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  1. 9th May 2009, 10:33 PM #1
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    Default Transformers Animated Se3Ep11 "This is Why I Hate Machines" discussion

    The episode name and the first few minutes made me think this would be a filler episode... But no it's not!

    I wont spoil the surprises, I will just say it's a great episode for Ratchet and a good lead in to the finale.

    (Also good to watch it on TV for once :-) )
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    Just saw it , cooooool! Sigh only this reminds me how its going to be canned soon, and since Arcee is at the tail end of the production line, a) could get canned before full toy production goes - as is HASBROS's TRADITION of ANTI ARCEE, b) SHe gets a figure but is Scalped and goes for Masterpiece prices on Ebay and whatnot. Not trying to be cynical but with Hasbro's history with Arcee figures, it's hard not to. So erm how many more episodes to go?
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    That was awesome.

    Tracks was funny.

    Pity it's badly timed around the movie. So much more potential.
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    A good episode. Sentinel Prime's reign as acting Magnus is an interesting social metaphor. Having Fanzone running about Cybertron was also interesting, particularly the way he was able to apply his police skills on Cybertron. Also cool to see both Ratchet and Shockwave kicking some can.

    And of course, tributes...
    + Background mooks: Grandus, Flareup/Firestar, Powerglide, Zaur, Tracks, Huffer, Steeljaw etc. - seeing them freak out over an organic is consistent with pre-established continuity (ace!) and also just hilarious.
    + Maccadam's Old Oilhouse
    + Autroopers as enforcers in the propaganda video
    + Rattletrap is clearly a homage to Rattrap's Cybertronian form. The name is a fusion between Rattrap's English and Japanese names (Rattrap is known as "Rattle" in Japan)

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    cool episode but know i dont wether i should get normal coloured Shockwave or his "true" coloured verion
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    That true colours thing while annoying and painful, is awesome.
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    I got regular coloured Shockwave. My rationale being:

    1/ It's a nicer looking colour scheme on that mould and also Longarm Prime has only ever appeared in those colours. Now that his cover's blown I don't think we'll be seeing Shockwave using his Longarm Prime mode anymore - especially in purple!

    2/ Longarm/Shockwave appears in his regular colours for the majority of the series. Let's face it, his "true" colours thing in this episode is really just a gimmick to sell the purple variant of the toy.

    To me, purple Shockwave is like Fire Guts Ginrai... a colour variant seen for a limited portion of the show. IMO purple Shockwave would be a cooler toy if it were a limited exclusive like Fire Guts Ginrai. I suppose the only good thing I can say about the purple variant is that they're a lot easier to find online. The original colour version was a lot harder to find (especially from a non-US seller who won't gouge you for postage), but well worth the effort. I got mine from a seller in Singapore for AU$40.

    *searches ebay*

    Here's one from Singapore for AU$39.99 and ships worldwide.

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    That true colours thing while annoying and painful, is awesome.
    I like Shockwave. I can see why some people were disappointed - particularly with the description of the tank mode being the "robot mode fallen over" - but I don't mind it so much. It's an ambitious design -- attempting to give the toy two robot modes and two vehicle modes. Execution-wise the vehicle modes are pretty "meh" as a result, but I think it was a fair effort. But yeah, it's not the greatest toy and I wouldn't recommend it for people who aren't fans of Animated and of the character.

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    Quote Originally Posted by loophole View Post
    cool episode but know i dont wether i should get normal coloured Shockwave or his "true" coloured verion
    Get both. Pose the grey as Longarm and the purple as Shockwave. Everyone wins!
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    In the process of being able to watch it now are you guys serious
    that there is reference to an animated fortress maximus?
    please dont tease me
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    Quote Originally Posted by Paulbot
    But Gok, the voice credits went pretty fast (and I can't rewind) but I thought they said Rattrap?
    I watched it on YouTube and the video didn't show the full credits. But according to sources the character's name is Rattletrap.

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    http://www.tv.com/Transformers+Anima...3/summary.html
    http://www.cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?t=15053

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