Young Justice: Failsafe

Hi Everyone,

Young Justice does not have too many episodes out, but it is by far one of the better cartoons on American television. And in a way, sort of fills the strange void left behind when Teen Titans finally ended. I suppose that may be because aqualad's voice actor is Khary Payton, the same voice as Cyborg. That being said, Young Justice's artwork and animation is by far more realistic, and the story telling is clearly different as well. But it is nice to find another DC based superhero show that seems to be getting better and better each week.

The latest episode, Failsafe, was no exception. If you haven't watched the episode, please watch before reading this blog. There will be spoilers!

From the very beginning, the episode is full of action and heart pumping fighting as the Justice League attempts to stop invading aliens from destroying the Earth. One by one, however, the Justice League, and even Aqualad's team is destroyed. Until no one but Megan and her Uncle are left alive. It isn't until the end of the episode do we learn that it is all just a training exercise that had gone dreadfully wrong. Megan's subconscious had taken over, forcing all her teammates to believe the exercise were real.

But what I think was the greatest part of this episode was all the subtle clues that hinted that everything was taking place in Megan's head. Clue #1:

Wally (gives himself one of Megan's trademarked facepalms): Hello Wally! Come on...
Robin gives him a confused look.

I shared a similar confusion to Robin's after hearing that line. One, it was out of character for Wally. And two, I knew it had to be important, otherwise, the animators wouldn't had made such an effort to show Robin's confused face.

Clue #2.
After Megan's bioship is destroyed, she falls to the ground and says: "That didn't feel like..."

Okay this may be a bit of a stretch. We don't really know what she is about to say here. Maybe it was just something obvious as "that didn't feel like a transportation laser." But some part of me wants to believe that it was a clue to the dream sequence. Perhaps she notices that the attack didn't feel "real."

I admit, there aren't as many clues as I initially thought. Nevertheless, the writers did an excellent job at creating a standalone episode full of excitement and importance. The ending is definetely one of the best parts when John says:

"In terms of raw power, she has the strongest telepathic power I have ever encountered. Stronger by far than mine."

It leaves me wondering what future storylines the writers have for Miss Martian. Will her powers be sought after? Will her telepathic powers break her down? Will they harm her friends on accident? All we can do is wait for future episodes. The show is finally finding its footing. Hopefully it will keep audiences entertained and cartoon network will buy another season!

The next episode is called Disordered. Lets hope its as exciting as its predeccesor!

Happy Watching.