User blog comment:Rassilon of Old/Ep. 124 "Performance" discussion/@comment-3094698-20120407223100/@comment-4454131-20120408004054

For the Robin as leader thing, just because some people don't think he's ready doesn't mean he isn't. Also, they're trying to show the progression of Robin getting better at leading as by season 2 Aqualad will probably step down and let Robin lead full time.