[8.0/10] Still really enjoying the Black Arachnia/Silverbolt material. There was something downright Whedonesque about their exchanges here, from SIlverbolt noting that he has to do these things because he’s “a heroic character,” to Black Arachnia telling him that she likes them “big and dumb” but this is pushing him. The contrast between the Superman-like Silverbolt, replete with trumpeting theme and airborne rescue, and the villainous spider who doesn’t want to turn good but still likes the guy is great. The two have superb dynamic, and you can tell how much it means when Silverbolt, nobility be damned, defies orders and punches out a friend to go track down his lady love, still convinced that he can find the good in her. Definitely interested to see where this goes.
I also like the major lore this one drops. Again, some of the G1 Transformers stuff went right over my head, but I like the idea that the original Megatron left instructions on the golden disk that T-Rex Megatron brought with him, with contingency plans in case the Decepicons lost to the Autobots. His stand-off with Ravage had a great tenseness to it, and Ravage’s eventual change of sides in the name of “Decepticons Forever!”, replete with the original transforming noise, was pretty fun. I don’t know that all of these plots upon plots and lore upon lore make sense, but they’re a lot of fun.
(As an aside, the importance of the Voyager probe to all of this is another subtle Star Trek nod, I think.)
Otherwise, the rest of the episode is mostly moving pieces in place. I realized that I must have seen this episode in childhood, because I not only remembered Black Arachnia shooting Silverbolt in the leg, but I recalled the reveal that Tarantulas was always a part of the Predacon secret police and a mole from the beginning. I wonder if that really was the end of Inferno. If so, it’s a good way for him to go out -- sacrificing himself upon the honor of “The Royalty.” And Megatron and Ravage teaming up via the super ship is a hell of a hook.
Overall, plenty of lore and excitement here, with some great Silverbolt/Black Arachnia sparks for good measure!
Review by Andrew BloomVIP9BlockedParentSpoilers2020-07-22T20:44:58Z
[8.0/10] Still really enjoying the Black Arachnia/Silverbolt material. There was something downright Whedonesque about their exchanges here, from SIlverbolt noting that he has to do these things because he’s “a heroic character,” to Black Arachnia telling him that she likes them “big and dumb” but this is pushing him. The contrast between the Superman-like Silverbolt, replete with trumpeting theme and airborne rescue, and the villainous spider who doesn’t want to turn good but still likes the guy is great. The two have superb dynamic, and you can tell how much it means when Silverbolt, nobility be damned, defies orders and punches out a friend to go track down his lady love, still convinced that he can find the good in her. Definitely interested to see where this goes.
I also like the major lore this one drops. Again, some of the G1 Transformers stuff went right over my head, but I like the idea that the original Megatron left instructions on the golden disk that T-Rex Megatron brought with him, with contingency plans in case the Decepicons lost to the Autobots. His stand-off with Ravage had a great tenseness to it, and Ravage’s eventual change of sides in the name of “Decepticons Forever!”, replete with the original transforming noise, was pretty fun. I don’t know that all of these plots upon plots and lore upon lore make sense, but they’re a lot of fun.
(As an aside, the importance of the Voyager probe to all of this is another subtle Star Trek nod, I think.)
Otherwise, the rest of the episode is mostly moving pieces in place. I realized that I must have seen this episode in childhood, because I not only remembered Black Arachnia shooting Silverbolt in the leg, but I recalled the reveal that Tarantulas was always a part of the Predacon secret police and a mole from the beginning. I wonder if that really was the end of Inferno. If so, it’s a good way for him to go out -- sacrificing himself upon the honor of “The Royalty.” And Megatron and Ravage teaming up via the super ship is a hell of a hook.
Overall, plenty of lore and excitement here, with some great Silverbolt/Black Arachnia sparks for good measure!