[DreamSword]

Episode 12: Coop D'etat

Those are homages to Great Mazinger and Raideen, voiced by the G1 actors of Optimus Prime and Megatron, respectively.

Coop discovers that Megas has the ability to teleport. While testing it out, he accidentally incurs the wrath of a race of sentient giant robots, who begin to hunt Megas down and claim their place as Emperor of their planet.

I like that despite Coop being the aggressor(technically), it's quickly established that all of these Transformers-esque robots are actually villains; Planet conquerors, and that they likely would've crossed paths with and had to fight Megas anyway.

Even then though, the show has its fun with perspective and brutality. Most notably in the sequence where Megas has to hide in a giant space cloud, which plays out like something out of a slasher flick. It's also got one of my favorite console gags!

Overall though, while it's not a super standout episode compared to some of the others, this one is still alot of fun, as the show always is.

[Androzani84]

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Originally Posted by DreamSword

Episode 12: Coop D'etat

Those are homages to Great Mazinger and Raideen, voiced by the G1 actors of Optimus Prime and Starscream, respectively.

I think you mean Megatron. The Og voice for Starscream died in 1994 (8 years before this show premiered)

[DreamSword]

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

I think you mean Megatron. The Og voice for Starscream died in 1994 (8 years before this show premiered)

Ah, did he? My mistake. The voice done for the characters sounds alot like Starscream to me.

But yeah, it's Megatron.

[wentwood]

I've been watching Trans Formers G 1 on DVD.

[DreamSword]

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Originally Posted by wentwood

I've been watching Trans Formers G 1 on DVD.

I know next to nothing about Transformers! Is G1 Toku-inspired?

[DreamSword]

Episode 13: The Driver's Seat

It's the season 1 finale, and what might've been the final episode as a whole!

During a run of the mill Glorft attack, Coop decides to try out his own personally made warp drive, only for it to backfire and teleport him, and only him, right into the heart of the Glorft mothership! Now it's up to Jamie and Kiva to pilot Megas and save Coop before the alien invaders decide to blow the Earth to smithereens.

Ya know, despite the very minor sequel hook at the end, I feel like, if we were in the timeline where this was the final episode of the show, I wouldn't be too mad about it, because really, it has all the makings of a great finale!

For one thing, the comedy is top notch. Despite this being like the fourth time I've watched this episode throughout my life, I was still laughing hard nearly all the way through, with gems such as:

And indeed! I wasn't able to guess what that button did!

There's a nice amount of character development too, with Jamie opening up to Kiva and the two finally finding some common ground to help themselves get along better.

The action? It's got everything. Robots fights, car chases, hand-to-hand combat, heck, in the climax, the Glorft mothership even turns into a giant mech! Which in itself is an homage to Robotech.

And as for how exactly they save the world, well, I won't dare spoil it. But let's just say that it is a very Coop way of doing things. And I wouldn't have it any other way.

Oh, and let's not forget.

PoP TV stuff destroyed:

1. A satellite
2. A billboard
3. A car show
4. A news van
5. Another satellite
6. A radio tower
7. Their HQ
8. Another HQ
9. An empty HQ
10. A neon sign
11. Another billboard

Also, yes, this had a good chance of being the final episode of the show. See, the thing is, Cartoon Network execs did NOT like Megas XLR at all, ever since the pilot during Summerfest. The show really was only put into full swing because it won the contest, and the bigwigs over at CN wanted it gone as soon as possible despite it having really good ratings. The only reasons the show even got a second season was because the creators put production of it into full swing before the higher-ups could say no. And boy am I glad that season 2 happened because it's just as good as season 1. But we'll get there in due time.

[DreamSword]

Episode 14: Ultra Chicks

Obvious Sailor Moon parody, complete with overly long transformation sequence.

Megas is fully repaired and has some minor upgrades. As Coop and Kiva are busy putting on the final touches, the "Ultra Cadets" visit Earth and mistake Jamie for Coop. Before Jamie knows it, he's been taken to the Cadets' home world to fight an evil monster that the Cadets can't defeat. Can Coop, Kiva, and Goat find and rescue Jamie in time?

The episode is a bit weird in that it feels just sort of like an average episode, rather than a season opener. Not there's anything wrong with that, mind you, but it's noticeable.

That said, this episode does showcase one thing with season 2: In that this is where the show runners start doing a bit more risque style of humor. There's noticeably more amount of innuendo in this episode compared to previous ones. Ontop of them noting how much of a creep Jamie can be.

Overall it's just a solid little episode with some decent beats to it. Ain't nothing wrong with that.

[wentwood]

Go On had Zords that could talk and transform.

The Auto Bots and Decepticons both transform into all sorts of things. Megatron transformed into a gun.

[DreamSword]

Episode 15: The Return

Coop has only a half hour to return a monster movie that he rented, otherwise he'll have to pay a late fee and possibly lose his membership! On the way, Mag Nanimous returns, challenging Coop to defend his title as the intergalactic champion. Can Coop fight off the alien robot invaders and still manage to return his movie on time!?

Ya know, I get that we're likely really meant to read into it since it's played for a joke, but the sequence where Coop imagines what life would be like if he weren't a champion of anything really speaks of some self-esteem issues he might have, which in turn deepens his character in a way that I didn't expect.

I actually really liked this episode. Not only because of that sequence, but also because this episode is filled with great visual gags!

Not only those, but other great stuff too like Coop's' eye color changing to match the street lights and the parody bits referencing Mr. T and the Powerpuff Girls. And all without a PoPTV smashing in sight.

It's overall just a really fun episode, and I think it's even better than the first Mag Nanimous episode in season 1. Great stuff!

[DreamSword]

Episode 16: Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Coop

While battling an unnamed robot invader, Coop accidentally opens a rift in Null Space, allowing the Glorft to come back into our dimension. Their plan: To ram the moon into the Earth! But even worse than that, Coop has to babysit his cousin Skippy! Can Coop save the world all while doing his best to entertain his little cousin?

So uh, straight up, this is the one episode in Megas XLR that I don't much care for.

They set out to create an obnoxious kid character in Skippy, and yeah, they certainly succeeded. I can't stand this little brat, and he single-handedly sucks out most of the life of the episode.

And it's not even like I can recommend skipping it either, since it's an important episode to the overall plot: Detailing the Glorft's' return as well as the hint that there might be some stable time loop shenanigans going on in terms of the series' lore.

Just... yeah, I didn't really like this one.

PoP TV stuff destroyed:

1. A satellite
2. A billboard
3. A car show
4. A news van
5. Another satellite
6. A radio tower
7. Their HQ
8. Another HQ
9. An empty HQ
10. A neon sign
11. Another billboard
12. A poster