Hasbro Pulse Lights Our Darkest Hour by Returning Episodes They Removed

What a roller coaster the past few months have been. But at long last, we appear to be nearing the end of this saga.

It all began back in March, when some eagle-eyed fans noticed that the first four episodes had been removed from (well, set to “Private”) the official Hasbro Pulse YouTube channel. What could this mean? Was this going to be the beginning of more takedowns of archived Transformers episodes, or even episodes from other Hasbro properties?

We reached out to Hasbro themselves to see if they could provide an answer. That went about as well as you’d expect.

Then in April, it was revealed that the same four episodes that had been removed would be shown in cinemas! Well, some cinemas. Depending on how lucky you were. And for three non-consecutive days in May, no less!

When the time finally came, fans ventured forth to take in this new experience, and… well, it was an experience.

At the very least, the redubbed first episode went over well. Well enough to leave some wondering why they didn’t just redo the other two parts of “More Than Meets The Eye,” if not all four episodes being shown.

Then, just as quickly as it came — well, quicker, really — it was gone. Over. Finished.

Yes, I’m invoking Furmanisms when talking about the cartoon, and you can’t — won’t — stop me.

As I was saying, the 40th anniversary experience came and went, and the episodes that Hasbro opted to remove from YouTube remained gone from the platform.

But now, hope shines anew!