I can understand why they did it -- with all the angst and pressure Hasbro got from parents... but I didn't like it. I think the cartoon should have done what the comics did; only bring Prime back when there's a new toy (i.e. original, Powermaster, Action Master, G2, Combat Hero). Seeing Prime come back as his same old self was just... meh. (-_-)

"New packaging, same product... losers." - Megatron (Beast Wars, Aftermath)