The Hunt

"The Hunt" is the 17th episode of the second season of Young Justice, and the 43rd of the overall series. It aired on February 23, 2013.

Logline
A band of misfits is put to the test when Lex Luthor sends them behind enemy lines… to rescue the team!

Cast and characters
! colspan="3" | Uncredited ! colspan="3" | Non-speaking roles
 * Tim Curry
 * colspan="2" | G. Gordon Godfrey
 * Crispin Freeman
 * colspan="2" | Arsenal
 * Kevin Grevioux
 * colspan="2" | Black Beetle
 * Bryton James
 * colspan="2" | Virgil Hawkins
 * Janice Kawaye
 * colspan="2" | Asami "Sam" Koizumi
 * Phil LaMarr
 * colspan="2" | Reach ambassador
 * Jesse McCartney
 * colspan="2" | Nightwing
 * Danica McKellar
 * colspan="2" | Miss Martian
 * rowspan="2" | Masasa Moyo
 * colspan="2" | Reach scientist
 * colspan="2" | Bumblebee
 * Gregg Rainwater
 * colspan="2" | Tye Longshadow
 * Freddy Rodriguez
 * colspan="2" | Eduardo "Ed" Dorado Jr.
 * Mark Rolston
 * colspan="2" | Lex Luthor
 * rowspan="2" | Masasa Moyo
 * colspan="2" | Reach scientist
 * colspan="2" | Bumblebee
 * Gregg Rainwater
 * colspan="2" | Tye Longshadow
 * Freddy Rodriguez
 * colspan="2" | Eduardo "Ed" Dorado Jr.
 * Mark Rolston
 * colspan="2" | Lex Luthor
 * colspan="2" | Eduardo "Ed" Dorado Jr.
 * Mark Rolston
 * colspan="2" | Lex Luthor
 * colspan="2" | Lex Luthor
 * colspan="3" | Mongul
 * colspan="3" | Mongul
 * colspan="3" | Batgirl
 * colspan="3" | Beast Boy
 * colspan="3" | Blue Beetle
 * colspan="3" | Deathstroke
 * colspan="3" | Despero
 * colspan="3" | Green Arrow
 * colspan="3" | Guardian
 * colspan="3" | Impulse
 * colspan="3" | Plastic Man
 * colspan="3" | Robin
 * colspan="3" | Sphere
 * colspan="3" | Superboy
 * colspan="3" | Tseng Dangun
 * colspan="3" | Wolf
 * colspan="3" | Zatanna
 * colspan="3" | Impulse
 * colspan="3" | Plastic Man
 * colspan="3" | Robin
 * colspan="3" | Sphere
 * colspan="3" | Superboy
 * colspan="3" | Tseng Dangun
 * colspan="3" | Wolf
 * colspan="3" | Zatanna
 * colspan="3" | Superboy
 * colspan="3" | Tseng Dangun
 * colspan="3" | Wolf
 * colspan="3" | Zatanna
 * colspan="3" | Wolf
 * colspan="3" | Zatanna
 * colspan="3" | Zatanna

Continuity

 * Miss Martian reminds Nightwing of what he said as a 13-year old, "that's what we do". He said that to Zatanna in "Misplaced" to reassure her.

Cultural references

 * The logline refers to the four super-powered, former abductees as "a band of misfits", possibly referencing to the British television show Misfits, which revolves around a group of youngsters sentenced to community service that gain supernatural powers.

Unanswered questions

 * What did Deathstroke do with the key?
 * Will Nightwing reveal the truth behind Artemis' fake death and Kaldur's undercover mission to the Team, since Lagoon Boy, Superboy and Miss Martian already know?