Parley

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"Parley"
Season	2
No. in season	7
Production company	Allspark Animation
Airdate	September 1,2019(Australia/NZ) October 11,2019 (CN app/website) October 19,2019 (USA)
Writer	Gavin Hignight
Director	Jean Texier
Animation studio	Boulder Media Studio
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With the threat of Starscream looming, the Autobots and Decepticons attempt to negotiate an alliance.

Contents 1Synopsis 2Featured characters 3Quotes 4Notes 4.1Continuity notes 4.2Transformers references 4.3Real-world references 4.4Trivia 4.5Animation and technical errors 4.6Foreign localization 5Home video releases

Synopsis

AtMaccadam's,Optimus PrimeandMegatronattempt to negotiate a peace treaty, but cannot agree on the terms. As Megatron storms out, Optimus is discouraged, butMaccadampasses him a drink, reminding him that it took 4,233 attempts to figure out just the right energon mixture, and that it doesn't matter how many times you fail as long as you succeed in the end.

Outside theArk,Wheeljackdeploys a pop-up meeting space to act as neutral ground. As Megatron and the Decepticons approach, the other Autobots remain distrustful, but Optimus is hopeful that this time, they will be able to achieve peace. In the abandoned missile silo, Starscream coddles his new army ofScraplets,convinced that he has brought back thesparksof theancientsand implanted them in these new vessels to make everyone rejoin theAllspark.Unconvinced, Slipstream declares Starscream insane and attempts to flee, but Starscream sics the Scraplets on her, wounding her. She takes off in vehicle mode, pursued by the Scraplets and the otherseekers,barely managing to escape.

Inside the meeting space, Optimus and Megatron agree that Starscream's possession of the Allspark andVector Sigmaposes an immense risk to both sides and begin to discuss the terms of anAutobot-Decepticonalliance. Outside, however, tensions remain high despite the cease-fire, with no one convinced that anything will come of these negotiations. AsBumblebeeandHot Rodexplain toCheetor,these peace talks are attempted every thousand cycles or so, but they always end the same. Even in the meeting room,SoundwaveandShockwaveare getting onWindbladeandGrimlock's last nerve, but before they can come to blows, Megatron and Optimus order them all out so they can continue uninterrupted.

As Soundwave approaches theNemesis,Slipstream appears and asks to speak with him, but Soundwave declares her a traitor and attacks her. Slipstream attempts to explain that she is not with Starscream, but Soundwave is having none of it and continues his assault. Downing him with a lucky blast, Slipstream retreats to find someone else who will listen, unaware that she is being watched byBludgeon.As dusk falls, Optimus and Megatron still have not emerged from their meeting. Bumblebee is surprised, as this is the longest their negotiations have ever lasted. Even more surprising, the other Autobots and Decepticons are actually getting along, much to Cheetor's delight. Inside the meeting space, Optimus and Megatron are coming to an understanding, both wishing they had done this long ago.

The talks continue well into the night, but as Windblade stands guard, she is approached by Slipstream, who begs her to listen and reveals Starscream's location and plan, certain that he will destroy them all. As they move to tell Optimus and Megatron, Slipstream is stabbed from behind by Bludgeon, falling to the ground. Enraged, Windblade draws her sword and attacks, but is overpowered by the Decepticon swordsman. Before he can finish her, Bumblebee and Hot Rod open fire on Bludgeon, which in turn causesShadow Strikerto come after them. One by one, the Autobots and Decepticons turn on one another, all too eager to see the end of the cease-fire, and an all-out brawl erupts. The fight comes to a head when Grimlock knocks Shockwave through the meeting room wall. Convinced that Optimus has betrayed his trust, Megatron angrily declares there will be no agreement and leads the Decepticons back to theNemesisto depart, with Optimus deciding they will have to stop Starscream themselves. As Cheetor holds Slipstream, he watches her optics blink out and declares that she has returned to the Allspark.

Featured characters

Characters initalic textappear only in flashbacks.
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Quotes

"Optimus, I have the best mixture of energon in all of Cybertron, don't I?"
"Yes, Maccadam, you certainly do."
"It took 4,232 failed attempts until I found the perfect mixture, but oh, the 4,233rd time? That made it all worthwhile."
"I understand. No matter how many attempts fail, all that matters is the one that succeeds."

—MaccadamgivesOptimus Primesome sage advice.

"Starscream, I understand everything now. Your plan couldn't be more clear to me! I will tell all the world of your great... INSANITY!"

—Slipstreamcan tell Screamer's lost it.

"We should have talked like thisagesago, Prime. "
"So much history between us..."
"...And yet so little trust."
"As the Earthlings would say, trust is a two-way street, Megatron."
"Most roads on Cybertron are one-way."

—MegatronandOptimus Primestart to reconnect.

"Well, it was fun while it lasted."
"No, it wasn't."

—WheeljackandShockwaveget back to shooting at each other.

Notes

Continuity notes

• Based on the state of the street around the bar, the opening flashback takes place sometime around the second flashback in "Maccadam's".
• Soundwave accuses Slipstream of treason because of how the Seekers stole Vector Sigma and then went completely AWOL in "Bring Me The Spark Of Optimus Prime".
• Shockwave confirms that his drones can still dance on command, an ability they demonstrated back when they were first constructed in "Maccadam's".
• Wheeljack protects himself using hisforce shield blaster,introduced in "The Visitor".

Transformers references

• Starscream claims that the sparks ofSolus Prime,Megatronus,andZeta Primeare among those that dwell within the Scraplets.

Real-world references

• Shockwave's drones dance to an arrangement of the traditional Russian folk song "Korobeiniki".

Trivia

Animation and technical errors

• The Scraplets are smaller than they were in theprevious episode,now only being about ankle-height compared to Starscream.
• When Starscream calls one of the Scraplets "Zeta Prime", the Netflix subtitles say "Sata Prime" instead.

Foreign localization

French

• Title:"Négociations"(" Negotiations ")
• Original airdate:September 22,2019

German

• Title:"Verhandlungen"
• Original airdate:October 19,2019

Indonesian

• Title:"Perundingan"(" Negotiations ")
• Original airdate:October 19,2019

Japanese

• Title:"Minna Nakayoshi!?"(みんな trọng lương し!?," Everybody's Chummy!? ")
• Original airdate:October 26,2019

Malay

• Title:"Perbincangan"(" Negotiations ")
• Original airdate:October 23,2019

Portuguese

• Title:"Negociação"(" Negotiation ")
• Original airdate:October 29,2019

Home video releases

• TBA