The title "Rata/Ch'o"—meaning "rat" in Spanish and Mayan—reflects the episode's focus on shifting loyalties.
Critics noted that this episode heavily features , a returning character from Sons of Anarchy . Some reviewers from TV Fanatic found his eccentric, long-winded monologues overbearing, while others from Den of Geek praised the episode's "Shakespearean" use of betrayal to tighten the narrative "noose" around the characters. Mayans MC Season 1 Episode 8 Review: Rata/Ch'o [S1E8] Rata/Ch'o
Acting as a double (or triple) informant for the DEA, his brother, and the rebels. Mayans MC Season 1 Episode 8 Review: Rata/Ch'o
Assistant U.S. Attorney Lincoln Potter uses the arrest of Emily Galindo for failing to report a kidnapping as leverage to force Miguel Galindo into a partnership against the rebel group Los Olvidados. Following Coco’s murder of his mother in the
Following Coco’s murder of his mother in the previous episode, EZ and Angel attempt to transport her body to the desert for burial. A broken taillight leads to a police stop where a "rookie" officer discovers the corpse in their trunk, putting the brothers in immediate legal peril.
Forced into becoming a "rat" for the DOJ to protect his family, while simultaneously planning to double-cross Potter.