Traitor

Plot Summary:

After Decepticons steal experimental and highly dangerous electrocells from a human laboratory, Cliffjumper finds them located in an area Mirage had reported empty the previous day, and accuses Mirage of being a traitor to the Autobots. In an attempt to prove his loyalty and recover the electrocells, Mirage steals energon cubes from the Insecticons and leaves them at the Decepticon camp in order to trick the Insecticons into attacking the Decepticons. During the ensuing battle, Bombshell tags him with a cerebro-shell and causes him to attack the Autobots, only confirming Cliffjumper's suspicions.

Best Dialogue:

Megatron (RE: electrocells): "I possess them, therefore I own them!"

Cliffjumper: "Uh oh, sounds like I'm not alone!"
Starscream: "You're not. And this is one of those times you really need a friend!"

Megatron: "I know this will be difficult for you, Bombshell, but think!"

Watch For...

Camera pans around Megatron and Starscream, looking almost like bullet-time, instead of simply a static shot or horizontal pan.

Soundwave physically instead of automatically closes his cassette door.

Shrapnel speaks with no reverb added.

Unusally, Mirage cloaks while crouched, instead of while standing or in car mode.

Kickback with black optics.

Comments:

I must not have seen this episode when it originally aired, because I'm sure I would have remembered it. The animation is top notch, the direction differs in key places (ie. the panning shot mentioned above), the story excellently written from beginning to end, and it has some great character development.

You don't see Decepticons that close to humans all that often. The size comparisons in the opening scene are nice to see.

What is that thing Mirage is holding made out of? It looks like cloth, but when it unfolds it makes a metallic noise.

Cliffjumper is downright scary in this episode!

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