Much like the first season, one of my favorite second season episodes includes the return of Blackarachnia in “Black Friday”. She blames Optimus for her current condition and for abandoning her. Upon getting her infected with organic material she became the creature she is today, although she would do anything to rid herself of her “curse” as she puts it. This episode goes into her past a bit farther than before and reveals that she was once an AutoBot named Elita-1(from the Gen 1 days). Now anyone one that watched the Beast Wars series will remember Blackarachnia, the Predacon turned Maximal. “Along Came A Spider” takes place during Halloween and features the Decepticon Blackarachnia. ![]() He finally gets his revenge in this episode and takes back what is rightfully his. Both escape but Ratchet is left with scars and reminders of that day. He takes a souvenir in the form of Ratchet’s EMP device and proceeds to relinquish Arcee of her information, but not before a struggle wipes Arcee’s memory clean. Lockdown, who treasures trophies taken from his captives, attempts to turn access codes over to Megatron. Both are captured by the rogue Transformer known as Lockdown. In “Thrill of the Hunt” we get to see Arcee as Ratchet tries to save her on the battle torn planet of Cybertron. Season One sets up the groundwork for next two action packed seasons with a few of my favorite episodes include “Thrill of the Hunt” and “Along Came A Spider.” Both of these episodes in particular herald back to past generations of the Transformers. The Transformers Animated: The Complete Series contains 42 episodes in total though while most of the episodes were good there were several that still remain to be my favorites to this day. As much of a fan of the actual Transformers as I am I actually enjoyed the more human elements of the show particularly that of Sari Sumdac who goes from being a somewhat manipulative little brat to a more matured member of the Autobots team. This also shows that through their contact with Sari that they care for the safety of the human race from both robot and humankind. One of the biggest elements that I still enjoy about Transformers: Animated is that the Autobots don’t just face Decepticons every episode as there are technology fueled human villains to contend with like SloMo, Nanosec, Meltdown and The Headmaster which adds interesting elements to the show. The show features episodic story arcs much like Beast Wars though still contains an overarching storyline involving Megatron and the Decepticons throughout the seasons. After being in stasis for 50 years in Lake Michigan, the Autobots wake up to a technologically advanced Motor City where they find an ally in 8-year old Sari Sumdac, the daughter of automaton genius Isaac Sumdac. ![]() During a fateful job, Optimus, Ratchet, Bulkhead, Bumblebee and Prowl uncover the Allspark, a Cybertronian artifact of immense power, and end up stuck on Earth after being attacked by Decepticons. Transformers: Animated follows the story of an Elite Guard academy washout Optimus Prime as he leads and commands a ragtag group of Autobots tasked with repairing Space Bridges. Well the wait is over at last as all three seasons and the 2-hour pilot are now available together with the release of Transformers Animated: The Complete Series on DVD. ![]() The show Transformers: Animated first aired in 2007 and caused a stir with its rather unique visual style though only lasted three seasons and left this fan and reviewer with questions unanswered. While the shows Gen 1, Beast Wars and Prime rate high on my list of Transformers media, I also like another iteration of everyone’s favorite robots. With the Transformers in the spotlight again it seems like a perfect time to release some more Robots in Disguise-y goodness with the release of one of my favorite installments in Hasbro’s 30 years of bringing us the Cybertronian giants.
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