Transformers Rewatch Beast Wars Season 2B

Tangled Web

Huh, Shiny Megatron’s laser pliers are a “gun” he holds, not his actual hand. How about that?
The alien beam turned all the unstable Energon crystals into cubes. That’s…quite a change from how that used to work.Now the Predacons send the Arachnid and Insect teams out separately.
Inferno continues to call Megatron, “My Queen.” His response- “I do wish he’d stop calling me that.” In the most over the top, camp way possible. Don’t hold your electronic breath, Megatron.

Blackarachnia is shamelessly “using the man” to get Quickstrike to do things for her. He’s an even bigger moron than the rest of them.
Tarantulas is going rogue again. What is it with him? Something is going on.
Both warring factions have no clue what their new, Shiny forms do. This is odd as many of them have new, Shiny forms.
Silverbolt is totally a loyal puppy. I would have caught this sooner, but he was busy trying to be a Predacon last episode.

Quickstrike is such an annoying male. He is a total redneck, cowboy wannabe. No wonder Blackarachnia can manipulate him so easily. Sure, Scorponok was dull, but he wasn’t grating.
Hey! A giant cluster of Energon cubes. How about that.
Tarantulas is really planning to be an entire another faction. This is way beyond normal bad guy betrayal.
Hey Nineties’ kids, have some torture in the afternoon while Tarantulas causes Blackarachnia to scream from a mind probe.

How did Megatron’s hot tub survive the blasts? Unless his first priority after all the alien beam and transwarp surge destruction was to rebuild that hot tub. And he wonders why Inferno calls him “My Queen.”
Cracking an Energon cube causes an explosion? That’s new.
Or maybe just an overload. Either way, have some more afternoon torture, Nineties’ kids! At least the mind link is gone. That was annoying.
Is Silverbolt Transmetal? He is Shiny, but not THAT Shiny. He doesn’t seem as heavily armed as the others. He pulls out his own feathers and throws them. They do explode, but I feel that isn’t enough.
Hmmm. Combat pauses while opponents Silverbolt and Blackarachnia have what I believe would be termed “A Moment.” This show is so weird.
Fuzor fight! They can’t seem to make up their mind if Quickstrike and Silverbolt should be arch enemies or not.
The new Arachna-Cave has been destroyed. Silverbolt- “It was not I.” hmmmmmmmmmm?
Shiny Tarantulas is freakin HUGE. Why doesn’t he just take over? Huh, he set an explosive charge to make it look like his new, well stocked with Energon, hidey hole was destroyed. WHAT IS UP with him?
 
 

Maximal, No More

Dinobot checks the Golden Disk and finds the pattern on it aligns with Predacon stations. He’s having a major existential crisis about becoming a Maximal here.
Dinobot is riding the Rat-dragster again. They need to stop that.
Aah! The Maximals are attacked from underground. Do NOT mess with The Loon.
Oh, are we going to do the “slow pan, quick draw” thing every time Quickstrike shows up?
The new bad guy just learned not to underestimate the Rat’s accuracy. Ha!

This battle keeps growing. Waspinator just back shot Silverbolt and took out Dinobot too. That may be his best showing. And yet the redneck still picks on him. Gotta feel sorry for the poor little doofus.
Rattrap can do impressions. That is all.
And- Waspinator is down. Again. Poor little doofus.
Aaaaaah. Dinobot kneels to Megatron!!!!!
(Yup, still invested.)

Dinobot changes his activation code from "Maximize" to "Terrorize" by voice command instead of swiping. So…anyone can change codes willingly at any time. OK, then.
Dinobot has to prove he’s really a Predacon now via a fight to the death with Quickstrike. Once more I applaud the manipulation skills of Blackarachnia. 
Quick win for Dinobot there. Um... why does Quickstrike have faces on his feet?
Dinobot recognizing Megatron being called “My Queen” with “I was unaware you have given yourself a new title,” is a power move.
Dinobot states he gave the alien Disk to Rhinox. You big fibber.
He gave away the Cybertronian disk to Megatron. Gasp! All to learn the truth about how time works. Dinobot is deep. Not so deep to prevent him from shooting Rattrap though. Is he another loose cannon?
Oh no. Time for the “If you are evil, eat this puppy” moment. Megatron is forcing him to kill Rattrap… which we all know is something he’s fantasized about.
But no, he attacks the Predacons. So… what was his plan? We may never learn. (Or care, to be honest. There's far too much other stuff going on.)
Optimus Primal’s new Shiny monkey mode is VERY blue. (Yes, I know he's an ape. "Shiny Monkey" is funnier.)
Silverbolt gives Dinobot a pep talk about the team trusting him, including, “I was a Predacon once.” Yeah, for like ten minutes. So, maybe shut up.
Dinobot changes back to Maximal, silently. It is just like transforming. I think they all just enjoy yelling.
 
 

Other Visits, Parts 1 and 2

WOW! Dinobot did give Rhinox the Golden Disk! (possibly after the fact) It has pictures of the Illuminati zappy pyramid thing! The Henge! So much going on!
Rhinox has discovered the three known alien sites are in a “pattern.”  Yes, oh scientist, that pattern is called "a triangle."
Megatron is cranking out jamming stations. I’m not sure how as his gang loses all the fights. Must be The Loon tunneling underground.  
Meanwhile, at the Tarantulas Hidey Hole!!!!!! (Nothing yet. Darn. What is up with him?)
Megatron is now getting physical over being called, “My Queen.” Embrace who you are, Megs.
I gotta say, the music has greatly improved.

Tigatron and Airazor find a find fancy valley with a giant flower. Now they are holding hands and blinking longingly at each other. Where is this… AAAH! Hugenormous killer vines dragging them into the giant flower!!! The Golden Disk was right, this is connected to the Vox. There they go, in the space beam. Tigatron- “Wherever we go, my Spark will find yours.” That’s not weird at all. 

Ooh! Party at the giant, killer, space flower, with Cheetor ambushed by Tarantulas!
While everyone is heading there, Megatron, returning to not be a moron, goes for the other Golden Disk.
Considering how bright, Shiny blue much of his Beast Mode is, why does robot mode Optimus Primal only have Shiny, blue knees? While I’m questioning, why does his monkey robot face have Dinobot like, bear trap looking teeth.
Cool! Rhinox upgraded the Sentinel guns! They’re ENORMOUS. Megatron- “I come in peace.” Rhinox- “You’ll leave in pieces.” He’s so done with everyone.

However, he has forgotten Megatron is not a moron, and misses that he’s only a distraction. Inferno tippy toeing in remains a sight and a half.
Yes, “Do NOT Mess With the Loon,” But "Do NOT mess with the Rhinoceros" even more. Told you he was done. He pulled an actual “Rock em Sock Em” on Inferno, complete with popping head.

AAAAAAAAAHH!!! Megatron just cut off Rhinox’s arm with his laser pliers and grabbed the Golden Disk. How did you survive this show, Nineties kids?
Blackarachnia seems to be pining for Silverbolt and calls him “hunky.” That’s not weird at all.
Man, Tarantulas clearly knows something. (Besides that the Vox are returning, which the killer space beam plant has tipped everyone to, I mean) His rebellion is now face to face with Megatron!
Megatron (still not a moron) will take advantage of him knowing something and allows working together for now. How the spider will destroy the incredibly powerful aliens by sticking spears in the ground remains to be seen.

Everyone is now at the valley, and another alien beam just unleashed a massive Energon surge.
Well, they’re all dead now. That was fun.
 
Oh, sorry, the Shiny ones are fine. The rest are on the ground twitching and sparking. We have confirmation of the Fuzors’ (Silverbolt and Quickstrike) Shiny-ness.
Oh, Tarantulas’s "spears in the ground thing" is a shield generator keeping the Maximals out while Megatron uses the Golden Disk to enter the new alien dome. This will be fine.
The inside of the dome is filled with cobwebs and bones. Don’t you aliens ever clean?
I see. The Shiny ones are invisible to the aliens. Or at least their systems since we still haven’t seen The Vox. Wait… Didn’t the alien attack make them Shiny? Yet another design flaw.
The disk has a spot to put it in the dome, like a control thingy. So…why was there a Cybertron Golden Disk? Is it the same disk at two points in time? Y’know what? Forget it.
Primal dual wields maces while on his sky surfboard. That’s gonna cause some nasty injuries.

Oh, never mind, he was captured.

The dome is taking off!! Bye Megatron! Oh wait, he’s flying it. That can’t be good. He uses the domes “green floaty beam” to lift up everyone, except Rattrap, because ducking blocks the green floaty beam. How about that?

AAAAAH! Megatron’s face is on dome. Bad bad bad!
The dome can teleport! Worse worse worse! (I may be a tad more invested this season.)
Tarantulas was left behind, so he teams up with the Maximals. WHAT DOES HE KNOW!!! (Maybe more than a tad invested?)
Megatron gave Waspinator and the Loon transwarp cells. Things have gotten so much worse.
Megatron said he’s bringing the dome back to Cybertron to wipe out the Maximals AND the Autobots. Yeah, so... three hundred years is a pittance compared to some Autobots being nine million years old, so you’d think the Auotbots would come up more… or at all… in the new shows if they were still on Cybertron.
OK, Silverbolt, you have earned your Shiny designation. Those thrown, exploding feathers pack a heck of a kick. I gotta say, this is a pretty epic “everyone” fight.
Rattap’s insane aiming skills show up again and he frees the captured Optimus Primal after sneaking into the dome. 

I also gotta say, this is a pretty epic leader fight!

Tarantulas steals more data from the dome. WHAT DOES HE KNOW!?
Oop! The dome exploded! That’s one disk down.
No sign of Airazor and Tigatron. You poor Nineties’ kids.

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