His team holes up in an Iraqi home and is forced to take its family of four hostage. Bonilla) and the two squads he’s leading are ambushed by heavily armed rebels. On a routine surveillance run around the city (with an automated cannon towering out of the humvee roof), Lt. But I kept finding myself more often wondering what the characters made of their mission - which was sold to them as humanitarian peacekeeping - than absorbed in the umpteenth firefight between soldiers and insurgents. The mini is a lavish production, with chases, cityscapes, tanks and explosions vying for attention. You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!: Rumble's word-for-word response to Nic's rock-throwing gambit the first time.That depoliticization lands The Long Road Home somewhere between an earnest brochure and a proper drama.Wronski Feint: Whiplash uses a handy tornado to get rid of Ravage.Ravage is an utterly implacable foe that is focused exclusively on his target, Whiplash, sparing only enough attention to Nic to absently swat her away. Rumble, though a legitimate threat, is easy to derail with taunting and distraction. Nic also, though to a much lesser degree, and she's much less obvious about it. Survivor Guilt: Whiplash, the lone survivor of not one but two separate Decepticon attacks.Not quite with the stereotypical "fiery" personality, though she is rather forthright and strong-willed. Parental Substitute: Nic's uncle Terry. Parental Abandonment: Nic again, whose mother died when she was an infant, and her father died only two years before the story starts.The lobby seems like a great place to have a giant robot battle. No OSHA Compliance: The Eyesore, a half-finished office building left to languish as an abandoned construction site in Topeka.Jumped At the Call: After only a little hesitation, Nic decides that if she doesn't go with Whiplash, the might-have-beens would haunt her forever.Later Nic herself trims the rest to match and doesn't look back. Important Haircut: Rumble snips a section of Nic's waist-length hair with a bladed spinner-rim (he was aiming for her head).I'm Not a Hero, I'm X: When it's pointed out that the damaged and desperate Whiplash wouldn't have gotten as far as he did without her help, Nic turns bashful and says she merely did what needed to be done.Humans Through Alien Eyes: Whenever Whiplash (or any other Autobot) has the POV.Only lightly armored as a necessary tradeoff for superior speed and maneuverability. Also counts for her suggestion to jump the overpass. Didn't Think This Through: Nic's first impulse when trying to distract Rumble away from Whiplash? Throw a rock at the evil robot.Daddy's Girl: Nic and her father were very close before he died.But when he has to, this is his favored tactic. Colossus Climb: Whiplash doesn't normally like to engage an enemy directly because most Decepticons are much larger and more powerful.
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