Independence Day (pilot)

"Independence Day" is the pilot episode of Young Justice. It consists of the first two episodes of the series, "Independence Day" and "Fireworks," edited together into a single hour-long movie. It first aired on Cartoon Network's East Coast feed on 26 November 2010 at 7pm EST, and on the West Coast feed at 7pm PST.

Post-production continued on the episodic versions of individual episodes even after the pilot movie aired.

Synopsis

 * Main articles: "Independence Day" and "Fireworks"

Cast and characters
! colspan="3"| Non-speaking roles
 * Jesse McCartney
 * Robin
 * rowspan="3" | Nolan North
 * Superboy
 * Superman
 * Zatara
 * Khary Payton
 * Aqualad
 * Jason Spisak
 * Kid Flash
 * René Auberjonois
 * Mark Desmond
 * George Eads
 * Flash
 * rowspan="2" | Crispin Freeman
 * Speedy
 * Guardian
 * Bruce Greenwood
 * Batman
 * rowspan="2" | Phil LaMarr
 * Aquaman
 * Dubbilex
 * Stephanie Lemelin
 * Computer
 * Yuri Lowenthal
 * Icicle Jr.
 * Kevin Michael Richardson
 * Martian Manhunter
 * Keith Szarabajka
 * Mister Freeze
 * Alan Tudyk
 * Green Arrow
 * Miguel Ferrer
 * L-1
 * Mark Rolston
 * L-3
 * Bruce Greenwood
 * Batman
 * rowspan="2" | Phil LaMarr
 * Aquaman
 * Dubbilex
 * Stephanie Lemelin
 * Computer
 * Yuri Lowenthal
 * Icicle Jr.
 * Kevin Michael Richardson
 * Martian Manhunter
 * Keith Szarabajka
 * Mister Freeze
 * Alan Tudyk
 * Green Arrow
 * Miguel Ferrer
 * L-1
 * Mark Rolston
 * L-3
 * Kevin Michael Richardson
 * Martian Manhunter
 * Keith Szarabajka
 * Mister Freeze
 * Alan Tudyk
 * Green Arrow
 * Miguel Ferrer
 * L-1
 * Mark Rolston
 * L-3
 * Alan Tudyk
 * Green Arrow
 * Miguel Ferrer
 * L-1
 * Mark Rolston
 * L-3
 * Mark Rolston
 * L-3
 * Mark Rolston
 * L-3
 * colspan="2" | Black Canary
 * colspan="2" | Captain Atom
 * colspan="2" | Captain Cold
 * colspan="2" | Captain Marvel
 * colspan="2" | Dr. Spence
 * colspan="2" | G-Gnomes
 * colspan="2" | Hal Jordan
 * colspan="2" | Hawkman
 * colspan="2" | Hawkwoman
 * colspan="2" | John Stewart
 * colspan="2" | Killer Frost
 * colspan="2" | L-2
 * colspan="2" | L-4
 * colspan="2" | L-5
 * colspan="2" | L-6
 * colspan="2" | L-7
 * colspan="2" | Red Tornado
 * colspan="2" | Wonder Woman
 * colspan="2" | Hal Jordan
 * colspan="2" | Hawkman
 * colspan="2" | Hawkwoman
 * colspan="2" | John Stewart
 * colspan="2" | Killer Frost
 * colspan="2" | L-2
 * colspan="2" | L-4
 * colspan="2" | L-5
 * colspan="2" | L-6
 * colspan="2" | L-7
 * colspan="2" | Red Tornado
 * colspan="2" | Wonder Woman
 * colspan="2" | Killer Frost
 * colspan="2" | L-2
 * colspan="2" | L-4
 * colspan="2" | L-5
 * colspan="2" | L-6
 * colspan="2" | L-7
 * colspan="2" | Red Tornado
 * colspan="2" | Wonder Woman
 * colspan="2" | L-5
 * colspan="2" | L-6
 * colspan="2" | L-7
 * colspan="2" | Red Tornado
 * colspan="2" | Wonder Woman
 * colspan="2" | L-6
 * colspan="2" | L-7
 * colspan="2" | Red Tornado
 * colspan="2" | Wonder Woman
 * colspan="2" | Red Tornado
 * colspan="2" | Wonder Woman
 * colspan="2" | Red Tornado
 * colspan="2" | Wonder Woman
 * colspan="2" | Wonder Woman
 * colspan="2" | Wonder Woman

Ratings
The first half hour of this sneak peek event garnered an average of 2.1 million viewers among kids between 9 and 14 and boys and teens between 6 and 17. The second half hour saw its viewers increasing up to of 2.3 million among kids between 2 and 14. Overall, the show attracted more than 2,547,0000 viewers ranging from 2 year-olds and older.

Answered questions

 * Was the "Ice Villains" attack coincidental or orchestrated? (Answer)
 * Where did the Justice League take Blockbuster? (Answer)
 * Who are the members of the Light? (First revelation, Final revelation)

Unanswered questions

 * Why did Wotan want to blot out the sun?
 * Is Blockbuster's mutation irreversible?
 * What is "The Light"?
 * What's their agenda?
 * What are the "other subtler means of control" that L-3 refers to?
 * How can the Light turn the loss of Superboy into an advantage?