The WORST episodes of Transformers: Prime

Every episode of Transformers: Prime ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Transformers: Prime!

Roll out with Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Arcee, Ratchet, Bulkhead, and the rest of the heroic Autobots as they battle the evil Decepticons. Now that big bad Megatron has returned with a mysterious and dangerous element, Team Prime must prepare for an epic battle. But that's not so easy when they have to guard over Jack, Miko, and Raf, three normal kids who’ve accidentally discovered the Autobots. As Team Prime works to defend Earth from destruction, the drama gets just as intense as the heavy metal action.

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T.M.I.
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7.24
292 votes

#1 - T.M.I.

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 9/10/2011

The Decepticons hunt Bulkhead down when he gains possession of the secret formula for synthetic Energon. Unfortunately, the data inside his head is slowly erasing portions of his brain. Unless the Autobots can come up with a solution, Bulkhead will never be the same.

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Grill
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7.39
362 votes

#2 - Grill

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/14/2012

Following from the events of the previous episode, Agent Fowler is sat down to explain recent events to his superior, the cynical and disbelieving General Bryce. Threatened with a military tribunal and Team Prime's termination, Fowler tries to convince the General that the Autobots are still on the military's side, but the General believes that Optimus Prime went rogue and has perished, failing to fully understand that Nemesis Prime was not the real Optimus.

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Patch
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7.43
277 votes

#3 - Patch

Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 10/19/2012

In an effort to secure a peaceful truce that would be beneficial to all parties involved, Starscream offers Megatron a ceasefire but Dreadwing has other ideas and does whatever he can to keep the diplomatic agreement from taking place.

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Deus Ex Machina
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7.46
471 votes

#4 - Deus Ex Machina

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/11/2011

The Autobots pick up Energon signals in Greece. Miko and Bulkhead go and investigate. There are massive Energon readings. But, Bulkhead sees a picture of Greek Gods...but Bulkhead sees something...Cybertronian, a Energon Harvester. Then, Breakdown (who has a history with Bulkhead) attacks them. Breakdown returns back to Decepticon Base. Meanwhile, Starscream has a meeting with Knock Out and gets him and Breakdown to help him find the Energon Harvester. Bulkhead and Miko report back to Base about the Energon Harvester, and Optimus explains that the Energon Harvester can easily harvest Energon, from anything. Raf finds the Energon Harvester and it's location is in a museum. Miko, Jack and Raf Groundbridge to the museum and try to get the Energon Harvester. The Autobots wait outside the museum and Breakdown and Knock Out distract them by having a battle with them. Soundwave steals the Energon Harvester and Miko is caught by a Security Guard. The Autobots, with Raf and Jack return back to base. Optimus gives Bulkhead orders of staying at base and not doing anything. Bulkhead denies Optimus and Ratchet builds a replica of the Energon Harvester. Bulkhead remembers about massive Energon readings in Greece and Groundbridges there. He finds Starscream, Knock Out and Breakdown. Starscream tries to harvest Bulkhead's Energon, but Bulkhead destroys the Energon Harvester. Starscream retreats and Bulkhead is found by the rest of the Autobots. Miko lies to the Security Guard and Agent Fowler arrives and gets Miko out. Suddenly, the Energon Harvester has returned and the Security Guard is confused. The Energon Harvester is actually the one Ratchet made.

Writer: Nicole Dubuc
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Crossfire
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7.47
364 votes

#5 - Crossfire

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/31/2012

Megatron sends Dreadwing, Airachnid and Breakdown to investigate the trail of a potential Energon source, but what Airachnid doesn't know is that Dreadwing and Breakdown have actually been ordered to kill her for her treachery. She eventually catches wind of this, however, killing Breakdown and running off into the woods. Upon arriving at an abandoned Energon mine, Airachnid encounters Starscream cowering from a large Insecticon. After using her abilities to control the creature, she contacts Megatron and tells him to come to the mine, planning to use the Insecticon to kill him so she can claim Decepticon leadership...

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Speed Metal
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7.53
432 votes

#6 - Speed Metal

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/8/2011

Knock Out starts to develop interest in Human illegal car racing. One day, Sierra asks Jack for that ride on his motorcycle, as Jack promised. Although, Jack tells Sierra not this time and Vince (sometimes refered to as the bully) tries to show off and give Sierra a ride. Vince asks Jack to go racing. Arcee doesn't want to do it and Jack doesn't take the offer. Until, Vince talks about how "ugly" Arcee is. Arcee gets angry, and tells Jack to tell Vince it's on. Later that day, Vince and Jack go racing. Jack ultimately beats Vince. When, Arcee and Jack return to Autobot Base, Raf and Miko tell Jack that everybody at their school knows about Jack and Vince's race. The next day, Vince asks Jack to go racing again, Jack doesn't want to, but he eventually takes Vince's offer. Arcee disagrees with Jack, and doesn't go. So, Jack asks Raf if he came borrow Bumblebee. That night, Jack and Vince enter a illegal car race. But, Knock Out enters too and he tries to terminate Bumblebee. Bumblebee does some crazy things and Vince is amazed. After losing Knock Out, Vince goes up to Jack and asked him what just happened. Until, Knock Out anciently thinks Vince is Bumblebee's Human friend, so he kidnaps Vince, right in front of Jack and Bumblebee. Bumblebee calls for backup, and Arcee, and Bulkhead come to help. As, the Autobots track down Knock Out, and battle him. Knock Out escapes. Meanwhile, Optimus wonders where the others have gone, and asks Miko, and Raf. They act like they don't know anything, but Optimus finds out. So, Optimus makes an appearance to stop Knock Out, succeeds. Later, Knock Out returns to the Nemesis, and Starscream gives him a punishment, after not obeying his orders. Jack and Bumblebee drop Vince off at his car. The next day, Sierra asks for that ride again, and Jacks says no. But, Arcee feels bad and lets Jack let Sierra have a ride.

Directors: Vinton Heuck
Writer: Dean Stefan
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Scrapheap
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7.59
478 votes

#7 - Scrapheap

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/18/2011

When Bumblebee and Bulkhead go to the Arctic they find a Cybertronian Pod. They bring the pod back to base. Optimus and Arcee later go on patrol back in the Arctic. When the humans come over to Autobot HQ Raf finds a tiny metal robot. He shows Bumblebee, Bulkhead, and Ratchet the robot. The Autobots jump in fear as they see the robot. They explain that the tiny being is a Scraplet, a small metal eating robot. The Scraplet attacks the Autobots but is defeated. Ratchet finds out the pod that Bulkhead and Bumblebee had found was a Scraplet trap which had been sent into space many eons ago and landed in the Arctic. While Optimus and Arcee contact HQ to return back there is no answer and the two Autobots are stuck in the Arctic. If Ratchet does not open the Ground Bridge Optimus and Arcee will die. The Ground Bridge isn't working because the Scraplets had chewed a big whole in it. Raf, Miko and Jack fix the Ground Bridge successfully and Ratchet is able to open the Ground Bridge. But the Scraplets attack and Bulkhead makes a distraction leading the Scraplets into the Ground Bridge. When the Scraplets enter the Arctic they freeze to death and Optimus and Arcee return back to HQ. As Ratchet and Optimus talk as how strong the humans had been Miko screams in fear. The final scene shows that there is a spider and Miko is scared.

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Partners
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7.61
346 votes

#8 - Partners

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 7/23/2011

The team is surprised to learn that Starscream wants to become an Autobot.

Directors: Vinton Heuck
Writer: Mike Johnson
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Con Job
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7.62
448 votes

#9 - Con Job

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/25/2011

When the Autobots recieve a signal from a starship which has entered the Earth's Solar System the owner of the starship is intentified as Wheeljack. Wheeljack is Bulkhead's best friend back on Cybertron. Bulkhead and Wheeljack went on many adventures together and were part of the Autobot warrior fighting group The Wreckers. Meanwhile, Starscream sends a Decepticon named Makeshift on a mission, to pretend he is Wheeljack in order to locate the Autobot Base. When Wheeljack arrives somewhere on Earth he is attacked by Vehicons. The Autobots pick up his signal, once again and Arcee, Bumblebee and Bulkhead Groundbridge to where Wheeljack is to save him. But, Wheeljack defeated all the Vehicons before the other Autobots could help him. Then, it is shown that the real Wheeljack has been captured by Starscream and is held personer. Later, Bulkhead and Wheeljack (who is Makeshift) party. When Bulkhead and Wheeljack play a game of ball they acciently destroy the Groundbridge. Wheeljack asks Ratchet how long it would take for the Groundbridge to be repaired. After, Bulkhead tells stories about his adventures with Wheeljack. To Bulkhead for some reason Wheeljack doesn't seem like himself. Miko takes Wheeljack on a tour of the base. He asks Miko where is the Autobot Base is located. She tells him the correct answer, outside Jasper, Nevada. Bulkhead thinks something's wrong with Wheeljack so he tells him to tell the story about Darkmount Pass. Wheeljacks tells the story correctly, except for one thing he said Bulkhead was there and Bulkhead wasn't. Makeshift's cover is blown and he threatens if the Autobots do anything he'll kill Miko. The real Wheeljack escapes and he defeats some of Starscream's army that he has prepaired on Groundbridge to the Autobot Base. He Groundbridges to the Autobot Base and has a fight with Makeshift. Makeshift loses and is sent back to the Nemisis. Just before he tells where the Autobot Base is he realizes there is a bomb on him and he blows up. The ne

Directors: Vinton Heuck
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ShadowZone
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7.63
346 votes

#10 - ShadowZone

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 5/14/2011

Kids are trapped in an alternate dimension with a reanimated Skyquake in the middle of a GroundBridge failure.

Directors: Todd Waterman
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Darkness Rising (2)
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7.63
638 votes

#11 - Darkness Rising (2)

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/26/2010

The Autobots go in search of Cliffjumper, whose life signal is weak and find Megatron wielding the dangerous Dark Energon.

Directors: David Hartman
Writer: Nicole Dubuc
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Darkness Rising (3)
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7.65
566 votes

#12 - Darkness Rising (3)

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/1/2010

The Decepticons, in order to find the Autobot base, capture and torture Secret Agent Fowler, and it's up to Bulkhead and the three human kids to track him down. Meanwhile, Megatron raises an army of undead Transformers.

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Rock Bottom
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7.71
369 votes

#13 - Rock Bottom

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 7/16/2011

The Autobots, with Jack and Miko, fall victim to an Energon mine cave-in and find themselves trapped with Starscream and Megatron.

Writer: Tim Jones
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Metal Attraction
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7.71
408 votes

#14 - Metal Attraction

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 7/9/2011

The Autobots try to claim a magnetic weapon before the Decepticons get to it.

Directors: Todd Waterman
Writer: Nicole Dubuc
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Out of the Past
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7.72
332 votes

#15 - Out of the Past

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 8/31/2012

When Arcee is unexpectedly brought back into the company of an old friend, they discover together that Decepticon has been scheming behind their backs an elaborate plan with the intentions of destroying the Autobots and claiming his victory.

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Masters & Students
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7.73
511 votes

#16 - Masters & Students

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/2011

Starscream has interests in being Decepticon commander, after the previous death of Megatron. He awakens Skyquake, a Decepticon who's leader is truely Megatron. While Optimus and Bumblebee have a battle with Skyquake the other Autobots help the humans with their science projects, for their science fair.

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Darkness Rising (4)
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7.74
581 votes

#17 - Darkness Rising (4)

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/2/2010

The kids, along with Bulkhead, Arcee and Bumblebee storm the Decepticon ship to rescue Agent Fowler, and come across the blueprints for a secret plan. During this, Optimus Prime and Ratchet fight against Megatron's army of undead Transformers.

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Triangulation
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7.78
356 votes

#18 - Triangulation

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/12/2012

Optimus Prime travels to Antarctica to hunt down the second relic, but while there he is confronted by Dreadwing and Starscream, and finds himself caught between shifting alliances.

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Predatory
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7.79
441 votes

#19 - Predatory

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/15/2011

Arcee takes Jack along on a seemingly routine mission but when her nemesis Airachnid turns up, Jack becomes a liability she needs to protect.

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Tunnel Vision
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7.79
358 votes

#20 - Tunnel Vision

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/5/2012

Megatron goes on a conquest to reveal the rest of the relics while Arcee and Bumblebee race him to New York City before Megatron gets there.

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Darkness Rising (1)
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7.80
839 votes

#21 - Darkness Rising (1)

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/26/2010

The Autobots investigate the return of the Decepticons and must account for a group of young humans who become involved in their eons-old conflict.

Directors: David Hartman
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Operation: Breakdown
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7.82
373 votes

#22 - Operation: Breakdown

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 6/18/2011

When Breakdown is captured by M.E.C.H. (to see what makes the Cybertronians tick) it's up to the Autobots to save him.

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Orion Pax (1)
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7.83
378 votes

#23 - Orion Pax (1)

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/18/2012

Megatron manipulates the impaired Optimus into joining the Decepticons.

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Loose Cannons
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7.85
391 votes

#24 - Loose Cannons

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/24/2012

Wheeljack returns to Earth, hot on the the trail of Skyquake's brother Dreadwing.

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Armada
star
7.86
306 votes

#25 - Armada

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/21/2012

Bulkhead is trapped on the Decepticon Warship and amid dual tries on Megatron's life.

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