That episode was great! Reminded me so much of G1.   I really want that Grimlock toy now.  

 

Let's be clear on why that is.

-Coherent dialog.

-Actual animation as opposed to sliding frames.

-No recycled animation.

-Each episode has it's own little story instead of being a part of some ridiculous "arc".

The bottom line is this show could totally suck and still be worlds better than the utter garbage Hasbro imported.

 

This episode was AWESOME BEYOND WORDS!!!! Glad to see that the Dinobots aren't completely different, and that their origin wasn't a rehash of 'WE FOUND FOSILS LETS MAKE DINOSARZ LAWL'

Grimlock's design used to irk me because of the huge lower jaw, but for some reason, it actually looks good on him. I wish Slag and Swoop would transform as well (I was going 'Transform...transform...transform' during the fight at the end), but they were AWESOME ANYWAY. Incidentally, David Kaye's Grimlock is DEAD-ON PERFECT. I was thinking he'd make it something like BW Megatron (due to the alt modes), but what we got was better/.

Incidentally, I was hoping that the Apatosaurus robot would end up becoming Sludge, but what we got was awesome enough as it is.

Bulkhead and Prowl's little sub-plot was good. I'm especially liking Prowl, not the least because he saved the Dinobots.

References to the original G1 Dinobot origins (Optimus wants them gotten rid of after they cause havoc), a certain Dinobot-related G1 episode, and Car Robots FOR THE WIN!

Gawd, despite my limits (NO MORE RAMDOMLY SPENDING MONEY ON TOYS), I really want a Grimlock toy NOW. And Slag and Swoop, too. A Dinobot Collector will be me!

 

Another great episode. S'nice to hear Grimlock sounds almost identical to G1. I just hope the same will apply to Soundwave.

It's enjoyable watching a rapport develop between the two polar opposite Autobots, Prowl and Bulkhead. Oil and water friendships are always entertaing. I'm also luvin' Bumblebee. He has such funny lines delivered in his cute, nasal voice. Definitely on my 'must buy' list when he comes out. My only gripe with this episode is that Grimlock's reason to despise cars didn't make any sense whatsoever. Then again he is a thicko.

BTW, this is the second time the Dinobots have found themselves trapped in tar. Will they ever learn?  

 

Very good episode. I lol'd hard when Bulkhead tackled Slag and said "excuse me!" Reminded me of the TF movie when Slag said excuse me to the quint when he walked on him. If it keeps going like this, it'll be the best TF show since Beast Wars.

 

Gi Joe:A Real American Hero. Not sure if that counts since its made by the same company(Hasbro). It did manage to outlast Star Wars in the toy aisle though. ARAH lasted from 1982-1995.

I hope we see a painted Grimlock at Toyfair next month. I hope the Dinobots reappear more often in the series, this episode was good. I kept anticipating their transformations.

 

just saw it.

lol at gullible sumdac

lol at car trucks bad

lol at bulkhead

i love this show.

 

and that just goes to show g1s longevity has few comparisons. and even ARAH at its best depended on changes to sustain the brand, since its a smaller subset of the gi joe brand. joe has been around, what? 50 years, theyre in a league of their own.

 

seeing megs in conspiring mode actually made coreys subdued vocals click for me. it makes so much sense now.

 

Forgot to mention, I am very highly anticipating the unveiling of Megatron's completed new body. I keep thinking there will be progress but none so far. At least today we find that Sumdac has volunteered to make one.

I liked how Grimlock kept forgetting which was bad and which wasn't. "Car robots, ugh, I forgot?".

 

Also, if you really want to strech it, this is also an inside joke about how bad RID (=Car Robots in Japan) was...   Grimlock apparently agrees with me on that matter.  

 

RiD was infinitely better than the Unicon trilogy though...

But I also thought the same thing, that it was in some way a jab it it.

 

i agree. but it's a moot point. (sorry i normally don't correct people on the language...)

Or a moo point? Yknow a cow's opinion? it doesn't matter, it's moo. [/joey tribiani]

 

Man, tell ME about it...   I'm translating Animated to Hungarian and it was really hard to come up with a decent pun for that one.

This episode will present challenges too, especially Grimlock taking his name from Megatron's last two words, as Grimlock is called simply 'Grim' (translated back to english) in Hungary. I'm still thinking about how to re-shape Megs' sentences for the whole thing to make sense.

 

Mmm not a fan of the other 2 Dinobots not having VAs just seems cheap to me and no transformation till right at the end and again only Grimlock was a letdown.
Also really hope we dont need to wait until episode 12 to see the Dinobots again.
But it was still cool Kaye did a good G1 Grimlock nod voice and I really do like the characterization of Megatron so far, he is definatly shaping up to be a alot more like comic renditions of the character than previous animated incarnations.

I love Prowl

 

ucch yeah i'm so glad i have them checked off already.

 

Not sure why people are so bent out of shape that the Dinobots weren't fully developed characters in their premier 22 minute episode. Give it some time - Swoop & Slag will no doubt eventually have voices... and yes, they'll transform. We've already seen the toy prototypes of Grimlock & Slag, so obviously the Dinobots will be fully realized soon enough.

Moving on...

I thought this episode was great. It was an eerie flashback to my G1 days when the Dinobots first appeared, and like many others, I am in pleasant shock & awe with the voice direction they went with Grimlock. I have always hated David Kaye's work, but I am (finally) liking what he does via this series, especially Grimlock. It's right up there with Tom Kenny's rendition of Starscream.

I still don't like the design style of this series, but there's no doubt the show will become pretty addictive as it goes on, subsequently making me much more interested in buying the accompanying toy line figures.

Looking forward to how this all starts to play out as more episodes air.

 

This was not as strong an episode as the previous four, but still ok. It lacked any real character development, but Megatron was a lot of fun. I just hope his "build a threat of the week" isn't a mainstay.

 

Megatron is evil in this and not just how Megs normally is he's sinister and sneaky as well but maybe thats because previous Megatrons haven't been in that position before *a almost useless head*