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08-14-2011, 04:16 PM
Heh heh heh... as Mr. Allspark (or is it Mr. Magnotron?... hm) pointed out on alt.toys.transformers, Teletoon is now airing TF:P episodes *before* they air on the Hub... it's BMS2 all over again! Huzzah!
TRANSFORMERS: PRIME EPISODE 22: Title Unknown
Synopsis: Ratchet develops a new form of synthetic Energon (dubbed Synth-En) and tests it on himself. It operates like the Autobot version of anabolic steroids, making him stronger, faster... and a total aft-hole (he also frequently quotes Al Pacino from "Scent of a Woman"-- "Hoo-Ah!"... this is quite hilarious). He tortures a Vehicon (or maybe it was just a 'Con civilian... Prime described him as "Servant Class") to learn Megatron's location, and then goes rogue after Prime threatens to lock him up for violating protocol. He invades the Decepticon Energon mine by himself and then... Megatron rips out his Energon pump (*literally*). He commands Knock Out to reverse-engineer the Synth-En. Ratchet musters up enough strength to destroy the sample and the Autobots arrive just in time to save him from bleeding to death. Alas, a drop of Synth-En lingers at the 'Con mine, which KO discovers just before the credits roll. Starscream and Soundwave do not appear in this episode.
I wrote that for old times' sake, but y'all really need to hunt this thing down on YouTube. *This* is the Ratchet-Feature-Episode we've been waiting for and it does not disppoint. There are some shades of IDW Pretender Kup here, and that's pretty cool, but it's a very unique story overall. There's a scene where the amped-up Ratchet chews out Prime for not killing Megatron when he had the chance that's just awe-inspiring. Likewise, there's an adjacent scene in which Ratchet blames Prime for Cliffjumper's death that's appropriately cringe-inducing (Arcee's reaction is righteously spot-on... are we about ready to proclaim TF:P Arcee to be the greatest female TF character in TV history? 'cause I am). Top-notch writing and acting all-around.
I just noticed that the vehicle modes of the Jet Vehicons look a fair bit like BM Jetstorm. This pleases me greatly. BM Jetstorm / Psychopathic-Mike-The-TV is one of the greatest 'Cons of all time... don't deny it!!!
There's a great little moment where Breakdown is shootin' the slag with a Vehicon and off-handedly mentions that, despite all the "extra arms", Airachnid "intrigues" him! That's just great stuff. Reminds me so much of BW, it's almost painful. But it's a *good* kind of pain...
Whether it's Duane Capizzi or somebody else at Hasbro, somebody is *really* paying attention to the best parts of G1, BW, BM and TF:A and siphoning them into TF:P. I can understand why that might bore some people... I, on the other hand, applaud the efforts to reboot in a way that pays respect to the past *and* do things a little differently (... and in many cases, more logically). It's not a rehashed version of G1... it's an *improved* version of G1... seriously...
That said, yes, this is basically a TF episode about anabolic steroids and South Park already covered that, like, five years ago. But hey, kids can't watch South Park (or at least, they *shouldn't*), but kids do need to know that steroids are crap. If they had just figured out a way to show Ratchet's robo-testicles shrinking, it would have been a perfect PSA...
#Warpath: Ziff! Pow! Blammo! Remember guys, steroids'll turn your jonesies t' raisins and make y' useless to a human woman! Kablammo!!!
#Roland: Hey, thanks man!
#Raoul: Yeah, I totally didn't know that... now get off our breakin' pad, y' tin-plated turkey!
#Warpath: Shove it, Jose! Boosh! Anyhoo, now you know...
#Roland, Raoul, Rocksteady & Poplock: ... AND KNOWING IS HALF THE BATTLE!!!!
... uh, sorry, couldn't resist.
Quote of the ep- "Stronger... faster... *studlier*!" - Bulkhead (after Ratchet flirts with Arcee... yes, that actually happened... I love this show)
J (I also think that the Deluxe Knock Out toy should have come with a buzzsaw [I think Mr. McFeely said this on FB last week]... oh well... maybe they'll make a "Leader Class Knock Out" in 2013... <fingers
crossed>)
TRANSFORMERS: PRIME EPISODE 22: Title Unknown
Synopsis: Ratchet develops a new form of synthetic Energon (dubbed Synth-En) and tests it on himself. It operates like the Autobot version of anabolic steroids, making him stronger, faster... and a total aft-hole (he also frequently quotes Al Pacino from "Scent of a Woman"-- "Hoo-Ah!"... this is quite hilarious). He tortures a Vehicon (or maybe it was just a 'Con civilian... Prime described him as "Servant Class") to learn Megatron's location, and then goes rogue after Prime threatens to lock him up for violating protocol. He invades the Decepticon Energon mine by himself and then... Megatron rips out his Energon pump (*literally*). He commands Knock Out to reverse-engineer the Synth-En. Ratchet musters up enough strength to destroy the sample and the Autobots arrive just in time to save him from bleeding to death. Alas, a drop of Synth-En lingers at the 'Con mine, which KO discovers just before the credits roll. Starscream and Soundwave do not appear in this episode.
I wrote that for old times' sake, but y'all really need to hunt this thing down on YouTube. *This* is the Ratchet-Feature-Episode we've been waiting for and it does not disppoint. There are some shades of IDW Pretender Kup here, and that's pretty cool, but it's a very unique story overall. There's a scene where the amped-up Ratchet chews out Prime for not killing Megatron when he had the chance that's just awe-inspiring. Likewise, there's an adjacent scene in which Ratchet blames Prime for Cliffjumper's death that's appropriately cringe-inducing (Arcee's reaction is righteously spot-on... are we about ready to proclaim TF:P Arcee to be the greatest female TF character in TV history? 'cause I am). Top-notch writing and acting all-around.
I just noticed that the vehicle modes of the Jet Vehicons look a fair bit like BM Jetstorm. This pleases me greatly. BM Jetstorm / Psychopathic-Mike-The-TV is one of the greatest 'Cons of all time... don't deny it!!!
There's a great little moment where Breakdown is shootin' the slag with a Vehicon and off-handedly mentions that, despite all the "extra arms", Airachnid "intrigues" him! That's just great stuff. Reminds me so much of BW, it's almost painful. But it's a *good* kind of pain...
Whether it's Duane Capizzi or somebody else at Hasbro, somebody is *really* paying attention to the best parts of G1, BW, BM and TF:A and siphoning them into TF:P. I can understand why that might bore some people... I, on the other hand, applaud the efforts to reboot in a way that pays respect to the past *and* do things a little differently (... and in many cases, more logically). It's not a rehashed version of G1... it's an *improved* version of G1... seriously...
That said, yes, this is basically a TF episode about anabolic steroids and South Park already covered that, like, five years ago. But hey, kids can't watch South Park (or at least, they *shouldn't*), but kids do need to know that steroids are crap. If they had just figured out a way to show Ratchet's robo-testicles shrinking, it would have been a perfect PSA...
#Warpath: Ziff! Pow! Blammo! Remember guys, steroids'll turn your jonesies t' raisins and make y' useless to a human woman! Kablammo!!!
#Roland: Hey, thanks man!
#Raoul: Yeah, I totally didn't know that... now get off our breakin' pad, y' tin-plated turkey!
#Warpath: Shove it, Jose! Boosh! Anyhoo, now you know...
#Roland, Raoul, Rocksteady & Poplock: ... AND KNOWING IS HALF THE BATTLE!!!!
... uh, sorry, couldn't resist.
Quote of the ep- "Stronger... faster... *studlier*!" - Bulkhead (after Ratchet flirts with Arcee... yes, that actually happened... I love this show)
J (I also think that the Deluxe Knock Out toy should have come with a buzzsaw [I think Mr. McFeely said this on FB last week]... oh well... maybe they'll make a "Leader Class Knock Out" in 2013... <fingers
crossed>)