The Need for Read
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| "The Need for Read" | ||||||
| Season | 3 | |||||
| No. in season | 1 | |||||
| Production company | Hasbro Entertainment Nickelodeon | |||||
| Airdate | October 25, 2024 (Paramount+) TBA, 2024 (Nickelodeon) | |||||
| Writer | Dale Malinowski | |||||
| Director | Vinton Heuck | |||||
| Animation studio | 88 Pictures | |||||
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Bumblebee and Breakdown’s friendship is put to the test when he, Mo, and Thrash enter the dome .
Synopsis
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
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Quotes
"Why can't my life be normal again?"
"Because it's not scripted like comics?"
"I wish someone was writing my life. I bet I'd have it pretty sweet for saving the world twice."
- —Robby and Twitch
"Sis, you know Thrash loves the wacky. gasp Maybe that's my catchphrase. I should practice that!"
- —Thrash
"Thrash does not like the wacky. No longer my catchphrase."
- —Also Thrash
"Your logic suggests a stalemate, and I will not accept an inconclusive outcome."
- —Shockwave
"Good luck! Sorry, you kinda need it. ...What?"
- —Thrash has utmost confidence in Bumblebee.
Notes
Continuity notes
Transformers references
- The 4th issue of a Transformers comic ending on a massive cliffhanger.
- The cover of the comic the Maltos are after is partly based on the famous cover for The Transformers #5, featuring Shockwave striking the same pose as his Marvel counterpart.
Real-world references
- The opening scene evokes a stereotypical Old West film gunfight until it's revealed Bumblebee and Breakdown are firing at the dome.
- In addition to the aforementioned Shockwave homage, Robby's comic also takes heavy inspiration from the oft-homaged cover to Uncanny X-Men #141, which features a similar "wanted poster" of multiple deceased or captured X-Men.
Errors
- This whole episode's plot really hinges on a lack of digital comic purchasing in the 2020s, unless Robby prefers to only collect physical copies of comic books.
