Targets

"Targets" is the tenth episode of Young Justice. Originally supposed to air June 3, 2011, "Targets" has been postponed for unknown reasons to July 1st. On June 13th and 14th, however, the episode was briefly released on the Cartoon Network website available for watching, before shortly being removed.

Logline
Red Arrow's battle to prevent the League of Shadows from inciting a war pits him against the world's most dangerous assassins – and allies him with someone more dangerous still. Too bad Aqualad couldn't convince him to ask the Team for help.

Summary
Taipei, September 7th 19:20 NST

While in Taipei, Red Arrow stops an assassination attempt carried out by Cheshire to kill Lex Luthor, who is supposed to settle a dispute between North and South Rhelasia. Cheshire is captured and Lex Luthor tells the police to free Red Arrow. Lex Luthor hires Red Arrow to find out what the League of Shadows want but Red Arrow says he doesn't want money so does it for free.

Mount Justice September 7th 6:41 EDT

Superboy is working on his bike when Martian Manhunter and Red Tornado come to pick him and Miss Martian up for their first day of school. Superboy decides to adopt the name Connor Kent both in relation with Superman and in memory of the late Kent Nelson. To avoid revealing the Superman S on his shirt he simply turns it inside out.

Back in Taipei, While questioning Cheshire, she asks about the Team, stating that they are all fun to mess with. Sportsmaster frees her and Red Arrow sets out in hot pursuit. Cheshire shakes him off, but Red Arrow had managed to put a tracking device on the helicopter. Red Arrow follows the tracking device where he finds out that the person Cheshire and Sportsmaster are working for is Ra's al Ghul. Ra's spots Red Arrow and he battles Cheshire and Sportsmaster. But after Sportsmaster breaks his bow he is forced to retreat.

Happy Harbor September 7th 7:58 EDT

Superboy's first day at school is difficult to say the lease, he ends up harrassing a skate boarder for what appears to be a superhero symbol on his chest. This earns him stares from everyone who likewise has a superhero symbol on their chest. On the advice of another cheerleader Miss Martian decides to try out for cheerleading.

Red Arrow escapes Cheshire and Sportsmaster, after admitting to Aqualad that he needs help he goes to tell Lex Luthor what he knows that Ra's and Sportsmaster tried to have him killed for some reason and Lex Luthor says that it will work to an advantage since they believe he is dead and will catch them off guard, but Red Arrow states he has a surprise of his own.

While discussing how North Rhelasia and South Rhelasia both love the tea ceremonies, Aqualad, now infiltrated among the crowd, recognizes Cheshire in disguise. He deters the explosion of her bomb, but Sportsmaster and backup show up help Cheshire. A fight ensues, and Sportsmaster implies to Aqualad that there's a mole in his Team. During the scuffle, an assassin seizes an opportunity to kill Lex Luthor but is deterred by Mercy who shoots him down with her robotic arm. Cheshire and Sportsmaster disappear.

The Leaders of North and South Rhelasia congratulate Lex Luthor for his display of technology and profess their gratitude for him saving their lives. Because of this, the leaders of both sides of Rhealasia sign a peace treaty. Red Arrow and Aqualad leave the building.

Aqualad tells Red Arrow that he's going to investigate the possible mole on his team, but carefully so that he doesn't tip him/her off. Before departing, Red Arrow thanks Aqualad for his help, and after declaring that the Team earned his respect, he makes himself available to help the Team anytime he's needed.

Lex Luthor celebrates with Ra's al Ghul the success of their coup in reuniting Rhelasia under the political and economic management of LexCorp... and that of the Light.

Credited

 * Red Arrow - Crispin Freeman
 * Megan Morse - Danica McKellar
 * Superboy - Nolan North
 * Kaldur'ahm - Khary Payton

*Sportsmaster - Nick Chinlund
 * Ra's al Ghul - Oded Fehr
 * Cheshire - Kelly Hu
 * Cat Grant, Wendy Harris, Karen Beecher - Masasa Moyo
 * Tseng, Singh Manh Li, Xiaping - Yuji Okumoto
 * John Jones, Mal Duncan - Kevin Michael Richardson
 * Mark Rolston - Lex Luthor
 * Lucas Carr - Greg Weisman

Title
Targets

Trivia

 * North and South Rhelasia are the Earth-16 versions of North and South Korea.
 * When the Taipei Police arrest Cheshire, they were seen holding unknown pistols as well as German made MP5 submachine guns.
 * The high school characters who interact with Superboy and Miss Martian's alter egos seem to be nods to well established DC characters:
 * Mal Duncan, the African-American jock, is one of the first Black DC superheroes, Vox;
 * Karen Beecher, Mal's girlfriend and cheerleader, is Bumblebee (which is also the name of the cheerleaders group), a superheroine, who eventually marries Mal;
 * Wendy Harris, the cheerleader who approaches Megan, and Marvin White, the skater, are two sidekicks of the Super Friends;
 * Lucas "Snapper" Carr, the teacher, was regarded in his youth as something like a mascot to the Justice League.

Quotes
"I may...possibly...be in over my head" -Red Arrow requesting help from Aqualad

''"Let's just say, I have an inside source. Very inside." -Sportsmaster''