Transformers Rewatch Beast Wars Season 3F

Nemesis Part 2

Simon Furman (of Transformers comics fame, and creator of much of their mythology) wrote the final episode for this series. That explains all this “Primus” stuff.While Megatron is busy blasting the snot out of the Prehistoric village, and all manner of other stuff is happening, the newly red (and newly dragon powered up) Predacon leader has gone into full on monologue mode- “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning—and the end! I am that which is, which was, and is yet to come! And you will know my name is Megatron when I lay my vengeance upon you!”

Hey Simon, welcome to the party.
Optimus calls for “Operation Eternity.” I have no idea what that is but given all the risks to the timeline around these parts, I’m guessing it is an extraordinarily bad idea.
Meanwhile, Optimus and Tigerhawk are running a two-being attack on the Nemesis, a MASSIVE space battleship. 

Oh, that is so many missiles. And Optimus is down.

Now that Rampage is dead, New Super Shiny Dinobot feels complete. That can’t be good for anyone nearby in the Predacon controlled Nemesis. (The Decepticon space ship the Predacons found last episode that the Maximals were just attacking- for the overwhelmed.)
There is not one single shred of Airazor visible in Tigerhawk’s supposedly combination Airazor/ Tigatron personality. For a show that had only two recurring female characters (two and a half if we count Una) in three seasons, that’s one sucky message.
Tigerhawk is facing this gigantic, insanely beweaponed, battle cruiser on their own, now. I’m sure they’ll be fine. They do have all of those atmosphere control powers, maybe they can withsta…

OOF! That is a big laser. And they’re vaporized. Well, that was a short duration return.
Uh oh. New Super Shiny Dinobot is noticing bravery and nobility in his opponents. Better tighten the leash on that one, Megatron.
Optimus is raving at the heavens. That’ll help boss.
Here we go. New Super Shiny Dinobot sees the prehistoric Dad wielding the hammer Original Dinobot made. *sniff* 

(Suddenly I am hearing James Earl Jones's voice in my head- "REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE!")
And Original Dinobot's personality is back! He refuses to follow Megatron’s, “Destroy the village” order!

Or not. He just apologized. It really felt like they missed a moment there.
AAAAAAH Megatron took out The Loon with that Nemesis blast of the village. (I mean, he’s been disintegrated before, but this one looked pretty final. Maybe he’s hiding.) Oh yeah, jerkwad Quickstrike is dead too. Good.
Optimus is demanding they get The Ark airborne, against any advice Rhinox gave him. Aaaand, it shorted out. Look at Rhinox. He hates everyone SO MUCH.

You know the designers of the Nemesis are evil when the ship’s tractor beam pulls targeted vehicles directly into a giant Cuisinart. Things do not look good for our heroes. Oh, Optimus said “at any cost” again. He’s pushing it. Rattrap is right with his catchphrase this time, “We’re all gonna die.”
But wait! Optimus used those dumb shoulder tower things to jam the whirling blades of death they are being pulled into. I knew they had to be important for something!!
Thank you Rattrap for correcting the pronunciation of Teletraan-I. (Says the guy who spelled it wrong for almost five seasons.)
Big bosses battle!!!!!! WOOOO HOOOO!!! (Invested? OH YES?)
Megatron – “Oh well? Come on, let’s have it – the usual “destiny and honor” speech?”
Seriously, “My Queen?” You’re going to talk about other people’s speechifying?
Optimus- “Speech this!!!” *MASSIVE PUNCH IN THE FACE!* WOOOO!
These two have reached a level of absolute hatred where shooting isn’t going to be enough, they’re straight up having a fist fight! 

OW! Optimus lost a tooth on that one. Excuse me? There’s too much going on for me to process that now.

The Ark’s engines just blew out completely, no one is coming to stop this brawl…
Which is unfortunate as Megatron just hit Optimus with a choke slam using his fire breathing dragon hand. I think that may be it for Primal.

It’s a good thing the returned Dinobot let the Maximals know there was an escape pod ship in the Ark, because the rest of that team has been doing didley in this episode.
Ouch. Full dragon breath on Optimus. He’s not doing much today either.
Megatron is the only one that calls this oversized, oddly colored, hand and foot heavy triple and a half changer form “Optimal Optimus.”  (Except for me, I guess.)
Dinobot is back! Woooo! Honor!  *sniff*
Rhinox gets the escape pod airborne and pulls the “A-Wing through the Star Destroyer bridge window” move from Return of the Jedi, finally ending Optimus’s beating.
And there goes the restored Dinobot, blowing up with the crashing Nemesis ship. Awww, *sniff again*  (Th Nemesis must stay somewhat intact, however. So the blue haired lady can dig up the ship in the Eighties.)

They are really cleaning house. They've offed half the cast.

Hugs hugs hugs you Nineties’ kids.
Optimus announced the Beast Wars are over…With a big gap in his smile now. 

Alfalfamus Prime.

They put original Megatron's spark back in his chest, and install the transwarp drive in the escape pod to go home, while Optimus refuses to stop quoting The Covenant of Primus. Thanks for that, Furman.

So they don’t have to listen to his continued speeches, they staple this Megatron to the outside of the ship for the flight home. I’m sure that won’t bite them in the butt.

AAAH! Quickstrike is still in the prehistoric village!. Oh, never mind. The Prehistoric gang is using his cobra head hand for a horn. Toot toot!
They also have a new god to worship. “Waspinator finally happy!” indeed. Good on you, little doofus!

Maybe they should have stopped the story here.

But they did not. For anyone who thought this early CGI art was atrocious...

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