Young Justice: Season Two, has been subtitled “Invasion.” The two discs, ten episode DVD set has been released under the further subtitle, “Destiny Calling.” Season two picks up five years after the last season ended, with the team having gained some new members—Nightwing, Wondergirl, Blue Beetle, Batgirl, and Beast Boy—as they deal with the infiltration of the extraterrestrial Kroloteans, whose culture revolves around technological theft. Stopping the Kroloteans plan to replace human leaders with computerized androids eventually leads to the answer of what happened to six pivotal members of the Justice League, missing for sixteen hours, at the end of the first season. Given that information, it soon becomes clear that the Kroloteans are the least of the team’s worries.
To say much more would ruin the episodes for those that haven’t had a chance to see them yet. Suffice to say, along with the alien invasion of Earth, “The Team” just might have a traitor in its midst and one of the stories involves one of our teen heroes infiltrating his own father’s army! From the beginning, Young Justice has been an impressive show with a strong emphasis on developing characters. If you ‘re into the Marvel live action films, and want more exposure to the DC world than Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Trilogy offers, Young Justice provides a solid and entertaining introduction to large DC universe.
The full screen 1.78 transfer is a nice one, featuring surprisingly vivid colors that almost pop off the screen. Line delineation is solid, with no evidence of jagged edges.
The Dolby Digital 2.0 sound mix is more than acceptable, possessing enough punch to effectively set the scenes. Dialogue is clean and clear throughout.
Special features consist of three episodes of another excellent DC animated series, Batman: The Brave and the Bold: “Rise of the Blue Beetle!,” “Fall of the Blue Beetle!” and “Revenge of the Reach!”
