Deadlock (episode)

This article is about the Prime episode. For the Generation 1 Decepticon, see Drift (G1).

The Autobots face the Decepticons for a last showdown.

Synopsis

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Even though the ship is orbiting Earth, Transformers and objects fall at a rate consistent with Earth-normal gravity outside of the ship.

Jack, Miko, and Raf experienced the effects of crossed GroundBridges firsthand in "Shadowzone".
Miko previously used the Apex Armor in "Chain of Command".
The Star Saber was previously seen in the Decepticon vault in "Prey". Despite not making a note of it then, that fact did not escape Smokescreen's notice.
Ultra Magnus refers to Soundwave's combat GroundBridging as a "relocation trick", which he has used on Arcee in "Orion Pax, Part 1", a Predacon bone fragment in "Project Predacon", and Airachnid and her Insecticons in "Thirst".
The Autobots fire the Omega Lock into the Well of All Sparks, last seen in flashback in "One Shall Rise, Part 1".
Predaking is revealed to have survived Megatron's attack from the previous episode with some minor damage.

Ratchet keeps saying he wants to go back to Cybertron and that he won't forgive Optimus for leaving him on a planet with humans, he stays behind anyways! Apparently, he has grown used to them.
Megatron is able to wield the Dark Star Saber without the use of his Prime arm. A possible explanation is that the Prime arm was only required to wield the Forge of Solus Prime to create it, not the saber itself. Alternatively, Megatron could have designed his Saber to not require a Prime's touch during its making.
Soundwave isn't the only Decepticon who is trapped the Shadowzone.