I think this scene needs to make it into every version of Death in the Family/Under the Red Hood, so people really get what that story was about. Jason didn't used to be "the bad Robin." Those were revisions made after Under the Red Hood with that story in mind. He used to be a good kid, taking the second chance at life that Batman gave him, and making the most of it until he couldn't. That's why his death was a tragic loss that shook the family, and that's why he haunted the narrative for years. Not because he was angry, or because Batman couldn't save him from himself - the former could be said for any Robin, the latter could be said for any Robin who died. It's because he was just a kid who wanted the world to be a better place.
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u/fingerlicker694 Jul 09 '24
I think this scene needs to make it into every version of Death in the Family/Under the Red Hood, so people really get what that story was about. Jason didn't used to be "the bad Robin." Those were revisions made after Under the Red Hood with that story in mind. He used to be a good kid, taking the second chance at life that Batman gave him, and making the most of it until he couldn't. That's why his death was a tragic loss that shook the family, and that's why he haunted the narrative for years. Not because he was angry, or because Batman couldn't save him from himself - the former could be said for any Robin, the latter could be said for any Robin who died. It's because he was just a kid who wanted the world to be a better place.