S1E9
A Better Mousetrap
⚠ Spoiler alert This recap gives away what happens in this episode.
Episode Summary & Review
Summary
Rattrap and Dinobot accidentally activate Sentinel, the Axalon’s new defense system, before it has learned that the Maximals are friends. Feeling guilty for starting it, Rattrap stays inside the Axalon to shut down Sentinel. Meanwhile, Blackarachnia leads a Predacon mission, trying to break into the Axalon, leaving Tigatron the only one to stop them.
Our Take
A solid bottle episode that leans on Rattrap’s charm and mostly gets away with it. The defense system gone haywire premise is thin, but the rat-versus-robot game of cat and mouse inside the ship moves quickly and Tigatron gets a nice moment to shine at the end. Not essential viewing, but a fun enough way to spend 20 minutes.