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The Best Episodes of Young Justice Season 1

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Every episode of Young Justice Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Young Justice Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Young Justice Season 1

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

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  1. Background image for Independence Day (1)
    7.7/10(15 votes)

    #1 - Independence Day (1)

    S1:E1

    Robin, Aqualad, and Kid Flash break into Cadmus and find that it is being run by Genomorphs.

    Director:Jay Oliva
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  2. Background image for Fireworks (2)
    8.4/10(10 votes)

    #2 - Fireworks (2)

    S1:E2

    The sidekicks find a clone of Superman known as Superboy. They free him from Cadmus' control, while battling Blockbuster.

    Director:Sam Liu
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  3. Background image for Welcome to Happy Harbor
    8.2/10(10 votes)

    #3 - Welcome to Happy Harbor

    S1:E3

    After Speedy declines to join the new team, Robin, Aqualad and Kid Flash fear Young Justice is just a big joke…while new member Miss Martian fears there's no room for her to be part of it. So when the four heroes and Superboy come up against Mister Twister, it looks like all their fears have just been realized…

    Director:Jay Oliva
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  4. Background image for Drop-Zone
    8.4/10(9 votes)

    #4 - Drop-Zone

    S1:E4

    Young Justice goes on its first official mission under Batman, while trying to determine which of them will lead the team.

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  5. Background image for Schooled
    8.2/10(10 votes)

    #5 - Schooled

    S1:E5

    Superboy's anger over his non-relationship with Superman is getting out of control. He refuses to train with Black Canary, and when the team faces an opponent that even the Justice League had trouble defeating, the Boy of Steel goes rogue.

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  6. Background image for Infiltrator
    7.9/10(9 votes)

    #6 - Infiltrator

    S1:E6

    Green Arrow's niece, Artemis, joins Young Justice and must save a bright young scientist from the League of Shadows.

    Director:Jay Oliva
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  8. Background image for Denial
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #7 - Denial

    S1:E7

    When the team investigates the disappearance of Kent Nelson (formerly Doctor Fate), the scientific-minded Wally West is forced to confront his disbelief in magic while battling Abra Kadabra and Klarion the Witch Boy, for the ultra-powerful Helmet of Fate.

    Director:Michael Chang
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  9. Background image for Downtime
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    #8 - Downtime

    S1:E8

    After a disastrous mission with the team, Aqualad returns to Atlantis to choose between a life on the surface world or one beneath the waves with the Aquagirl of his dreams. But other forces at play may make Aqualad's decision for him.

    Director:Jay Oliva
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  10. Background image for Bereft
    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #9 - Bereft

    S1:E9

    Young Justice discovers that they have forgotten the last six months of their lives, including each other and a final fateful mission in Bialya. The team turns to Miss Martian to recover their memories, before it is too late for Superboy.

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  11. Background image for Targets
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #10 - Targets

    S1:E10

    Red Arrow is on his own against the world's most dangerous assassins in preventing the League of Shadows from starting a war, until he is forced to make an unlikely alliance with someone even more dangerous. Aqualad fails to convince Red Arrow to ask the team for help.

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  12. Background image for Terrors
    8.1/10(7 votes)

    #11 - Terrors

    S1:E11

    Superboy and Miss Martian go undercover inside Belle Reve Penitentiary.

    Director:Jay Oliva
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  13. Background image for Homefront
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #12 - Homefront

    S1:E12

    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
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  14. Background image for Alpha Male
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #13 - Alpha Male

    S1:E13

    Already exhausted and rattled after a home turf invasion of The Cave, the team learns that Aqualad - their friend and leader - withheld vital information that put them all at risk. When Batman sends the Team and new "den-mother" Captain Marvel to India to investigate bizarre reports of armed animals attacking human beings, can Aqualad pull his fractured team together?

    Director:Jay Oliva
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  15. Background image for Revelation
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #14 - Revelation

    S1:E14

    When Plant Creatures attack major cities around the world, the team is eager to join the fight alongside the Justice League. Instead, Batman assigns them a still more dangerous task - taking out the plants' masters: a secret society of super- villains: the Injustice League!

    Director:Michael Chang
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  16. Background image for Humanity
    7.9/10(7 votes)

    #15 - Humanity

    S1:E15

    The team is on the hunt for Red Tornado, determined to find out once and for all whether the robot was the mole - even if it means kidnapping new friend Zatanna and dragging her along on their quest!

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  17. Background image for Failsafe
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #16 - Failsafe

    S1:E16

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

    Director:Jay Oliva
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  18. Background image for Disordered
    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #17 - Disordered

    S1:E17

    Superboy's "Sphere" goes through a surprising change, revealing a connection to the forever people of New Genesis.

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  19. Background image for Secrets
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #18 - Secrets

    S1:E18

    It's Halloween. Artemis and Zatanna are in Manhattan for a girls' night out. There, they encounter the deadly Harm, who has a secret.

    Director:Jay Oliva
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  20. Background image for Misplaced
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #19 - Misplaced

    S1:E19

    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.

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  21. Background image for Coldhearted
    8.6/10(8 votes)

    #20 - Coldhearted

    S1:E20

    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
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  22. Background image for Image
    8.4/10(10 votes)

    #21 - Image

    S1:E21

    A covert operation against Queen Bee in Qurac forces Miss Martian to finally face her greatest fears and her biggest secrets. But will she reveal those secrets to her friends—or allow what she's hiding to take down the entire team?

    Director:Jay Oliva
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  23. Background image for Agendas
    8.5/10(8 votes)

    #22 - Agendas

    S1:E22

    Superboy returns to Project Cadmus, where he learns the top-secret genetics lab may have created another Super-clone.

    Director:Michael Chang
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  24. Background image for Insecurity
    8.9/10(7 votes)

    #23 - Insecurity

    S1:E23

    Red Arrow's return undercuts Artemis' confidence, while the team's mission to track down Sportsmaster threatens to expose her darkest secrets.

    Director:Jay Oliva
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  25. Background image for Performance
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    #24 - Performance

    S1:E24

    The Team goes undercover at the Haly International Traveling Circus to locate a thief stealing weapons technology across Europe. But a thief isn’t all they find…

    Director:Michael Chang
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  26. Background image for Usual Suspects
    8.6/10(7 votes)

    #25 - Usual Suspects

    S1:E25

    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!

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Independence Day (1)" is the best rated episode of "Young Justice" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by Jay Oliva and written by Greg Weisman, it aired on 11/26/2010. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Fireworks (2)".