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The Worst Episodes of Transformers: Prime

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Transformers: Prime Season 1 Episode 2 - Darkness Rising (2)
    5.3/10(3 votes)

    #1 - Darkness Rising (2)

    S1:E2

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

    Director:David Hartman
    Writer:Nicole Dubuc

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  2. Transformers: Prime Season 1 Episode 6 - Masters & Students
    5.3/10(3 votes)

    #2 - Masters & Students

    S1:E6

    Starscream pursues other interests while Skyquake battles with Optimus Prime and Bumblebee.

    Director:Todd Waterman
    Writer:David Slack

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  3. Transformers: Prime Season 3 Episode 7 - Plus One
    5.3/10(3 votes)

    #3 - Plus One

    S3:E7

    Unlikely duos team up, including Acree and Wheeljack, and Agent Fowler and Jack's mom.

    Director:Todd Waterman
    Writer:Greg Weisman

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  4. Transformers: Prime Season 1 Episode 3 - Darkness Rising (3)
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    #4 - Darkness Rising (3)

    S1:E3

    Bulkhead is unknowingly shadowed by Miko as he goes to rescue Agent Fowler, who was kidnapped by the Decepticons.

    Director:Todd Waterman
    Writer:Marsha Griffin

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  5. Transformers: Prime Season 1 Episode 4 - Darkness Rising (4)
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    #5 - Darkness Rising (4)

    S1:E4

    The Autobots try to stave off an attack from Megatron's Terrorcons to protect their human wards.

    Director:Shaunt Nigoghossian
    Writer:Steven Melching

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  6. Transformers: Prime Season 3 Episode 6 - Chain of Command
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    #6 - Chain of Command

    S3:E6

    As tension builds within the Wreckers, they find themselves confronted with the return of the Predacon.

    Director:Vinton Heuck
    Writer:Mairghread Scott

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  7. Transformers: Prime Season 3 Episode 9 - Evolution
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    #7 - Evolution

    S3:E9

    Megatron doubts Predacon and its allegiance after Predacon reveals a secret of its own.

    Director:Shaunt Nigoghossian
    Writer:Steven Melching

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  8. Transformers: Prime Season 3 Episode 11 - Persuasion (2)
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    #8 - Persuasion (2)

    S3:E11

    While Optimus faces off with Predaking, Megatron mounts a campaign to form a new alliance.

    Director:Todd Waterman
    Writer:Michael G. Stern

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  9. Transformers: Prime Season 1 Episode 1 - Darkness Rising (1)
    6.0/10(5 votes)

    #9 - Darkness Rising (1)

    S1:E1

    The Autobots go on alert as the Decepticons return to Earth in the series opener, Meanwhile a group of humans find themselves with new caretakers after stumbling into the middle of the Autobot conflict with the Decepticons.

    Director:David Hartman
    Writer:Duane Capizzi

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  10. Transformers: Prime Season 1 Episode 5 - Darkness Rising (5)
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Darkness Rising (5)

    S1:E5

    The Decepticons and the Terrorcons go into battle against the Autobots.

    Director:Vinton Heuck
    Writer:Joseph Kuhr

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  11. Transformers: Prime Season 1 Episode 21 - T.M.I.
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    #11 - T.M.I.

    S1:E21

    Bulkhead acquires a top-secret formula, and the Decepticons come after him for it.

    Director:Todd Waterman
    Writer:Joseph Kuhr

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  12. Transformers: Prime Season 3 Episode 1 - Darkmount, NV
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Darkmount, NV

    S3:E1

    While Optimus struggles to survive after Megatron’s destruction of the Autobot base, the separated members of Team Prime try to reconnect.

    Director:Shaunt Nigoghossian
    Writer:Marsha Griffin

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  13. Transformers: Prime Season 3 Episode 2 - Scattered
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    #13 - Scattered

    S3:E2

    The Autobots search for signs of each other, but start to lose hope while the Decepticons welcome a key player to their ranks. A win for Wheeljack may ultimately lead to an Autobot defeat.

    Director:Vinton Heuck
    Writer:Steven Melching

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  14. Transformers: Prime Season 3 Episode 3 - Prey
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Prey

    S3:E3

    The Ultimate Autobot Hunter is unleashed on our heroes.

    Director:Todd Waterman
    Writer:Marsha Griffin

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  15. Transformers: Prime Season 3 Episode 12 - Synthesis (3)
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Synthesis (3)

    S3:E12

    Ratchet finds himself in a series of predicaments as he resumes his experiments on Synthetic Energon.

    Director:Scooter Tidwell
    Writer:Marsha Griffin

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  16. Transformers: Prime Season 3 Episode 10 - Minus One (1)
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #16 - Minus One (1)

    S3:E10

    Soundwave is captured by the Autobots; Megatron revives an old plan.

    Director:Vinton Heuck
    Writer:Michael Cassutt

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  17. Transformers: Prime Season 1 Episode 11 - Speed Metal
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #17 - Speed Metal

    S1:E11

    Jack tries to be impressive, with Bumblebee's help, but Knockout's arrivals sends things out of control.

    Director:Vinton Heuck
    Writer:Dean Stefan

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  18. Transformers: Prime Season 1 Episode 12 - Predatory
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #18 - Predatory

    S1:E12

    Arcee must protect Jack when a routine mission is complicated by Airachnid's arrival.

    Director:Todd Waterman
    Writer:Marsha Griffin

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  19. Transformers: Prime Season 1 Episode 15 - ShadowZone
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #19 - ShadowZone

    S1:E15

    The kids are stranded with Skyquake in an alternate dimension during a GroundBridge malfunction.

    Director:Todd Waterman
    Writer:Marsha Griffin

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  20. Transformers: Prime Season 2 Episode 9 - Grill
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #20 - Grill

    S2:E9

    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.

    Director:Kevin Altieri
    Writer:Duane Capizzi

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  21. Transformers: Prime Season 3 Episode 8 - Thirst
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #21 - Thirst

    S3:E8

    Knock Out and Starscream experiment with synthetic lead and threaten to take over the Deceptacon ship and unleash an old enemy.

    Director:Scooter Tidwell
    Writer:Marsha Griffin

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  22. Transformers: Prime Season 1 Episode 8 - Con Job
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Con Job

    S1:E8

    Bulkhead awaits a visit from his buddy Wheeljack, but his arrival does not go as planned.

    Director:Vinton Heuck
    Writer:Steven Melching

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  23. Transformers: Prime Season 1 Episode 9 - Convoy
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #23 - Convoy

    S1:E9

    The Autobots are attacked while helping Agent Fowler transport an implosion device.

    Director:Todd Waterman
    Writer:Joseph Kuhr

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  24. Transformers: Prime Season 1 Episode 10 - Deus Ex Machina
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #24 - Deus Ex Machina

    S1:E10

    Miko and Bulkhead go up against Starscream and Breakdown as they go to Greece to retrieve an Energon Harvester.

    Director:Shaunt Nigoghossian
    Writer:Nicole Dubuc

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  25. Transformers: Prime Season 1 Episode 13 - Sick Mind
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #25 - Sick Mind

    S1:E13

    A Decepticon plague infects Optimus Prime, so Arcee and Bumblebee sneak onto the Nemesis to find the cure.

    Director:Shaunt Nigoghossian
    Writer:Steven Melching

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Darkness Rising (2)" is the worst rated episode of "Transformers: Prime". It scored 5.3/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by David Hartman and written by Nicole Dubuc, it aired on 11/26/2010. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Masters & Students".