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The Best Episodes of Young Justice

Every episode of Young Justice ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Young Justice!

Teenage superheroes strive to prove themselves as members of the Justice League.

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Top Episode Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Young Justice" is "Summit", rated 9.7/10 from 3570 user votes. It was directed by Tim Divar and written by Greg Weisman. "Summit" aired on 3/9/2013 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Auld Acquaintance".

  • Summit
    9.7/10 3,570 votes

    #1 - Summit

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 3/9/2013

    The Light calls a summit to decide the final fate of Aqualad, the team ... and the entire planet Earth!

    Director: Tim Divar

    Writer: Greg Weisman

  • Auld Acquaintance
    9.6/10 3,566 votes

    #2 - Auld Acquaintance

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 4/21/2012

    The Team finally learns the identity of the traitor in their midst, forcing a battle against an enemy more dangerous than any they’ve ever faced before!

    Director: Michael Chang, Lauren Montgomery

    Writer: Greg Weisman

  • Endgame
    9.6/10 3,334 votes

    #3 - Endgame

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 3/16/2013

    On the verge of finally ending the alien invasion, the team discovers the price of victory may be the entire planet Earth!

    Director: Doug Murphy

    Writer: Kevin Hopps

  • Depths
    9.5/10 3,202 votes

    #4 - Depths

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 6/9/2012

    Artemis rejoins the team to defend a critical satellite launch. But will her first mission back also be her last?!

    Director: Tim Divar

    Writer: N/A

  • Failsafe
    9.4/10 3,431 votes

    #5 - Failsafe

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 11/4/2011

    When the Justice League is defeated during an alien invasion, the Team has to step up and fill their mentors shoes.

    Director: Jay Oliva

    Writer: Nicole Dubuc

  • Coldhearted
    9.4/10 3,341 votes

    #6 - Coldhearted

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/10/2012

    Wally West comes oh-so-close to fulfilling his birthday wish to finally fight alongside the Justice League. Instead, a massively disappointed Kid Flash is taken off the mission and tasked with a simple delivery job. But a few deadly surprises await the birthday boy along the way.

    Director: Victor Cook

    Writer: Jon Weisman

  • Usual Suspects
    9.4/10 3,276 votes

    #7 - Usual Suspects

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 4/14/2012

    The Team gets a new member and a new mission – a mission that may finally expose all the Team’s secrets... and all their lies!

    Director: Jay Oliva, Tim Divar

    Writer: Kevin Hopps

  • Bloodlines
    9.4/10 3,171 votes

    #8 - Bloodlines

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 6/2/2012

    An intruder mysteriously appears inside Mount Justice, claiming to be a tourist from the future. But who is he really? And what is his true agenda?

    Director: Melchior Zwyer

    Writer: Peter David

  • War
    9.4/10 3,057 votes

    #9 - War

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/9/2013

    A conqueror from another world becomes a wild card in an intergalactic game of supremacy -- placing planet Earth square in the jackpot.

    Director: Melchior Zwyer

    Writer: Jon Weisman

  • Complications
    9.4/10 3,069 votes

    #10 - Complications

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/16/2013

    Black Manta gives Miss Martian twenty-four hours to live, but that may be more time than Aqualad has with Sportsmaster and Cheshire on the hunt for his head!

    Director: Tim Divar

    Writer: Kevin Hopps

  • Evolution
    9.4/10 2,984 votes

    #11 - Evolution

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 1/18/2019

    Aliens again threaten the Earth, but with the Justice League split and scattered, only the planet’s first and greatest hero can save the day.

    Director: Christopher Berkeley

    Writer: Brandon Vietti

  • I Know Why the Caged Cat Sings
    9.4/10 1,977 votes

    #12 - I Know Why the Caged Cat Sings

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/2021

    For Tigress, saving everyone may not be an option - unless help is offered from an unexpected source.

    Director: Vinton Heuck

    Writer: Greg Weisman

  • Terminus
    9.3/10 2,803 votes

    #13 - Terminus

    Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 8/20/2019

    The hunt for Halo is on.

    Director: Melchior Zwyer

    Writer: Brandon Vietti

  • Homefront
    9.2/10 3,269 votes

    #14 - Homefront

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/30/2011

    When Mount Justice itself is attacked, can Artemis and Robin (the two teens without super-powers) save the Team (or even themselves) from the unknown invaders?

    Director: Michael Chang

    Writer: Jon Weisman

  • Misplaced
    9.2/10 3,257 votes

    #15 - Misplaced

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/3/2012

    When every adult on the planet disappears, only the team, Zatanna, and Billy Batson are left to defeat the five most powerful sorcerers on Earth. In the end, Zatanna officialy joins the team and Zatara becomes the new Doctor Fate.

    Director: Michael Chang

    Writer: Greg Weisman

  • Darkest
    9.2/10 3,046 votes

    #16 - Darkest

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 10/6/2012

    Black Manta sends Kaldur on a mission that will prove where his loyalties truly lie.

    Director: Melchior Zwyer

    Writer: Jon Weisman

  • Before the Dawn
    9.2/10 3,039 votes

    #17 - Before the Dawn

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/5/2013

    The Team uncovers some shocking secrets while on a covert rescue mission.

    Director: Tim Divar

    Writer: Kevin Hopps

  • True Heroes
    9.2/10 2,855 votes

    #18 - True Heroes

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/25/2019

    Grayson’s operatives attempt to stop an auction of enslaved meta-teens.

    Director: Christopher Berkeley

    Writer: Kevin Hopps

  • Overwhelmed
    9.2/10 2,779 votes

    #19 - Overwhelmed

    Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 8/27/2019

    Artemis and Conner journey back to their pasts during the calm before the storm.

    Director: Christopher Berkeley

    Writer: Greg Weisman

  • Involuntary
    9.2/10 2,171 votes

    #20 - Involuntary

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/2021

    Answers come to light as Beast Boy, Miss Martian, and Superboy uncover an awful truth.

    Director: Christopher Berkeley

    Writer: Francisco Paredes

  • Tale of Two Sisters
    9.2/10 2,085 votes

    #21 - Tale of Two Sisters

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/2021

    Just as multiple Shadows fall across her path, Artemis Crock’s life is interrupted by devastating news.

    Director: Vinton Heuck

    Writer: Brian Hohlfeld

  • Og Htrof Dna Reuqnoc!
    9.2/10 1,711 votes

    #22 - Og Htrof Dna Reuqnoc!

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/23/2021

    Zatanna must rally the Sentinels of Magic before Chaos consumes the Earth.

    Director: Christina Sotta

    Writer: Brandon Vietti

  • Satisfaction
    9.1/10 3,048 votes

    #23 - Satisfaction

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 9/29/2012

    Roy Harper seeks vengeance against the man who ruined his life.

    Director: Doug Murphy

    Writer: Greg Weisman

  • Eminent Threat
    9.1/10 2,990 votes

    #24 - Eminent Threat

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 1/4/2019

    Conner Kent and Prince Biron Markov are in the clutches of Count Vertigo, leaving Dick Grayson, Artemis Crock and an emotionally damaged Jefferson Pierce to save them and put an end to the Bedlam Syndicate.

    Director: Christopher Berkeley

    Writer: Brandon Vietti

  • Private Security
    9.1/10 3,004 votes

    #25 - Private Security

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 1/11/2019

    After the Justice League faces a horrifying incident on the planet Rann, Dick Grayson gathers an elite squad of heroes to shut down a meta-human trafficking syndicate in Markovia.

    Director: Vinton Heuck

    Writer: Michael Vogel