WARNING: The next comprises spoilers for the primary 9 episodes of Young Justice: Phantoms, streaming now on HBO Max.
One in every of Young Justice: Phantoms’ most stunning arcs has been Superboy’s demise on Mars amid racial unrest within the aliens’ territory. Extra so, it is dovetailed into Beast Boy’s trauma and Gar’s melancholy over shedding one more pal. On this case, it is a mentor as Conner actually regarded out for him. Nonetheless, as the newest episode, “Odnu!” reveals, Gar could have discovered a remedy for his troubles by way of an unlikely shoulder to lean on.
That is none apart from the kids’ new den mom, Blue Satan, aka Dan Cassidy. Created within the ’80s by Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn and Paris Cullins, the character has been a magical hero within the comics, working with Constantine and the likes of Shadowpact, coming off as an clever strategist towards darkish mystical forces. He is been secure and really helped hold monsters at bay, which is why even the varied incarnations of the Justice League Dark groups maintain a lot respect for him.
In Young Justice, although, Blue Satan takes an curiosity in a extra grounded case as he turns into involved with Gar’s delinquent conduct. In Outsiders, Beast Boy was distressed after seeing Geo-Power betray them and take the Markovian throne by power, murdering alongside the best way, and now, with Conner’s demise, he is in much more of a downward spiral. Blue Satan finally ends up assembly him in an amicable session on the elevator, querying if the child’s alright as he rapidly realizes Gar’s stopped doing chores.
Together with Gar not going out for missions, not coaching and simply sleeping in, the indicators are all there, so Dan desires to research extra because it appears time is not therapeutic these wounds. The opposite teenagers aren’t mature sufficient to fret or spot what’s actually flawed with Gar’s denial however Dan is, making it clear Beast Boy can speak in confidence to him as a senior.
He is aware of Gar’s phrases and smiles are all faked, so it’s going to be intriguing to see their dynamic shifting ahead as Gar guarantees he’ll converse to Dan if issues get unhealthy. It is sensible as Dan can relate to Gar, who acquired a blood transfusion and shape-shifting talents from Miss Martian. Blue Satan’s an outsider too as Dan had his Hollywood costume fused to him in a supernatural incident.
Thus, they’ll each join to Hollywood as Gar’s fairly a celeb as an actor, which provides Blue Satan a gap to struggle a distinct form of demon. In the end, it’s going to add a extra human method to the present and supply Blue Satan a nuanced function, particularly as DC’s cartoons normally simply has him in cameos, with this narrative making Dan extra of a father determine to a teen who desperately wants steerage on his psychological well being.
See how Blue Satan provides to assist Beast Boy on Young Justice: Phantoms, with new episodes airing Thursdays on HBO Max.