Ex-RID 50: All Hail Optimus.
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 9:11 pm
I'll admit to being trepidations going into this. Those of you who listen to Podcast Maximus (and if not, why not hey?) will know I wasn't so keen on the previous arc despite the upswing on 49, and as I'm not a AHM fan a story that starts from the premise that it was worth tipping the hat to didn't inspire much confidence.
The end result was actually great fun though. Mostly on a surface level but it had lots of fun action, some nice gags (Starscream and ghost Bumblebee remain a joy) and Marissa admitting to actually liking Thundercracker was actually sweet.
Still not sure about the storyline as a whole though, the fact everyone except Optimus can see this is only going to end badly just makes him look stupid and Spike getting back in the field doesn't seem very likely (if nothing else his training is between five and eight years out of date depending on which chronology you want to go with. Considering all the advances in human tech in that time he's a dinosaur. Did the person who thought Mulder and Scully becoming FBI agents again with no retraining was a good idea approve that?) or interesting.
And Jesus, Blackrock won't shut up even when his face has been removed. I can't decide if that was parody or not.
Despite those overall arc niggles, a really neat issue that showed everyone involved at the top of their game.
EDIT: Oh, and did Prowl have to be in the issue? That just drains some tension over his fate in Sins. Especially as it seems he isn't go to change as a result of it. He's not even fixed his eye!
The end result was actually great fun though. Mostly on a surface level but it had lots of fun action, some nice gags (Starscream and ghost Bumblebee remain a joy) and Marissa admitting to actually liking Thundercracker was actually sweet.
Still not sure about the storyline as a whole though, the fact everyone except Optimus can see this is only going to end badly just makes him look stupid and Spike getting back in the field doesn't seem very likely (if nothing else his training is between five and eight years out of date depending on which chronology you want to go with. Considering all the advances in human tech in that time he's a dinosaur. Did the person who thought Mulder and Scully becoming FBI agents again with no retraining was a good idea approve that?) or interesting.
And Jesus, Blackrock won't shut up even when his face has been removed. I can't decide if that was parody or not.
Despite those overall arc niggles, a really neat issue that showed everyone involved at the top of their game.
EDIT: Oh, and did Prowl have to be in the issue? That just drains some tension over his fate in Sins. Especially as it seems he isn't go to change as a result of it. He's not even fixed his eye!