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Age difference between Ivy and Robin


Robin is supposed to be in his early 20s and Ivy is at least in her late 20s but possibly 30s given her status as an established botanist, which would require years of experience. So it’s kind of freaky when you think that the characters are supposed to be into one another, almost like someone falling in love with his babysitter.

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What is freaky about one adult "falling love" with another adult?

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I mean that age difference would be like a college student being in a relationship with his professor.

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Except Ivy isn't his teacher. Again, two adults falling in love should not be seen as freaky.

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The age of Chris O'Donnell's Dick Grayson was always kind of vague. He was I believe, about 24 in real life when he did Batman Forever, even though Dick in the comics, is usually depicted as being younger when first encountered Bruce Wayne and became Robin. Even though for instance, Burt Ward was playing a decidedly older Dick in the 1960s TV series with Adam West, he was still younger than Chris was when he first played the character. And there's that scene in the Batcave where Val Kilmer refers to him as a college student.

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