Episode Review - 108 Transformers Prime - Con Job

[KaRNiV8L PRiME]

Bulkhead awaits a visit from his buddy Wheeljack, but his arrival does not go as planned.

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[Tallestblue]

Yep. another Average Episode of Transformers Prime. the battle with the Scraplets last episode was much more enjoyable this one.

Spoilers and a Rant in white........I find it ironic that the premise of the episode was that there was a Decepticon pretending to be Wheeljack when Prime's idea of Wheeljack isn't really him in the first place. I realise that Prime is not G1, but Wheeljack should be some sort of Science bot ,Not the guy who bore more than a passing resemblance to Drift. In fact in my head I was thinking that Drift would've been a better choice, even to the point where a more entertaining storyline could've been had with a Decepticon plot to impersonate Drift in order to make the traitor look like he had returned to his old ways. I certainly hope the next ep is more exciting.

[GoktimusPrime]

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I liked "Driftjack."

Plenty of action... but as with last episode I was disappointed that there wasn't that much transforming either. (-_-)

I realise that Prime is not G1, but Wheeljack should be some sort of Science bot ,Not the guy who bore more than a passing resemblance to Drift.

Even though G1 Wheeljack was a mechanical engineer, not a scientist. But yeah, his persona was definitely more Driftish... the only thing about him that's Wheeljack is the look and name. But hey... it's not G1. <shrug>

In fact in my head I was thinking that Drift would've been a better choice, even to the point where a more entertaining storyline could've been had with a Decepticon plot to impersonate Drift in order to make the traitor look like he had returned to his old ways. I certainly hope the next ep is more exciting.

Nah, I prefer Driftjack over Drift.

But yeah, I hope next ep will feature more transforming and if they're gonna introduce a new character, hopefully s/he'll actually stay! This series sure has its fair share of "hi then bye" characters... Cliffjumper, Skyquake, Wheeljack...

If Hasbro's planning on making toys of these characters, it's odd that they don't appear more -- and in Wheeljack's case, it's quite odd that he never transformed (although the episode does leave it open for him to potentially return). At least Cliffjumper and Skyquake got "showcased" in both modes.

I actually found the most interesting character in the story was Makeshift -- a Decepticon much like Chameleon or Zartan. A shame he had to die at the end, as he would've been a pretty deadly recurring villain.

[SharkyMcShark]

Could Wheeljack have been intended to be Sunstreaker at some point? Similar transformation, he's got the 'ears' as well, and Wheeljack's personality here is closer to that of your average Sunstreaker.

Not that I mind at all that Wheeljack wasn't captain science here.

[KaRNiV8L PRiME]

I really enjoyed this episode.

+ There were some great TF references in there. Darkmount and the Wreckers were mentioned.
+ Wheeljack kicked ass
+ Enjoying Starscream leading the cons.
- Jackie??? not so good
- Only starscream and troopers transform (this is starting to bug me)
- Makeshifts ultimate fate. They could've re-used him in more episodes

[GoktimusPrime]

- Jackie??? not so good

Yeah, that bugged me. I don't like it when writers make the Transformers feel too human. (-_-) (hello, they're aliens...)

- Makeshifts ultimate fate. They could've re-used him in more episodes

Yeah. Ya know, if something like this happened in Beast Wars, I reckon Makeshift would have survived and the Decepticons would've learnt the location of the Autobot's no-longer-secret base and in the next episode the slag would hit the fan.