Line #40 Recap/TransformersPrimeS2E5OperationBumblebeePart2


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2	!!Tropes:
3	* AlienArtsAreAppreciated: Also counts as a ShoutOut.
4	--> '''Knock Out''': And the [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward award for the best use of a force-field generator in a supporting role goes to...Knock Out!]]
5	* BigWhat: Ratchet's reaction to hearing that Bumblebee ran off to confront MECH.
6	* BringMyBrownPants: Knockout after Megatron demonstrates what the latest Cybertronian device they've unearthed does by shooting at him, thus showing it to be an EnergyShield.
7	-->'''Knockout:''' I... think I leaked a little transmission fluid.
8	* DidntSeeThatComing: The latest relic isn't a Decepticon doomsday weapon but a sacred relic of the Thirteen. Optimus reasons that Decepticon weapons weren't the only items sent off-world by those at Iacon.
9	* BittersweetEnding: Though Bumblebee's T-Cog was destroyed while retriving it from MECH, Ratchet was able to miraculously repairing it, restoring his ability to transform. With it out of MECH's clutches, the organization makes due with Starscream's, whom they grow tired of his arrogance and incompentence after a failed team up. Meanwhile, the Autobots lose another valuable Iacon relic to the Decepticons, but Optimus and Megatron individually discover it is useless without a Prime wielding it.
10	* FriendshipMoment: Ratchet was ready and willing to give up his T-Cog so Bumblebee could transform again. He didn't even seem upset when he woke up thinking his T-Cog was gone, only getting upset when he thought Bumblebee had gone off to confront MECH instead of recovering.
11	* HumansAreMorons: Unfortunately, as a Decepticon, Starscream can't seem to leave [[KillAllHumans this attitude]] behind him when he teams up with Silas. [[MotorMouth And it shows.]]
12	--> '''Silas:''' Do you ''ever'' not speak?
13	* InsaneTrollLogic: The two questions Miko asks. She asks whether after receiving a T-Cog transplant from Ratchet, will 1) Bumblebee become an ambulance and 2) he will become all cranky and grumpy himself. The answer to both is “no” as Bumblebee's car mode is a muscle sports car not an ambulance (the T-Cog won't change that) and T-Cogs are not related to personality, Ratchet is a GrumpyOldMan who is cranky because he isn't an active warrior anymore and has been relegated to medical and tech-related work.
14	* ItsPersonal: Despite Bumblebee being ordered to stay put, Jack and Raf allow him to infiltrate MECH's latest base alone to retrieve his T-Cog.
15	* KarmaHoudini: MECH, courtesy of Starscream aiding them evade Bumblebee's wrath, and with Bee's T-Cog rendered unusable, MECH turns on ‘Scream instead.
16	* KickTheDog: "A relic of the Primes here on Earth? The Decepticon cause is once again indebted to the contributions of Orion Pax."
17	* LaserGuidedKarma: [[BullyingTheDisabled After Starscream cruelly and needlessly mocks Bumbleebee's inability to transform without his T-cog]], Starscream ends up having his own T-cog stolen from him when he returns to Silas without Bumblebee's.
18	* LetMeGetThisStraight: Breakdown states this as he chips away at ice with his hammer so Megatron can acquire… a hammer.
19	* MythologyGag:
20	** While in half-stasis, Ratchet references [[WesternAnimation/BeastWars Fuzors]]. He also in particular names Bantor, a character from that toyline and comics.
21	--->'''Ratchet''': He was all mandrill before I put a tiger in his tank!
22	** Megatron gets the Forge of Solus Prime, but he can't use it to turn a simple piece of metal into what Knock Out stated would've become a "Fortress Maximus" grade nucleon shock cannon.
23	* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Starscream decides to pull a NoMacGuffinNoWinner on Bumblebee by destroying his T-Cog. Unfortunately for him, Silas has his cohorts take 'Scream's own in exchange.
24	* OnlyTheChosenMayWield: While any bot could use the Forge (as a hammer) provided he is strong enough, only a Prime can use it to create weapons or other tech.
25	* ProperlyParanoid: As Bulkhead worries about the Decepticons having the Forge, Optimus expresses certainty they don't have to worry too much about that. Megatron then demonstrates that OnlyTheChosenMayWield, which he says he suspected but still wanted to be sure of.
26	* ScreamDiscretionShot: We only see the lighting effects of MECH turning on Starscream, along with hearing his screams of pain.
27	* TalkingInYourSleep: Ratchet spends a good portion of this episode in stasis (Cybertronian anesthesia), as he was about to undergo surgery to give Bumblebee his T-cog. So, when Fowler calls, we get this gem:
28	--> '''Ratchet''' (fast asleep): What? Do I hear a Fuzor in need of voice-box repair?
29	--> '''Fowler''': WHAT'S A FUZOR?!? What's going on over there?
30	--> '''Ratchet''' (still asleep): I am able, just ask Bantor! He was all mandrill...before I put a tiger in his tank! (falls backwards).
31	* TeethClenchedTeamwork: [[VillainTeamUp Silas's "alliance" with Starscream]] quickly devolves into this. [[OrganTheft It doesn't last long.]]
32	* UnholyHolySword: Inverted with the Forge.
33	* VillainBall: The battle on the mountain cliff might have had a much worse outcome for Optimus and Arcee if Breakdown did not stupidly charge at Bulkhead while the latter was wielding the Forge of Solus Prime - thus Bulkhead smacks away Breakdown who collides into Knockout who is trying to force Optimus and Arcee off the cliff with his new energy shield weapon.
34	** Starscream's inability to work with humans and his disdain for the species is the main reason Silas betrays him. Had he ''not'' spent the entire two-parter arrogantly putting down MECH he might have been able to keep the partnership going a while longer.
35	* YouDidEverythingYouCould: Ratchet blames [[TheVoiceless Bumblebee's inability to speak]] on himself. Optimus reminds him that Bumblebee owes his life to Ratchet's medical expertise, quoting this trope almost word for word.

Context Recap / TransformersPrimeS2E5OperationBumblebeePart2