Director: Tim Divar
Writers: Kevin Hopps and Paul Giacoppo
Only one week passed in real life between these two episodes, but almost three weeks passed in the show time. In Mount Justice on March 19 at 11:42 Eastern Daylight Time, Nightwing is providing an update to Malcolm Duncan and Superboy about Bart Allen and the recently discovered Roy Harper. (And yes, that is this show's version of Superboy in the screenshot. And no, he's not going to be Bart's best friend — he's too old and serious for him. Unfortunately.) Anyway, Nightwing brings up a photo of Bart on the computer and says that he's living with the Garricks in Central City. And that's all we get of Impulse in this episode.
So I guess Bart's long-term secret mission didn't take any interesting turns this past month. Nothing more interesting than settling into his new life. Possibly going to school and all that, but we'll never get that story, as fun as it could be. One of the greatest strengths of this show is also one of its greatest weaknesses. There are lots and lots of characters and subplots running concurrently. This means that quite a few characters often have to take the backseat. And in this episode, it was Bart's turn to step aside. And to add insult to injury, "Depths" marked the mid-season finale, kicking off a three-month hiatus for the show. What a way to tease Impulse fans. Give them one wonderful episode, then absolutely nothing for the whole summer.
Next time, we'll start filling in those missing months with the comics, starting with Teen Titans #10.
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