Up until Episode 12, Transformers Prime has been a whole load of 'meh' for me. I've enjoyed the well choreographed action and don't get me wrong, it looks incredible at times (especially the darker scenes - love the glowing optics!), however, what little story is there feels very by the numbers to me and the amount of filler content is borderline ridiculous.

Now I don't know if this is a pure fluke or if something major happened at Hasbro around the time this episode was put together but holy crab cakes, episode 12 is not only good, it's simply unmissable for any Transformers fan. What amazed me even more is that I watched episode 13 straight after and, what the hell, it was excellent as well! I can't contain my excitement at the moment, and I just really hope these aren't one offs!

12 is the real gem though, it has such a deliciously creepy atmosphere and it finally focuses on developing some of the key Prime characters. Flashbacks? Check. Building on bot-human relationship? Check. Awesome new Transformer that will please Animated and Beast Wars fans (and then some), amazing action & suspense, multiple nods to the movie Predator? Check, check, check! If, like me, you were struggling with Transformers Prime, my advice is to skip the mediocrity that came before and go straight to this superb piece of entertainment. Sheer brilliance!