Transformers Rewatch Original Season 2F

Make Tracks

Oh Lord, Eighties punks. “A funky boom box!” indeed.
The Autobots are using their shape changing for stopping car thieves. You’d think they’d use this crime buster program more often. Huh?
They were in New York. They got across country really quick yet again.
Seaspray (hovercraft) gurgles? I forgot about that.
We have another flat tire issue. Really?  Oh No! Tracks hit a light post and can’t transform. Meanwhile he’s peachy after being belted by space lasers. That seems like design flaws a plenty.
Raul’s accent is… something. Yes it is. Speaking of design flaws, we have another Autobot shutting down due to ONE wire.
This episode insinuates New York is next door… to what they insinuated is Mount Saint Helen’s. My geography learning was not enhanced by weekday afternoon cartoons.
I realize I said I was not going to mention art errors, and the size variations are constant. However:
A Mini-Cooper sized Cosmos just flew by Hoist DRIVING Huffer, who is shorter than him in every mode. It’s like they don’t care. Also, Tracks’s corvette-ness is highly variable.
Good idea Tracks, go undercover to reveal the Decepticon plan with a HUGE Autobot logo on your hood.

Ooh. The operation is in the Pine Barrens, also the human car thieves have lasers. Good thing they followed those stolen cars, otherwise you wouldn’t have been able to find the GIANT ALIEN LOOKING DECEPTICON MACHINE in the middle of New Jersey.

Raul stared down Megatron’s gun, which has a barrel bigger than he is. The Autobots have teamed up with another boy with giant brass bearings.
First season Autobot gang to the rescue! ‘Cause they are the cool ones!
Huh. Vehicons again. It’s funny it took them until two series later to name them. (And, I’m getting ahead of myself.)
The giant battle in Times Square somehow sets fire to the Chrysler building. This world is clearly organized differently.
Optimus once more shows his lack of Benefit Risk evaluation skills. “Hold your fire from stopping the whole planet blowing up to protect one guy.” And you thought Captain Kirk didn’t believe in the “no win scenario.”
Now Raul knows about the design flaws, as he sprays paint In Megatron’s “little chest door” (which I’m sure he has for “reasons.”) and shorts him out.
 
 

Child's Play

The Decepticons have built a new Space Bridge. And somehow, they have managed to sneak it into the middle of a baseball stadium. I have SO MANY questions. 
Half way through through Season Two and we’re suddenly going crazy on outer space stuff. It’s like the writers remembered the main characters all came from another planet.
This world they go to has crazy big, giant aliens!!  The Cybertronians are WAY smaller compared to them than real Transformer toys would be. The scale is more like the dollar store ones.
I gotta say: I love when Perceptor transforms and rolls out. Why should he shrink like Soundwave, Reflector and other non-vehicles. He’s a giant, microscope that doubles as a laser turret on tank treads. So much for pacifist scientists. 

Oh good. They got Chip to run their computer again, I guess he didn’t die… yet. Then again, since the episodes are often horrendously out of order, and we never see him again in US continuity, I still think he died, and it was either not on screen, or an earlier episode that fits chronologically after this one. In any case, maybe Chip can find the lost Autobots. 
Even on giant alien worlds- bullies suck.
Ravage breaks free of the staples capturing the Decepticons first. Why is Soundwave, with his loyal and powerful gang not the leader again?
For a race that has been at war for nine million years, Cybertronians forget they can shoot frequently. Maybe it is on purpose because their power systems suck. Honestly, that may explain many of their dumb choices.
Perceptor can turn a big telescope into a transporter. So... not to be picky… but why do we need Space Bridges?
Man! Those are some freakishly big alligators about to eat Starscream and friends. I’m wondering if the animators have any idea how big ANYTHING, fictional or real, is supposed to be.
How about that? Perceptor also made a toy rocket space worthy with no Cybertronian parts and no Energon. Dang. Maybe it could replace Omega Supreme?
 
 

Quest for Survival

The Insecticons have figured out their replication ability can create an unstoppable swarm. It only took them a season. That’s pretty good for these characters.
Autobots drove to China this time. Clearly something is going on off screen.
They’ve decided they need robotic insecticide from another planet, based on the idea that they are fighting robotic insects. Someone besides me is clearly overthinking again. Oh good, they found it out in space, and it is a gigantic spray can, because of course it is. 

To go to space they naturally picked the best candidates, Cosmos (yes) Bumblebee (um..sure) and Spike. (I think they’re really trying to get rid of him) It is good Spike was there, though. Who else could push the boost button so the sentient flying saucer could go faster.
Hey, Megatron! Perhaps screwing over an infinitely increasing, truly omnivorous horde is poor planning on your part?
Cosmos has an escape pod bigger than his robot form. Ow, my brain.
Nice work boys, along with the oversized can you brought a space plague of robotic plants (How does that work?) to Earth. Now we have two plagues.
Oh. Sure. TODAY we have working radios. That must be another power problem thing. 
Ironhide’s liquid nitrogen makes a comeback. His whole thing was being able to shoot a bunch of liquids, but they ignore it a lot. Although he usually remembers when it has no chance of working. Whatta ya know?! It does work this time. 

I love Blaster’s giant radio with feet mode. *Marisa Tomei impression* “Sure, You blend.”
He’s playing “Cold Slither” music! Crank it Blaster.
Not to criticize blending again, but Blitzwing the Triple Changer (jet and tank) is such a goofy looking jet. It’s like a biplane and an F15 had a baby.
The day is saved, and once more I have questions:  
1 Is that the toy rocket from the last episode?
2 How did they get the killer space plants that can corrode and eat them into it?
 
 

The Secret of Omega Supreme

LORE! And more outer space!
The real Constructicon history is rev…
Who the hell is the red guy next to Megatron? That’s beyond coloring error, it’s a whole new design! Wait, that's Perceptor, no Sideswipe maybe? A blend of the two? This is a whole different class of art error, but still, an art error.

Anyway back to the story.
The real Constructicon history is revealed!
“Astrotrain go to the asteroid in shuttle mode.” Thanx boss, I was going to lay millions of miles of space-train-tracks. Woo! Woo!
Y’know, for such crap toys, Seaspray, Cosmos, Powerglide and the other small Transformers toys show up a lot. Must be a sales push.
Omega Supreme just pops up behind Prime. The dude is 420 feet tall! Where was he hiding? Optimus looks so teeny!

Oh yeah, I remember this, he was a guardian robot for a city. (Implying there are more like him. Where are they? I’m getting ahead of myself again.) Even Prime is impressed.
LORE time- Megatron’s “Robo Smasher” reprograms Autobots to Decepticons. I really wonder about Cybertronians’ free will. 

So, Season One was accurate from a “certain point of view.”  Megatron didn’t make the Constructicons, but he made them... 

EVILl!!!  

They are less green now. I miss the day glow.
I feel the need to point out that when Omega Supreme’s head gun is not in use and his face is showing, he looks like he’s wearing a baseball cap backwards. 
“Megatron’s programming can never be undone???” The whole sentient robot thing is danced around a lot.
He made Devastator too. OK, Megatron, you can keep creator credit.
The asteroid is alive! Optimus, you probably should have waited another minute for that analysis to come in before telling Omega to blow it up. 

Ah, it’s an egg for a giant robot-bird-scorpion because, why wouldn’t it be? Heck, that’s not even close to the weirdest thing so far this season. 

Finally! A fast Devastator merge in combat. 
The rocket Omega Supreme transforms into is literally only his hands. The rest of him just goes weee! And zooms in out of nowhere when it lands.
For the ending talk, Optimus is half Omega's height now. He was the size of his foot in opening. It’s like they just don’t care.
 
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