Stasis Pod

We’re heading back to the Aligned Universe for Rescue Bots Academy! Hot Shot has been asked by Optimus Prime himself to join the other Rescue Bot recruits on Earth, but is the hot-headed jock really cut out for rescue work? Can he at least manage to get along with his new classmates? And what is going on with Optimus Prime’s FACE!? Join us this week as we go back to school with “Recruits” part 1 and 2!

Happy Holidays, everyone! As a special surprise this week, here’s our December 2022 Patreon episode about the He-Man and She-Ra Christmas Special!

Before we check back in on the Rescue Bots, we’re taking a side quest to the Savage Land for a timely visit to Kraven the Hunter! Can Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends stop the Hunter’s unnecessarily convoluted plan to create a dinosaur army? Which writer was clearly responsible for this episode? And what familiar song makes a surprise appearance? Join us this week for “The Crime of All Centuries”!

Cyberverse season 1 wraps up with a bang as Bumblebee’s tiny group of Autobots tries to awaken the Ark and the Autobots inside before Shockwave’s Decepticons can destroy it! Can we finally get a proper cast of characters for this series? Who Says The Thing? And how are we feeling about this season as a whole? Join us this week for “Eruption”!

Shockwave deploys a weapon that will wipe out all organic life on Earth! But how’s that supposed to help him defeat the Autobots, exactly? Then Windblade, Bumblebee, and Grimlock finally find the Ark in… exactly where we’d expect them to find it. Can they wake up the rest of the Autobots before the Decepticons get to them? Join us this week for the Cyberverse episodes “The Extinction Event” and “Awaken Sleeping Giants”!

Windblade faces down Slipstream and her Seekers to escape from the missile silo and get back to the mission! Then, Windblade and Bumblebee find Grimlock, but he’s gone feral! Can they get him back under control? And did they just completely destroy a city’s electrical grid? That seems like a problem! Join us this week for “Siloed” and “King of the Dinosaurs”!

Bumblebee and Windblade track down an autonomous backup of the Ark’s computer, Teletraan-X, but it’s bait in a Decepticon trap! When Bee escapes but leaves Windblade behind, can Teletraan-X help remind him what real heroism looks like? And does Teletraan-X even know where the Ark is? Join us this week for “Teletraan-X” and “Matrix of Leadership”!

Bumblebee and Windblade go back to Bee’s memories of Maccadam’s bar on Cybertron, watching its descent into ruins as the war took hold. But wait, did Maccadam just give them a clue to finding the Ark? Then Shockwave tries to undermine their mission by corrupting Bee’s memories, but can the Decepticon convince him that he AND Optimus were both traitors? Join us this week for the Cyberverse episodes “Maccadam’s” and “Sabotage”!

Episode numbers are an arbitrary thing, so this week we’re celebrating 400-ish episodes with a discussion of where Transformers has been, what it’s doing now (Hello Transformers One!), and where it’s going! We’ll be back with Cyberverse next time, but this week, join us for our Kind-Of Anniversary Spectacular!

This week on Stasis Pod: Bumblebee does some unguided deep-diving into his memories and finds something pretty damn traumatic, then Windblade helps him remember why Shadow Striker hates him so much. But isn’t it a little cringe to have Bumblebee as your nemesis? And what the hell just happened on Velocitron!? WHY DOES THE EPISODE END LIKE THAT!? Join us this week for the Cyberverse episodes “Terminal Velocity” and “Shadowstriker”!

Windblade helps Bumblebee remember why Megatron and his Decepticons are their enemies, then they reminisce about their first meeting at a Cybertronian sporting event! Just how damaged IS our Bee buddy? Shouldn’t a Transformer sport involve more transforming? And how many times can we say “THE CUBE!” in a Hugo Weaving voice? Join us this week for “Megatron Is My Hero” and “Cube”!

Bumblebee remembers an important part of the Ark’s journey, then Windblade follows the clues and ends up in a fight with some Seekers! So what exactly is the deal with Cyberverse Grimlock? Can Bumblebee resist the urge to press the big red button? And why does the cake taste like chicken? Join us this week for “The Journey” and “Whiteout”!

Windblade and Bumblebee have a run-in with some Seekers that leaves them with a new ship! But can Windblade fix Bumblebee’s memories? Can Bumblebee stop pressing all the buttons? And wait, are those emojis in the episode titles? Join us this week for “Memory” and “Allspark”!

This week, Stasis Pod is heading into the Cyberverse! What sets this series apart from the other Transformers shows we’ve discussed so far? What does it have in common? And can Bumblebee needing a babysitter actually carry the whole season? Join us this week for an intro to Cyberverse and the first episode, “Fractured”!

Before we move on to our next series, we’re looking back at The Transformers One We Have At Home – not “War Dawn” (yet), but the historic story of the falling-out between Leader-1 and Cy-Kill of the GoBots! Were these two old friends ever as gay as Orion Pax and D-16? Which writer did his history homework? And why were there flying monkeys? Meet us in the Hall of Columns this week for “Et Tu, Cy-Kill”!

The AI Morocco has control of the training center, but he needs an edge against the Rescue Bots — he needs a human partner! Can Cody’s family get back to Griffin Rock from their worldwide assignments in time to save him from the evil AI’s grip? And are they really going to have to split up the team after all this? Join us as we say goodbye to the Rescue Bots (for now) with “Transformations”!

Optimus Prime has decided it’s time for the Rescue Bots to be split up for new assignments— so it’s a bad time for the Mini Morocco to show up! Can they keep him from souping up his new MorBot despite being assigned all over the world? Can Cody convince his dad he’s old enough for a partner of his own? And which Rescue Bot is big in China? Join us this week as we near the end of Rescue Bots (for now) with “Upgrades”!

Movie star Maven Danger has come to Griffin Rock to research a new role, but the Burns Family finds that he’s not as competent as he seems on the screen! Can they solve a series of strange crimes with him tagging along? Which bot is regretting their choice of altmode? And how many Bond movie title jokes can this episode contain? Join us this week for “A Brush with Danger”!

Cody needs to pick a specialty for the Junior First Responder Jamboree — law enforcement, firefighting, or EMT — and everyone in his family is ready to weigh in! Which path will he take? Can Graham and Boulder make an engineering camp seem appealing? And what sentence did we never think we’d say? Join us this week for “Family Business”!

Dani is heading off on a test flight to SPACE! And all kinds of things go wrong! Can the Rescue Bots help her before she crashes into the MOON? Can Blades get a grip on his attachment issues and accept her taking a full-time test pilot job? And when did Kade get so weird? Join us this week for “To Infinity… And Back”!