Transformers: Cyberverse premiere is coming this September 1st, but the first 2 episodes have been uploaded to watch for free via Cartoon Network App and website.
You can watch the episodes on Cartoon Network Website here (US only)or you can download their app for Android or IOS on you mobile. If you want another option to watch the series, it’s also available on Xfinity on demand.
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TLP
Episode 3 is up on the Cartoon Network site!
Venixion
Wheeljack looks weird.
BiggestGrimlockFan
Can someone PLEASE post a link for episode 3 and 4 already? I’m in Europe so I can’t watch them on the cn app or that dumb streaming service.
Issy543
The first two episodes are uploaded on Dailymotion. The other episodes will likely be uploaded onto Dailymotion whenever they debut in the CN app or website.
Deezaster1982
Hello
I\'m in Europe, Cartoon Network won\'t give me any tf. Is there another source I could check?
Thank you
Stardust262
Optimus unfortunately has the same dull sound and nature to him as he did in Prime.
Deadend
All 4 episodes are up on CN On Demand for Charter now.
Episode 4 is a bit of a treat, especially if you're a Star Trek fan.
Really liking how this show is turning out. It's like that perfect mix of Titans orig toon and PPG. Informative, over-arcing story, ease of access to all audiences to watch, and has tons of classic material and nods. The cameos have been neat so far too. Also has some interesting foreshadowing elements in the dialogue.
It's nowhere near as dumbed down as JL Action was. But still maintains a kind of light presence while telling a long form story, and managing to stay episodic while doing so.
So far, in the first 4 episodes, it seems like they are staying out of human areas or populated areas intentionally to not interact. Very "star trek" non-interference it seems. As episode 4 seems to intentionally highlight too. Episode 3 subtly highlights this too with
We do know that humans exist in this world though, or there wouldn't have been dirt paths/roads for bumblebee to mess with in the opening episode.
Frontier4
So far I think it's fine. It's definitely aimed at a much younger audience, so I shouldn't really go into this expecting to be "wowed," and it seems like it's building itself into a solid Transformers cartoon for kids (which is what it should be).
The animation reminded me more of Nerd Corps. then Polygon Pictures, although that isn't necessarily a bad thing. Some of the character movements seemed a little stiff, not that that's altogether uncommon for CG cartoons (especially with giant robots), but was still overall fairly fluid and expressive.
It's kind of weird to go into a Transformers cartoon set on Earth and there's no human in sight.
I don't know what to think about Bumblebee in this cartoon, or they're utilization of his radio voice gimmick. I mean, on the one hand, it's kind of fun to watch his voice actor do all those different voices, but it also gets old and random pretty quick. And even his normal voice sounds a little more "surfer bro" then what I'd expect from Bumblebee.
I also have to wonder what was the thinking behind making your lead character an amnesiac and spastic character who comes off like a child most of the time, on-top of not even being able to move their mouth most of the time. I get they're using it to facilitate Cybertron flashbacks, but I just don't think the execution works for me.
Really not much to say about Windblade so far. She really just comes off like your token female lead who's only role on the show seems to be being Bumblebee's straight-man and keep him on-point to finding the Allspark and the other Autobots. Feels like a bit of a stepdown compared to Arcee and Strongarm from the last two main cartoons.
It was cool to see Thundercracker turn up, but it's always weird to hear a version of Thundercracker who's voice isn't deep.
Nice melding of different continuities together…we've got the Allspark (Movies and Animated), the Ark (G1), and even the Cortical Psychic Patch (Prime).
So is Nova Storm supposed to be a gender-flipped Skywarp or just her own separate thing altogether? Although having a purple Seeker hanging around Thundercracker, they must have known what kind of comparisons she'd draw.
I guess Bumblebee apparently never changed vehicle modes between Cybertron and Earth considering his alt mode looks exactly the same…
Darn, I would've liked to have gotten some dialogue from Perceptor .
Pretty nice to see the Ark in all it's wide, yellow, glory.
I also thought showing Prime in silhouette was a nice touch.
Did Starscream know Bumblebee well enough to recognize his voice straight off the bat? Especially with him acting the way he did? Or maybe it's a Cybertronian thing.
TLP
I have a feeling it's going to end up busted again…on Earth.
kmc
Man, that Wheeljack is a trip.
BigRed
She didn't know he was fixed for sure since she said "I thought", which could mean she knew it was Ratchet's plan to fix it, not that she saw it herself. It's even possible that she heard it got fixed during a transmission to the Ark before they lost contact with the crew. There's no reason to decide it's an error before knowing the specifics.
Jtprime17
They weren't to bad I like the animation a lot the cheesy voice acting brings them down for me though. maybe like a 6-7 out of 10
Slatersev
Thanks again for the pics/episode summaries. Only one question, how would you rate the action scenes in episode 3?
TLP
Although how would Windblade know if she never saw him after the Ark launched until he was already on Earth?
I'm going with continuity error.
BigRed
Windblade mentioned she thought Ratchet fixed Bee, and Ratchet is clearly aboard the Ark, so clearly Ratchet fixed him between the launch and episode 4's events,
TLP
Maybe it's part of some weird interpretive nature of the memories where Bee remembers speaking, but he never actually did…
Jtprime17
Yea it's a weird plot hole unless ratchet fixed his pipes off screen after they launched.
TLP
Wait a minute, I just realized Bumblebee couldn't talk when he entered the Ark in the flashback in Episode 2.
How does that work?
Scoff
I'm interested in the series but I just can't really get into it when it's just Bumblebee and Windblade. I just don't find them to be interesting and so I don't find their dynamic very interesting.
That's just the risk when you base episodes around a two-man cast: there's a bigger chance that some of your viewers won't be interested in one or both of them and so won't be interested in the episode itself. It happens.
I'm probably going to enjoy the series more when it gets to the episodes that features other characters.
BigRed
Season 1 has 19 episodes, not 11.