Let’s start off by showing y’all the theme song shall we? 🎥🔥

🤖 Lab Rats – Full Review Heads up, y’all — this one runs four seasons deep, so here’s how this review is gonna go:

Basic plot rundown

Full character breakdown with what each of ‘em brings to the table

A look at the 2–3 big story arcs

My favorite character and why they’re the GOAT

Some funny moments and lines that still crack me up

And finally… the spoiler zone, where we tear Season 4 a new one.


🧬 Plot Rundown Glad y’all asked — Lab Rats is a Disney XD sci-fi/action comedy that follows Leo Dooley (Tyrel Jackson Williams), an average teen who stumbles across a very non-average secret. His mom’s new husband, billionaire inventor Donald Davenport (Hal Sparks), has been hiding three superpowered teenagers in his basement lab. Normal stuff, right?

These teens — Adam (Spencer Boldman), Bree (Kelli Berglund), and Chase (Billy Unger) — aren’t just siblings. They’re bionic experiments created in a lab and raised in isolation… until now.

The series follows this unlikely family as they try to blend into normal life while constantly dealing with:

Bionic meltdowns

Evil robots

Android imposters

Rogue scientists

Government black-ops

And Principal Perry


It starts off wild and just keeps escalating — until it spirals in Season 4.

🎵 Theme Song Another intro that lives rent-free in my head — catchy, chaotic, and straight to the point. 🎶 “Living in my basement?” Yes. Yes, they are.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Character Breakdown Leo Dooley (Tyrel Jackson Williams) — Relatable but also… annoying sometimes. He’s the human character caught in a world of chaos, and his growth over time is solid — but there are moments you just wanna tell him to sit down and let the bionics handle it.

Chase Davenport (Billy Unger) — The genius of the group. He’s the literal definition of anti-fun, but his constant bickering with Adam is top-tier comedy. Power: brain cells and sass.

Adam Davenport (Spencer Boldman) — A lovable himbo. He’s strong, dumb, and dangerously enthusiastic. Basically a walking Darwin Award, and I wouldn’t want him any other way.

Bree Davenport (Kelli Berglund) — The only girl on the squad. She’s likable and cool, but let’s be real — the show didn’t give her a ton of development. They gave her a sonic scream and called it a day.

Donald Davenport (Hal Sparks) — Rich, arrogant, and constantly reminding us that he’s rich. His “I’m better than everyone” shtick wore thin real fast. He thinks he’s Tony Stark, but he’s more like Tony Snark.

Tasha Dooley (Angel Parker) — Leo’s mom. Honestly… she’s annoying. But the real problem? Her mom. More on that menace later.

Tasha’s Mother — Dear lord. Makes Donald look tame. She’s mean, unbearable, and takes over every scene like a bad smell. One of the worst additions to the show.

Principal Perry (Maile Flanagan) — The literal definition of a dick. She’s a chaotic school principal with no chill and no boundaries. Somehow becomes a main character and — against all odds — is weirdly iconic.

Eddy (voiced by Will Forte) — The sarcastic, vengeful, smart home A.I. who hates Leo and Tasha specifically. Think HAL 9000, if HAL was just lazy and petty. One of the funniest parts of the show.

🧪 Villains & Antagonists Douglas Davenport (Jeremy Kent Jackson) — Donald’s evil genius brother — and honestly? The best character in the entire show. He starts off as a villain, but his redemption arc is chef’s kiss. Douglas is smart, dangerous, snarky, and yet… somehow weirdly relatable. He’s not just “evil for fun” like Donnie — he’s layered. He regrets his past, owns up to it, and even becomes a mentor to the kids he created. That’s more depth than Donnie ever got.

👉 Why Douglas is better than Donnie: Douglas evolves. He admits his mistakes, he genuinely tries to protect Adam, Bree, and Chase later on, and he actually builds new bionic people to help, not harm. Meanwhile, Donnie stays a shallow, egotistical narcissist with the emotional depth of a soggy waffle. Donnie’s entire arc is “I’m rich, I’m always right, and I’m jealous of my smarter brother.” That gets old fast.

Douglas is basically what Donnie could’ve been if he had any humility or personal growth. He’s the reason the show had emotional stakes by Season 3 — and let’s be real, every time Douglas showed up, you cared about the scene.

Marcus Davenport (Mateus Ward) — A smug android with the powers of all three bionic siblings. The plot twist that he’s an android? Fire. His smug villain energy? Punchable. His rivalry with Leo? Entertaining as hell.

Krane (Graham Shiels) — One-note. Angry. Bionic dictator vibes but no real depth. Just evil yelling and more yelling.

Sebastian (Cole Ewing) — Krane 2.0 — also angry, also one-dimensional. Felt like a filler mini-boss.

Taylor / S-1 (Madison Pettis) — Started evil, went good, then got blinded by Leo. Literally. Yep, that happened. Wild arc.

Troy West — A robotic clone of Adam — cool concept, not much staying power.

The Incapacitator — Totally forgettable. Literally only remember him because of the name.

Dr. Gao — Generic villain with a cool name. That’s it. That’s the tweet.

Roman & Riker (from the Elite Force crossover) — Two more evil bionic bros — mostly there to stretch the runtime of Lab Rats: Elite Force.

🧬 Core Story Arcs Discovery & Integration (Seasons 1–2) — Leo finds the bionic trio and helps them adjust to “normal” life. These seasons are peak Disney XD — wacky, heartfelt, and action-packed.

The Douglas & Marcus Arc (Season 2–3) — The best arc. We learn that Donald didn’t create the bionic kids — Douglas did. And Marcus? A full-on android with their powers. Betrayals, reveals, and redemption — this is when the show hits hard.

The Krane War / Bionic Rebellion (Season 3–4) — Krane builds an army of bionic soldiers. It starts cool but becomes repetitive. Then we hit Season 4…

🏆 Favorite Character Douglas Davenport — hands down. He went from evil mastermind to awkward mentor and somehow nailed it. Think Disney Channel’s version of Negan from The Walking Dead, but with jokes and less murder. Every time he was on screen, I was interested. Compare that to Donald? Donald’s whole thing got old fast.

🤣 Funny Lines & Moments

“Living in my basement?” — The theme song itself sets the tone.

Any time Eddy insults Leo.

Adam: “I named my right fist Thunder… and my left fist also Thunder! I ran out of names.”

Chase losing his mind every time someone says he’s short.

Principal Perry just showing up uninvited and staying forever like it’s normal.


⭐ Final Rating

Season 1: 10/10

Season 2: 10/10

Season 3: 9/10

Season 4: 6/10

Overall: 8/10


⚠️ Spoilers ahead, y’all been warned ⚠️

🧠 Quick Clarification: Who Actually Built the Bionic Siblings? Let’s clear something up — Douglas Davenport was the actual creator of Adam, Bree, and Chase. He designed and built them from the ground up. But before you give him a “Father of the Year” mug, there’s a catch: he originally intended to sell them off to the highest bidder like science experiments at an evil tech auction.

Donnie Davenport, for all his flaws, actually rescued them from that fate. He took them in, gave them a home, and raised them as his own — even if he also took full credit for creating them (which… yeah, still shady).

So while Douglas may be their biological creator, Donnie — at least early on — was the one who acted like an actual parent. In that specific sense? Donnie was a better dad than Douglas ever was. But as a character? Douglas wins hands down.

💥 Marcus’s Defeat: In Season 3, Marcus meets his end in a chaotic lab explosion after an intense showdown with the team. He tries to manipulate Douglas and expose the truth about their origins, but his smugness ultimately gets him caught in the crossfire of a collapsing lair. His final defeat is satisfying — loud, destructive, and well-earned.

💥 Krane’s Downfall: Krane is taken down in a climactic battle after unleashing his bionic army. Bree, Chase, and Adam combine their powers to take him down, using teamwork and strategy. Later, Krane’s influence lingers through his remaining soldiers and Sebastian, but his big villain arc ends with him being defeated, detained, and neutralized. Not bad for a one-note villain.

— Alright, here’s the hard truth — Season 4 spiraled hard.

The writing got sloppy. The bionic action took a backseat to wacky filler, forced comic relief characters, and tone shifts that didn’t match the rest of the series. Even the theme song got worse — and that’s saying something for a Disney show.

New characters were introduced that felt like budget versions of already existing characters. The stakes dropped. The final episodes felt like they didn’t know how to end the show.

Also… WHY was Principal Perry suddenly part of the core cast? And WHY were we supposed to care about the comic relief goons they added for no reason?

Worse still — by the end, the show started turning into a launchpad for Lab Rats: Elite Force, and the OG show lost its focus.

Instead of closing the story with meaning, it just sorta fizzled out.

[Spoiler Note: The Marcus Twist]
Just when we thought the chaos was over, the show throws in a final scene teasing the return of Marcus (Spencer Boldman). And… why? His arc was already complete, his character was obliterated, and bringing him back with zero buildup or payoff felt like a desperate gasp for one last cliffhanger. Instead of going out strong, it made the finale feel unsure of itself. If they really wanted Marcus back, it should’ve been earlier in the season, not a last-minute “Gotcha!” that goes nowhere. Waste of potential, and it undercuts the villains who actually did get development in the final season.


🧬 Final Thoughts Lab Rats starts off strong, with an awesome mix of comedy, action, and family dysfunction. For three seasons, it’s one of the best live-action Disney sci-fi shows. But when it stumbles, it faceplants.

Still, Douglas alone makes it worth the ride. Watch Seasons 1–3. Season 4? Optional.

But hey — at least it gave us Eddy and a bunch of moments that still crack me up years later.