The series continues the story-based awesomeness that was prevalent in the pilot movie. The frame rate left some to be desired, but it was still much better than the one back in 1984. They used the old transforming sound a lot, and there are a ton of nods to the old series. Not just gratuitous nods, but good ones. Black Arachnia’s relationship to Elita One, and Soundwave. There are a lot more human villains than expected, but I can forgive that as I roll my eyes about it. The story and the integration of old characters more than make up for the low frame rate. Four stars.

Still with the low frame rate. Shards of the shattered Allspark have embedded themselves all over the city of Detroit, and some are creating new Earth-based Transformers. This creates more awesomeness in the form of nods to the past, like Wreck-Gar (I love who they got to do his voice) and the Constructicons. We also meet Ultra Magnus and Wasp(inator) in plotlines of their own. By the end of Season 2, the story has gotten pretty engaging and even tries its hand at a cliff-hanger twist. My only disappointment is that Soundwave did not make a return appearance. Four stars.