In this episode, James, Joe and Chris talk about the animated series, Young Justice. If you have been a fan of the podcast so far, then you will possibly recall Chris’s love for Young Justice while Joe was not such a fan. This is the episode wherein we have a conversation about Chris’ love for the show and Joe’s lack of love for the show. Does Chris get Joe to change his opinion? Listen to the episode to find out!
Also, as a note, this episode has spoilers for the first two seasons of the show. We do give you warning, but just to make it clear there are spoilers ahead.
00:00 James introduces the show and our topic: the TV show, Young Justice. He throws it over to Chris to start the discussion. Chris asks Joe what his thoughts are on the show and why he didn’t connect with it.
7:00 Chris asks James about his thoughts on the show.
11:10 Chris asks Joe and James what they think is the best explanation within the comic book universe for the child side-kick. Chris shares his thoughts on why Young Justice exists and works.
17:30 We talk about why the show is called Young Justice instead of Teen Titans, how the show goes on its own way without relying on the comics, and we discuss the character M’gann.
25:05 We move into the spoiler part of the show.
25:50 James talks about some of the highlights he likes about the show and they discuss the relationship between Superman and Superboy. We also talk about how M’gann’s character seemed off putting at first.
32:00 Chris talks about when he thinks the show hits its stride: the writers get better with the dialogue and understanding how to write the characters better, and when the stakes get raised in the series.
35:00 We talk about how this show is not a "villain of the week" show and how the groundwork is laid for having all the different villains and characters. This leads to Chris talking about some of the revelations at the end of season 1 that highlight how the show goes against expectations.
40: We talk about how you often can’t judge a show by its first season and jump into a discussion of season 2.
56:30 We move into our recommendations of the week.
