I’ll start by saying that I love transformers. I started watching the 80’s cartoon after seeing the 2nd movie when it came out a couple weeks ago. I’m by no means an expert on the subject, but these will be my ongoing thoughts on the cartoon as I watch.
Episode 1:
400 million years pass after they crash on earth. Though they don’t know how long it’s been, Megatron doesn’t care, he’s still going to drain the planet of energy and go back to Cybertron (Who, after 400 MILLION years has probably long forgotten about the whole crew, though maybe not since they’re all immortal [in the sense of not dying from age])
It was my understanding that the Autobots didn’t fly. Maybe they just don’t because it wastes energy, but apparently they can do it at will. Megatron attacks an oil rig and starts stealing oil. The cartoon was made during the Reagan administration, but the writers were probably still feeling the effects of the Carter administration. I’m glad oil isn’t a problem in today’s society. Oh wait…
Episode 2:
Spike is on a rock writing about how awesome the robots are. Soundwave is spying on him (being the master of disguise he hides behind a rock). As spike approaches, he transforms into his famous cassette player, and spike picks it up. Two problems. First problem, the Soundwave the cassette player is about 100 times smaller than Soundwave the robot (megatron and his gun have the same problem). This wouldn’t be a problem if he retained mass, which is possible, so I’ll give him that. Second problem. Spike reaches down, and picks it up. Soundwave probably weighs, what, at least two tons? Rough guess. Wikipedia didn’t have an answer to that. But Spike picks it up like it’s nothing. Like it was the plastic toy I had growing up. That’s not the worst part though. He brings it inside the Autobot’s base, and just puts it up on a shelf, like it belongs to them. Good going Spike, you just planted a bug in the base. Moron.
While in the base, alone, Soundwave researches Earth’s resources from the Autobot’s computers. If the internet existed he would have had an easier time.
Now Megatron is going to create a tidle wave to overthrow a dam or something. Wha? Oh, he’s using Rumble. I could see that.
Haha, so now the dam’s meter’s are going into the red. The puny human’s are freaking out, and their solution is to smack the machine’s with an open palm. Brilliant.
The 3 part camera decepticon is bad ass. I’m pretty sure I had his toy.
Optimus: “Autobots, to the power plant!”
*Autobots fly 10 feet into the air and start shooting*
Was that speech necessary Optimus? And again, they’re ALL flying.
Compressed energon cubes look like neon pillows.
Super battle! Optimus wields his energy axe, and megatron has a flail. I love the idea that the more futuristic the concept, the more it borrows from the mid-evil era.
Megatron fly’s off, still with the Flail… flailing, he looks like a helicopter.
Did I mention I’m writing this AS I’m watching, yeah, you’re getting a play by play.
I love how when they’re in water, they can’t just fly away, they have to catch a rope.
Ooo, the ruby crystals of Burma. The richest source of energy ever. Now Megatron is yelling at Starscream for testing the energon cubes. He actually had a point. They could have collected all this energy, went back to Cybertron, and it not interface with their weapons. Grow up Megatron.
This is rich. Spike and his dad are riding in one of the Autobots. The dad jokes that “Spying is way better than working the oil rigs” (as they had just gotten info that the Decepticons were going to Burma). I’m sure the Autobots are paying your Mortgage, douche. His codename is Sparkplug? Pfft.
Side note: I love love love how fast paced these old shows were. These new shows now a days take so long to develop, each of these old episodes is like a season of a new show.
Wow that’s a lot of ruby crystals. Is the core of the planet made from Ruby?
Confirmed, the dad’s name is Sparkplug. Not only is he an oil rigger, but he’s worked the mine’s of Burma before. Bumblebee drives him to the entrance, he gets out, and they both walk in…
There’s 30 different types of Starscream’s. Animators are lazy. It’s the same with video games. There’s a normal Orc, then of course there’s the purple one, and the orange one, etc.
And that was episode two. *claps*