Stasis Pod

Rocks fall, everyone dies. Okay, not really. But when Arcee, Bulkhead, Jack, and Miko get trapped in a mine cave-in with Megatron and Starscream, can they dig their way out without getting killed? How has Miko survived this long? And how many title drops can they get in? Join us this week for "Rock Bottom"!

Bulkhead and Arcee are sent after a recently-unearthed MacGuffin, but not only is Breakdown after it, Airachnid wants it too! But will this "polarity gauntlet" turn out to be more trouble than it's worth? Is Jack's mom seriously trying to flirt with Optimus? And just how satisfying is it to have Gina Torres's character beating up on Adam Baldwin's? (Very.) Join us this week for "Metal Attraction"!

When Airachnid teams up with MECH to get revenge on Arcee and Jack, just how low are they willing to go? Turning a child over to a sadistic alien robot low? Kidnapping moms low? Can Arcee and Jack escape with their lives -- and Jack's mom? Will this episode make you jump, jump? Join us this week for "Crisscross"!

When MECH captures Breakdown, it's not his fellow Decepticons who come to the rescue -- it's the Autobots! Can they get him out before MECH cracks him open for the sweet, sweet alien tech inside? Is Miko just the single worst influence ever? How many humans did Bulkhead just kill? Join us this week for robot body horror as we watch "Operation Breakdown"!

A GroundBridge accident leaves the kids in a dimensional shift -- and they're not alone! Can they keep from being caught by the zombie Skyquake long enough for the Autobots to find them and bring them back? Is it some kind of pocket dimension that's like a freaky circle, or are the kids just terrible at directions? And can the whole Megatron/Starscream thing get any kinkier? Join us this week for "Shadowzone"!

Megatron has managed to escape from his own comatose body by hitching a ride in Bumblebee! Will the rest of the Autobots catch on before he returns to the Nemesis to resurrect himself? Is he even going to try to fit in? Can we at least get some angry, evil beeps first? And what G1 nonsense is Starscream up to while all this is going on? Join us this week for "Out Of His Head"!

Remember that metaplot about Megatron being inside Bumblebee's head? We didn't! How did that happen again? Join us this week for "Sick Mind"!

A crashed Decepticon ship brings Arcee face to face with some demons from her past -- specifically, the sadistic Airachnid! Can she overcome her trauma and save Jack from becoming another of the Decepticon's trophies? Can Jack prove he's not a liability? Will Cliffjumper ever get a speaking role again? Whose kink is 100% this episode? Join us this week as we get all webbed up for "Predatory"!

When a classmate goads Jack into joining a late-night drag race with Bumblebee in tow, they discover Bee isn't the only Cybertronian there -- Knock Out's racing too! Can they escape the Decepticon without blowing the Autobots' cover? What's the most insulting thing you can call a motorcycle? And who's going to need a buffing when the smoke clears? Join us this week for "Speed Metal"!

The Autobots locate a clue to a hidden Cybertronian artifact in Greece, but a new pair of Decepticons are after it too! Can the kids help the Autobots steal the Energon Harvester from a conveniently located museum before Knock Out and Breakdown get to it? Why does that museum even have a genuine ancient Greek statue? Why did Starscream bring these two on board? What character being sexualized is a step too far even for our resident shipper? Join us this week for "Deus Ex Machina"!

It's time to hit the road when Agent Fowler needs an escort for a highly explosive nuclear device! But it's not Decepticons who are after the D.I.N.G.U.S. -- it's humans! Can Optimus and the Autobots keep it out of MECH's hands? Can Prime shame Fowler out of his road rage? Will the kids manage to find a way to put themselves in terrible danger? Join us this week for "Convoy"!

When Bulkhead’s BFF Wheeljack shows up on Earth, the Decepticons seize the opportunity to capture him and replace him with the shapeshifting (even more than usual) Makeshift! Will Makeshift discover the location of the Autobots’ base before they discover he’s not who he seems? Can Wheeljack escape from Starscream and Soundwave? Will they have a … Continue reading Stasis Pod Episode 143: Con Job →

Jack, Miko, and Raf come to the rescue when the Autobot's base gets infested with scraplets! Can they get things under control before Ratchet, Bulkhead, and Bumblebee are eaten alive and Optimus and Arcee freeze on their recon mission to the Arctic? How dark and messed-up is this? Where can we get toys of these adorable monsters? Who still isn't over Stranger Things 2? Join us this week for "Scrapheap"!

Starscream unearths an old Decepticon in stasis in hopes of having someone he can boss around, Soundwave plays a mean guilt trip game, and Ratchet helps the kids with their science projects! Will any of this go well for anyone? Will the theme presented in the title be proverbially beaten into the ground? Is that scene with Starscream and Megatron the single kinkiest moment in canon Transformers history? Join us this week for "Masters and Students"!

The darkness reaches its climax! Will Megatron succeed in bringing an army of undead Cybertronians to Earth? Is there anything more metal than raising an entire planet of undead robots? Will the writers meet their quota of Transformers: The Movie quotes? Join us this week for the finale of the Transformers Prime five-part opener, "Darkness Rising, Part 5"!

The darkness has nearly reached its pinnacle! Go, darkness, go! Optimus and Ratchet fight zombies, the kids act like a bunch of unruly ferrets, and Megatron reveals his ultimate plan! Join us this week for the penultimate episode of Prime's kickoff, "Darkness Rising, Part 4"!

It's April Fool's, and that means it's time for David to subject Jen and Rob to another new Japanese horror! When Panty and Stocking, Heaven's shittiest angels, gain the powers of a pair of warring alien robots, they turn everything around them into transforming robot soldiers in their eternal battle of petty bickering! Join us for a concentrated dose of non-stop anime robot homages as we watch "Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt: Trans-homers"!

More Darkness, More Rising! Fowler is captured by the Decepticons, the kids and the Autobots totally fail to follow orders, and Optimus Prime knows where a lot of bodies are buried! Join us this week for "Darkness Rising Part 3"!

The darkness continues its slow ascent! Megatron uses a sample of Dark Energon to demonstrate to Starscream just how dark this show is going to get, the kids get assigned babysitters, and is that Ernie Hudson? Join us this week for "Darkness Rising, Part 2"!

This week we jump into the epic five-parter that started it... well, started Transformers Prime, at least. The Autobots' patrol on Earth heats up as Cliffjumper runs straight into trouble and Arcee's cover is blown. Can the Autobots protect their secret and the human kids who now know it? What kind of tone is set for this new series? And can you smell what Cliffjumper is cooking? Join us this week for Darkness Rising, Part 1!