When Optimus Prime orders his Autobots to transform, he comes across as bold and commanding. He speaks like a leader decisively addressing challenges that they face. But he's actually being conflict avoidant. It's a form of escape, not engagement.
This is true especially when Optimus is in couples' counseling. Here, he is more vulnerable than in combat and more fearful than in a duel with Megatron. On the couch, Optimus must face who he has not been in this relationship. New Yorker cartoonist Adam Sacks illustrates our hero's failure.
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