Board Thread:Episodic and Issue Discussion/@comment-47881-20190716185903/@comment-47881-20190717113120

Psypher wrote: This was... possibly my least favourite episode of Young Justice. I'd go as far as saying it's the first episode of Young Justice I dislike and probably will skip in future marathons. Frankly, this second batch of episodes has been killing my desire to rewatch the entire show from the start. Kinda like what season of GOT 8 did for the entire show. I'm not saying this season is a train wreck like GOT, but the next episodes better start making up for it or it's going to leave a really bad taste in my mouth.

This episode felt like it was from another show written by another team. The lack of focus this season is staggering. It's no coincidence that this section is still incomplete. I still couldn't grok the overall plot of the season. Yes, there's meta-trafficiking stuff happening... That's not a plot, it's a plot line. And there are so many. I know it's building up to some Apokoliptian endgame with that episode title acrostic, but everything else in-between is all over the place. Where are those tightly woven plots of set ups and payoffs? Sure, the payoff will likely come all at the end, but will ALL the subplots tie together? There are way too many new characters and very few with a satisfying development. Why include Spoiler, Orphan or Arrowette if you're not doing anyhting with them? Why introduce Wendy and Celia before developing the other new characters you introduced before? And this episode we get yet another group of characters...

And don't get me started on Halo, the embodiment every minority group of her generation. "I'm not Muslim. I just wear a hijab for click-baiting thumbnails."

I hope by the end of the season we can say it all makes sense and call this the best season of the show, but with every passing episode, I'm getting more worried. Last year on SDCC Greg said they were going to blow our minds... I'm still waiting for it.