Characters development:
Some characters are great but there are some problems within their development during the show. Sideswipe learn something and then in the next episode,he forget everything he learns and act like a spoiled child. Strongarm's development was good for a reason. She did her best to follow Bumblebee's orders and she's also well done at educating Sideswipe to let him know what things he does wrong and all. Grimlock turned from a prisoner to a good guy at heart to help the team. Drift was the one character who was well done. They cared to give him his backstory and personality to him. I feel like not any Decepticons had development because they're villains of the week and most of them had short times on screen. They didn't explain the Decepticons from Decepticon Island to begin with. And what about Kickback's crush? Nothing was explained at all. Not even her name was mentioned. It was a waste of opportunity,right there.
The story
The plot of the story was meh. The story was meant to be Bumblebee being the leader of his own team as the ghost/spirit of Optimus send him as message to capture the Decepticons on Earth. Sometime between the show,the plot was forgotten and Optimus came back from being a ghost to a actual alive character to join the story. He should have stayed as a ghost because that's what the plot was to begin with. Not for him to return as a alive character. Of course we saw that he was in the Realm of the Primes due to the other Primes saving Optimus from his death but it shouldn't have happened. It was repetitive as well because like I said earlier in the review,Decepticons of the week so the Bee team could catch them. Every single episodes. Instead of adding Decepticons of the week,why not focusing of the Bee team VS Steeljaw's pack? Wasn't it supposed to be the focus of Season 1?
The maturity of the show
The show isn't really mature because it's more of a kid friendly show but there were times when the show was mature enough. We got some adult jokes and episode 17 and 18 of Combiner Force were dark. One thing that they shouldn't have done is making Russell saying the ''p'' word in episode 24 of Combiner Force because it's a sexual word and was meant for grown ups. I don't think that kids should hear that word since they're too young and also the fact that it was very dirty toward them. If some kids are mature enough to understand about sex,I can understand but really,it's not something kids should know.
The design
Most of the designs were great but the only problem is that they used repaints of other characters and being too lazy to make a new design and such. Hasbro,you're making the Decepticons feel like shiny variations of used characters on the show. Just like pokemon. It's not a good idea at all. Strongarm mentioned a horse in Season 1 episode 23. Why not having a horse like Decepticon?
Season 1
It was meant to introduce new fans of the franchise. Also,it should have focused on the Team Bee VS Steeljaw's pack. Sure it's repetitive but in this season,Bumblebee kept trying to locate Steeljaw and where is his hideout. Fracture's deal for joining Steeljaw also should be considered something to see. I mean,how did he end up joining him to begin with?
Season 2
It should have focused on Glowstrike and her crew on Decepticon Island. She didn't fight the Autobots at all. Not even a mention of what her crime was. Kickback also didn't explain when he joined Glowstrike's crew. Optimus and Bumblebee arguing at each other for leadership was bullshit. The minicons in this season were too cute. Minicons with designs like Jetstorm's and Slipstream's would be a better option. I understand,animal looking minicons. But most of them are too cute to be animals and some of them were not that dangerous.
Season 3
It was the shortest season ever and they pleased fans by having Starscream. The plot of the Scavenger was'nt fully shown nor was for the Weaponizer minicons. This season was wasted.
Season 4
The last season was the best,in my opinion. They returned some characters and the revelation of what was going on on Cybertron was a total plot twist of the show. But this was the season who got me into a traumatic event at some point when they used my needlephobia 3 times in this season. One time in Season 1 but Season 4 went too far. Also the season who got me pissed at Optimus for taking away Drift. The missed opportunity in Combiner Force was the minicons. I rather have talking minicons instead of minicons who are mutes. Sure the Activators had their way of speaking such as communicating by their eyes but that was boring. And why not the minicons partner up with the heroes? Stuntwing and Hi-Test did with Bumblebee and Optimus but why not the others? It's like everyone is not allowed to have a minicon partner except for Drift.
The missed opportunity
Some episodes were lost for unknown reasons and alongside,some Decepticons were also lost as well. They could have used Decepticon Bludgeon in the show but due to kids,they decided to add a minicon version of Bludgeon to make it kid friendly. Most people were waiting to see Sunstreaker to appear but in the end,no episodes with him. The minicons should have all talked. Hasbro shouldn't have denied Great Byte. We got Sawtooth but another shark like minicon wouldn't hurt. Flashbacks were also needed. Like what Cyclonus did to the old High Council? You expect us to guess instead of giving an explanation? Jazz showing up in Season 1 was fine but waiting 3 more seasons to see him again? It's too much. The biggest missed opportunity in the entire show is not giving a chance for Clampdown to join the Autobots at the end of episode 20 of Combiner Force. He did anything to help them and even saved Bee and Strongarm. Steeljaw's brother Phantomjaw would make the show better. What about Hank,Russell's friend? She should have known the truth about the robots too. Most Decepticons were innocent instead of being evil and yet,they get captured. The last opportunity was Megatron. It's sad that after being mentioned over and over in the show,he never appeared.
Should RID be considered a reboot?
Well,it can be somehow because the idea of the Autobots catching Decepticon prisoners is something new to me and maybe to all of us. It's a new concept and I enjoyed it. Plus Bumblebee being the leader of the Autobots instead of Optimus and Steeljaw being the leader of the Decepticons instead of Megatron. It's a good change. Keep in mind that most reboots are also considered as spinoffs or I should say,reboot-spinoffs.
The Minicons
To be quite honest,I like the idea of the minicons in the series. The fact there is a various kind of minicons is very interesting. We got the Buzzsaws,the Torpedos,the Cyclones,the Weaponizers and the Activators. Look at Swelter and Glacius. These two can control fire and ice. I wish there was more random minicons where the Autobots catch them,like they did with Torpor.
The Grimlock disguise
This has been a running gag throughout the series. Grimlock tried so hard to find a disguise and a vehicle mode,despite him being a Dinobot. It was funny. Him using a crane as his own proper disguise was an interesting change in the franchise. However,I wished he could've scan a monster truck and transforms into it. So he would have been a triple changer. Look at Hotshot from Transformers Rescue Bots Academy. He turns into multiple alt modes. I think Grimlock transforming into a monster truck should have been what the series should have really been in the beginning. Yes,i'm aware of the scene where he made a monster truck as a disguise,but this was just cardboards. A Dinobot with a vehicle mode for real for the first time would've been amazing. Yeah,I know,Transformers Rescue Bots Academy,but RBA Grimlock don't even transform. 
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