Darkness Rising (1)

Episode Summary & Review

Summary

In Jasper, Nevada, three young humans, Jack Darby, Miko Nakadai and Rafael Esquivel, are accidentally caught in the crossfire in a fight between giant, mechanical aliens that transform into ordinary vehicles. The three kids are taken to the base of the Autobots, where the Autobot leader Optimus Prime explains that he and his team are a race of autonomous robotic organisms from the far off planet Cybertron, and they are fighting over their life source, Energon, with the Decepticons, with whom they once had a war. Debuts: Optimus Prime, Arcee, Bumblebee, Bulkhead, Ratchet, Cliffjumper, Jack Darby, Rafael Esquievel, Miko Nakadai, Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave and Vehicons Deaths: Cliffjumper

Our Take

A classic for the ages. If you sample one episode of Transformers: Prime, make it this one.