Prepare to bask in my geekiness. Are you ready? I saw the entire run of “Teen Titans” on the Cartoon Network, including the TV movies! I’ll give you a few minutes to quit gasping. So, of course watching the Complete Fifth Season was a bit of a fun little trip back two years ago, a time that was simpler, and more optimistic. Also the final season, the last hurrah revolves around the Brotherhood of Evil, a group of villains who manage to actually give the Teen Titans a truly difficult time by corrupting the team and knocking off the members very quickly. In the premise for this season, the entire Teen Titans have disbanded and are now scattered around the world conveniently coming across young superheroes who they recruit after a battle renders them cohort and allies. And there is the Brotherhood right behind them slowly picking off the new recruits or capturing them.

This is one of the best seasons as it cuts through all the crud and really digs down deep in to the tense situation that is the gang of super villains threatening their existence, as well as the possibility that they may not win after all. There are also filler episodes that manage to be some of the best of the series including “Lightspeed!” featuring a guest spot from Kid Flash (voiced by Michael Rosenbaum the pipes behind the adult Flash in “Justice League”), the young speed demon who arrives in the city to fight crime as the Titans are off globe trotting and sparks a romance with super villain wannabe Jinx who builds a love hate relationship with the superhero while considering life as an ally against evil, rather than an ally for evil. And one of my favorites: “Go!” the prequel episode exploring the origin of the Teen Titans and how they all got together to fight the forces of evil thanks to a string of accidental meetings. And there’s the return of Terra. As well there’s the much anticipated series finale that makes good on its promise for a big showdown involving the entire Teen Titans army, and the Brotherhood of Evil. It’s a wonderful finisher for a very good series. It’s too bad it was all followed up with the lame “Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo.”

In the way of extras, we only get a twenty five minute onscreen compilation of featurettes about all of the villains and superheroes from the series with the creators and show’s writers explaining their origins and why their inclusion worked for them. It’s a great reference guide for young viewers curious about certain characters, so it’s not the worst feature I’ve ever seen; not to mention we find out why said character was in the series, and how the creators worked around DC’s guidelines. I just wish we could have had more in the way of commentary, and or talk about the upcoming adult “Teen Titans” movie.

The “Teen Titans” cartoon may not have always been as good as “Justice League” but for tween pseudo-anime, it was always a lot of fun to watch, and sported some great guest spots from new characters, great actors (Michael Rosenbaum, Freddy Rodriguez, David Coulier) and featured honestly exciting story arcs that kept this series going for five whole seasons. I suggest getting the DVD.