolyte
* Liza Colón-Zayas as a police officer
* Sherilyn Fenn as Melissa Roth

### Co-starring

* Martin Roach as Manny Wolf
* Phillip Jarrett as Captain
* Randolf Hobbs as John Grayson
* April Brown Chodkowski as Mary Grayson
* Tomaso Sanelli as Young Dick Grayson
* Nicolas Grimes as Enormous Man
* Rodney Alexandre as Dealer
* Kafi Pierre as Cop #1
* Jason Burke as Cop #2
* Richard Blackburn as Neighbor
* Colton Gobbo as Kyle
* William Healy as Matt
* Keethan Krish as Bus Driver
* Nadine Roden as Ticket Teller
* Shakura S'Aida as Volunteer Sally
* Neven Pajkić as Large Man
* Jewels Krauss as Concierge
* Val Ovtcharov as Tattooed Man
* Mark Antony Krupa as Konstantin Kovar
* Justin Landry as Security Guard
* Luke Marty as Fake Cop
* Jamillah Ross as Precinct Cop
* Premika Leo as Lion Tamer
* Steve Boyle as Man in Suit

## Plot

Rachel Roth may seem like a typical goth teenager living with a single mother, but for the past few nights she has constantly been having dreams about a young circus performer and the death of his family. One day, a stranger, known as Acolyte, breaks into their house and makes Rachel's mother reveal to her that she is, in fact, not her birth mother. Before more can be explained, Acolyte kills Rachel's "mother" causing the girl to go on the run.

Dick Grayson has now left Batman and Gotham behind to make a new home for himself in Detroit, MI as a Detective by day and the crime fighting vigilante, Robin, by night. One night, Rachel is brought into the department. Dick is assigned to talk to her and is taken aback when she reveals that she knows about his tragic childhood. As Dick checks into Rachel's story about the death of her mother, a law enforcement imposter sneaks into the department and kidnaps Rachel, bringing her to Acolyte. Dick catches the getaway car leaving with Rachel inside and follows it.

Acolyte plans to kill Rachel in order to prevent the coming of her father. Suddenly a "new side" of Rachel emerges and kills him. Not knowing exactly what happened, Dick decides to take Rachel someplace safe until he can find out more about who she really is.

Meanwhile, a young woman by the name of Kory Anders wakes up in Austria with no memory of who she is. All she knows is that she has made some enemies along the way and everything seems to be tied to one individual: Rachel Roth.

Elsewhere, a green tiger steals a video game from a nearby store, and transforms into a teenage boy.

## Trivia

* Bruce Wayne briefly appears in flashbacks portrayed by an unknown actor.

## References

1. ↑ "‘Titans’ premiere on DC Universe — what did you think?" - Batman News