My apologies in advance, I can't remember if this was addressed in this episode, last episode of both! But, I disagree with Vangelus about a specific joke in the new Robots in Disguise cartoon. I find Bumblebees battle cry running joke more annoying than Fixit's struggle with speaking. I look at Fixits word-trouble as a glitch, or like Grimlock, a speech impediment. A version of Tourette's, if you will. He's not dumb, nor is he portrayed as such. I don't think it was ever the intention to make him sound stupid or pander to children.

Also, I'm honestly enjoying the new cartoon. Looking at the lack of toy reveals at Botcon and SDCC, I get a very distinct vibe about RID2015: the people making the cartoon love making it. The people making the toys don't or are not allocated enough budget to do anything with. Such a shame.

 

I totally cannot explain why Fixit's vocal glitch wore thin on me while Bumblebee's battlecry attempts did not.   Something about Will Friedle's deliveries hits the right part of my brain.

Spoiler for ep364 but yeah I think it's very sad to see a show brimming with positive energy on the production end just get sacked as far as timeslot, toyline, etc  

 

Will Friedle does a great job. He sounds so heroic and badass. There's so much potential for a Bee vs Prime leadership plot point. GAH. I hope it gets there.

 

I totally watched the Mortal Kombat movie the other day because of this podcast. So worth it.