Stasis Pod Episode 21: Possession

When Waspinator finds himself host to the immortal spark of DECEPTICON AIR COMMANDER STARSCREAM, we learn who among the Predacons and the Maximals did their history homework as the Cybertronian Loki talks his way into Megatron’s good graces. What was the world like when Transformers was still such an obscure fandom that not even viewers of a Transformers show could expect references to Generation 1? Just how excited was that fandom over this episode? And does it still stand on its own, or, in a far-flung future where pop culture is flooded with Transformers, has it lost its novelty? Join the crew of Stasis Pod as we — and Starscream — travel back in time for Possession!

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Stasis Pod Episode 20: Dark Voyage

After a Predacon attack leaves them with near-fatal energon poisoning, Rhinox, Cheetor, Rattrap, and Dinobot have to find their way back to the Axalon — blind! Can they make it back in time? How long can we stay on topic while watching such a mediocre episode? Can we get away with talking about the 1997 action/adventure movie Anaconda instead? Or will we just end up spending the show buying cheap Beast Wars toys on eBay? Tune in and join us on this…Dark Voyage!

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Stasis Pod Episode 19: Call of the Wild

Megatron’s latest scheme: stealing the Axalon’s ice cream maker Energon dampener, thus forcing the Maximals to stay in beast mode until they succumb to their animal instincts! But where will he get enough animal skins for a litter and tribal drums? The Wild Hunt is on as the Maximals heed the Call of the Wild!

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Stasis Pod Episode 18: Spider’s Game

When another stasis pod leaves orbit, Tarantulas makes a grab for it, crippling both Maximals and Predacons alike so he can be the first to reach the protoform inside. But Blackarachnia wants in on whatever he’s scheming. Is he just trying to expand his harem, or does he have other plans for the pod? Join us for the first appearance of Inferno, the beginning of Tarantulas’s metaplot-related plans, and some really creepy webbing sounds as we watch Spider’s Game!

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Stasis Pod Episode 17: The Trigger Part 2

This week we watch the second part of Beast Wars’s first big meta-plot two-parter, The Trigger! Blackarachnia plots to take control of the obelisk at the heart of the floating island, but is she biting off more than she can chew? Will Rattrap’s beast mode ever stop being charming? And will Terrorsaur ever do anything useful on this show again? Join us as we pull The Trigger, Part 2!

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Stasis Pod Episode 17: The Trigger Part 2
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Stasis Pod Episode 16: The Trigger Part 1

Stasis Pod hits a big meaty chunk of metaplot this week as we reach The Trigger! Tigatron discovers a floating island making its way through the Conveniently Located Arctic, but Waspinator and Terrorsaur find it too! Blackarachnia finally comes into her own as a character, and the Tigatron/Airazor ship unfurls its sails! All this and a cliffhanger ending!

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Stasis Pod Episode 15: The Spark

When a spark goes online, there is great joy.

This week on Stasis Pod we tackle the episode of Beast Wars that had the most pervasive, longest-lasting impact on Transformers lore, The Spark! And bonus points for introducing something Transformers shows have rarely had before or since: a second regular female character! Join us as we discuss the episode itself as well as the significance of the concepts introduced — along with Jen’s proto-lesbian crush on Airazor.

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Stasis Pod Episode 14: Double Dinobot

The second part of another coincidental two-part theme, the Double D episodes! Megatron creates a clone of Dinobot to infiltrate the Maximals, but will the real Dinobot stay out of the picture long enough for it to do its job? Why does a clone ostensibly made from Dinobot’s raptor DNA have Cybertronian-level intelligence? How much of a hard-on does Megatron have for Dinobot? Join us this week as we watch Double Dinobot!

And stick around for some discussion of the fandom halfway through season 1, with Jen’s memories from alt.toys.transformers (where she posted as Trixter) and the early days of BotCon.

You can also catch David this week on episode 13 of Gundam podcast The Cockpit!

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Stasis Pod Episode 13: Dark Designs

more like dark redeco am i rite

Megatron figures out that Rhinox is totally the best Maximal — something the audience already knows — and takes him captive, turning him into a Predacon using a device that just raises further questions. But was that really such a great idea? Will we ever get a redeco of Rhinox in those colors? What makes a Predacon a Predacon? And just who is this “Wonko the Sane”? Join us for this week’s Beast Wars episode, Dark Designs! And stick around at the end for a discussion of the news from SDCC 2015!

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Stasis Pod Episode 12: Victory

Part two of the coincidental “We’re Going Home!” duology! When a spy camera shows the Predacons accidentally blowing up their own base during a leadership scuffle, the Maximals declare a reluctant victory in the Beast Wars. Now able to repair the Axalon with scavenged parts from the Predacon’s ship, they’re ready to return to Cybertron! Well, most of them. But can a 26-episode season really kill off its antagonists in episode 12? Who ran a cable all the way to the Predacon ship for that spycam? Did they use ethernet or coax? And which Maximal has an even more commanding presence than their actual commander? Join us this week for Victory (with ball joints)!

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