This episode, in which Micheal, KITT and RC3 travel to an imaginary Central American country to rescue an American diplomat and stop a military coup, was a bit of a mixed bag. On one hand, there were some fun moments: We see a Turbo Boost within the first few minutes (I know it is a recycled shot, but still fun), and not once but twice we get to see KITT drive through lava - possibly the most outlandish feat KITT is supposed to have performed yet.
On the other hand, the story of this one was really outrageous, and not only because KITT drove through window-deep lava. Michael almost single-handedly stops a coup in this country by punching a bunch of people out? All the military guys with machine guns are defeated by his fists? And at one point he is placed before a firing squad (with RC3 secretly the commanding officer). He appears to be shot and there appears to be blood on his shirt, but of course he's actually just pretending. Huh? It is never explained how he survived: Did RC3 put blank rounds in the guns? Or did Michael have some kind of bulletproof vest on? Where would they find either of those things? And where did the fake blood come from? It drives me crazy that they never explained that, nor other things in this episode, such as what motive there was for the general to take over the country in the first place. Not that I expect Knight Rider to be filled with realism, but it would be nice if they gave at least a weak and cheesy reason for things happening.
Knight Rider is one of my favourite shows from the 80s, and it was pretty funny watching KITT driving through lava, so I gave this episode 7 out of 10, even though it definitely isn't the best episode out there.
On the other hand, the story of this one was really outrageous, and not only because KITT drove through window-deep lava. Michael almost single-handedly stops a coup in this country by punching a bunch of people out? All the military guys with machine guns are defeated by his fists? And at one point he is placed before a firing squad (with RC3 secretly the commanding officer). He appears to be shot and there appears to be blood on his shirt, but of course he's actually just pretending. Huh? It is never explained how he survived: Did RC3 put blank rounds in the guns? Or did Michael have some kind of bulletproof vest on? Where would they find either of those things? And where did the fake blood come from? It drives me crazy that they never explained that, nor other things in this episode, such as what motive there was for the general to take over the country in the first place. Not that I expect Knight Rider to be filled with realism, but it would be nice if they gave at least a weak and cheesy reason for things happening.
Knight Rider is one of my favourite shows from the 80s, and it was pretty funny watching KITT driving through lava, so I gave this episode 7 out of 10, even though it definitely isn't the best episode out there.
