Phase 1, Post 2: Medical Discrimination in Fictional Media

Young Justice took the sidekicks of the iconic heroes of the Justice League and gave them their own team, aptly named Young Justice.  As sidekicks, their missions were generally of a lower scope than those of the Justice League, until the 20th episode, "Coldhearted."  In this episode, the sidekicks are given a chance to rejoin their mentors and team up with the Justice League, except for Kid Flash, who is instead tasked with transporting a heart from Boston to Seattle within four hours.  After facing diversions, Kid Flash barely makes it on time and is told that he has been carrying a heart meant for a queen.

 It was an odd twist to me.  It felt as though this information was supposed to spur more urgency in the scene or to justify Kid Flash missing out on an important team up to him.  There is nothing wrong with writing a plot around saving a queen, but to withhold that information to be dramatically revealed later was just putting a hat on a hat.  Kid Flash faces a time crunch to save a life -- this dramatic situation is established with or without royalty involved.  This twist essentially ends up communicating that those of higher station are more deserving of being saved.

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