Following the Titans Season 4 midseason exploring things like Nightwing, Starfire and Raven being trapped in the hidden town of Caul’s Folly and Superboy venturing into “uncomfortable” territory with exploring his Lex Luthor side, “Dude, Where’s My Gar?” focused exclusively on Ryan Potter’s Garfield Logan learning about The Red from Nyambi Nyambi’s B’Wana Beast. In addition to being the source of Gar’s shapeshifting powers, this cosmic force also connects and pervades all animal life in the Titans universe and many others, and Gar eventually found a way to head into The Red itself to see, hear and even visit different universes. This resulted in an epic DC multiverse sequence that Potter had a hand in putting together, which included an appearance from comic book creator Grant Morrison.
I had the pleasure of speaking with Ryan Potter alongside actor Joivan Wade, as this episode also delivered a long-awaited crossover between Titans and Doom Patrol by finally bringing these versions of Beast Boy and Cyborg face to face. But in addition to his time on screen, Potter also co-crafted the story for “Dude, Where’s My Gar?” with executive producer Geoff Johns, and the actor explained how they figured out what Gar would see and hear while in The Red:
