Transformers: Prime - Season Two [Blu-ray]

Review by child of Mominator As soon as season 2 was available, we got it and started watching it. Savoring every episode and sitting on the edge of our seat for the next. Of course, there were plot twists and things that happened in season 1 that affected the events of season 2. A very well done TV show, much more like an adult TV show rather than a children’s show. Love it so much! Great cast and story line, amazing! No one can say enough about this series, aside from it ended way too soon! Oh, two other things, the Star Saber's sound effects are actually Fizzy the unicorn's in the original My Little Pony TV show...kind of sad. Number two, I wish that Alpha Trion had been voiced by someone that made him sound more like Generation 1 Alpha Trion. Nothing against Mr. George Takei but he is not Alpa Trion, Mr. John Stephenson (G1) will always be Alpha Trion. Also, if you read Transformers Exodus, Exiles, & Retribution you get the feeling that Alpha Trion plays himself down. With Mr. Takei voicing him....he sounds too capable. I think he should have sounded more like G1. Just my opinion though. Be sure to tell Hasbro Studios how much you love this! Use the picture to know how to contact them. Don’t forget to ask when they are going to make another TF show like it! Make sure to ask about Transformers Prime Powerful Alliances!

I have been a fan of Transformers for years, but I really started to love the series when Armada began back in the early 2000's. Since then, I have seen several of the other continuities that have been made, many of which I felt weren't too good. I got around to watching G1 a few years back, not long after Transformers Animated had ended. Through this, I understood some of the things that I have never picked up on in any of the shows, and understood several references made throughout the trilogy of films. Transformers: Prime really hits home because it a mixture of the original series, the films, and the latest series of video games, while still living in its own reality. The characters are very well made, and portrayed. The animation is superb, and the action sequences are to die for. Although it is a completely CG (and very abstract) series, it is incredible, and is great for all fans of Transformers, young and old. New fans will appreciate the humor, connection to the films/games, and animation, while older fans will appreciate the callback to every single prior continuity, particularly G1. 10/10 Would watch forever

Transformers Prime is back for Season 2, great action and story, if you liked season 1, you'll love season 2. The characters and the story are very well written, the audio and video are fantastic, they can't be better. The downside to all the goodness of transformers prime is the lazy extras, there is almost no extras for this release, no audio commentary, no making off that you can say its a real making off. There are a few interviews with some of the animators and creators of the show, but is very boring, they almost show no new content, no exclusive images, no big behind the scenes, and the people on the interview seems very bored and just waiting for it to end. The Peter Cullen, Optimus himself, interview almost makes you forget the lack of any interesting features of this set, it is a great intervie by Larry King. The Season 1 set has a lot of better extra content, and the limited edition includes a comic book!. Any way it is a must have for any Transformers Prime fan, you get what it says, Transformers Prime Season 2 and almost nothing more.

This is such a great show! I have always been a fan of the franchise, with varying degrees of excitement. In my opinion, this is the definitive series in the franchise, because it pays homage to the G1 series that so many of us grew up with. The production values are top-notch, and the transformations are very well-done. They tip their hats to some of the comic mythology, as well. The theme of the series is more serious than those that came before, but there are several bits of humor tucked in at appropriate points. The casting deserves special mention, because they got Peter Cullen and Frank Welker for Optimus and Megatron (the only 2 people who are truly qualified for the roles), Ernie Hudson (from Ghostbusters), and a whole cast of great supporting characters. I used to think that the Beast Wars series was the best, but this series blows that out of the water. If you like Transformers, get this - you won't be disappointed!

A must watch show for every Transformer Lover!!! This is a perfect series! I love all the bots both Autobot and Decepticon! Great design, and one of the funniest Transformer shows I've seen. This show has amazing action in it too!! I love this series and more people should watch it! A perfect series. I love Transformers Forever! :3

The epic conflict between the Autobots and the Decepticons continues in "Transformers Prime: Season Two," a 4 disc DVD or Blu-Ray set collecting the entire 26 episode season of this larger than life CGI television adventure series. The saga of the Transformers looks to its past and struggles for its future throughout this ambitious animated tale of giant robots at war. "Transformers Prime's" second season begins with the conclusion of a classic story arc that spanned over a total of 7 episodes; 4 that brought the show's first season to a stunning cliff-hanger ending: "One Shall Fall," and "One Shall Rise (Parts 1,2,3);" then continued into the series premiere episode trilogy of Season Two: "Orion Pax (Parts 1,2,3)." This great story arc would herald a new direction in the way "Transformers Prime" would evolve its storytelling narative as the season progressed. Developing a serial episodic structure similar to Japanese anime television shows that the Transformers concept has some links to, "Prime's" creators strove to enhance and deepen the sense of drama in the "perpetual conflict" that has put the series' lead antagonists, Optimus Prime and Megatron, at odds with one another for millennia. The early episodes of the new season, like "Loose Cannons (which introduced the Decepticon warrior Dreadwing)," were similar in their story format to most of the show's first 26 episodes. But Season Two of "Transformers Prime" would come to center on a quest by the Autobot and Decepticon factions to find ancient "Iacon relics" from the planet Cybertron, homeworld of the Transformers race. Mysteriously sent to Earth, these relics could tip the balance of power between the centuries-old enemies, giving which-ever side claimed the most of them, the chance at ultimate victory in a cosmic war that devastated the planet of their birth. Even more significantly, a special collection of these relics, "the Omega Keys," offered the hope to regenerate Cybertron, bringing life back to the world of the Transformers. Thus, the stakes remain high in "Transformers Prime: Season Two," and the makers of this ongoing series continue to make this 21st century version of this decades long entertainment franchise as big in scope and scale as its lead characters. One of the hallmarks of this series is the mortality of these sentient robot beings. This is the story of an ancient war...and in war, there are casualties. Characters on both sides of the conflict, Autobots and Decepticons alike, face injury and violent death during the show. To its merit, "Transformers Prime" showcases this reality even more strongly during its second season. Conflict has consequences, physically and emotionally and this series addresses this fact, perhaps most powerfully in the episode titled "Hurt." After Bulkhead is critically injured during a solo mission to find one of the Iacon relics, the Autobot's human companion, Miko, and his fellow Wrecker friend, Wheeljack, team up to wreak vengeance on the Insecticon warrior they learned harmed their friend, the merciless Hardshell. But both Wheeljack, and especially Miko, learn a difficult lesson as their emotional mission almost claims their lives in the process. Young viewers of this show are given serious moral ideas throughout the season to discuss with one another, older fellow fans, and their parents. The Transformers have come a long way from the good 'ol days of Generation One. Season Two of "Transformers Prime" has many exciting highlights. Among some favorites of this reviewer, besides the epic "Orion Pax" 3-parter, and the above mentioned episode "Hurt," there includes: "Nemesis Prime," in which the technology terrorist organizition M.E.C.H. unleashes a robotic imposter of Optimus Prime on the American military to create distrust of the Autobots. "Armada," a dramatic showcase of the growing dissension building within the ranks of the Decepticons, as 2 former followers of Megatron mount attacks on the leader of the Decepticons: Starscream, with 5 clones of himself; and Airachnid, leading an army of Insecticons under her control. "Flying Mind:" When the Decepticon Warship Nemesis crashlands, Megatron attempts to revive the ship using Dark Energon with an unforeseen result: the craft develops a mind of its own and rebels against the master of the Decepticons, immobilizing everyone onboard. With the Autobots also overcome by the ship's paralyzing ray in battle, Jack, Raf, Miko, and Agent Fowler have to board the now sentient ship and stop it from executing its own dark plans. "Out of the Past" is a tale of characters bonding in the past and the present. To comfort Miko, who is emotionally shaken by her beloved Bulkhead's recent injuries in battle, Arcee tells her the tale of how the lady Autobot first became partners with her lost comrade, Cliffjumper, back on Cybertron. Their shared adventure placed them in conflict with Starscream and the Decepticon scientist, Shockwave. "Darkest Hour:" To quote Megatron himself: "...the explosive season finale that will change the Transformers universe forever!" The Lord of the Decepticons does not exaggerate. This episode is a 22 minute non-stop thrill ride with a truly devastating ending! The "Transformers Prime" series also rewards its audience with its showcase of the development of its characters. From Jack Darby's growing maturity, Starscream's continuing self-serving exploits,to the heavy burden of leadership seen and heard in the heroic vocal performance of actor Peter Cullen (the voice of Optimus Prime), "Prime" Season Two elevates the Transfomers saga to new dramatic and emotional heights. The computer graphic image(CGI)technology used to animate this incarnation of the Transformers mythos continues to impressively display the robotic adventures of Optimus and Team Prime. But CGI animation may also be the source of a disappointing flaw in the production of "Transformers Prime." Due to the expense entailed in creating such an ambitious television series, the creators of this CGI show are limited in how many computer animated characters they can portray. Thus, the days of a cast of seeming thousands of Autobot and Decepticon warriors are a thing of the G1 past. The latest collection of Hasbro Transformers toys seem to have less chance to be a part of a product placement campaign in "Transformers Prime." But within the "Prime" universe, this also means the Transformers seem to exist in exile as "robots in disguise" on an Earth with an apparently far smaller human population. When the Autobots meet their human companions in the 1st season, the kids live in the sparsely populated town of Jasper, Nevada. But this production reality also reveals a storytelling weakness. For example, in the episode "Tunnel Vision," Arcee, Jack, Bumblebee, and Miko, travel to New York City in search of an Iacon relic. But when watching the episode, a viewer can't help but notice the lack of New Yorkers actually featured. It's in fact truly disappointing to realize the episode is conveniently written so only one resident of New York shares in Team Prime's Big Apple adventure. This production budget problem plagues "Transformers Prime" troughout the season. Another disappontment with "Prime's" second season is the inclusion of two episodes that retell or recap the storyline of the series. These episodes, titled "Grill" and "Patch," are also called 'clip shows' because they mostly consist of animation footage or clips from previous episodes edited into an episode that features a limited amount of new animation designed to frame the collected older clips into the desired narative. They are usually produced as a cost saving measure or as a result of the creators of a television series getting behind schedule in the making of a show. Unfortunately these 'clip shows' add very little to the continuity of the "Prime" series, and in the case of the "Patch" clip episode, its broadcast brought the growing drama of Season Two to an abrupt halt as the show neared its intense season finale. The fact that "Transformers Prime" had to include two such episodes in its second season is a frustrating and rather troubling sign for fans of the series. The challenge of producing such an otherwise high quality CGI television show may have proved too much for the makers of the series, Digitalscape Company Limited and Polygon Pictures. This may explain why reports detail that the third season of "Transfomers Prime" may have only 16 episodes in contrast to the 26 episodes featured in the first and second seasons of the show. Despite these shortcomings, "Transformers Prime: Season Two" is an exciting addition to the ever expanding Transformers Universe. Paying homage to the mythos of the past while at the same time offering its fans a future that strives for an epic quality, this is a series worthy of its colossal characters and the Transformers legacy. This DVD collection also includes "Brand-New interviews with the creative team" as part of its supplemental material but also features "Optimus Prime: Up Close and Personal," an interview with Peter Cullen by talk show host Larry King, recorded at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con. For fans of the voice of Optimus Prime, this interview is almost worth the price of the set by itself! To quote the leader of the Autobots: "We must never lose sight of the fact that upon this Earth, we are titans...and such power must be used wisely." Long live Optimus Prime!

****Minor Spoilers**** The season cranks up the awesomeness even more and the tides of war sway back and forth. More background lore, more development with the characters, and new characters are introduced. If you liked season one, you will very likely enjoy this season even more It begins right where the first season cliffhanger ends, with Optimus having lost his memory and unwittingly helps the Decepticons. There is more of the history of the war, and the backstory of Optimus and Megatron. M.E.C.H. returns and there is more mischief with Starscream too. There's an almost Empire Strikes Back feel to this season when it ends with things not looking too good for the heroes. But there's also a few bits of hope as well.Which of course it why you should continue and pick up season three.

Season 2 of Prime picks up right where the end of Season 1 leaves off with Optimus (Who now thinks he's Orion Pax) joining the Decepticons and the Autobots without a leader and have to find some way to return Optimus' memories of being a Prime. Season 2 continues the storylines present in Season 1 with Starscream striking out on his own, MECH, and what develops into a scavenger hunt for lost Iacon relics that could tip the scales of the war in ether side's favor and the Autobots gain a new team member all leading up to the most explosive cliffhanger yet leaving the Autobots in dire straights and the Decepticons victorious. Everything that was in Season 1 has returned and made better and you really feel like alot is riding on the Autobots' winning and that remains prevalent until the end. The human characters become better in this season and even get some character development for Jack and Miko. Season 2 ups the ante and continues the story and is worth buying!