Transformers Rewatch Original Season 3F

Nightmare Planet

More horror. Really direct horror. Witches and stuff. Broadcast right on Halloween. 

We’re inside Daniel’s nightmare. Ah.
Why is Rodimus the one in Daniel’s room instead of his parents? Oh, Spike asked him to be, since Daniel, unlike the writers (and viewers), has great respect for the new Autobot leader. He’s a good Dad.

Rodimus, Ultra Magnus and Springer are somewhere. Is it another planet? Is it a foggy corner of Cybertron? Did they leave out a scene? 

Oh no! Predacons! Ultra Magnus can’t tell how many there are. Well, it’s the Predacons, so there’s either five, or one big one. Don’t you watch your own show?
Aaah! Monsters! And a purple dragon and a giant and a witch. What in the heck is going on? 

I see. The Quintessons are trying to understand humans to handle all the trouble they have given them by bringing Daniel’s nightmares to life. Of course. As one does.

Springer and the Predacon lion one are captured with a princess. What’s going on in Daniel’s head? Wait, did I see her in the hall when Spike left his son’s room? I thought it was Carly. They need more female animation models.
This episode is a blend of the Star Trek episodes “Catspaw” and “Shore Leave.”
Oh, the Quintessons actually captured Daniel to do this. There’s that great Autobot security again. 

Hey, there’s a Hydra. Sure. Why not at this point?
The art and shading are really good in this one… ew, except when they are terrible.
Cybertronian eating plants, killer clown monsters, lizard men... I think Daniel needs therapy.
Wait how did Springer and the gang escape the prison cell? I feel like parts are missing.
Gah! Fun house mirror reflections that attack them. This will give ME nightmares. 
Well, a city size Galvatron. No biggie. But wait, Giant Rodimus will take him on. Finally, the new leaders battle epically. Except for the fact that neither one is real.  
To fight the dragon, Springer uses the magic lance, that-  honestly, I’m not sure where it came from. Dream logic, or bad editing, we may never know.

Also he rides the lion Predacon, which is a sight. I don't know the lions name. (*googles* Razorclaw. What? I thought that was the Autobot lion cassette? *google again* Oh, he's Steeljaw. You know, when even I don't know the Transformer names, they are using too many new characters.)

Whoah, Daniel brought the nightmares to the real world. (Is it Cybertron?) to attack the Quintessons AND blew up their machine. Big Brass Bearings like his Dad.
Oh, the truce is over, Autobot / Predacon battle! Or not. One slightly damaged shin and they can’t make Predaking? That is a design flaw.
We’re not telling Daniel what happened at all? That’s not right.
Quintesson LORE AND Decepticon LORE. They should have left out one, if not both, and filled the plot holes.
 
 

The Ultimate Weapon

Quite an opening, the French Resistance are fighting the Dutch in the Netherlands. What does this have to do with… Ah. The Protectobots are watching a movie. No, it’s the news, and they are going to help.

Meanwhile, Rodimus is discussing his heavy amounts of angst with Ultra Magnus. That’ll help his popularity. 

Why are ALL the Decepticons here working with the French resistance. I’d like some back story please.
The movie spoiled me, we are back to big battles where everyone stands still. Pew Pew.
Swindle (The sleazy Combaticon for those playing the home game) just drove into Metroplex without setting off any alarms. Autobot security at it's peak once more.

I see, the big battle is only a diversion. How original, another Transformation Cog theft. I hope there’s a factory for those.
Nice, First Aid (Protectobot Ambulance) is a pacifist, who refuses to fight because he is a healer. Since it’s the Eighties, let’s show he’s useless. 
Trypticon is on Earth again. I guess all those satellites are Autobot technology since they never detect the arrival of a CITY SIZED DINOSAUR. He takes out the Navy. That was impressive. When the art scores it scores big.
Good old Swindle, you can always count on him to screw over everyone. 

Good old Galvatron you can always count on him to blast the crap out of his own troops when they are out of line. (And often when they are not.) That cannon shot straightened Swindle out. 
Trypticon is stomping on immigrant orange pickers and cops. Way to keep it classy guys.
Speaking of classy: First Aid is bemoaning the fact that he sucks because he’s a pacifist, and Rodimus is bemoaning the fact that he sucks in general. Gee, why didn’t the kids like him? 
Defensor (The Protectobots combined... in case you forgot as I often do) goes into battle missing an arm. I guess the Autobot combiners work better, since a shin splint stopped Predaking from forming in the last one. They’re gonna need that arm against Menasor though. There are still FAR too many combiners in these.

Speaking of which, oh great Superion is here too. Wait, I stand corrected. The Aerialbots are attacking a royally hacked off beweaponed city as planes. Well done. 

Never mind I stand corrected again. Silverbolt flew into Trypticon’s innards and blew the living snot out of him. Take that Silverbolt haters.
First Aid is the ONLY Autobot who can fix Metroplex at all. That’s a staffing flaw. 
Spike and Daniel are “driving” repainted Rodimus Prime and Ultra Magnus directly into Decepticon headquarters. Yeah…That’ll work. Surprise, they got caught. Well, Daniel is going to die…again. Oh, good show, Magnus caught him. Also, transforming removes the fake paint jobs on the Autobots. Not sure how that works exactly.
Ah, the terrible Autobot disguises were also a diversion. We’re getting smarter. Now the brains of the operation, Spike and Daniel, can go for Trypticon’s Transformation Cog in THEIR terrible disguises. This is not a good plan. 
Yet again, I stand corrected, Cyclonus who is usually way smarter than this, doesn’t recognize them and buys their repairman story, because the Decepticons always hire locals for Transformation Cog work, I guess. Morons.
There is an old robot on Earth running a junkyard. Can we please get an episode of his back story. First Aid is now fixing refrigerators. Nothing weird here, move along. 
Both city sized Transformers now have the other one’s Transformation Cog. Kinky. 

I completely forgot they don’t mention Sparks AT ALL until we hit Beast Wars years later. Goes to show how well the series fit together.
Oh, stop with your angsting Rodimus! There’s troops to lead.
Whoah, sitting Metroplex in a trailer park was a poor choice. Forget tornadoes. 

With them both randomly transforming and shaking a lot due to the crossed Cogs, I really hope the locals have Cybertronian insurance.
Hotspot (blue Protection fire engine)- “You don’t suck First Aid.” Impressive pep talk. Anyway, it worked and First Aid repairs Metroplex from the inside during the fight. That’s hard core. And probably highly damaging.

Progress on the other front as well, Rodimus figured out Megatron’s “The Ultimate Weapon” - which he mentioned far less than the title would lead one to believe- is a bluff, because the lunatic would have straight up used it. You’re finally growing some brass bearings Rodimus. NOW GET HIM!! 

Oh, Galvatron ran away after his city lost and his bluff was called, so there’s no fight. Sigh.
“It takes a while to get to know what you can offer others.”  Once again Ultra Magnus is the source of wisdom and leadership. The writers hate Rodimus so much.
No LORE, that was a full one.
 
 

The Big Broadcast of 2006

Wreck-Gar with his gal. They seem fun.
The Quintessons again. They really set them up as the big bad. Why are they here? Ah. Their journal is on the Planet Junk. And they’re worried it will be found because it will turn the Galaxy (all of which know they are terrible) against them. Got it.
Quintessons plan to get the Journal by “subtle means.” Which is apparently a ship coming down in the atmosphere and dumping a crap load of Sharkticons out. Yes, very subtle.

Wow, don’t mess with Junkions. They straight up tore them apart, just like everyone else who ever landed on this planet. 

Sweet TV reference filled ending with Wreck-Gar and his gal exchanging “Say, Good night, Gracie.” Followed by “Oh Cisco!” “Oh Pancho.” 
Astrotrain and Sky Lynx fighting again. Both get blasted by the Junkions. That’s weird.
Autobot interlude: They’ve got another new giant generator for Cybertron. I wonder what monster will eat this one?
Great the Aerialbots (again) are sent to investigate what’s with the Junkions. 
Ah, that was the subtle part, the Quintessons’ ship is hiding in a cloud beaming a new broadcast at the Junkions to brainwash them with xenophobic programming. Not sure what the Sharkticon attack had to do with that. Maybe the ship was too crowded.
Back-to-back Latka from Taxi and George Reeves Daily Planet Team references. I love these guys.  
Nice job for a change. Superion blowing the crap out of the Quint… oh never mind. They got him. Alas. 

Cyclonus is the only Decepticon smart enough to realize Junkions firing at Autobots is something that should be checked out. And boy are the Junkions attacking anything that gets near them.
Cool!  Another Adventures of Superman reference followed by Maxwell Smart and the Honeymooners. These were not for kids. Then again, in the Seventies and Eighties, we were INUNDATED with old TV show reruns. That’s all that was on from mid-day to right before prime time, so the references would have worked for not only crazy trivia people like me.
Hmmm, there’s an Earth game show where the prize is a robot Granny that transforms into an attack dog. We really don’t get to see enough of how the world is different with Cybertronian technology.
Oh good, the Quintessons transmission got screwed up in the Superion fight and the new one made the Junkions beam the xenophobic one everywhere. At least they did it quoting Star Trek and The Outer Limits.
The first victim of the “war broadcast” is a cat planet. Wait. It’s a cat and dog planet. I’m sure that will be fine.

The broadcast itself is “Space Age Jack.” They’re mocking their sister show G.I. Joe and showing it inciting world wide violence across the galaxy. That’s some heavy satire.
Two decades later and mind control remains staggeringly easy.
Marissa no! The mob got her! Huh? She has a high pitched southern accent. She was just a look alike, someone reused art. Shame shame.
Poor Cyclonus, the whole galaxy is going to war and Galvatron still won’t listen. Ow, that blast must have hurt. You don’t deserve this, Cyclonus. Yes, go check it out yourself.
Hey, Omega Supreme is back! And thirty seconds after he appears, “Crash imminent.” Yup, that’s our Omega.
Cyclonus, the SECOND in command, “Rodimus Prime is mine.” Way to not elevate him again. He did not deserve this either.
Omega Supreme is back! A quick fix for a change. He is impressive in battle when not exploding.

The “fight everyone” signal only affected Galvatron of ALL the Transformers. I have questions. Does it only affect crazy people? Are they implying all organic life is crazier than Cybertronians? (This would be accurate.)
There are a LOT of classic Saturday Night Live references by the Junkions. Maybe the writers were just having fun? 
Oop- Omega Supreme is down again. He was one shotted by Galvatron. That’s our Omega.
Finally! (again) A true leader battle. Aaaand Rodimus gets his can handed to him, hides behind some junk, and needs to be saved by Junkions. Crap. At least they finished up with a Three Stooges reference.
Meanwhile the Quintesson Journal floats away. I bet it comes back.
Autobot LORE
Plbbbth.

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