History Recap / YoungJusticeS4E17LeviathanWakes

** Arion is actually the real Orm, his brain preserved and transplanted into a clone of Arion's body. This was part of Project Thrios to bring Atlantis, and thus [=3/4ths=] of the world, under the control of Vandal Savage and the Light.

** It was established during Zatanna's arc that the Lords of Order tend to be hands off in their approach, having gone as far as elevating Nabu to their ranks so they could have someone to counter threats on Earth rather than take action themselves. Here, they directly screw Savage's plan over at the best possible time, so you know that he got on their bad sides in a big way.

* StrippedToTheBone: When Orm puts on Arion's crown, the Lords of Order react by melting the flesh from his bones before recalling their power, destroying what's left of him as they do.

* DramaticIrony: In TheStinger, Kaldur lampshades the deaths of Tula, Wally, Jason and Conner, unaware that Conner is currently alive trapped in some ghost dimension while Jason is implied to be the red-hooded ninja serving Ra's and his family on Infinity Island.

* AllForNothing: Vandal Savage's plan to gain control over Earth's oceans, a gambit that was literally thousands of years in the making, is undone with a single action from the Lords of Order. Even better? It's a complete loss for Vandal, leaving the oceans under the control of Mara, who is firmly aligned with the Justice League, and Vandal has absolutely nothing to show for it.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness:
** Savage basically throws a tantrum over the Lords of Order ruining his plans for Atlantis, actually screaming at Nabu when the latter shows up.
** It was established during Zatanna's arc that the Lords of Order tend to be hands off in their approach, having gone as far as elevating Nabu to their ranks so they could have someone to counter threats on Earth rather than take action themselves. Here, they directly screw Savage's plan over at the best possible time, so you know that he got on their bad sides in a big way.

* XanatosGambit: Averted. This time, Savage's plan fails and there is no compensation to fall back on or exploit.

* VillainoutBreakdown: Savage has a relatively subdued one, but after the Lords of Order mess up his plans, he is visibly furious and even snaps Arion's flute in half in a fit of rage.

* TimeSkip: The episode takes place several weeks after the last, with Kaldur and Wyynde shown to have grown beards while their exploratory team has been searching the Undersea for Arion's crown.

** Arion is actually the real Orm, his brain preserved and transplanted into a clone of Arion's body. This was part of Project Thrios to bring Atlantis, and thus [=3/4ths=] of the world, under the control of Vandal Savage and The Light.

* OnlyTheChosenMayWield: A la ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', when Orm attempts to wear Arion's crown, the Lords of Order destroy him and reclaim their power. The now-powerless crown is then given to Mera.

* TimeSkip: The episode takes place several weeks after the last, with Kaldur and Wynnde shown to have grown beards while their exploratory team has been searching the Undersea for Arion's crown.

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Savage angrily rants that the Lords of Order should have given him their support because it would have spread order throughout Atlantis. He doesn't seem to comprehend that while the Lords certainly have more of an edge than the Justice League might they also have a very valid grudge against him for his schemes and would interfere to keep him from causing even more trouble when they are able to.

** It was established during Zatanna's arc that the Lords of Order tend to be hands off in their approach, having gone as far as elevating Nabu to their ranks so they could have someone to counter threats on Earth rather than take action themselves. Here when they directly screw Savage's plan over at the best possible time that they could have you know that he got on their bad sides in a big way.
* OnlyTheChosenMayWield: Ala ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', when Orm attempts to wear Arion's crown, the Lords of Order destroy him and reclaim their power.

* SpannerInTheWorks: It seems like Savage is going to gain control over Atlantis through Orm in a cloned body of Arion when the latter puts on Arion's crown and the Lords of Order...register their displeasure. Quite viscerally.

* DramaticIrony: In TheStinger, Kaldur lampshades the deaths of Tula, Wally, Jason, and Conner unaware that the latter is currently alive trapped in some ghost dimension while the former is implied to be the red hooded ninja from serving Ra's and his family on Infinity Island.

* OnlyTheChosenMayWield: Ala ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'', when Orm attempts to wear Arion's crown, the Lords of Order destroy him and reclaim their power.

* TimeSkip: The episode takes place several weeks after the last, with Kaldur and Wynnde shown to have grown beards while their exploratory team has been searching the Undersea.

* TimeSkip: The episode takes place several weeks after the last with Kaldur and his boyfriend showing grown beards while their exploratory team has been searching for The Undersea.

* TheStinger: In the Memorial Grove aboard the Watchtower, Kaldur is meeting with Black Canary where he reflects it's been ten years since the Team was originally formed and how many of his friends and comrades have fallen since then. It's shown that the pressure of everything that's happened over the years has taken its toll as he barely keeps it together, stating that he must time to heal.

* TheStinger: In the Memorial Grove aboard the Watchtower, Kaldur is meeting with Black Canary where he reflects it's been ten years since The Team was originally formed and how many of his friends and comrades have fallen since then. Its shown that the pressure of everything that's happened over the years has taken its toll as he barely keeps it together, stating that he must time to heal.

** Savage basically throws a tantrum over the Lord of Order ruining his plans for Atlantis, actually screaming at Nabu when the latter shows up.
** It was established during Zatanna's arc that the Lord of Order tend to be hands off in their approach, having gone as far as elevating Nabu to their ranks so they could have someone to counter threats on Earth rather than take action themselves. Here when they directly screw Savage's plan over at the best possible time that they could have you know that he got on their bad sides in a big way.

** The foretelling of the One True King is revealed: [[ProphecyTwist its Queen Mera]] who is ushered in as [[SheIsTheKing Annax and High King]] of Atlantis.

* TheStinger: In the Memorial Grove aboard The Watchtower, Kaldur is meeting with Black Canary where he reflects its been ten years since The Team was originally formed and how many of his friends and comrades have fallen since then. Its shown that the pressure of everything that's happened over the years has taken its toll as he barely keeps it together, stating that he must time to heal.

** The foretelling of the One True King is revealed: [[ProphecyTwist its Queen Mera]] who is ushered in as [[SheIsTheQueen Annax and High King]] of Atlantis.

* SpannerInTheWorks: It seems like Savage is going to gain control over Atlantis through Orm in a cloned body of Arion when the latter puts on Arion's crown and the Lords of Order...register their displeasure. Quite viscerally.

* TheReveal: Arion is actually the real Orm, his brain preserved and transplanted into a clone of Arion's body.

* KilledOffForReal: Orm is revealed to have been saved from death as a BrainInAJar, then placed in a clone of Arion's body, but he's definitely killed when he is StrippedToTheBone by Arion's crown.

* TheReveal: Arion is actually the real Orm, his brain preserved and transplanted into a clone of Arion's body.

* OnlyTheChosenMayWield: When Orm attempts to wear Arion's crown, the Lords of Order destroy him and reclaim their power.