Young Justice Season 3 Episode 1 Review

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The redesigns for Justice league members was a little unexpected but given the time skip, it can be justified. Seeing wonder woman and Superman in the new 52 costumes definitely got me thinking about potential cross over events but I don't think that's the main reason, I elaborate in the paragraph about corresponding elements.

Black Lightning 
The black lighting redesign makes him look more like the Black Lightning from the CW show which is good for fans of both because it gives them an entity they are more familiar with. I'm pretty sure they also got Black Lightning a different voice actor for season 3. I think it's the same voice that does Cyborg in Teen Titans and the dreaded Teen Titans GO. Black Lightnings Powers may be connected to his emotions so given the trauma of killing a girl probably not too far off his own daughter's ages could be what has short-circuited Black Lightnings Powers.


Near the end of the episode when talking to his Ex-wife a picture of Black Lightning winning an athletic medal was strategically placed to show us that even without his powers he is still an amazing athlete and justify whatever heroic feats he displays in the coming episodes or episode without his powers.
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Season 3 Developments

Megan has definitely become more open in the time skip she finally feels secure enough to let her hair down so to speak.

Impulse has grown still never shuts up.

Batgirl is referring to herself as Oracle now I'm pretty sure she didn't do that last season and after hearing her use the term crash it's clear she has spent a lot of time round impulse.

Am I the only one who struggled to keep a face when Will/Roy said Richard I mean Dick. Alfred actually refers to him as master dick.


We are painfully reminded of Wally's death when a bed for two is clearly being occupied by one. Usually when your use to being alone you use the full range of the bed but if you sleep on one side the way Artemis does it implies you see the other side as belonging or still belonging to someone else, I don't know if anyone else perceived it that way but it made me a little sad.

Who would come up with the idea to name a dog Bruce Lee? Wally obviously little things like this brings it all back and just shows us how alive wally still is in spirit. I know we all probably hope he went into the speed force and is coming back at some point but we don't know if that's how this universe works or if Young Justice will survive long enough to get us there. If they can remove legend of Korra for Spongebob and replace Teen Titans with Teen Titans Go then we all know it's not always a matter of quality but more a matter of viewership.


It's easy to forget in a show filled with super-powered heroes that guns can still be useful.


Corresponding Elements
Characters that are showing up in other DC based shows also showed up in the first episode of young justice season 3. I don't think we are going to get a cross over but instead, I think that the script will correspond with similar events in other DC shows and offer continuity from slightly different angles. We got to see Batwoman in a couple of the Elseworld episodes and now she shows up in a hologram. Notice with the exception of Wonder Woman the holograms didn't say anything,  the  characters shown may not even have voice actors.

 Superman being out in space for an unspecified time corresponds with the aftermath of the death of Superman. Both scripts demand that someone tries to fill Superman's shoes and Conner said he feels a burden makes sense because of the big boots to fill. Look at who else was introduced this episode, Steel another replacement character for Superman like Superboy. Corresponding scripts and elements help people who do not watch every show to get into another DC show because they are familiar with some elements and not only does young justice want the old fans but they probably also want new ones, viewership counts.

Young Justice Has Not Returned It Never Left
I felt like I was visiting an old friend when I watched this episode it didn't feel like I'd been away from young justice for as long as it's been. It felt like we picked up right where we left off with organic changes. I almost forgot to mention that ending with Bruce Lee sleeping with the Kid Flash doll they just won't let my heart heal or perhaps they are setting up a return so any new fans aren't blinds sighted.
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