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Our Take A breezy half hour built around the team proving they can handle things on their own, and it plays out about as predictably as that sounds. The action moves along fine and there are a couple of decent…

Our Take Portals” is a filler-ish half hour built around a gimmick portal gun, and it leans hard on slapstick as Bumblebee’s team chases the device through random dimensional detours. The comedy mostly lands with the younger audience it’s aimed…

Our Take A Grimlock-focused episode that finally gives the big guy something to do beyond smashing things. The comedy mostly lands, and his awkward attempts at fitting in are genuinely fun to watch, though the villain plot wrapped around it…

Our Take A quieter episode that gives Bumblebee room to breathe, and it mostly works because the comedy actually lands instead of feeling forced. The side characters get their moments and the pacing stays light without dragging. Nothing essential happens,…

Our Take Middle of the road. Watchable, but you’ll forget the details by next episode.

Our Take Grimlock episodes usually live or die on how funny the big guy is, and this one splits the difference. The comedy lands more often than it misses, though the lesson of the week is obvious from the first…

Our Take A quieter, character-focused half hour that hands the spotlight to Strongarm, and it mostly earns it. The bonding stuff lands better than the disposable Decepticon of the week, though the middle stretch repeats itself. Not essential viewing, but…

Our Take A Sideswipe-focused episode that leans hard on the same “cocky teammate learns a lesson” beat the show has already run a few times this season. The humor lands occasionally and the animation stays solid, but the pacing drags…

Our Take A fairly standard villain-of-the-week outing that leans hard on action over story. The fight scenes are decently staged and the new Decepticon is mildly fun, but the plot is thin and the humor mostly lands flat. Fine for…

Our Take Part two picks up right where the cliffhanger left off and keeps the pressure on, which is nice, though the Bumblebee-versus-Grimlock bickering wears thin before the episode’s done. The action moves at a good clip and the animation…