History Recap / YoungJusticeS4E26DeathAndRebirth

* KarmaHoudini: Ma'alefa'ak ultimately gets everything he ever wanted by the end. He's rescued from the Phantom Zone, rewarded by Darkseid for his service, the heroes have no reason to hunt him for the foreseeable future, and there's even the implication that he is the progenitor (directly or indirectly) of Chameleon Boy's species. The only real consequence he suffers is the loss of any good will he had left with M'gann.[[note]] She was the only sibling who he had a decent relationship with and he ''ruined'' that with his constant actions for "revolution", the final straw being that he voiced out loud that he was ''glad'' her lover, Connor, was "dead". [[/note]]

* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: After nearly a whole season thinking her fiancée is dead, M'gann furiously intervenes when Lor-Zod attempts to kill Conner and delivers a ''painful'' psychic attack upon him.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** Gar's news about Conner being alive doesn't instantly heal him of his trauma or depression. He reveals that he is still in the process of recovery sometime later after the Team's battle with the Zods, deciding to stay out of the hero and show business until he is finally better. Also, despite his hopes, Perdita has told Gar that she has moved on, unwilling to restart their intimate relationship.
** Adding to this, Dinah mentions that Gar and many other heroes, kids ''and'' adults, deal with mental challenges every day, let alone the year in this season, and suggests a sanctuary of sorts for them to get away from it all if needed.

** Black Canary suggests the heroes, young and old, need a larger special place to help their stressful lives - a [[ComicBook/HeroesInCrisis Sanctuary]].

* SequelHook: With the newly rechristened Black Mary and Supergirl added to the ranks of his Furies, Darkseid is now turning his attention to Earth.

* TearsofJoy:

* TimeLimitBoss: The Kryptonians still aren't fully powered up, so the heroes have to defeat them before the sun rises. It's still a hard struggle, as even at night time, Zod and his army are a force to be reckoned with. Had they fought during the day, ''they would have been unstoppable''.

* TearsofJoy:
** Icicle Jr. sheds tears of joy as the wedding begins.
** Lucas Carr is moved to tears by M'gann and Conner's love for each other after they exchange their vows.

* WeddingFinale: The episode's last scene (including the credits, and discounting TheStinger) has several characters from across the show arrive at Happy Harbor for the wedding of Connor and M'gann.

* YouMonster: As Ma'alefa'ak panics at being thrown into the Phantom Zone, M'gann telepathically contacts him in the brief time before he falls in and bitterly calls him out on being glad about Conner being dead, not bothering to save him from his predicament, despite being siblings AND despite the numerous chances M'gann gave Ma'alefa'ak to live up to his misdeeds.

** Rocket returns to help the heroes, after being seemingly trapped in the Boom Tube collapse. She later reveals that her powers protected her long enough to thrown into Metron's Infinity Vault, where he helps her get back to Earth with the newly repaired Time Sphere.

** Superboy as the groom and Miss Martian as the bride, obviously, given away by the elder Kents and the M'orzzs, respectively. Snapper Carr is the officiator, Jonny Kent is the ring bearer, and Conner and M'gann's limos are Bio-Ship and Baby, respectively.

* AltarTheSpeed: Conner and M'gann decide to get the wedding over quickly, inviting everyone the instant Conner is healed and cutting the ceremony down to the rings and vows, just in case something else happens to stall the wedding. Snapper even mentions that he got his officiant's certificate the night before.

%%* GrandFinale: To season 4 and the overall series.

* GrandFinale: To season 4 and the overall series.

* TimeLimitBoss: The Kryptonians still aren't fully powered up, so the heroes have to defeat them before the sun rises. It's still a hard struggle, as even at night time, Zod and his army were a force to be reckon with. Had they fought during the day, ''they would have been unstoppable''.

* KarmaHoudini: Ma'alefa'ak ultimately gets everything he ever wanted by the end. He's rescued from the Phantom Zone, rewarded by Darkseid for his service, and there's even the implication that he is the progenitor (directly or indirectly) of Chameleon Boy's species. The only real consequence he suffers is the loss of any good will he had left with M'gann.[[note]] She was the only sibling who he had a decent relationship with and he ''ruined'' that with his constant actions for "revolution", the final straw being that he voiced out loud that he was ''glad'' her lover, Connor, was "dead". [[/note]]

*** Ursa-Zod, the Emerald Empress, shoots down Bio-Ship and everyone in it, but they survived, though hurt. M'gann used her psychic power to trick her into thinking she killed all but Superman. Superman no-selling the blast added to the illusion.

* OhCrap: Several made by the villains:
** Faora's face screams this when she's caught in Rocket's bubble and then dropped into the boom tube, ''connected to the Phantom Zone''.
** Similarly, Faora's fate occurs for both Dru-Zod and Ma'alefa'ak as well, the latter being more passionate in the midst of his [[VillainousBreakdown temper tantrum]] and realizing that his sister is going to ''let'' him fall in.
** Lor-Zod realizing he ''stupidly'' flew in front of the bomb on Mars, with his own canister of Kryptonite.

** Lor-Zod realizing he ''stupidly'' flew in front of a Kryptonite bomb...

* BeatStillMyHeart: M'gann distracts Ursa with an illusion of herself, and Ursa rips out the illusion's heart. As Ursa gloats over her "kill", M'gann emerges from behind her and brain-blasts her unconscious.

** Ursa's face screams this when she's caught in Rocket's bubble and then dropped into the boom tube, ''connected to the Phantom Zone''.
** Similarly, Ursa's fate occurs for both Dru-Zod and Ma'alefa'ak as well, the latter being more passionate in the midst of his [[VillainousBreakdown temper tantrum]] and realizing that his sister is going to ''let'' him fall in.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Due to Zatanna's actions in past episodes, and simply not ''checking up'' on Mary while she was vulnerable, Mary has now gone to work for '''Darkseid'''. What consequences this will have on Zatanna in the future remains to be seen.