Well, this was a strange episode of Titans. Only one of our main cast members appeared, and she only showed up as a reflection in the mirror. Instead, we spend all our time this week exploring the backstory of Hawk and Dove. While Dawn lies in her hospital bed recovering from the Nuclear Family’s attack, Hank’s mind drifts backward across his whole life.
Let me just come out and say that the first flashback scene is extremely unpleasant. It takes place when Hank was a very young kid — though even at that age, he was an intimidating physical presence. A young football star in the making, Hank ran roughshod over his opponents, earning the admiration of the team’s coach. One day, this coach spotted Hank’s younger brother, Don, cheering him on from the stands. After the game, as Hank is trying to leave, the coach says he wants to take Don to the weight room. Hank says they need to make it back home to their mom, but the coach knows she’s already working multiple jobs and probably isn’t even home. When Don begs to be shown the weight room, Hank swears at him that they need to go; the coach then threatens to use this profanity to get them expelled from their prestigious charter school. So Hank turns to his last resort, sending Don home while he checks out the weight room with the coach. It should be clear by now that “weight room” is a euphemism for the worst thing imaginable. The door closes on Hank and the coach and we don’t see what happens, but do you really need it spelled out?
Years later, when the boys are in college, Hank is still excelling as a football star. Yet the sport is taking its toll; watching the game at home, Don sees his brother take a nasty hit. When he goes to the after-party to check on Hank, Don finds him in a celebratory drinking mood. Drinking after a concussion is never a good choice, and Hank soon collapses to the floor. A doctor finds that he’s been having migraines and recommends taking pain pills, but Hank refuses to rest until the season’s over — so Don goes above him, reaching out to the athletic director telling him to bench Hank. Hank finds Don in the library and screams at him about this, which just ends up leading to a huge library brawl. When the school president talks to them after, she notes Don is a good kid but Hank is a periodic troublemaker. Frustrated that Hank is already giving up his physical health for the sake of the school’s football team, Don tells her to just expel them — which she promptly does. But it’s not that much of a drag, as Don has an idea for something new they can do instead.
NEXT: Violent catharsis
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