Nov 13 2008
Knight Rider Episode 1-7
TV.com: I Wanna Rock & Roll All Knight - Knight Industries tracks a criminal couple and discovers the felons have ties to the national congressional race. As things get hairier, Mike and KITT must step in to save Agent Rivai.
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Recap & Review: There are changes on the horizon. Three characters are being written out of the series after the thirteenth episode - Alex, Carrie and Charles. Those characters are involved with the goverment side of things on the series. A change will also be made in how the series is run. No more bad guys after the government. The focus will turn to the Knight Foundation helping the little guy, much like the original series did when it aired. These changes are hoping to bring in more viewers. However, many viewers have been thrown off by how high tech KITT is. I’ve even had my own issues with it, especially after last week when KITT showed real emotions at his possible destruction.
This week’s episode is full of sexual tension, especially in the beginning. Zoe and Billy have taken to spying on Mike and Sarah in the awkwardness of their relationship. That is where the episode begins. However, Alex quickly sends them on a new mission after a couple that is looking to destroy things. This couple apparently has ties to the Congress, but we really don’t know just how close those ties are until Sarah and Mike track them down. One half of the couple is the daughter of a congressman, and the two are ordered not to shoot her. The congressman thinks his daughter is being brainwashed and is being held against her will. Patty Hearst and Stockholm Syndrome are also mentioned. However, Mike doesn’t buy it, especially after he is shot by the young woman.
The two are able to stop the first incident, and it is the second where things get interesting. The male half of the couples takes Nikki hostage. Mike and Sarah rescue her, and she plays the role of the scared daughter quite well. She convinces her father, but not anyone else. She is taken into custody, but somehow in the process she uses the Congressman’s cell phone to download and hold important classified files that can put everyone at Knight Industries in danger if they become public knowledge. Everyone warns Carrie, but it is too late. Nikki is rescued by her lover, and they take Carrie with them along with the files. Mike needs to step in to find her with KITT’s help.
Using technology and satellite imagery, they are able to find Carrie, and she is still alive. This sends Mike into action and after the couple of Max and Nikki. They find the couple, and Billy is able to stop the file transfer. However, the couple looks they want to take KITT as another token. However, KITT has a way to stop that. Carrie is saved, and all is well once again. As for the sexual tension in this episode, it returns as both Billy and Zoe and Sarah and Mike have their own moments to end this week’s episode.
This series is fun and cheesy. That is the only way I can describe it. It isn’t great television, but something about this series has me hooked. I am wondering about the changes though. Will they change the show too much? It is possible, but going back to the formula that made the original series so great might be just what this series needs to stick around. What did you think of this week’s episode? For your daily tv listings, check here .
