From kendrick@io.com Mon Mar 20 18:33:57 1995
Article: 6981 of alt.toys.transformers
Path: illuminati.io.com!nobody
From: kendrick@pentagon.io.com (Kendrick Kerwin Chua)
Newsgroups: alt.toys.transformers
Subject: TF Weekday: Friday 16 Sept
Date: 16 Sep 1994 11:06:43 -0500
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Today's episode was Triple Takeover, where the triple changers and the 
Constructicons plot to sieze leadership for themselves (in whatever 
combination happens.) The Autobots are relegated to a supporting role as 
we see Blitzwing and Astrotrain bungle through strategy and tactics, only 
to be subdued by Megatron in the end. Blitzwing recruits a football coach 
as his second in command, while Astrotrain takes over the local railway 
system.

A few quibbles with an otherwise satisfying episode. The animation of the 
mouths and hands was rough and sloppy, with people talking with the wrong 
voice, and items being put down and dissappearing and the like. Also, the 
transformations depicted bear little resemblance to the actual toy's. All 
this is made up for by the fact that Megatron, for once, is out of 
commission for the bulk of the episode, something that should have 
happened more often. Also, you get to seefour Autobots totaly destroyed 
(albeit repaired off-camera). And just how does Astrotrain create a Zero 
Kelvin environment in an Oregon sewer system anyway?

Scrapper is featured rebuilding the said destroyed Autobots into a 
throne, just like his tech-spec said he would :). Someone at Hasbro must 
have a football fetish; Atlantis Arise also had a football theme.

"Coach, it's a tank. What do I do?"
".... Give him the ball!"

"Even soldiers need brains..."

"You're either lying or stupid." (points big gun)
"I'M STUPID! I'M STUPID!"

"I am indispensible. _You_ are recyclable!"

Toys they should reissue:
Astrotrain (with the grey Japanese issue colours...)
Blitzwing

KKC, Funny, no Soundwave this ep. You would think he'd be interested in 
the leadership thing...

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