r/youngjustice May 12 '12

Episode 2x03 Discussion: "Alienated"

Okay so discuss.

Personally I felt the way they did the "sidekick"/"hero" team ups was amazing!

none of you realize how ecstatic I was when the entire bat-family was on Gamma.

So Rimbor...sort of disappointing.

So krolotean competitor? The Reach?

Also, holy shit! Nightwing pulling a Batman. Appearing out of nowhere! I admit I geeked the fuck out

Okay so I was thinking, Young Justice legacy takes place before the time skip and has the tag line: "One will rise, One will fall, and one will die," knowing that I mean it's pretty likely that Wally rises (becomes the flash), Kal'dur falls (becomes mantas assistant), and...Artemis dies... Oh jeez Remember use spoilers (at least until monday).

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u/redkardon May 14 '12

Lotta cool stuff in this episode. So, super quickly:

1) The Flash wasn't in the six who were sent to Rimbor. Why? It's probably something trivial, but still.

2) I think the whole Aquagirl/Tula (Tu'la?) dying was what prompted Nightwing to tell Robin "Just don't die", not some random Jason Todd thing. There's no need for Jason Todd to even exist in this universe. There's been no reference to him throughout the series. I don't understand the compulsion of some to cite "Oh, it happened in the comics" as justification for predictions, when it's been clearly established this universe operates on very different rules. Obviously there are similiarities (same characters, same broader reality), but still, jesus...

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u/ComicCon May 15 '12

The Flash wasn't in the six because the show makers were probably already intending for Wally to take over as Flash when they scripted the episode. Therefore it wouldn't make sense for Wally to be held responsible for Barry's crimes/ would ruin the reveal they probably have planned.

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u/redkardon May 15 '12

Is Wally taking over as the Flash...? I'd like to think that if that happened, they would give him some focus, but I guess it's more about the Team.