Comments on The Aquaman Shrine: Young Justice - "Fail Safe"

Unfortunately, I have to agree with Russell and I&...

2012-01-22T02:25:52.713-05:00

Unfortunately, I have to agree with Russell and I've seen every episode. This series' screenplays are just so darn morose--dark, tense and annoyingly solemn. The joy of the original Teen Titans was that they were kids who happily served humanity because, despite being largely comprised of orphans, they were full of teenage enthusiasm, glee and charm. With this "Young Justice" tandem, the heroes are all flat-out miserable; the kids are written with no sense of personality and are nearly devoid of character development. Other than Wally West (who here acts more like a youthful Roy Harper) and Miss Martian (written as overly-cloying and simpering), they are pretty much cut from a single block of wood. Heaven help you if you are coming into this with even a smattering of DC Comics history under your belt---then things REALLY get confusing. None of the ages or affiliations of the kids (or costuming, in Robin's case) make any sense when compared to their comic book counterparts, adding to the conundrum.

When I saw the first style sheet, I remember posting, "If the superhero gig makes these kids look this miserable, they need to stick to high school and leave the hero bit to their mentors." I was right.

The only saving grace of the series is Speedy; he deserves a reprieve, a graduation to his adult name Arsenal and his own series (teamed with Nightwing and Tempest, in my dreams). Now THAT I would watch with pleasure.

2012-01-22T02:18:14.146-05:00

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I hear what you're saying, Russell. Aqualad...

2012-01-21T21:59:46.125-05:00

I hear what you're saying, Russell. Aqualad's sacrifice was, as he puts it in the next episode, the actions of a soldier, not a general. I can definitely see how trying this as your first episode would be kind of like being thrown into the deep end. This is the kind of show in which each episode builds on the ones before. Glad you gave it a shot though, thanks for the kind words man!

This is the first and only episode of YOUNG JUSTIC...

2012-01-21T15:29:57.313-05:00

This is the first and only episode of YOUNG JUSTICE I ever saw. I enjoyed your reviews and thought I would try the show. Well, as soon as Green Lanterns died I thought, "Something is wrong here." Then I could not get into it AT ALL. Basically, as a new viewer I hated it and was totally confused. Then for it to be another one of those "just a dreams" clunkers...blah. :-(

I didn't like Aqualad's sacrifice, either. He saved the soldiers but "died" himself. Heroic, but not really well thought out, ya know.