You can't beat the opening of 'Junkyard Dog' with its pastoral images of frolicking animals (just as the toxic waste tanker rolls in). Not only that, but the bad guy behind all the pollution is as cartoonish a villain as they come. I guess when you have an environmental message, you lean into it with everything.
But this is really about Michael and K.I.I.T., the latter of whom is nearly destroyed by that very sludge. It's not enough that he can be rebuilt (from the ground up), he also has to be able to hit the streets with honed instincts and full confidence. It's a nice story of how man and superpowered machine need each other. It's also a reminder of those things we take for granted; whether it's assuming Bonnie will be there to work miracles or how we always know K.I.T.T. as a gleaming black superhero.
Because seeing him down to bare metal pieces is startling.
7/10
But this is really about Michael and K.I.I.T., the latter of whom is nearly destroyed by that very sludge. It's not enough that he can be rebuilt (from the ground up), he also has to be able to hit the streets with honed instincts and full confidence. It's a nice story of how man and superpowered machine need each other. It's also a reminder of those things we take for granted; whether it's assuming Bonnie will be there to work miracles or how we always know K.I.T.T. as a gleaming black superhero.
Because seeing him down to bare metal pieces is startling.
7/10