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

Our Take This is the episode where the season finally gets some real muscle behind its villains, and the fight scenes deliver more weight than anything since the premiere. Blitzwing’s shifting personalities are genuinely fun to watch. The downside is…

Our Take A rare villain-focused episode that lets Soundwave shine, and the synth-heavy music and cold, methodical pacing give it a genuinely unsettling tone the series rarely attempts. The plot is thin and the Autobots mostly sit things out, but…

Our Take A rare flashback-heavy episode for this show, and it mostly works because it gives Optimus some actual backstory instead of just hero posturing. The tragedy angle lands better than expected, though the pacing drags in the middle stretch.…

Our Take This is a lightweight Bumblebee spotlight that plays everything for laughs, and the villain is basically a walking punchline without much menace. The comedy bits land often enough to keep it moving, but there’s little here that matters…

Our Take A solid step up for the season, mostly because Lockdown makes for a genuinely creepy villain with a design and voice that stick with you. The action moves fast and Prowl gets some decent material, though the comedy…

Our Take A fun monster-movie style hour that introduces the Dinobots and gives Professor Sumdac’s backstory some real weight. The Dinobot designs are goofy in a good way, and Megatron’s quiet manipulation is creepier than any fight scene. The pacing…

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

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

Our Take The finale of the three-parter wraps up the Detroit showdown with some genuinely fun action, and the Autobots finally clicking as a team lands well. Blitzwing and Lugnut make for entertaining villains even if the AllSpark plot resolves…