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Summary The Maximals detect a Cybertronian probe, and try to contact it. Our Take A quiet setup episode that mostly exists to frustrate its characters and audience alike. The probe angle teases a way home, then yanks it away, which…

Summary Scorponok tries to infect Optimus with a virus meant to change him into a coward, but it changes the gorilla into a battle hungry maniac instead. Our Take A goofy one-off that mostly works because Optimus playing unhinged war…

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…

Summary Another stasis pod lands and Tarantulas gets there first, releasing Blackarachnia. Rattrap’s loyalty to the Maximals is questioned by Optimus and he nearly joins the Predacons. Our Take A fun Rattrap-centric episode that leans on his natural snark to…

Summary A stasis pod lands and the Maximals and Predacons race to reach the protoform. Tigatron comes out, joining the Maximals, but he prefers to stay out in the wild rather than the base, so he asks the Maximals to…

Summary Terrorsaur finds a floating mountain rich with Energon. It makes him incredibly powerful, and he plans to overthrow Megatron and defeat the Maximals once and for all. Our Take A solid villain spotlight that lets Terrorsaur have his moment…

Summary An alien probe appears, and Optimus is seemingly disintegrated, leaving the Maximals bickering over who is in command. Our Take A talky mid-season bottleneck that mostly works because the character bickering is actually funny. Dinobot’s power grab gives the…

Summary The Maximals try to place a Predacon detection system during an Energon storm and Cheetor somehow ends up in the Darksyde, while Terrorsaur ends up in the Axalon. Using Terrorsaur to discover how the transportation occurred, Dinobot goes to…

Summary After losing a prototype comm link developed by Rhinox, Cheetor tries to redeem himself by sneaking into the Predacons’ base. However, Tarantulas captures Cheetor, leaving it up to Rattrap to rescue him. Our Take Solid, satisfying television. The season’s…

Summary After the Predacons interfere with Optimus and Dinobot’s duel, Dinobot agrees to serve under the Maximals, but the Predacons find an Energon infested mountain. The two teams have a battle to get the Energon, but the Energon explodes after…