Titans" DC Multiverse Scene Is Actually Quite Depressing

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Warning: The following contains SPOILERS for Titans season 4, episode 9, "Dude, Where's My Gar?"Beast Boy's trip through the DC Multiverse in Titans season 4 was more depressing than exciting, due to the inclusion of multiple canceled shows from the Arrowverse, including Stargirl and Swamp Thing. The Titans season 4 episode "Dude, Where's My Gar?" was a fantastic character study of Gar "Beast Boy" Logan, which redefined the character by showcasing how powerful he truly was. Unfortunately, this was undercut by an unintentional reminder that Titans' days are numbered, and that the promise of a DC Multiverse spanning multiple movies and shows following the Crisis on Infinite Earths event was broken.
The climax of Titans season 4, episode 9, "Dude, Where's My Gar?" had Beast Boy enter The Red, which is the cosmic force linking all animal life in the DC Multiverse. This set up an extended sequence full of DC Comics movie and TV show cameos, as Beast Boy encountered the heroes of other Earths and echos of other realities. While this scene was impressively filmed and well acted, it was also unintentionally depressing.