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| "Rock Bottom" | ||||||
| Production company | Hasbro Studios | |||||
| Airdate | July 16, 2011 | |||||
| Written by | Tim Jones | |||||
| Directed by | Shaunt Nigoghossian | |||||
| Animation studio | Polygon Pictures | |||||
The Autobots, Jack and Miko find themselves trapped inside a cave with Megatron and Starscream.
Synopsis
Waiting outside a mine opening, Miko complains loudly to Jack that she'd rather be at the Slash Monkey metal concert she's been looking forward to. Arcee and Bulkhead emerge from the entrance, confused that the mine seems to be stripped, yet there's an energon signal coming from inside. While they're still discussing the conundrum, Miko runs into the mine to take a look resulting in Bulkhead chasing her in, and Jack persuading Arcee to let him go in as well. Moments after they step inside, Megatron and Starscream land at the mine entrance. Starscream is confused as to why have they come to an exhausted mine, but Megatron leads the way inside.
Bulkhead finds Miko testing the acoustics in a cavern. While she's whooping and yelling, Bulkhead's detector bleeps, and he attempts to contact Arcee. The comms, however, are useless due to interference from the rock surrounding them. Bulkhead decides to get a sample for Ratchet and begins breaking pieces off the rock he's found.
Megatron and Starscream find Decepticon mining equipment. Starscream tries to blame its presence on an error by Soundwave, but Megatron plucks a chunk of energon from the wall and explains that he's been keeping up with Starscream's many plottings, thanks to Soundwave's spying. He's let Starscream continue until now for his own amusement, but enough's enough. Starscream pleads for his life... and it's this scene that Jack and Arcee stumble on. Megatron begins firing on the two newcomers, and Starscream sees his chance to try to escape. Enraged, Megatron fires at him. Arcee takes advantage of Megatron's distraction and fires, causing him to discharge his fusion cannon into the ceiling, which gives way. Massive rocks fall on Megatron, also causing the floor to start caving in as well, and both Arcee and Jack fall into a swiftly widening hole.
In the cavern, Bulkhead protects Miko from the falling rocks.
Starscream, speeding through the mine in his jet mode, is hit by rocks and can only cry out as the tunnel to the mine entrance collapses.
In the aftermath, Jack struggles up to find himself alone in the cave and goes searching for the others.
Miko likewise picks herself up to find Bulkhead holding up a huge chunk of the ceiling from caving in on them. They have no way to know what caused the cave in, but Miko starts trying to clear the rocks away so they can get out.
Starscream pulls himself free of the mine and into the open air. He experiences a brief moment of triumph before realizing that Megatron has survived worse, and if he doesn't make some attempt to rescue his leader, the other Decepticons surely will, which will mean problems for Starscream in the long run. Besides, he can take the credit if he succeeds.
Still searching, Jack stumbles on one of the Decepticon mining drills.
As night falls outside, Miko is tiring from her work. Bulkhead points out there's limited oxygen, and she's using it faster by exerting herself. Though Miko says she has to get Bulkhead out, he says he's fine, though his creaking servos tell a different story.
Jack gets the mining drill working, and begins guiding it to find the others.
Bulkhead and Miko hear drilling. Miko yells out weakly, and Bulkhead tells her to hit his foot with a rock to make a noise.
Elsewhere, Jack stops the drill dead and stares at Megatron's uncovered face. Megatron suggests Jack use the drill to finish him, but Jack doesn't believe Optimus Prime would want Megatron finished that way, and continues drilling.
Miko continues banging at Bulkhead, but a noise makes her stop, and Bulkhead has to admit that his arms are starting to fail. She bangs on him a couple more times before someone starts to break through the wall. Unfortunately their joy is short-lived, as it turns out to be Starscream. Bulkhead asks him to let Miko go, but Miko refuses to leave Bulkhead. Starscream menaces her until Bulkhead gives him a solid kick. Starscream recovers from that, only to be knocked down by Jack's drill as it comes through the wall. Miko is quickly persuaded to hop aboard the drill, which she does tearfully, and the two humans back out, leaving Bulkhead and Starscream alone. Jack and Miko start trying to dig their way out, but Jack suddenly stops the drill dead as a large foot comes down in front of them.
Starscream is pleased. Now not only will he be able to rescue Megatron, but he'll have Bulkhead as a gift. Unfortunately for him, Arcee appears with a gun pointed at his head and tells him to raise his hands.
The Autobots exit the mine with the kids, and briefly discuss finishing off the Decepticons. When they decide that Optimus wouldn't do it, they go home instead.
Starscream strains to hold up the rock that Bulkhead had been supporting, when he spots Megatron leaning through the nearby opening, and Starscream is reduced to begging for mercy once more, the Decepticon leader pulls an self-satisfied smirk.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans |
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Quotes
"Do you have any idea how long I've been waiting to see Slash Monkey?"
"Uhh-"
"Forever! And it's their only U.S. date!"
"Well there's a shock. I mean, who doesn't love obscure Bulgarian shriek metal?"
- —Miko and Jack discuss rock concerts.
"She went in. Unbelievable."
"Really? Have you... met her?"
- —Arcee and Jack watch Miko run into the cave.
Notes
Animation or technical errors
- When the initial cave-in begins, Bulkhead gets down on his hands and knees to shield Miko from the collapsing ceiling. In the next scene, however, he's standing upright and holding up a far larger piece of rock than he had been previously covered with.
Continuity errors
Continuity notes
- Megatron references the events of "Masters & Students" and "Shadowzone" while discussing Starscream's previous failed attempts at treachery.
- Starscream also refers to the events of "Masters & Students" when he remembers that Megatron has survived far worse than a simple cave-in.
Transformers references
Foreign dubbing
Real-world references
- Bulkhead's "Did I do that?" line is almost certainly a reference to protagonist Steve Urkel's catchphrase from Family Matters.
Trivia
- Megatron seems awfully surprised that Starscream would run at the first opportunity. Did he think Starscream wouldn't care about his earlier death threat?
