by o.supreme » Tue Aug 23, 2016 8:29 am
- Motto: "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes"
^ I have very similar thoughts. The episode was actually *kind of* good, and a bit longer this time (almost 6 minuets ). But its also kind of like the major league team that is in last place, half-way through the season, all of a sudden going on a 10-game win streak. it is nice...but isn't ultimately going to help much, unless of course you win a whole lot more.
I liked the exposition between Prime & Megatron, we get enough back story to make it almost meaningful. A few things I did not like...
1.The Constructicons -ther small budget for this series is really showing when they are regulated to the language of mini-cons
2. The awkward humor. -IN a series this bad thus far...I don't think they have earned the right to make jokes. Humor is a spice made to be used sparingly only in the very best of action series. I don't think any has done it better than Young Justice, but I know many may not think that is fair. I'm not trying to compare that series to CW...just giving an example. A joke like Megatron's jab at Prime's classic battle call would have worked on TF: Prime, or even RiD15, but on this series, it just seemed way out of place, and Windblades reaction made it only worse.
3. When someone (i.e. Megatron) says "Let Cybertron Burn!"...they have totally given up. No person or circumstance should change their outlook. In the original series episode "Revenge of Bruticus" Starscream said the same thing about Earth, and he was going to let it happen. It was only self preservation (being forced at gunpoint) that made him change his plan. In this series Megatron knew Starscream was on the council... How does them having the Enigma all of a sudden motivate Megatron? I didn't quite get it...
4. *Voice of Jeff Goldblum from Jurassic Park..." ..so...you do eventually plan to have COMBINERS...in your COMBINER WARS series right..(fogs up camera lens).? ---I get this sinking feeling that their "big climax" is going to be a battle between Devastator and Victorion...I hope there will be more to it than that.
Bucket/Want List: Botcon 2016 Customization Class Ratchet (G2 Deco), or Customization Class Ratchet (Marvel Comics Deco) **would also be willing to pay for an Unpainted Botcon 2016 Ratchet, TT Legends Fortress Head (only) with working Electronics
Wish List of Modern Combiners: Road Caesar, Monstructor & Dinoking (proper size to fiction), Landcross, Guard City, Battle Gaia, & G2 Defensor. Wish List of Titans:Metrotitan,Majin Zarak