The Worst Episodes of Young Justice
Every episode of Young Justice ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Young Justice!
Teenage superheroes strive to prove themselves as members of the Justice League.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Young Justice" is "Nautical Twilight", rated 7/10 from 1347 user votes. It was directed by Vinton Heuck and written by Mae Catt. "Nautical Twilight" aired on 3/31/2022 and is rated 0.5 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Ego and Superego".
7.0/10 1,347 votes#1 - Nautical Twilight
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 3/31/2022
Kaldur’ahm chews algae, while Violet Harper cuts vegetables.
Director: Vinton Heuck
Writer: Mae Catt
7.5/10 812 votes#2 - Ego and Superego
Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 5/19/2022
After refurbishing an old bus, Nightwing and the gang hit the road.
Director: Vinton Heuck
Writer: Michael Vogel
7.9/10 3,387 votes#3 - Welcome to Happy Harbor
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/2011
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
Writer: Kevin Hopps
8.1/10 970 votes#4 - Beyond the Grip of the Gods!
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 4/14/2022
Rocket gets a reality check… and reality’s ready to collect.
Director: Christina Sotta
Writer: Taneka Stotts
8.2/10 3,256 votes#5 - Downtime
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/4/2011
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
Writer: Kevin Hopps
8.3/10 3,327 votes#6 - Drop-Zone
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2011
Young Justice goes on its first official mission under Batman, while trying to determine which of them will lead the team.
Director: Christopher Berkeley
Writer: Andrew Robinson
8.3/10 2,724 votes#7 - Elder Wisdom
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 7/23/2019
The Outsiders face Lex Luthor's machinations, but Lex is not the only one trying to manipulate them.
Director: Christopher Berkeley
Writer: Paul Giacoppo
8.3/10 1,136 votes#8 - Emergency Dive
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 3/31/2022
Kaldur’ahm, Wyynde, and La’gann go for a swim. King Orin goes fishing.
Director: Christopher Berkeley
Writer: Brandon Vietti
8.4/10 3,169 votes#9 - Alpha Male
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 10/7/2011
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
Writer: Tom Pugsley
8.4/10 3,000 votes#10 - Beneath
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 5/26/2012
Jaime Reyes searches for a missing friend, while Miss Martian, Batgirl, Bumblebee and Wonder Girl return to Bialya to discover what lies beneath.
Director: Doug Murphy
Writer: Brandon Vietti
8.4/10 2,744 votes#11 - First Impression
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 7/9/2019
The Reach are back, terrorizing small town America… unless the Outsiders can stop them!
Director: Melchior Zwyer
Writer: Brandon Vietti
8.4/10 1,130 votes#12 - Ebb Tide
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 3/31/2022
While Clark Kent gets all the news that’s fit to print, Kaldur’ahm hears old family stories from his parents.
Director: Christina Sotta
Writer: Greg Weisman
8.4/10 1,075 votes#13 - Leviathan Wakes
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 4/7/2022
Kaldur’ahm searches… Atlantis finds.
Director: Vinton Heuck
Writer: Khary Payton
8.4/10 897 votes#14 - Forbidden Secrets of Civilizations Past!
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 4/28/2022
Rocket learns the hard way that nothing stays buried forever.
Director: Vinton Heuck
Writer: Greg Weisman
8.5/10 3,148 votes#15 - Disordered
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 11/11/2011
Superboy's "Sphere" goes through a surprising change, revealing a connection to the forever people of New Genesis.
Director: Michael Chang
Writer: Andrew Robinson
8.5/10 3,030 votes#16 - Earthlings
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 5/5/2012
Miss Martian, Superboy, Beast Boy and Adam Strange arrive on the distant planet Rann to stop the alien infiltration of Earth at its source.
Director: Doug Murphy
Writer: Nicole Dubuc
8.5/10 2,730 votes#17 - Leverage
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 7/2/2019
A new Gamma Squad team is sent out on its first mission to investigate rumors of meta-trafficking in Russia.
Director: Vinton Heuck
Writer: Tom Pugsley
8.5/10 2,738 votes#18 - Illusion of Control
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 7/2/2019
Across the nation, the team members give thanks for what they have -- and for what they very well might lose.
Director: Christopher Berkeley
Writer: Greg Weisman
8.5/10 2,730 votes#19 - Early Warning
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 7/16/2019
Project Rutabaga threatens to create an international crisis for the Outsiders.
Director: Vinton Heuck
Writer: Greg Weisman
8.5/10 2,716 votes#20 - Unknown Factors
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 8/6/2019
Dick Grayson and Jefferson go after Gretchen Goode -- and they encounter the ominous Overlord.
Director: Vinton Heuck
Writer: Brandon Vietti
8.5/10 950 votes#21 - Encounter Upon the Razor's Edge!
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 4/21/2022
Rocket misses one conference… while another goes poorly.
Director: Christopher Berkeley
Writer: James Krieg, Giancarlo Volpe
8.6/10 3,313 votes#22 - Schooled
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/2011
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.
Director: Michael Chang
Writer: Nicole Dubuc
8.6/10 3,161 votes#23 - Secrets
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 11/18/2011
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
Writer: Peter David
8.7/10 3,634 votes#24 - Independence Day (1)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/26/2010
Robin, Aqualad, and Kid Flash break into Cadmus and find that it is being run by Genomorphs.
Director: Jay Oliva
Writer: Greg Weisman
8.7/10 3,277 votes#25 - Infiltrator
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/2011
Green Arrow's niece, Artemis, joins Young Justice and must save a bright young scientist from the League of Shadows.
Director: Jay Oliva
Writer: Jon Weisman