Post — Aaron Ngo

Major Spoilers are included in this episode reviews. Please read with caution.

These first 13 episodes went too quick. We won’t get new episodes until June, but at least we have a lot to think about until summer (finally) arrives. The first three episodes, before episode 13, were pretty terrific with the Outsiders being more fleshed out and incorporating Cyborg into the team. Let’s talk about how Victor Stone finally showed up on Young Justice.

This is an origin story we’ve seen before. Star football player, neglectful father, and then the tragic accident that changes his entire life. The DC Universe has been trying to make Cyborg a full-fledged member of the Justice League for quite some time, but Young Justice reminds us that he works better as a young Teen Titan with a lot of issues. He is quickly replacing Geo-Force as the anti-social member of the group with a strong connection to Halo. Love triangle? Maybe. We shall see.

Halo, Forager, and Brion (Geo-Force) are wonderful characters. We didn’t expect them to become a major part of season three, or even clued in on their existence, but I’m glad the show kept them a surprise. Their inclusion in the show helps push the show forward and flesh out the major characters we already knew: Artemis, Dick, and Connor into adults. Halo is my favorite character. The Halo - Forager friendship is a treasure, and the predictable romance between Halo and Brion is finally unfolding.

The Beast Boy-centric episode was bonkers. We are guided through Beast Boy’s tragedies through a dark cherry song about dying in Teen Titans Go! parody animation. The original voice actors of the Teen Titans was confusing, especially when they made Teen Titans Cyborg voice Victor Stone’s best friend shouting, “Booyah!”

Terra is finally introduced in the mid-season finale. I thought it was rushed, the approach to saving her was too easy, and could’ve been expanded more rather than them saving her, and then going back to save the other metahuman fighters. The cliffhanger involving Terra was not original, and it will definitely will to some tension, especially once one of the team members start suspecting her as the mole.

However, out of the first 13 episodes, only the mid-season finale was executed poorly. In a way, that’s a win because it’s better than screwing up the entire thing. I also enjoy the subtle expansion of the Bat-Family with the side mission and the breadcrumbs scattered for Jason Todd and Damien Wayne in the earlier episodes.

Hurry up, June! We need more episodes of Young Justice!

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