Get a Clue
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"Get a Clue" | ||||||
Season | 3 | |||||
No. in season | 8 | |||||
Production company | Hasbro Studios | |||||
Airdate | June 10,2017 | |||||
Writer | Matt Wayne | |||||
Director | Vinton Heuck | |||||
Animation studio | Polygon Pictures,drop(2D) | |||||
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Strongarm flexes her detective muscles to solve a baffling series of Decepticon thefts; she may need to stand up to her teammates in order to bring a perp to justice.
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Synopsis
Fixitsearches for anyone who wants to help him sortcapacitor sprocketsand findsStrongarmweightlifting forklifts. When she mentions she missesthe Academy,as it's the time of year when cadets choose their specialty to focus their studies, Fixit helps her by bringing up a list of specialties so she can select one, though she can't decide which she should choose. The Decepticon alarm sounds and Fixit pinpoints the signal to a construction site.
The Autobots arrive at the site just after the 'Con has moved in.Bumblebeesends Strongarm andDriftto cover the gate while he takes the others to search inside.Grimlockfinds a busted-open-and-emptied explosives locker, shortly before he's attacked from behind. Bumblebee andSideswipefind him moments later, but the 'Con is already gone and, though Fixit widens his scan, he is unable to locate the Decepticon. Strongarm recalls the teachings of her old instructorDropforge,which inspires her to ask Bumblebee if she can try out her detective skills. She starts taking pictures of the crime scene, and finds some auto paint on a nearby tree.
The Autobots return to the scrapyard, where Fixit wires Grimlock and Drift up for acombiner-related experiment. The pair end up magnetically fused together temporarily, and Strongarm summons them to the "war room". This turns out to be so Strongarm can fill them in on what she's worked out — they quickly locate a car that matches the paint they found, so Strongarm is dispatched withDennyandRussellto interview the potential witness.The witnessturns out to have not seen the perp, but overheard him talking about "shinies" and "step one". As the trio start heading back, Fixit contacts them to let them know there's a Decepticon signal at a fireworks factory. Strongarm, increasingly using crime-noir type language, drops off the twohumansand heads off.
She arrives at the factory around the same time as the rest of theBee Team,but before she can fill them in on what she's found, the team comes under attack from fireworks. After Grimlock is knocked down, she manages to shoot another firework headed towards him and the team take cover. The 'Con emerges, wreathed in smoke, and manages to speed past them before they can fire, leaving Strongarm to accidentally try and arrest Bumblebee in the confusion. Fixit attempts to get a lock on the Decepticon's signal, but it repeatedly appears and disappears at different places, leaving the Autobots bewildered.
Back at base, Strongarm puzzles over the evidence and why she can't work out the case. Bumblebee gives her some encouragement and she suggests the next target may be theCrown City Armory,though she immediately casts doubt on the idea as potentially being too simple. With Strongarm unable to work out the Con's nature, the team heads to stake out the armory. As the stakeout drags on, Strongarm wonders if she was wrong after all, but her doubt is cut short by an explosion in the armory. They move in to find the 'Con is aCrow Decepticon.Strongarm gives chase, using an unfinished overpass to give her the height to take down the flying Decepticon. Grimlock uses his traditional finishing move to make sure the Decepticon stays down.
Fixit explains the 'Con isBoostwing,a more intelligent Crow Decepticon than average, but Strongarm and Russell aren't satisfied with the resolution. Strongarm volunteers to go out on patrol, and Russell accompanies her. She's realized that Boostwing may have a partner, explaining how he could be in many places at once and where the stolen fireworks may be. On Russell's hunch, they head to theCrown City Gold Depository,and arrive to find it under attack. After calling for backup, Strongarm heads inside and finds another Crow Decepticon, Boostwing's brotherJacknab.During the resulting fight, Jacknab kicks her into a pile of gold bars, but she overloads her blaster, knocking him down. She's surprised when athirdCrow Decepticon brother,Pilfer,arrives, and the pair of 'Cons quickly outmatch her, threatening to steal heropticsfor Boostwing. The rest of the Autobots arrive to lend a hand, keeping the brothers busy, and giving Strongarm time to use a net filled with gold bars to bring the two 'Cons down, the pair being dutifully arrested.
Strongarm later explains her reasoning to the other Autobots and they compliment her on her work. Sideswipe makes a mumbled noise which to his surprise, she's able to correctly deduce was an apology for doubting her judgment earlier.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
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Quotes
"The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the ordinance."
"Huh? Where'd you learn language like that? Been hangin' out on the south side'a Kaon?"
- —Strongarm'sinner noir detective effectively bafflesSideswipe.
"Sir! Permission to perform a thorough investigation?!"
"...isn't...that...what we'redoing?"
"..."
"...okay, okay. Permission granted."
- —StrongarmknowsBumblebeecan't resist an earnestly eager expression.
"...whatever it is, I CONFESS!"
- —Grimlockhas no poker face at all.
"We need to find out what makes you Autobots meld into your Ultra Bee Team Combiner form."
- —A product-name-droppingFixitknows whatthe most important thingsare.
"You two have the right to silent mode operation."
- —Strongarmslaps the cuffs on Jacknab and Pilfer.
Notes
Continuity notes
- "Crow Decepticon" is an awkward bit of renaming. The first of this type seen in the series,Filch,was not given any kind of "species" identifier. Later in "True Colors","Corvicon "was used to describe" shiny "-obsessed bots, then the bookBumblebee Versus Scuzzardconfirmed the connection by calling her a Corvicon directly. But here, it's only "crow Decepticon". Maybe they thought it was easier for kids to understand, except Russell just makes things even more confusing by referring to them as "Crowcons"...
- The Crow Decepticons in this episode don't seem to be much larger than the Autobots, whereas Filch wassignificantlylarger.
Prisoner manifest
- In stasis:Crustacion,Ragebyte,Zorillor,Springload,Boostwing,Jacknab,Pilfer
- Known at Large:Heatseeker,Drag Strip,Wildbreak.
Transformers references
- Bumblebee swears "byRatchet's rusty knee-joints ". He needs those, Bee!
Real-world references
- To catch Boostwing, Strongarm drives through some barricades and off the end of an unfinished freeway ramp, a maneuver most famous fromThe Blues Brothers.
Trivia
- This is the first timeUltra Beeis named on-screen.
- And you thoughtChasewatchedtoo many detective movies....
Foreign localization
French
- Title:L'enquête explosive( "Explosive Investigation" )
- Original airdate:August 27,2017
Hungarian
- Title:Nyomozzunk!( "Lets Investigate" )
- Original airdate:June 18,2017
Home video releases
- DVD
2018 —Transformers Robots in Disguise: Combiner Force— The
Golden Knight (Beyond Home Entertainment)