Okay:

- I actually think that June was kidding. Jack just overreacted. (trust me, my family is full of kidders and it took me years to tell the difference, and sometimes I'm still not sure I can)

- Oh good. A fart joke...

- ''I'm gonna go over there...' Way to not answer Jack.

- How the hell did they get free without the gautlet? Did Bulkhead's fall losen them up that much?

- Opposites do not attract. Translation: Take that bitch.

- Got another meaning of the title: Changes.

- I don't think Airachnid had a choice in the manner of rejoining the Cons. She'll probably pull a Tarantulas and disappear every so often.

Overall, pretty good episode. I do hope though that next week's a little more action packed. What can I say? I'm like a tamer version of Miko.


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I loved this episode, but among all the awesomeness I feel we forgot one issue...

Why the heck was that magnet-thingie just lying around here on EARTH?

 

More action packed? I thought this was more action than plot.


I'd give this episode 6/10, OK but nothing great, but not bad either. Some great fight scenes. Does anyone think Arcee's fighting is very manga-y with over-exaggerated flippies and kicks?

 

This epsiode was awesome.

It officially conforms why there isn't a Mr.Darby around, I'm surprised by Breakdown's new eye patch and it was funny when Bulkhbead and Arcee got attracted to each other.  

Silent but Deadly....  I know it's immature but LAWL!

 

As for Bulkhead and Arcee magically coming up, I'm thinking it's because it was only a residual charge from the gauntlet, like Ratchet said. So it was probably wearing off and Bulkhead falling was enough to separate them.
And I checked: June was NOT wearing heels. I am disappoint animators.

 

Watching it again I REALLY like Megatorn's design now, minus the shark teeth.

He kinda reminds me of an evil shogun overlord or something  

 

This episode was a lot better than I expected it to be.

Also, I laughed at the high heels line, if only because the implications will be taken as literally as possible by shippers.

 

Prime, fortunately, has an answer for these types of cunnundrums.

Basically, due to the war being apparently quite hot on earth three years before the show (due to energon deposits and the vast numbers of zombies) - it's very conceivable that there's all sorts of Transformer Tech littered about the planet.

 

Again, it was an interesting episode.

I really liked the introduction. It’s nice to see June Darby having an effect on the various characters in the base.

June has a very polite and relaxed attitude with the autobots. The part where she says she had ‘ high heels and everything’ was a nice touch. She might have just been playing a joke on Jack though. (But who knows, maybe the Prime version of Seaspray and Powerglide will not mind that she's human. Or maybe they should just let the Optimus and June fanfics begin)

I guess, in way she might be one of the more mature characters in the show. Even with the humans. And Arcee’s reaction to this is interesting.
It seemed that Arcee didn’t like June’s intrusion with her time with her partner. It shows when she abandons her routine diagnostic mission to go with Bulkhead when June prevents Jack from coming along. And maybe she felt June was looking down at her ability to be Jack’s guardian. In a way she feels left out. It’s nice to know that she’s just like any other person, she needs friends.


As for the ‘Polarity Guantlet’, I found it interesting. We’ve seen a lot of Decepticon inventions lately. One is this gauntlet, and then there is the cybonic plague. I’m not sure if the energon harvester is one of them though. But I wonder who invented this machines/weaponry. Is Megatron really smart enough to design these weaponry by himself? Also, could the war really have scattered all these techs all over the planet? How come Mech hasn't gotten a hold of these yet?

And Breakdown’s new appearance is interesting as well. I wasn’t expecting that he would have an eye patch this episode. Maybe eyes are just harder to come by than arms. From what I can tell both sides may be experiencing loss in resources.

The autobots have to use human technology. The decepticons on the other hand may be having difficulty with spare parts. Even Knockout had difficulty finding the same version of Starscream’s lost arm. But I see it as a good thing. It ups the stakes and may mean that the bots might change as the time progresses. It also means that the bots could end up injured to severely to continue on with the war.

I liked the facial movements of the characters this episode. You can see the different emotions from Arcee’s face clearly. The movement of her eyes and mouth were noticeable. I liked it. Bulkhead as well.

Bulkhead seems to have had some nice development. In this episode he seemed to be quite relaxed and confident to fight beside Arcee. He also showed some cleverness as well, especially when he got caught at gun point by Airachnid. I liked his upbeat attitude when he and Arcee got stuck together. It was also smart of him to use that piece of metal or concrete to block Breakdown’s hammer<correction, he just did it with his hand>. I wonder if he was pretending to unconscious as well.

Both he and Arcee showed good teamwork. I think this episode had both Arcee and June realize that they aren’t that different at all.
It’s nice to see that Miko isn’t putting others in danger.

It’s nice to see an episode where the decepticons don’t come and run away.
I wonder how Airachnid joining the decepticons will turn out. I don’t think she likes following instructions. But it might depend on how much she fears Megatron.

As for now, I'd like more development for Optimus, Bumblebee and Ratchet. They might need the chance to do something.

 

Yes, I have to agree.

During the middle of the battle I said to myself "Wow, this is all action and no story. This better not become a trend."

The show has had fantastic episodes, and parts of this one didn't disappoint, but for the most part, it was just one long drawn out battle sequence. Impressive, but just a battle sequence, nonetheless.

Gotta admit, I laughed my ass off, loud and proud when that scene came along.

And yes, "Take that, bitch!" Indeed.

Yeah, not much of a plot to this one. Clearly filler. Granted, it's well constructed filler, but that's all it is. Nothing to really push the story arc along.

 

My feelings were pretty much covered in this post already, but I'd like to add this:

I've grown a bit tired of these VS. episodes already. They're tiring. We get it, Bulkhead has an archnemesis. We get it, Arcee wants to kick Airachnid's ass. It's been covered enough, for now. Return to it in the future when it could be worth a damn, but not now. Not so soon afterwards.

I'm also tired of a lack of Optimus, plus the cast rotations. Some episodes, everyone's on board. Others, Ratchet's missing one week, Optimus the next, etc.

I'm sure some of it has to do with money, because the VAs have to be expensive... and some of it's the writing and I realize that not every episode will cater to all characters, but it always feels like something's missing when they do that. Especially when they do it so often.

 

Watch Silas be Mr. Darby

 

Not one of the best episodes. This episode went way to over the top with all the "attraction" puns. June having a crush on Optimus? YUCK! Really. That's just wrong! That's even worse than Arcee having a crush on Jack. I hate to see what's going to happen if Elita One shows up. Is June going to act towards Elita the way Miko acted towards Arcee in this ep? Is June going to be jealous? Oh God! Oh maybe June, knowing she can never have Prime, will instead try to live out her fantasy by hooking Prime and Elita up? This is just too weird.

Oh well, this episode, though not one of the best, is still light years better than that awful Transformers 3 I saw yesterday.

I hope June will not be at the base anymore knowing her son is safe with Arcee. But then again, since she has a thing for Optimus..... .

Another thing that's dumb. Why the hell is June still living in the same house and working in the same city after all that transpired in the last episode? Hello! MECH knows where she and Jack live! If Silas wants a bot to experiment on or just wants some information, all he has to do is send his goons over to kidnap June again and hold her for ransom. Shouldn't Fowler at least try to relocate June and Jack to another city? I mean he works for the government for crying out loud. Which means he can find them another house and probabely pay it off and find June another job at another hospital. I can't believe Transformers Prime hasn't even addressed this yet. I mean it's obvious from this episode that June's still living in her same home and working at the same hospital.

Actually, shouldn't Arcee at least be protecting June at all times the way she's protecting Jack? June is now just as big of a target, at least to MECH. Why the hell isn't Arcee taking June to work and picking her up or at least accompanying her to keep her safe? Instead, the bots and Fowler just let her live at her house and drive back and fourth to work as usual without any guard whatsoever. Wow, that really makes sense.

 

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Seriously. Is this fandom so genuinely incapable of spotting a joke?

 

It would appear so. Come on, it was obvious she was just grinding Jack's gears with that comment and giving a retort in the same manner Ratchet had answered her question.

Speaking of Ratchet, I like how he and June reffer to each other with "Doctor" and "Madam". Not going into shipping-territory (though people are free to do so), but I'm really looking forward to see how the dynamic between the medic and nurse will go from here on out. It's likable to be a much more subdued but mature dynamic than most human-companians have provided before.

 

Kind of a weak episode. Enjoyable enough but a lacklustre plot, forced Miko gratingness and just a little disinteresting. Ok fight, but nothing that makes me particularly excited.

 

thought this episode was okej, getting tired of the lack of Optimus Prime centric episodes.

 

It's Spunky okay. He is like a messed up digital camera. Focuses on something completelly irrelevant and ruings the big picture for himself.

Yet, I've never seen a digital camera that twists everything to shove Elita-One in. That is a new feature.

Anyway, I love how in Prime the non-main cast villains get so much screentime. I recall being bummed at how in TFA we only got to see people like Lockdown and Soundwave once a season ( Soundwave even SKIPPED one) so I love to see Airachnid and Silas for example already having three episodes under their belt with Airachnid already confirmed for getting another in Partners. It just feels like we're getting to know them more and I didn't expect that outside of the Main Character list.

 

It's funny how people criticize this post while others make mention of June and Optimus shipping already and then post stuff like June being hot. Messed up cameras? Looks like this site's got alot of them.  

As for the Elita One mentioning? Well hey. She's always been Prime's love interest and it's very possible she's showing up in this series. And with that silly and out of left field comment of June's, it's only natural to bring Elita up. Hopefully, June was joking. But why would she make a joke like that, especially in front of her son? Doesn't sound like something a protective and PROPER mom would do.

I do like that comment of Airachnid's about the Decepticons being a boys club. I think they were making fun of the Transformers fandom actually.

 

I think the mentality there (same goes for Bumblebee) is that the general audience already know about Optimus and BB, so we don't need to spend time getting to know Arcee and Bulkhead before we can expand on those characters.

No, what we need is a Ratchet-centric episode. DESPERATELY.

 

yeah i don't know why June's "high heels" remark wasn't picked up as a joke by most of you. Seriously, wtf...

you're just speculating.

it was a JOKE... not out of left field, not wacky, not "something a mom wouldn't do"... it was a JOKE... Jesus...