Young Justice S02E06 – Review

By: Peter David (story)

The Story: It’s like Back to the Future, except without the awkward mom-and-son sexual tension.

The Review: Every time David comes on board as a guest writer, he ends up incorporating some aspect of his Young Justice run into the series—which is fine by me, as that can only boost its credibility in my eyes.  Besides introducing Harm and Secret, he put in probably the biggest effort to develop Artemis’ character (which I suspect is his way of writing an Arrowette story without actually having Arrowette in existence) and Red Tornado’s, both staples of his run.

In this episode, David gets the chance to use yet another staple of his Young Justice run, the incorrigible Bart Allen, better known as Impulse (and the current comics-version of Kid Flash).  Although he matured a great deal in DC’s previous continuity of things, at one point becoming a literal adult, from the moment he appears in the YJers lives here, he’s every bit the hyperactive, enthusiastic, and happy-go-lucky lad his character was originally conceived to be—which means you’re just as inclined to be as exasperated by him as you are fond of him.