Optimus Primal is gone. Two fan-favourite Predacons are dead before the opening credits finish. And a handful of Maximals and Predacons just got entirely new bodies. Season 2 of Beast Wars does not ease you back in.

This week on Toonami Absolution, Alyx, Jon, and Sam kick off Beast Wars Season 2 with "Aftermath" and "Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)."

"Aftermath" deals with the shockwave from the destruction of the Vok's alien moon, which kills Terrorsaur and Scorponok on the spot, and transforms Rattrap, Cheetor, and Megatron into their new Transmetal forms.

Then "Coming of the Fuzors" introduces two stasis pods that malfunction mid-scan, producing a brand new type of Transformer: the Fuzors. Quickstrike, a half-scorpion half-snake menace, and Silverbolt, a half-wolf half-eagle Predacon, who seemingly thinks he is Sir Lancelot.

Meanwhile, Dinobot steals the Golden Disks and takes a moment to deliver a little bit of Shakespeare. Who said Transformers can’t be cultured?

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📌 Topics covered this episode:

– Beast Wars Season 2 Episode 1 "Aftermath" recap & review

– Beast Wars Season 2 Episode 2 "Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)" recap & review

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Toonami Absolution is a weekly podcast where Alyx, Jon, and Sam revisit the Toonami and Adult Swim shows that made them, and you, you.

From the block's early days with shows like Space Ghost: Coast to Coast and Transformers: Beast Wars to the imported anime that made Toonami and Adult Swim appointment television for a generation of kids, such as Cowboy Bebop, Sailor Moon, and Dragon Ball.

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