Young Justice Season 2: The New Blood.

**Jadenewt** · 02-22-2013, 03:34 PM

The ratings for last weeks episodes.

5~~~~YOUNG JUSTICE: INVASION~~~Sat~~~10:30AM-11:00AM~30~~1.3~~~1993000
20~~~THE GREEN LANTERN~~~~~~~Sat~~~10:00AM-10:30AM~30~~1.1~~~1568000

**Ood Omega** · 02-22-2013, 03:46 PM

Originally Posted by dupersuper

She left the baby with her mom.

Ya I caught that at the end of the episode. Nice family moment, "Mom, Artemis is alive!"

**blinker** · 02-22-2013, 05:12 PM

Originally Posted by Jadenewt

The ratings for last weeks episodes.

5~~~~YOUNG JUSTICE: INVASION~~~Sat~~~10:30AM-11:00AM~30~~1.3~~~1993000
20~~~THE GREEN LANTERN~~~~~~~Sat~~~10:00AM-10:30AM~30~~1.1~~~1568000

That's not bad at all. Both shows did better than the recent episode of Pokemon: B & W (which isn't getting cancelled at all, despite falling ratings).

Both of these shows were clearly cancelled because the higher-ups at Cartoon Network don't like them.

**Jadenewt** · 02-22-2013, 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by blinker

That's not bad at all. Both shows did better than the recent episode of Pokemon: B & W (which isn't getting cancelled at all, despite falling ratings).

Both of these shows were clearly cancelled because the higher-ups at Cartoon Network don't like them.

They were cancelled due to low toy sales. Pokemon is much cheaper to produce than Young Justice and Green Lantern. Plus Pokemon sells tons of toys and games so it will stay on for ages, I think a new iteration just started and another is probably on the way with the new game coming in October.

**Hound of UIster** · 02-22-2013, 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by blinker

That's not bad at all. Both shows did better than the recent episode of Pokemon: B & W (which isn't getting cancelled at all, despite falling ratings).

Both of these shows were clearly cancelled because the higher-ups at Cartoon Network don't like them.

The problem is YJ and GL have higher costs than Pokemon due to better animation and they don't sell merchandise.

**Jadenewt** · 02-22-2013, 05:46 PM

Originally Posted by Hound of UIster

The problem is YJ and GL have higher costs than Pokemon due to better animation and they don't sell merchandise.

I don't think Pokemon has to do any animation at all in the US as I believe it's a Japanese Import all that would be required is Voice Talent.

**Jottun** · 02-23-2013, 08:09 AM

Having seen today's episode, I'd like to see a spinoff. How does 'Arsenal and the Outlaws' sound? :)

**Jabare** · 02-23-2013, 08:15 AM

Originally Posted by Jottun

Having seen today's episode, I'd like to see a spinoff. How does 'Arsenal and the Outlaws' sound? :)

I'd take the Outlaws minus arsenal.

Overall episode was alright. I thought the whole guilt trip with Nightwing and Ms. Martian was a little much. Yes they've both made huge mistakes this season and haven't looked good. We don't need a whole 5 minute monologue explaining what we already know.

Overall the Runaway team is awesome. I refer them over the young justice team. Don't know why they don't have Static zapping people at times though. Seems like he is a little nerfed compared to his past cartoon.

**Badou** · 02-23-2013, 08:22 AM

I wasn't a big fan of today's episode to be honest. I really think they should have dropped the Runaways storyline and spent time trying to focus on the cast they had instead of adding 4 more so late into the season. They've gotten more focus than Tim or Wondergirl when it comes down to it. I mean I like those characters, and they aren't badly written, but all I could think throughout the episode is that I'd rather have seen Miss Martian and Nightwing's (he never gets to do anything, lol) fight or seen Green Arrow and Zatanna do something. A bit disappointing.

Though all the Arsenal stuff was good. I did like how he released Mongol and he got to fight Black Beetle. Wouldn't have mined seeing more of that actually. He definitely would have teamed up with Jason next season if they got to introduce him by the looks of it.

**Theozilla** · 02-23-2013, 08:38 AM

Great episode, love seeing the Team and Runaways work together and see beginnings of The Light turning on The Reach.

**Hound of UIster** · 02-23-2013, 08:38 AM

It's interesting that one of the earliest spoilers leaked about Invasion was the Runaway group would have Roy as their leader and be working against the Team.

**Kusanagi** · 02-23-2013, 09:00 AM

Originally Posted by Badou

I wasn't a big fan of today's episode to be honest. I really think they should have dropped the Runaways storyline and spent time trying to focus on the cast they had instead of adding 4 more so late into the season. They've gotten more focus than Tim or Wondergirl when it comes down to it. I mean I like those characters, and they aren't badly written, but all I could think throughout the episode is that I'd rather have seen Miss Martian and Nightwing's (he never gets to do anything, lol) fight or seen Green Arrow and Zatanna do something. A bit disappointing.

I think that's my biggest problem with this season, the cast is too huge at this point, some characters are just there as filler, I mean I honestly forgot Batgirl was on the team and Robin and Wondergirl aren't much better off. Others get a tease of focus but it is usually short lived or sporadic like Mal or Impulse, while only a few actually having real chances at development.

Now I still love the show, and hate that it's being cancelled, but I feel I preferred the previous season with a smaller cast and a tighter focus.