You know, when I really think about it, Beats Wars was pretty much the only "flawless" Transformers cartoon
Like, yeah, there are parts where you can see they dropped the ball, and think "I wish they had done this better" (Scorponok related) but those were things that never really detracted from the enjoyment of the show.
Prime and Animated, on the other hand, while I loved both, had a bunch of shit that actually did ruin things (for me at least). Like, I pretty much dropped Prime after season 2, and some of Animated design and characterization choices were questionable to put it mildly.