captainrodimus:

cogito-ergo-dumb:

I was super tempted to write my 5000 word thesis on Why Rodimus Did Nothing Wrong but getting involved in discourse is so bad for my peace of mind and ability to enjoy stuff so all I’ll say is this;

1) during season 1 of mtmte when rodimus had access to the map he was beset by a truly ridiculous amount of bad luck and the various misadventures which befell the lost light were involuntary and beyond his control

2) he had many flaws in season one and much of his arc in that season was dedicated to him learning to overcome them, see Luna 1 and his realization that it was more heroic to live for his crew than to die for them, also his willingness to sacrifice the matrix aka the sign from primus that he’s destined for greatness and more practically their only clue pertaining to their quest for glory for the lives of every CC bot in the universe

3) season 2 is where much of getaways (and people irls) criticism of him stems from, and yes! It’s true that they never get any further towards their goal! However let’s remember that rodimus 1) has lost his best friend and only confidant in drift, 2) had Optimus Prime tell him he was a terrible leader and should have resigned and appoint MEGATRON as co captain of the privately owned ship of which rodimus was the private owner, and 3) as we have already pointed out he sacrificed the matrix to save a vast number of the cybertronian race so he did not actually, yknow, HAVE A DAMN MAP at this point

SUBPOINT 3.5) can we just for a second remember that the vast majority of the crew did not sign up for this quest because they actually wanted to find the Knights? Like one of the main themes of season one is that the knights are a super flimsy excuse to not have to hang around on Cybertron and deal with any of the fallout of the war or like, their own feelings or issues, and that it’s The Adventures We Had Along The Way and Not The Destination That Counts, and hey drift says maybe WE’RE the Knights of Cybertron. I don’t know where anyone’s getting the idea that finding the knights = good captaincy and for the record megatron didn’t get any closer than rodimus did so nyah

I had more to say but this is cringy enough as is, IN CONCLUSION he is trying his very best and I love him for it

I AGREE.

Rodimus seriously needs a damn break and some love. Our poor son is suffering and no one is doing anything about it!