TF animated ep12 - Survival of the fittest.

[i_amtrunks]

I wish Bulkhead would get some backstory, I really like the big guy, his reaction to the Dinobots Transforming was great.

The use of the Pretender shells as the guards was nice, one being a lawyer was a nice touch indeed. Prowl and Fanzone made a good comedic combo, and Meltdown is probably the most dangerous of the human villains that we have seen thus far.

Anyone else think that Meltdown may be the one to create the villain "Headmaster" in an upcoming episode, a tweak of the "transforming human" experiments?

Overall a good almost filler-esque type episode, but still very enjoyable.

[SpiderPrime9]

Good to see dinobots again, wouldn't mind hearing Slag and Swoop talk though.. would also love to see a full dinobot team...

I always wanted to see a dinbot combiner... now that would be awesome.

I wish the animated series wasnt so childish either... it would be great if they made a few animated movies like Marvel and DC are doing which some are really good... personally i'd love to see a war within movie..

[Gutsman Heavy]

I always wanted to see a dinbot combiner... now that would be awesome.

Sometimes is best not to get what you wish for

[bassbot]

it's still cool.

[SpiderPrime9]

is that fan art? did you draw it? or is it from a comic or something??

haha it looks pretty cool

[Gutsman Heavy]

its from a comic
http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/The_Beast_Within

[GoktimusPrime]

then there's this toy from Transformers Energon...



...they're pretty crap toys though... (-_-)

As for Episode 12... meh... failed to impress me. I don't hate it, but I can't say that I really liked it either.

General comments...
+ Sari's ninja training accumulating to a vague distraction was kinda lame. I much preferred the training that Una underwent with Cheetor in Beast Wars -- teaching the children a practical means for self defence against a Predacon - and it worked (much to poor Waspinator's dismay and dismemberment ).
+ The running gag with Chief Fanzone and machines was pretty funny in this ep - I particularly liked the gag with him trying to switch callers on his mobile and also with the mini-submarine
+ Fanzone & Prowl's team-up was nicely done.
+ Sari uses the key to yet-again get out of a tight spot. Yaawwwnn... (-_-) But at least she's not wantonly playing around with it anymore.
+ Okay - here's the thing that really bothers me with this episode - the Dinobots = primitive tard monkeys.

Whereas the Animated show writers brought more depth into the Soundwave character beyond what Hasbro provided in the tech specs, I can't say the same for the Dinobots... they're just... savages.

Watching Prowl trying to engage and relate to the Dinobots was like watching Steve Irwin dealing with crocodiles. "Crikey! Check out those choppers on Grimlock! Isn't he a beauty!" (-_-)

This is a travesty and an insult to the memory of the G1 Dinobots and just overall really lazy character writing.