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Re: TF Prime: Most Character Development?
I was thinking about this this morning.
Arcee, without hesitation. She's got her relationship with Jack, but she's also dealing with the fallout from the deaths of both her previous partners, and Airachnid's and Starscream's roles in each.
Arcee is really the only character who has meaningful relationships with multiple members of the cast. I wouldn't say she's had a lot of growth or change, but she's got the most fleshed out history and the best development and motivation.
Starscream isn't far behind for reasons already given, but once you get Arcee and Starscream out of the way, there's not much else.
The rest of the characters are more insular. Prime and Megatron have been, frankly, boring. Their interaction at the end of the season was notable only because up until then it had been predictable or non-existent (of course, Megatron had some serious down time).
Bumblebee, without a voice, is closer to a puppy dog than a character. Ditto for Soundwave, though you could substitute "attack dog" for puppy. Ratchet is insular. Bulkhead has to endure the black hole of Miko, and occasionally hangs out with other characters who could use more development. "Having a past" (whether with Wheeljack or Breakdown) is not the same as actually having a relationship. Airachnid started off good (if a bit one-note) but her current position makes no sense.
The show spends too much time on one-episode McGuffins or the weekly Decepticon Horcrux of Doom that's super-important one week and forgotten the next. Some of that's to be expected on a show like this. But they've shown with Arcee that it's possible to do interesting things with at least some of the characters along the way.
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