Young Justice - From Good to Great 

Watch until the very end, it’s my favourite part!

"I don't wanna be THE Batman; anymore." And thus, Nightwing was born.

The thing I loved about this is that after this experience, Robin doesn't want to be the Batman anymore. But then we later find out that Batman doesn't want him to become the Batman either.

I think they did robin perfectly in this show. Everything from his sense of humor in the best situations, to the fear of living in the shadow of the batman

Black Canary: Wally, you're in denial. Wally: I'm comfortable with that. Don't lie. We all got a small chuckle from that.

“Here’s the ugly truth. I wasn’t devastated. Even with Superman, Tornado, you, the whole league dead. Even though I didn’t save Wolf, watched Artemis and Kaldur die and abandoned M’gann. I felt at peace.”

The difference between this and other DC related media is that instead of being "Dark and Mature", Young Justice is realistic, which makes it dark and mature.

6 Teens are dramatically traumatizded and put through intense therapy to restore their capability as child soldiers. *John Malaney voice* And that's when the evening went from good to great

This video make me want to marathon young justice now

The best thing about Robin's scene is the visual cue. Robin is usually shown in red and green... the colors of Robin's traditional costume but in his scene he says something that's the 1st step on his path of independence. The 1st note of wanting become his own man and what's he wearing??? Blue and black. The colors of Nightwing.

My favorite part other than Robin’s confession is when Kid Flash admits that he’s in denial, it brings depth into his character. He isn’t just running, he’s running *away.*

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This show was dark and brutal. But it was dark and brutal with stories and characters. It wasn’t overtly violent for violence sake. It wasn’t brooding without aim. It was poignant, well-paced and often entertaining. One of the reasons I am only whelmed thus far by the Titans series is it seems to be mimicking the dire attempts at shock the DCEU flounders in with consistency. If Titans sticks with its interesting ideas based on tried and true comic storytelling, it could be a great show like Young Justice.

I never watched a DC comics show where the characters are so connected to reality until I saw Young Justice. Robin's decisions. Aqualad's heart, Kid Flash's humor, Miss Martian's anxiety, Artemis' kindness, and Superboy's struggles I can all relate to, sometimes when watching shows like this, I feel like I am them.

Each of the interviews almost mirror the 5 stages of grief with how they react and what they talk about: Superboy is Anger (not wanting to show he has feelings), Artemis is Bargaining (not wanting Black Canary to tell Wally or anyone else her secret), Wally is Denial (that he felt more pain for Artemis dying), Aqualad is Acceptance (stating that there is no other better to lead) and Robin is Depression (saying he was taught to sacrifice himself for his teammates, but doesn't really want to despite his training).

With an episode like Disordered, it’s easy to understand why this series is such a success and why it had to come back. The characters really made this series because of their emotional depth. Great vid again Sage

Jesse McCartney voicing Dick Grayson as Robin and Nightwing gave depth to the character that a lot of animated shows haven't. He's not the only reason I watched Young Justice. It was Dick Grayson, it will always be him, because as a character, he had the most growth both literally and figuratively. They all grew in various ways from these two episodes and I love how you portray them. Thank you.

"I always wanted, excepted, to grow up and become him, and the hero part I'm still all in. But that thing inside of him, that thing that drives him to sacrifice everything for the sake of his mission, that's not me. I don't want to be *the* Batman anymore."

This was the episode they went from DC heroes to actual characters for me. It was shattering to watch these episodes and I loved the show even more.

That single line: "I don't wanna be the Batman anymore", is the true start of his journey to being Nightwing.

To be quite honest, almost everyone member of the Young Justice comes from a complicated backstory. Emotional baggade. Forcing to grow up through dire circumtances. *1)* *Superboy* = Practically a clone made of Superman's and Lex Luthor's ADN. Dealing with identity crisis and experience the life of quickly grow-up life. *2)* *Artemis* = Dealing with a assassin sister. Keeping secrets from her boyfriend and everyone. Scared of her lineage. Having a wheelchair ridden mother and abusive father. *3)* *Aqualad* = His biological father is practically the ememy of Atlantis. Always forced to take the most hard choices. Lied by his own mentor. The dead of Tula, his girlfriend. *4)* *Miss Martian* = Practically hiding her real race. Scared of being rejected by her teammates. *5)* *Robin* = Scared of becoming like Batman, but also kwoning the consequences of not doing so.

It’s so funny because I was just thinking about this exact topic the other day after rewatching these episodes. I mean we’ve all seen this type of story before the whole “it was all a bad dream” plot line, heck we’ve even seen it before in DC animation (Batman: TAS Over the Edge, and Justice League For The Man Who Has Everything.), but what separates this series from the rest of them is that it shows how such an experience can leave lasting consequences, as it should. I mean witnessing such a nightmare scenario, and worse still being totally convinced that it was real! That shit is freaking traumatic, and to follow up such an intense episode with a freaking Therapy session? That is nuanced television right there. Hell Martian Manhunter hilariously even calls Batman out at the beginning of the episode when he’s all “Why aren’t the kids all better yet? It’s the next episode” “Gee it’s almost like Trauma isn’t easy to get over, I’m sure BATMAN wouldn’t know anything about that!” Lol

"You've turned white..." "What?! Oh you meant caucasian." Iconic Foreshadowing

"I don't want to be the Batman anymore" is my favorite line from the show and it has stuck with me since I first saw the episode years ago as the best Dick Grayson moment on television

As a kid who spent long hours in therapy sessions for ASD I can relate to being reluctant to express myself because I saw it as procedure. This episode made me realize how important it was to open up and be honest with yourself

*sobs at the ending* Oh my gosh, these episodes, I will forever cherish and love them! And I love the subtle cues and details that Disordered has to convey the trauma of the team: The shot of them in the kitchen area, despondent, with the TV saying "NO SIGNAL" perfectly sums up the situation. And then the therapy sessions happen and Canary peels back their layers one at a time. Robin and Superboy's confessions will always be my favorites. And I LOVE how Canary doesn't have an answer for Superboy, for there is no real answer, just like life sometimes (:

Newest season isn’t a kids show anymore. It’s basically for the kids who’ve grown up with this show. But I still feel this season is just as mature.

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I've analyzed Robin (Dick Grayson) from this episode all the way to the end of season 3 and I've come to another realization. Grayson says that he doesn't want to be the Batman anymore, yet his actions as Nightwing are almost exactly like those of the Batman. Think about it, faking Artemis' death at the hands of Aqualad, Aqualad's deep cover mission inside Black Manta's gang, forming a secret team to infiltrate meta-human trafficking rings, working with Batman, Aquaman (Kaldur'ahm), Wonder Woman, Robin and Oracle to outplay the Light at their own game, misleading his fellow heroes in a misguided way of protecting them, as well as sacrificing himself in that training exercise. He exhibits Batman-like qualities without even realizing it, even the way he talks sometimes. All those actions have consequences, good and bad, like breaking the Light in half at the Summit, violating the trust of fellow heroes, crossing lines to do what's right, tearing relationships apart, and I hate to admit it, Wally's death.

In “Disordered”, Artemis was my favorite. She has so much emotional depth. Can’t wait to see her in season 3

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that ending was perfect "i dont wanna be the batman anymore" beautiful

Gosh darn it, this video was phenomenal!!!! And to be honest, I am rather nostalgic towards the absolute great episodes that are "Failsafe" and "Disordered". They were (believe it or not) the episodes I first watched in the series. And since then I have just loved the show to death. This video truly explains the utter perfection of them imo!!! :)

My dude sounds like the voice actor for Martian Manhunter. LOL

A lot of writers of 'kids' content over the years have understood something very important: Today's kids are tomorrow's adults, and they need to be prepared for what they may have to live through. It is important that they have heavy messages delivered to them by 'people' they are willing to listen to, and sometimes that comes from their favorite fictional characters. It abstracts the ideas and goes from being a boring lecture they won't remember to an iconic moment that will hopefully stick with them. Moments like these teach kids that someday it will be helpful to them to open up about what bothers them and to try to understand the problem even if there isn't a solution. Even if they can't identify with the problems the heroes are experiencing, they may understand underlying themes of jealousy, fear, regret, lack of confidence. If these super powered individuals can sit down and talk out their feelings, maybe your average person can too.

Sage's Rain: "This show is technically a kids show..." Young Justice Season 3: "Yeah, I don't think so, pal"

I think wally was only in denial with his feelings for Artemis and he is well aware of what it means to be a hero he retired because he loved her but at the same time he knows his responsibilities to the world so when he rushed to save it one last time without saying a word to her he knew he wasn't going to come back and if he said anything she would try like hell to stop him.

Great video again. These videos go far into the depth of these characters; all reviewers could learn from you. While that Robin scene with black canary is probably the best scene the one where the league is debating new members and Batman tells wonder woman why he recruited Robin is epic and my favorite.

Of course Superboy felt peace. All the heavy pressure and expectations that were forced in him we're gone. He was praised and needed and dominant. It suited him despite the horrid circumstances that led to that moment. So it was easy to block out any grief or fear. He had basically fulfilled his purpose of being alive. His destiny. Nothing else mattered.

Man, it is really surprising with the hard left turn Cartoon Network took when they got rid of shows like Young Justice, Alien Force Ben 10 and Generator Rex. They were good shows with great characters. Man, where did it go wrong.

Disordered was the dark apokolips war before it was cool

Disorder is my favorite episode of season 1, I am so happy season 3 coming soon.

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“I don’t want to be the batman anymore” Best line in the show

Damn your voice really fits your genre of videos.Wish it didn’t take so long to be enlightened by you Sage.

Season 1 is some of the best superhero animated television i have ever seen

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Even years after watching this, these episodes have always stuck with me. The first time I watched season 1, it completely shocked me and I remember crying and asking my dad what was going on and if it was real. Needless to say, it was my favorite and not just because of the angst. Character development and having humanistic characters is a must in my book and up until these episodes, you didn't really see these characters as kids, you just saw them from how civilians in their society would have seen them -- untouchable, determined, perfect. At the end of the day, they're kids figuring out who they are and exactly what they want to be. They make mistakes and they learn from it, but those mistakes hadn't seemed so damaging to them until these episodes. My opinion on that is maybe they started to believe that their team was untouchable, that none of them could die and that none of the superheros would vanish. After they forgot it was a test when Artemis "died", the situation seemed real and because of that, even after the fact, they thought it was real. They thought that their friends had died in front of them and they couldn't do anything about it. I totally agree with you with the body language, it's super cool to me. I remember watching Superboy (who is my least favorite in season 1) and just scoffing at him kind of blowing up even though I do the same thing myself. But then when he came back and talked, it was like my eyes opened and I realized what kind of character he is. He's a confused kid who felt like he had to live up to someone that was perfect. And when he explained how he felt bad that he was happy when the JL died, I understood him. I understood because when you're comparing yourself to someone else, whether it was just you or someone compared you, when that person messes up it's like you guys are the same, especially if you put that person on a pedestal yourself. He's still not my favorite since season 2 was eh and kinda made me hate most of the characters, but I do understand and relate a lot to him. Sorry for the whole rant thing, some things may not make sense or be correct, but this is just how I'm looking at it. If you read this far, you're awesome.

One of the coolest things that comes with bringing literal superheroes into therapy, and doing it honestly and respectfully, is that it shows you that getting help or going to therapy isn’t something that makes you weaker, or is an expression of weakness. If anything, it helps every single one of them become even greater. Even now, in the show’s newest episode (very mild spoiler), after years of leading the Justice League, Kaldur finally takes a break to take more sessions with Canary, to explore a decade’s worth of grief and lost friends, and he only feels stronger for it.

I'm glad that this show took the time to actually look at the characters and see how they dealt with being in such a traumatic event because even though they're superheroes I think a lot of the time we forget that they're also teenagers they haven't fully figured everything out and being a teenager is already the most stressful most horrible most anger and fear-inducing time of your life add all the responsibility of being a superhero on top of that then going through an extremely dramatic event I don't know how they do it In a lot of shows something extremely dramatic happens to the characters and they never talk about it again or it only pops up in one other episode this stuff lasts for the rest of the season there are multiple episodes dedicated to this because it's an extremely stressful saddening and dramatic event that would forever change them

Watching the whole episode give me the feels of the situation. Now watching this makes me wanna cry. Thank you so this video man! Great job on delivering the analysis for these episodes!

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damn bro i haven't even seen this series and you gave me chills with this video man.

Episodes like these are why I Love Young Justice

I was waiting for you to cover these two episodes since the "Being the Batman" video came out! Loved it from beginning to end. They're actually my two favorite episodes of the season too

I had 1% battery and even my phone knew it had to let me watch this video completely.

Young Justice is undoubtedly one of the best shows out there, especially due to its exploration of mature themes and the effort put into crafting each character. TOO BAD IT WAS CANCELLED BECAUSE IT DIDN'T SELL ENOUGH TOYS!!! Honestly how stupid is that!

Sage nailed it again my dude! Young Justice is amazing!

Something that sold me in this episode was how open Robin was during his talk, he's been taught by Batman who has hundreds of secrets and probably teaches his sidekicks who to keep secrets, yet in his scene, he was probably the most open and willing to talk. "I don't wanna be THE Batman anymore" is probably one of the best lines in the show

This show is so amazing, the acting, animation, character development, and consequences. It's so good

YEESSS Young Justice is gold and I adore your content so much, I already know I must like and comment when you post!!🤗❤️👍🏾

"When Ms. Martian turns caucasian" I laughed a little bit.

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This was the episode that really made Connor more interesting then just superman's angsty clone in my eyes. I love how the episode not only made him question what he wants but why he wants it.

Does anyone else think that Robin is the only one who didn’t even need to be asked a question

Four years later still watching this shit I love this Weibo I love your videos they help me so much I’ll be honest

i really enjoyed this show. It was a perfect transition for me, from childish superhero shows to something more mature and dark. I watched it way back when it released and rewatched it so many times. They recently rebooted the show and it is way darker, and although it doesn't give me the same thrill as the original. it is still pretty good and worth a check out

I've been waiting so Long For this. I didn't think you would do it but u did😩😭😭 Thank you so much man.

I really like shows like this cause you don't really things like these in a more modern cartoon show, shows like Ben 10, Teen Titans, Avatar, and Young Justice, These shows really put more realism in the story. It's something I wish to see more in more modern shows.

I’m so glad I saw to you before I saw the actual episode

Im glad someone feels the same as me. Failsafe was the best episode of season one in my opinion, and this is where the show really became special for me.

In Batman the Animated Series Dick comes to blows with Batman to become Nightwing, here it is a more personal line. I have always thought that that was a great way to keep Dick in the Bat Family will making him not Batman. He can't be Batman, no one can, but he can't continue to be Robin either. This moment is a great example of "refreshing" or putting a new spin on a known story. It doesn't try to out do previous incarnations of the character, but makes it its own while still respecting the character. Young Justice was an is a treasured take on the DC universe.

Young justice is such a amazing series and great video man :]

I still think that it would've been a nice touch if during Robin's session when he says "you cant tell batman", batman is watching through a camera. It does sound pretty messed up that batman would break his trust, but it would show Bruce's reaction to when he finds out what he did to Robin. Kind of like when he watched dick working out, before playing basketball with him.

HELL. YES. Conner's words at the end of the episode changed my life istg, it's just so deep and... owie i want to hug him

Love your vids man

It's awesome to hear a retrospective of Young Justice narrated by J'onn J'onzz lol. But seriously your deep voice would be a great Martin Manhunter, or Ra's Al Ghul

I swear man everytime I watch his videos it brings a tear to my eye

Can you do a review of the two seasons so far because your so damn good with your insight

Thank you for an analysis made with love and care. I much appreciate it.

More great moments from YJ: 1) s2 - aqualad's deep undercover mission and the stakes, nightwing's transformation to batman which was contradictory. 2) Wally's arguement with dick, showing that dick can get under anyone's skin and wally being scared for artemis 3)Wally's sacrifice (and all the spitfire scenes throughout yj) 4) Breaking the light in half 5) wally saving perdita which revealed that saving 1 life was more important than his own 6) s3- batman and his black ops team pulling the strings to counter the light in both media and in reality 7) dick's convo with roy on the truck 8) pretty much everything, can't wait for s4!

Young justice is such a great cartoon , I’m a fan of it to this day 🔥🔥🔥.

You are one of my favorite RU-vidr right now and I thank myself for stumbling across your The last Agni Kai video it was amazing

This was the show that made me a life long DC fan in elementary. I love it so much.

To back that Young Justice season 3 was a bad joke.

In the comics they did something similar called "Heroes in crisis" but unlike Disordered it was stupid very stupid the writers of that comic could've learned something from this episode.

You have helped me learn to be my own friend. And to have hope that one day I will have love for myself. Thank you sage 🌸

S1 was fresh and fantastic. S2 was a dumbster fire

A solid analysis. These two episodes really hit home.

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Yo man love the videos

Beautiful!!! The group showed that trauma can damage even the most powerful of beings...

Thank you for taking the time to make these videos.

It’s honestly crazy how animated shows these days are shown to be more mature than live action tv

This is what kids show should but parents think its too mature for kids when in reality it teaches them what life is about instead of just being random cartoons with nothing to learn

I listen to your voice before I sleep

This was the first Young Justice episode I ever saw, you can bet I had to see the rest of it

i thought the reason why superboy got mad was because of what black canary was saying. he was reluctant to speak so she started, but she was saying about how he must have been devastated, sad even traumatised. but superboy didnt feel any of that, so he got mad, in part because he felt that she didnt/wouldnt understand how he felt because it was the opposite to how she said he must have felt, and as he didnt want to admit/face how he felt at peace, content even happy. plus he feels tremendous guilt over how he felt and in previous eps whenever he feels some form of negative emotion he tends to act angry, even frustrated. which i thought was him being angry at a perceived weakness and frustrated at not knowing how to deal with negative emotions as he wasnt given a safe outlet for them, which is similar to many young boys growing up.

"Punched in the gut" he literally pulling her heart out: 😳

Can we talk about how even though robin doesn't want to be the batman and Bruce doesn't want him to be the batman either dick still ends up being like him? Season 2. Lies to most of the team and the league when they fake Artemis' death, while ignoring how most of the tram would feel about that in favor of the greater good. Season 3. Lies again when he facilitates a secret group and manipulates the "teen titans" for the greater good. Both times I see where he's coming from, just like batman in most forms of media. Yet both times it's clear they're taking things just a step too far in how they fight for the greater good. Nightwing is still distinct enough to be his own person, and it's clear at least to me that Batman's efforts to make him more relaxed and not devoted entirely to the mission did work, he's still visibly batman-esque. He's Bruce's "son" through and through. I love it when their father son bond is clear and dick hasn't grown to resent/hate him. At this point nightwing is a slightly less intense batman and I think that's great.