Episode 004 - Trasnsport to Oblivion

Cliffjumper proves how awesome he is (and how stupid)

Synopsis 
Presumed to be defeated, the Decepticons have returned! After receiving a message from Shockwave on Cybertron, Megatron comes out of hiding and orders the construction of a "Space Bridge" to transport Earth's energy to Cybertron. When Bumblebee and Spike uncover his plan, they are captured, and Bumblebee is "reprogrammed" to lead the Autobots straight into a trap!

Review
Cliffjumper begins this episode by being an idiot by thinking a rock was Starscream. Also, Ironhide is being optimistic, so Megatron turns out to be alive. This is also the first time we see Shockwave since the first episode. We also get to see the creation of the Space Bridge which will later be used to bring kids into space. Jazz shows his love for very simple music. The city is low on power because Megatron attacks the solar power plant. Bumblebee is late for the roll call (why is that important? I don't know...). Starscream must be sick because is voice is off in this episode. Ironhide gets shot in the shoulder but is perfectly fine.

Too bad Brawn didn't have Ironhide's strong shoulder

This episode transitions scenes in a Star Wars fashion instead of symbol swapping tword the end. Alot of things that are present in seasons 1 and 2 are established in this episode. Brainwashing Bumblebee was a great plan, and it almost worked for the Decepticons. Unfortunately, because the Decepticons are bad guys, they can never win. When Bumblebee escapes the Space Bridge transport by transforming, he doesn't grab Spike and expects him to catch up on foot. It's almost like Bumblebee is saying "Goodbye Spike! If you die now, Daniel will never be born! You're helping the human race with your sacrifice today!" (unfortunately, Daniel is born 15 years later and will be the most annoying human in this franchise). Laserbeak also has a bad habit in this episode where he just starts spewing out Star Wars sound effects. Physics decided to leave this episode, because Jazz took a rock and was able to hit a null ray blast back at Starscream. This episode is certainly better than the last but not that great. 

5 out of 10 Energon Cubes

(images from tfwiki.net with review written by Soundout)

Episode 003 - More Than Meets The Eye Part 3

The Final Episode of The Transformers! Nah, just kidding.

Synopsis
The battle for Earth's resources rages on! The Decepticon's ship is complete, and the odds are stacked against Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Jazz and the others in their battle to stop them. When an Autobot trap is foiled by the cunning Megatron, all seems lost - but will the evil Starscream's hunger for power give the Autobots the edge they need to finally defeat the Decepticons? This is the thrilling conclusion to the original miniseries that started it all!

Review
I love how optimistic the Autobots are in this episode. Every time they are though, the Decepticons succeed where the Autobots thought they were going to fail. The Autobots still can fly in this episode to my displeasure. Skywarp is shown to be able to teleport. I don't know what it is but most of the Soundtrack for G1 is very sleep inducing. Spike keeps a journal where he writes down his true thoughts about what is going on. Unfortunately we don't get to here exactly what his writing down. The rocket fuel trap was really stupid and I loved how it back fired on the Autobots.

 The Autobots believe lab coats are the best disguise

Animation errors are more common know than before. There are odd proportions everywhere and some look like the inspirations for the Revoltechs. I also think it is odd that the Decepticons made junk piles look like themselves and make them move tword the Autobots without Megatron using some kind of remote control. Something plagued by all 80's cartoons is that humans have laser guns. Even the U.S. military uses them and they have no effect on the Decepticons.

G.I. Joe should be the military force in this show, humans could be important if they were.

Also of note, Optimus's battle station is used for the first and I believe only time (and it causes animation errors when it fires). Spike also has super strength as he is able to throw a rock hard enough to knock Starscream's null ray off, though in later episodes he can't even pick up an Autobot gun. Sideswipe also has a jetpack that Optimus borrows and then wrecks, and Sideswipe is perfectly okay with it. Overall, this episode is okay but is probably the weakest of the three-parter. 

 

So what did we learn today? 

• Spike keeps a journal with his personal thoughts
• When the Autobots are optimistic, the Decepticons cause hell
• The military is useless and GI Joe needs to replace them
• and that Lab Coats are apparently a great disguise

5 out of 10 Energon Cubes

(Images from tfwiki.net, review written by Soundout)