Synopsis
Rewatching post-G1 Transformers cartoons with analysis and fandom insights.
Episodes
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Stasis Pod Episode 115: A Bridge Too Close, Part 1
29/09/2017 Duration: 47minTo recall all his Decepticon forces and conquer Cybertron, Megatron needs a working space bridge -- and Bulkhead just so happens to be the Autobots' foremost expert on space bridges! Can Bulkhead take advantage of this to sabotage Megatron's plans? Or will his pride in a job well done be used for evil? And will Jen ever be satisfied with Animated episode titles? Join us this week as we travel across "A Bridge Too Close, Part 1"!
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Stasis Pod Episode 114: Sari, No One’s Home
24/09/2017 Duration: 51minIt's Home Alone with Scrapper and Mixmaster as Sari has to hold down the base while the Autobots are out! Can she keep the place from getting destroyed? Or will she be the one to destroy it? And just what are the Autobots feeding her, anyway? Join us this week for "Sari, No One's Home"!
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Stasis Pod Episode 113: Black Friday
07/09/2017 Duration: 01h02minThis is the last episode we recorded before we lost our co-host and dear friend Alex to a fatal pulmonary embolism. A full blog post is forthcoming here on IaconUnderground.net; until then, take this chance to remember Alex as the warm, caring, funny person he was.
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Stasis Pod Episode 112: Autoboot Camp
03/09/2017 Duration: 01h06minWhen an Autobot who Bumblebee got arrested for being a spy escapes from prison, Bee and Bulkhead remember their boot camp days while trying to track him down. But was he really the spy, or was it someone else? Is Bumblebee just the worst friend ever? And why did they let Sentinel of all people name recruits? Join us this week for "Autoboot Camp"!
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Stasis Pod Episode 111: SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy
26/08/2017 Duration: 44minDetroit's latest supervillain has team ambitions -- and she drafts Nanosec, the Angry Archer, and Professor Princess for her new superteam! Can Slo-Mo get them to play well together? What will they call the team? And what's up with the talking SUV who wants to give them a hand? Join us this week for "SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy"!
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Stasis Pod Episode 110: A Fistful of Energon
19/08/2017 Duration: 52minWhen Megatron puts a bounty on Starscream's head, Lockdown arrives on Earth to claim it. But is the offer of a few fancy upgrades all it'll take for him to get Prowl working alongside him? Just how many Starscreams are there? And where does a deposed warlord get enough money to offer the biggest bounty a career bounty hunter's ever seen? Join us this week for A Fistful of Energon!
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Stasis Pod Episode 109: Rise of the Constructicons
11/08/2017 Duration: 40minAllspark fragments bring a pair of construction vehicles to life -- with all the charm and manners of their human operators! Can Bulkhead befriend the new Constructicons without falling into their catcalling, oil-guzzling ways? Will Megatron lure them over to his side to help him build his space bridge? And how are they "Rise"ing, exactly? Join us this week for "Rise of the Constructicons"!
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Stasis Pod Episode 108: Velocity
06/08/2017 Duration: 50minWhen Bumblebee is outpaced by a mysterious blue speeder, he has to get a rematch to prove that he's the fastest thing on Earth. But meeting up with the mystery car again means joining an underground street racing league -- and Sari won't let him go without her! Who's behind the wheel of this mystery car? Can Bulkhead convince Bumblebee to set a better example for Sari? And are we actually going to find out what the deal is with the mystery car, ooorrrrr...? Join us this week for Velocity!
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Stasis Pod Episode 107: Garbage In, Garbage Out
23/07/2017 Duration: 01h04minWhen an Allspark fragment brings a garbage truck to life, Ratchet's surliness sends the impressionable new Transformer on a mission to bring garbage to all the nice people of Detroit! Can he be nice enough to convince Wreck-Gar to be a hero? Why is Wreck-Gar Weird Al? And what magic powers his garbage-filled backpack? Join us this week for Garbage In, Garbage Out!
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Stasis Pod Episode 106: Mission Accomplished
16/07/2017 Duration: 59minWith Decepticons taking potshots at Autobot outposts, Ultra Magnus is in a hurry to sweep Optimus's talk of Megatron and the Allspark under the rug and get the Earthbound Autobots back to Cybertron. But while Optimus fights against the Elite Guard's political pressure, Starscream awakens to discover that Megatron killed him, but he's not quite dead! Will he be able to use this second chance to depose his old leader? Can Optimus convince Magnus and Sentinel that Earth still needs his protection? And are we really gonna get into some political commentary here? Join us this week as Ultra Magnus declares Mission Accomplished!
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Stasis Pod Episode 105: The Return of the Headmaster
08/07/2017 Duration: 38minPowell not only takes Sumdac Systems from Sari, he kicks her out of her home too -- and moving into her pink princess room is none other than the newly rehired Henry Masterson! As Sari deals with Bumblebee and Bulkhead's dubious attempts to make her feel more at home in their base, the Headmaster sets his sights on Sentinel Prime! Is Optimus a good enough guy to help out his asshole of a rival? Will Masterson redecorate? Is this universe's Prowl actually capable of basic empathy? Join us this week for The Return of the Headmaster!
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Stasis Pod Episode 104: The Elite Guard
03/07/2017 Duration: 48minWord of the Allspark's discovery and Megatron's resurrection on Earth finally reaches Cybertron, so it's time to send in...management! Are Ultra Magnus, Sentinel Prime, and Jazz ready to meet some organic life? Will they get cooties? And is this Megatron like the absolute most manipulative jerk or what? Join us this week for the arrival of The Elite Guard!
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Stasis Pod Episode 103: Coop D’Etat
23/06/2017 Duration: 45minFor our between-seasons special, we take a look at another great battle between giant robots voiced by Peter Cullen and Frank Welker -- in an episode of the mid-'00s love letter to all things robots, superheroes, and anime, Megas XLR! After accidentally destroying a robotic alien society's sacred monument, Coop, Jamie, and Kiva become prime targets! Can they escape an army of '70s-anime-inspired robots out for vengeance? Will immature misogynists ever be harmlessly funny again? And whatever happened to this show, anyway? Join us this week for the Megas XLR season 1 finale, "Coop D'Etat"!
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Stasis Pod Episode 102: Transformers Animated Shorts
16/06/2017 Duration: 43minThis week we take a look at a handful of animated shorts that were released online and on some of the Transformers Animated DVDs. Join us for creative uses of the POKE, Peak Starscream, and lil' Daniel Witwicky asking the questions we've all been wondering!
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Stasis Pod Episode 101: Megatron Rising Part 2
10/06/2017 Duration: 43minWith a reformed body and the Allspark key, Megatron is ready to return to Cybertron -- but not without taking out his anger on Earth first! Can the Autobots stop him? Will Isaac Sumdac fess up to helping him? And is this Megatron actually going to -- Gasp! -- kill Starscream? Join us this week for the final episode of Transformers Animated season 1, Megatron Rising, Part 2!
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Stasis Pod Episode 100: Megatron Rising Part 1
03/06/2017 Duration: 45minWith his body found and freedom nearly at hand, Megatron starts rallying his Decepticons! Can the Autobots keep them from getting Sari's key? What crawled up Optimus's tailpipe? And what's Starscream going to do about it all? Join us this week for the first part of the season 1 finale, Megatron Rising!
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Stasis Pod Episode 99: Nature Calls
28/05/2017 Duration: 49min(Hey, check out our new Patreon exclusive episode, where we talk Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2! Not a patron? $1 a month will fix that!) When Optimus notices an unusual energy reading from the Michigan wilderness, he sends Prowl, Bumblebee, and Sari on a camping trip to investigate. But what they find is a space monster! Can they survive both the monster and the camping? Just what lurks under the monster's slimy exterior? And why did they think it was a good idea to let a little kid go camping in the middle of winter? Join us this week for Nature Calls!
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Stasis Pod Episode 98: Headmaster
19/05/2017 Duration: 01h08minWhen Sumdac Systems employee (and obnoxious gamer dood) Henry Masterson is fired after his Headmaster demonstration sends a missile heading straight for downtown Detroit, he vows to have his revenge (as you do). But when that revenge involves stealing Bulkhead's body, he's got to deal with not just Sumdac and the police but the Autobots as well! Can they stop him before he blows up the city? Does the obnoxious gamer dood archetype hold up post-Gamergate? And just how weird is Bulkhead's disembodied head? Join us this week for "Headmaster"!
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Stasis Pod Episode 97: Survival of the Fittest
12/05/2017 Duration: 57minMeltdown needs a new test subject, and he's got his sights set on Sari -- AND he's using the Dinobots to kidnap her! Can Bulkhead and Prowl save her without letting the others know about Dinobot Island? Or will she manage to save herself? And just where did Fanzone get that amazing retro cell phone? Join us this week for Survival of the Fittest!