User blog comment:Thailog/Ep. 201 "Happy New Year!" discussion/@comment-5037975-20120429054914

I still don't know how to feel about the new team. I can see myself liking WonderGirl, Beastboy and Blue Beatle. I am currently "meh" on Tim as Robin, Mal and Bumblebee, and the aging of Dick to Nightwing, although it does feel natural for him to be where he is. I didn't really like Lagoon Boy- he seems like that guy your supposed to love to hate. I also didn't relize how much I liked Miss Martian and Superboy togeather until now, espally after the last two episodes of the last season.

I like this idea going about that Artemis becomes Huntress- especally since DC kinda just offed Helena B. in their comic books. (She is being replaced by the origonal silver age Huntress, who just so happens to be Batman's daughter from a parall earth who has been using Helena's ID, who we are supposed to believe is dead. Comics can be very confusing and depressing).

The "One will Rise, etc" thing is very worrying for my optimism for Artemis. I'm starting to think that "Failsafe" was foreshadowing, and seeing how she was the first to go in the simulation makes it apparent that she may have sacrificed herself. I really hope she's still alive and kicking and somehow connected to the team and all, since she does not seem the retiring type.

I can almost see Kalder going bad, but I think he's off with Red Arrow looking for Roy. Failing that, RA went bad somehow and Kalder died.

As for Kid Flash, I can't see him going bad. I can see him Missing in Action, but not dead. Maybe he was lost to the speed force and was never recovered? Maybe he will invent Earth 16's time travel? (Doubt it. Some wishful thinking in this post.) Killing him off also seems like a big finger to fans to me, since he has yet to be seen or mentioned in the DC new 52 comics.(Miss M had a cameo, so hope for her there, but everyone else like Spoiler and Blackbat...nada. And that's also just lame. Curse you editors!)