Tyrannacon wrote:Kurona wrote:I'm... kind of sort of the same? Like at first I had the kneejerk reaction of "okay this isn't a good sequel to TFP at all so it just falls down immediately", but the truth of the matter is it's still a very good show - at the very least better than half the shows Transformers has had in it's long history. I still feel it's a very bad sequel; and both TFP and RiD benefit nothing from being connected and would be stronger without each other... but that doesn't stop RiD from being fun and a decent watch. It's still got it's problems aside from being a sequel (imo Drift is just really obnoxious) but it's still a fun watch. Nothing amazing or special, but it's fun.
Oh yeah! Definitely agreed. It is a crap sequel to TFP and PR. Personally I want Megatron back because I wanted his change of heart explored a bit. I mean I'm not expecting something exactly like IDW's MTMTE comics, because that's really their own thing. I just would want something exploring that angle as it would be great and unique. Despite the fact I'm a Megatron fanboy, it's definitely different for the character I feel and worth exploring.
Very much true I feel. It is one of the better shows for the entire TF series. I wasn't too annoyed with Drift actually. Though I kinda hate the way he responds to his Mini-Cons. He seems a bit of a jerkwad with them. As for other characters Steeljaw has grown on me significantly as well as Clampdown. Clampdown I love because he's almost too adorable to be a "bad guy". Why I find him adorable I can't say. Bumblebee's "roll out" bits are even providing a laugh now due to how bad they are.
But I do agree. It has definitely been a fun watch.
I personally liked Thunderhoof a lot more. In terms of his design his animal theming was a lot more... naturally integrated rather than say, Steeljaw randomly having a tail or Springload -literally- being a frog. It just felt a lot more believable that he was from Cybertron while still getting his intended theme across.
But it's not just his design, of course... it's his personality and background. I just love the idea of a cybertronian mob boss; I don't think we've really got one in Transformers before aside from, like... Cryotek, I think? And the fact he's a mob boss does make it a lot more believable when he starts beating up guys like Bumblebee - a war veteran who doesn't really have any business getting thrown around by two-bit thieves. A Mob Boss fits the criminal theme while still having it be believable that he's pretty damn powerful.
I also kinda liked Saberhorn and Glowstrike, though mostly because of their potential. Shame they got shafted so quick before we could really see more of them - especially when they were setting up some sort of Saberhorn-Bumblebee rivalry.
In terms of Autobots though... Strongarm, Slipstream and Jetstorm have easily become my favourites. The latter two are really cute and naive while Strongarm really appeals to me, especially when they actually done the strong female archetype
right. ... though she does get tied up perhaps a bit too much...
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