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[Nico]

A lot of people seem to get pissed at the continuity errors, but if I recall Transformers Prime was originally its own continuity before it was forced on War for Cybertron.

[MYoung23]

I'm enjoying this show way more than Animated which I watched just to hate on it.

I hate Miko. Just an awful character.

[Sabrblade]

About the Dark Energon, I really wish they'd give us a reason as to why this Dark Energon acts so wildly different from the game and book. I mean, it did seem kinda similar when Megs put it in himself here, but the game and book did not have it reviving anyone who died.

In fact, the book specifially showed that whoever was nearest to a soldier who died got that bot's Dark Energon. Instead of reviving to dead bot, the Dark Energon left him to join up with a new host. Whereas this new Dark Energon thrives on dead bodies instead of abandoning them.

Now I know that this could be a new variation of the stuff (like how it's been specualted as such before), but it would nice if they could TELL us that.

[SlyTF1]

I'm enjoying this show way more than Animated which I watched just to hate on it.

I hate Miko. Just an awful character.

This. Well, except for the first part, I like Animated more than Prime.

[Rodimus2006]

You people have to remember when things are brought to one medium to the next they arent always going to be the same as they are twisted into something new like the cartoons to the movieverse and now to Prime.

While both uses plot devices from various transformers sources they are made diffrently and used diffrently.

Such as the Matrix in the movie-verse and now Dark Energon in Prime and how diffrent it was from WFC.

If you also remember the Eradicons are also from WFC as the drones we fought against waging war across Cybertron.

Things are always diffrent but are still the same in some sense but are used diffrently such as the Matrix in the movie-verse.

I welcome change as long as it is done right such as Dark Energon in Prime I welcome it cause it gives the story a plot device wanting to know if it is connected to a larger picture will Unicron show up later on in Prime.

If he does he will head towards Earth sense Cybertron is a dead husk now.

[MagnusRex]

You're all making me want to go out and buy War for Cybertron now.

[Dorca]

In fact, the book specifially showed that whoever was nearest to a soldier who died got that bot's Dark Energon. Instead of reviving to dead bot, the Dark Energon left him to join up with a new host. Whereas this new Dark Energon thrives on dead bodies instead of abandoning them.

Now I know that this could be a new variation of the stuff (like how it's been specualted as such before), but it would nice if they could TELL us that.

Well, we still have one more episode. It could happen.

Probably won't, but Prime and WFC are separated by enough in my mind that it's not actually bothering me.

Also, being the maniac that he is, I think it's conceivable that Megatron can manipulate the Dark Energon to meet his needs. He did it all the time in War For Cybertron.

You're all making me want to go out and buy War for Cybertron now.

Do it. It's a wonderful game.

[SlyTF1]

I just watched part of episode 4. Transformers Prime has answered the most important, undying question in Transformers history. What happens to humans when they get stuck inside of a TF when they transform? Holy hell.

[warwik311]

I just wanted to say that after watching all five episodes... I can't friggin' wait until february. I love almost everything about this cartoon; the animation style, the voice acting, the characters(except for bee and soundwave not talking), Optimus kicking some zombot rear end. Even my wife is enjoying it, "it's a cool show". Can't wait to see more bots.

My only big complaint is that I don't see how these character models could be translated into toys without being kibble-ridden deformities.

[Sabrblade]

Episode 5:

Well, wasn't that just convenient for the Autobots to warp so close to the Space Bridge, considering how dangerous they made such a feat out to be.

I thought the kids were gonna be warped *inside* the building, not outside.

I'm dubbing those aerial Eradicons as the "Seeker" variant, as the game and book pretty much referred to any flying, jet-like Decepticon as a Seeker.

Think that fallen human in the same room as Soundwave is dead, or not (cuz, ya know, "kids show")?

boy, Megatron's method of launching the Dark Energon into the Space Bridge seems really... old-fashioned.

Ratchet: "Then by all means, let us light our darkest hour!" -- Oh, SNAP!!! Clever!

Optimus: "One shall stand, one shall fall." - Sadly, can't say the same about that overused line, though.

With the army of the undead having come so close to the Space Bridge before it detonated, what's to become of them, since they were apparently off of the Cybertron when that happened?

Starscream's eulogy over Megs' "death" hearkens back to a similar seen in Animated.

Ratchet: "And Megatron?"
Optimus: "Not even HE could have survived Ground Zero." - I beg to differ. This wouldn't be the first time a Megatron/Galvatron has survived such an explosion. G1 Galvatron survived Cybertron's destruction at Ground Zero too. And that was an even BIGGER explosion.

Why must Optimus deliver a speech at the end that pretty much rips off the movie speeches? Couldn't this Prime avoid that cliche?

But overall, this was a very cool episode and mini-series as a whole. Of all the humans, Raf was the most useful, Miko was the most enthusiastic, and Jack was... just... kinda there. Don't get me wrong, he was good, just not that special. I liked that Soundwave got more involved in this episode, but I wish he had done more before now. It was ironic that Bumblebee got almost no time in the spotlight, when he's technically the kid-appeal character. Starscream is sinister, but Megatron seemed... typical. Like Jack, he didn't seem all that special, as he was pretty much the one-dimensional evil villain that his G1 self was. Same goes for Optimus. Optimus was his Movie self's twin brother, without anything special about him to make him stand out from the other Optimuses of the past. I did like how Arcee and Bulkhead got a good amount of screen time, as it's these kinds of characters who usually get overshadowed by the more popular bots. Sadly, Cliffjumper did not follow in suit. He was killed off too early, but at least we got to know about him more in the graphic novel. And the Eradicons are pretty much beautiful Stormtroopers. The look cool and powerful, but they need to take a step up from the Principle of Evil Marksmanship. Still, this was a very good and enjoyable event. Do I think it was as good as or better than Animated's three-part opener? Not exactly, but it definitely has potential. Is it as good as or better than the live action movies? In a word, yes. Two episodes in and it practically killed ROTF. Could it be the next Beast Wars? Maybe, it's not there yet and has a long way to go to get there. Does it hold up well with the Exodus novel and the War for Cybertron games? Difficult to say, as its connection with them is sketchy at best. Final verdict, I give this mini-series a solid 8/10. it ain't perfect, but it's pretty darn good.