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The Worst Episodes of Transformers: Prime

Every episode of Transformers: Prime ranked from worst to best. Explore 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...
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Grill" is the worst rated episode of "Transformers: Prime". It scored 6.7/10 based on 162 votes. Directed by Kevin Altieri and written by Duane Capizzi, it aired on 4/14/2012. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Speed Metal".

  • Grill
    6.7/10162 votes
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    #1 - 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.

    Director: Kevin Altieri

    Writer: Duane Capizzi

  • Speed Metal
    6.9/10188 votes
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    #2 - Speed Metal

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/8/2011

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

    Director: Vinton Heuck

    Writer: Dean Stefan

  • T.M.I.
    6.9/10168 votes
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    #3 - T.M.I.

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 9/10/2011

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

    Director: Todd Waterman

    Writer: Joseph Kuhr

  • ShadowZone
    7.0/10186 votes
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    #4 - ShadowZone

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 5/14/2011

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

    Director: Todd Waterman

    Writer: Marsha Griffin

  • Masters & Students
    7.2/10208 votes
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    #5 - Masters & Students

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/2011

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

    Director: Todd Waterman

    Writer: David Slack

  • Scrapheap
    7.2/10199 votes
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    #6 - Scrapheap

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/18/2011

    Scraplets invade HQ while Optimus and Arcee patrol the Arctic, leaving Bumblee and Ratchet to repel the enemy.

    Director: Shaunt Nigoghossian

    Writer: Marsha Griffin

  • Deus Ex Machina
    7.2/10186 votes
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    #7 - Deus Ex Machina

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/11/2011

    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

  • Metal Attraction
    7.3/10169 votes
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    #8 - Metal Attraction

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 7/9/2011

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

    Director: Todd Waterman

    Writer: Nicole Dubuc

  • Darkness Rising (3)
    7.4/10233 votes
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    #9 - Darkness Rising (3)

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/1/2010

    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

  • Darkness Rising (1)
    7.5/10315 votes
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    #10 - Darkness Rising (1)

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/26/2010

    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

  • Con Job
    7.5/10197 votes
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    #11 - Con Job

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/25/2011

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

    Director: Vinton Heuck

    Writer: Steven Melching

  • Convoy
    7.5/10192 votes
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    #12 - Convoy

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/4/2011

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

    Director: Todd Waterman

    Writer: Joseph Kuhr

  • Operation: Breakdown
    7.5/10176 votes
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    #13 - Operation: Breakdown

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 6/18/2011

    MECH agents capture a Decepticon, and the Autobots mount a rescue.

    Director: Shaunt Nigoghossian

    Writer: Steven Melching

  • Crisscross
    7.5/10174 votes
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    #14 - Crisscross

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 6/25/2011

    Airachnid makes a deal with Silas to get revenge against Arcee and Jack.

    Director: Vinton Heuck

    Writer: Joseph Kuhr

  • Darkness Rising (4)
    7.6/10233 votes
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    #15 - Darkness Rising (4)

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/2/2010

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

    Director: Shaunt Nigoghossian

    Writer: Steven Melching

  • Darkness Rising (2)
    7.7/10247 votes
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    #16 - 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.

    Director: David Hartman

    Writer: Nicole Dubuc

  • Predatory
    7.7/10187 votes
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    #17 - Predatory

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 4/15/2011

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

    Director: Todd Waterman

    Writer: Marsha Griffin

  • Out of His Head
    7.7/10183 votes
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    #18 - Out of His Head

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 5/7/2011

    Megatron controls Bumblebee from inside his mind and influences his behavior at HQ.

    Director: Vinton Heuck

    Writer: Nicole Dubuc

  • Rock Bottom
    7.8/10172 votes
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    #19 - Rock Bottom

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 7/16/2011

    Two patrolling Autobots end up trapped in a cave with their enemies, Starscream and Megatron.

    Director: Shaunt Nigoghossian

    Writer: Tim Jones

  • Operation: Bumblebee (1)
    7.8/10153 votes
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    #20 - Operation: Bumblebee (1)

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 3/10/2012

    Bumblebee questions his worthiness to his team after he is compromised.

    Director: Shaunt Nigoghossian

    Writer: Marty Isenberg

  • Loose Cannons
    7.8/10155 votes
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    #21 - Loose Cannons

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 3/24/2012

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Nemesis Prime
    7.8/10157 votes
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    #22 - Nemesis Prime

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 4/7/2012

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    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Flying Mind
    7.8/10152 votes
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    #23 - Flying Mind

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 4/28/2012

    Megatron infuses The Nemesis w/ his own supply of Dark Energon which results in the ship taking on a life of its own with its own agenda. Meanwhile Optimus reluctantly decides to use the Spark Extractor in an attempt to bring the war to an end.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sick Mind
    7.9/10189 votes
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    #24 - Sick Mind

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 4/29/2011

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

    Director: Shaunt Nigoghossian

    Writer: Steven Melching

  • Stronger, Faster
    7.9/10171 votes
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    #25 - Stronger, Faster

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 9/17/2011

    Ratchet becomes a threat to everyone after he injects himself with an experimental substance.

    Director: Shaunt Nigoghossian

    Writer: Mairghread Scott