Monday, February 16, 2026

Transformers Rewatch Beast Machines Season 1E

The Catalyst
We begin with the slime irrigation project and a funeral ceremony for Rhinox. Fun (More hugs for the Nineties’ kids.)
Meanwhile, Tankor (who was Rhinox and faked his death because he's done with everyone) spies on them with audio and video. GET ‘EM!
Megatron asks his other two generals why they failed, and they have no answer. I bet he misses The Loon.
The Little Smart Ass Drone (secretly working for Tankor) is telling Megatron everything that happened, EXCEPT that Tankor faked his death. Oh, Tankor is getting Megatron to do his work for him. Clever.
But will Megatron believe that getting Key of Vector Sigma-ed won’t kill him because he knows he still has a Beast mode? Nope. Because he is not a moron.
Rattrap analyzed the slime with an ancient computer in the organic core of Cybertron. Huh? Naturally, Blackarachnia wants the slime to save Thrust, the motorcycle Vehicon general she thinks is really her squeeze, Silverbolt. (There is far too much going on here.)
Rattrap is downloading some other new untested thing into himself? Oh sorry, into the slime. It is to enhance growth. I’m sure it will be fine. Moron.
Oh, surprise. It was not fine. Now we have giant killer vines. It would be a good time for a call back to the Vok, if the writers were able to watch that show. At least the vines don’t have beans on them.
Blackarachnia went off on her own and was found by the entire Vehicon army. Moron.
And now- some paraphrasing: 
Cheetor- “We can use this giant vine things to win.” 
Optimus- “I need to pray.” 
Cheetor (and me)- “Why do you suck so much now, Big Bot?”
Blackarachnia slimed Thrust and rescued Silverbo… never mind, He was really Waspinator. Wait- WHAT?
She instantly turned on him. Poor little doofus. Oh man. The Prehistoric People turned on him too and he flew home from Earth to Cybertron… without transwarp. That’s a four million year journey under his own wing power to make it to ”The Present.” I repeat- Poor Little Doofus.
However, he’s loving his new life since he’s “Cool now.”
“Chick bots dig brooding loner bit.” You go, little doofus.
Aww, she has spurned him. “Chick bot not go steady with Waspinator.” And we’re back to Poor Little Doofus.
Oh Lord, Silverbolt is also back, with his rising fifths. He was Jetstorm, which amazingly made him more annoying.
But the slime melted and they forgot their Sparks or however that should be explained. They’re back to being Thrust and Jetstorm. Oh well, that was quick.
Cheetor to the rescue on a giant vine! Woo! This is not even close to the dumbest or weirdest idea on this show.
Oh crap! All the Vehicons have Keys to Vector Sigma now. (Yes, it’s still way worse, but I am a tiny bit invested.)
And now a vine has become a blue techno vine, with the “blueness” (which we learned last time was bad) heading directly for the organic core of Cybertron. Morons.
Optimus stopped it. He’s going to be MORE insufferable.
Megatron wants the key downloaded into all Vehicons? Didn’t we just see that. I mean, it was a boatload of Vehicons of many types. I have no idea.
Ah, only the tanks get the Key now, which are leaderless (as far as Megatron knowns) to prevent the generals from stealing power. Because he is not a moron.
Whoah! This was all part of Tankor’s plan, even the vine growing catalyst thing. Dude!  He really was done with everyone. GO GET ‘EM!
 
 
End of the Line
Rattrap has invented “vine grenades.” Whatever.
The tank Vehicons all have Keys To Vector Sigma. Tankor is ready.
Ha! Megatron continues to not be a moron. Only he can control the tanks, even though he thinks Tankor is dead.  
Oh great, another Oracle drug trip. She is warning Optimus using the Key to Vector Sigma like this to destroy the organics will wipe out all life on Cybertron. We have demonstrated many times that the robotic Cybertronians are both alive and sentient, so maybe put a sock in it Oracle.
Wow! The reason is: it was a fake vision from Tankor’s Little Smart Ass Probe buddy. The Robot Formerly Known As Rhinox is really on top of things.
The Plasma Energy Chamber!!  We’re way Generation One continuity heavy here.
Oh look,another Mole. I have no idea how this fourth group fits in. Are they Vehicons without a leader, or just non sentient machines? We may never know. We may never care either.
As we know, (or as I know, I'm sure everyone else has give up by now) the Plasma Energy Chamber is the opposite of the Key to Vector Sigma. It will shut down everything technological on whole planet. Dude the whole Headmasters three-parter
 was about not doing that.
Thank you Cheetor. He’s the only one putting the pieces together that opening that chamber would be bad. He did grow up, AND he has a better plan too.
Another character making a statement about something we've seen in another cartoon- “I thought it was only a legend.” Let us mathify that:
Three hundred years after the Generation One show we have Maximals and Predicons. Some Autobots and Decepticons were over Eleven million years old. They’re placing “antiquity” disclaimers on stuff that covers 0.003% of the total timescale of the franchise.
Anyway, back to the story, such as it is.
Wow, that is so many Vehicons! Megatron was a much more lead from the front guy on Earth. Now he just hangs in his dress inside the sports arena looking thing.
Aaah! Tankor just fragged Rattrap. While Blackarachnia literally threw herself at Jetstorm.
Oh no, Rattrap is blue.
Megatron knows what’s going on, and the Little Smart Ass Probe is down. Not a moron.
Oop. Leader battle! But only a “pew pew” fight. How sad. They do make their stupid speeches, though.
Megatron has gone to dragon mode, the clearly metal dragon mode. Optimus stop calling that organic.
All the Maximals are now blue. Losers.
Optimus Primal keeps falling back on “The Matrix wills that organics will prevail.” The Matrix is empty. “You’ve Got the Touch” remember? Apparently, Optimus Primal is crazy.
Dragon versus Gorilla fight! Ok this is cool!
Whoah! Optimus reformatted Megatron against his will. That’s a violation that is. And Tankor calls him out for it, as he should. GET ‘EM!
Oh well, Optimus Primal turned blue.
Megatron hard wired Tankor with an inability to attack him. Not a moron and he learned from Tarantulas. Megatron remains way ahead of everyone.
Oh crap! Optimus did open he Plasma Energy Chamber!!!! And to counteract that Genocide move, Megatron fired all the Keys of Vector Sigma!!!!!
AAAAHHH! All of Cybertron got wiped out!!!!
The credits rolled while Primal started turning to dust!!!
OPTIMUS PRIMAL DEATH COUNT=4
Another "everyone dies" season finale.
Nineties kids can’t catch a break.
 
 
Click to Continue to Season Two, which will be pretty dull if they don't fix this

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