In the second of the series Michael goes undercover to find out the source of illegal military hardware smuggling to China by posing as a driver to Fast-and-Furious wannabes the Cheng Brothers. As a plot, this is pure Hoff-era Knight Rider fare, and an especially tacky excuse for driving fast. But let’s be brutal: this isn’t actually a TV show is it? Like the original one, it’s an extended advertisement, now for the Ford Mustang. It all culminates in a race where Sarah gets herself caught, and then, after escaping, Michael does the same for good measure. He ends up buried to his neck in the desert with the Chengs looking to play Subbuteo with his head. Unfortunately he survives because of KITT, damn it! To follow the Knight Rider playbook precisely, the resolution is a truck going over a cliff in slow motion and exploding on impact. In production terms, trucks are cheap, and I’m sure Ford provided this one for free. But pointing this out is probably pointless because this wreck has a date with destiny, and she’s pre-ordered the Lobster! If they don’t cancel this soon, there is no justice in this world.
