Alright, let's get this started!
With the hints that have been dropped so far, I've been waiting for various other kid heroes to show up in the series. With this episode we got to meet Impulse, and I've definitely been expecting him. He's a really awesome character and this was a great episode to cover him. His wacky personality is really enjoyable, and it's a strong step above the other comic relief characters, Kid Flash and Beast Boy, who are more joke-makers. Impulse's motor mouth talking and constant nonchalant attitude makes him very amusing.
The plotlines that we've been following so far didn't get too much progress in this episode. The villain, Neutron, seems to have been controlled by some hidden bad guy. My first thought was the Kroloteans since that's what we were led to believe, but at the end we see a silhouette that does not match the Kroloteans. But the plot just got a lot more deep with the addition of time travel and a wasteland future. The ending revealed that Impulse still has work to do in 2016, so we'll probably be seeing more of that.
Speaking of the ending, it was a nice twist that they pulled off. It's not a serious shocker, but it was interesting to see that Impulse isn't actually the goofball that he appears. He seems to in fact be rather grim, having come from a terrible time that's understandable.
The sideplot in this episode was just as, if not more, fascinating. Continuing where we left off, Red Arrow work to find the original Speedy. Seeing the two of them in action on the same side was very satisfying; in particular we see them surrounded by guard in one scene, then finished off the last one in the next scene. When their story started, I was a little confused as to why Chesire would risk bring her baby with them, but I wasn't the only one; Roy points out that they should have left Lian with Artemis halfway through their plot. Of course, Chesire and Roy both have no problem even with the baby. With the discovery of Speedy I'm really interested to see how he will play into the plot.
Some of my favorite moments this episode were Nightwing's skills in general. He managed to take out super speedy Impulse, then got him to drink a tracking device by getting him to think that he was tricking him into giving a DNA sample. We really need to have an episode that actually focuses on Nightwing in action and not just him off to the side. Then there was Barry's "Be back in a flash," line. What really makes it hilarious is just his family's unamused reactions.
The only problem I have with this episode is that it created way more questions than it answered. We haven't even gotten to know all of the new characters, we don't know the full story behind the former members, and we don't know what's with the five missing numbers; yet they're already adding a new character. Furthermore I felt like they had a nice balance going on between the Kroloteans, the Light, and the other subplots, but this one just throws another major curveball. The future plot is not going to be something that can be resolved soon so we're likely to get a few more episodes on it.
That being said, I'm still really happy to have Impulse on the cast now. I think his plot and character will make the series even more enjoyable. I've got my fingers crossed that next episode we'll get a few more answers we've waiting for.
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