Crossfire

Episode Summary & Review

Summary

Megatron sends Breakdown, Airachnid and Dreadwing in search of energon in a forest, with Airachnid unaware that her comrades have actually been ordered to terminate her for treason. She catches on to the plan and flees, killing Breakdown in the process, and upon encountering a lone Insecticon, she uses her abilities to control it, and challenges Megatron to a fight to the death, but not before having it attack Starscream. Starscream passes on the Insecticon’s presence on Earth, leading to the Autobots becoming involved and another showdown between Arcee and Airachnid.Deaths: Breakdown

Our Take

A messy, eventful hour that shakes up the status quo in ways the show rarely attempts. Airachnid makes a genuinely menacing villain, and her showdown with Megatron has real tension, though the Autobot subplot feels like filler squeezed in around the better material. Breakdown’s death lands surprisingly hard for a character who never got much attention. Worth watching for the shakeup alone.