Uncompromising Discourses. Young Justice featuring "Secrets"

Perhaps its the entire approach to the series, instead of a long padded out origin story.. or obvious plot conflicts with older authority superhero figures.. or a subplot about a Superboy being emotionally tortured because he can't be with his girlfriend lasting 10 years only to end anti-climatically, there's just something I dig about the series. Young Justice of course has almost nothing to do with its original comic book counterpart, which began with its three legacy heroes Superboy, Robin III and Impulse, and although Superboy is the only returning member he's clearly a different (non-mohawkan) incarnation. But that doesn't stop Peter David (the original series writer) from writing this episode called "Secrets" with an original Young Justice series character called Secret, who can only utter the word Secret, more on this later.

What I like about Young Justice and this episode is the subtle characterizations ranging from simple nuances like Superboy's pet giant wolf 'Wolf' (it's good to keep things simple) ignoring Kid Flash's 'Michael J Fox Teen Wolf costume,' Superboy meeting a mohawkan Superboy cosplayer, or Captain Marvel's emotional outburst for not being invited to the party (he is 10) to more adolescent issues. This episode's adolescent development relied on Artemis, Red (I still think its a stupid name) Arrow's replacement, she get's jealous over Superboy's budding new relationship with Megan her best friend, she opts to leave with Zatanna to fight crime but ends up fighting a sword welding maniac called Harm and following a ghostly Apparition called Secret. They have a fight, they uncover Harm's secret, that Secret is his sister and he wasn't a very nyce brother no, and when Secret's story is finally resolved we realize Artemis issues wasn't really jealously, but the Harm inflicted on her by Superboy's and Megan's Secret. The dept of the story is further strengthened by the homage orchestrated by the pancake house next door to Secret's grave, Abel's House of Secret's (Able must have finally gotten rid of that brother of his). All in All a pretty decent series.

Hazah.

Check Out the Comics, they're structured into pretty decent 2 issue arcs.