Killer Kitt episode
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Killer Kitt episode
Everyone talks about the Garth episodes or the episodes with Stevie in as being the most memorable...
But why do people seem to never talk about the episodes were Kitt turns bad, as in the episode "Killer Kitt" or the one in the first season "Chariots of Gold"
The Killer Kitt episode for me in season 4 was by far was one of the most memorable and i wonder if anyone else agrees with me on that?
But why do people seem to never talk about the episodes were Kitt turns bad, as in the episode "Killer Kitt" or the one in the first season "Chariots of Gold"
The Killer Kitt episode for me in season 4 was by far was one of the most memorable and i wonder if anyone else agrees with me on that?
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Well... to tell you the truth, both Trust Dosen't Rust and Kitt Vs. Karr is more relevant to talk about rather than talking about the episodes you menchoned, "Killer Kitt" and "Chariots of Gold". Why?Everyone talks about the Garth episodes or the episodes with Stevie in as being the most memorable...
But why do people seem to never talk about the episodes were Kitt turns bad, as in the episode "Killer Kitt" or the one in the first season "Chariots of Gold"
The Killer Kitt episode for me in season 4 was by far was one of the most memorable and i wonder if anyone else agrees with me on that?
Well... if we take Killer Kitt for instance, the episode is good but it dosen't explain a lot of things that well I think. I mean take Marco Berio for example, who takes the control of Kitt in "Killer Kitt". You don't know that much about him until you see the episode. In fact none of Kitt's technicians were well explained throughout the 4 seasons except for The Original Knight Team that repaires Kitt in Junk Yard Dog!
And in "Chariots of Gold" Bonnie get's brainwashed and takes control over Kitt to work against Michael. You never see how she get's brainwashed and Kitt dosen't resist when Bonnie is trying to mix with his alpha - cricuits and stuff. These things are of course important to take into consideration but... well that's what I think.
Michael: Kitt what matters to me is who you are not what you look like. Sure we don't have the car so we can't turbo boost so we can't go over 200 miles an hour but it was all icing on the cake anyway
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Re: Killer Kitt episode
Livton wrote:But why do people seem to never talk about the episodes were Kitt turns bad, as in the episode "Killer Kitt" or the one in the first season "Chariots of Gold"The Killer Kitt episode for me in season 4 was by far was one of the most memorable and i wonder if anyone else agrees with me on that?
"Killer K.I.T.T." is one of my favorite episodes as well. My favorite part is where K.I.T.T. is fully overridden and blasts through the intersection. "Trust Doesn't Rust" and "K.I.T.T. Vs. K.A.R.R." are talked about all over this board-- just look around a bit and you should find some threads on them.
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The same reason why he didn't have K.I.T.T. go into Super Pursuit Mode when he sent him to destroy the convention center: because he didn't know all of KITT's systems.Knight Rocker wrote:One thing I always wondered about Killer Kitt is why Bario didn't have Kitt eject Michael from the seat when Michael was replacing the memory module?
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I think the reason why Bario didn't have Kitt reject the seat or hit the super pursuit mode button is that those has to be enabled by either Michael or someone that is driving the car. in other words, Kitt cannot do that by himself. Whenever Kitt is going in to super pursuit mode you can see Michael's finger pushing a button. Or whenever Michael is about to reject the seat to reach a balcony or such he presses the reject button. Kitt can only adjust the pressure, you can tell from the red bar that get's full the second Michael flies up in the sky!
Michael: Kitt what matters to me is who you are not what you look like. Sure we don't have the car so we can't turbo boost so we can't go over 200 miles an hour but it was all icing on the cake anyway
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Another episode rarely mentioned on this board was Deadly Knightshade. Although it looks like negative advertising for the show and KITT, it was an episode you'd get hooked on to. A magician could "fool" KITT with all his tricks, but he had a little help......KITT's reactions were worth a watch.
Maybe KARR also had a split personality, just like KITT. First, he looked exactly like KITT and had no idea what he was up to, and then, he turned into something very evil. A lot like the Punch/Counterpunch part in Transformers, isn't it?
Maybe KARR also had a split personality, just like KITT. First, he looked exactly like KITT and had no idea what he was up to, and then, he turned into something very evil. A lot like the Punch/Counterpunch part in Transformers, isn't it?
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That doesn't quite track - Kitt ejected Charles himself in 'Knight In Disgrace'Knight-Armen wrote:I think the reason why Bario didn't have Kitt reject the seat or hit the super pursuit mode button is that those has to be enabled by either Michael or someone that is driving the car. in other words, Kitt cannot do that by himself.
Now to answer your original question - I was highly disappointed by Killer Kitt. The ep had a great start, was loaded with possibilities, then proceeded to careen downwards (IMHO) When Kitt is heading towards the convention centre, Michael makes a comment about having to kill Kitt. To me, that took me right out of the episode. With all the hair brained ideas the three of them come up with, for Michael to spew that so quickly, and somewhat heartlessly, distroyed all the friendship/family buildup they had established over the preceding years. If he and Bonnie felt as strongly as they appeared to in Junkyard Dog, they would not have contemplated that thought. You don't kill your best friend. You find a way to help him/her.
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Actually, I DO find it may be their mindset. I mean, thinking about how they were set out to kill KARR BOTH times instead of just capturing him and rebuilding him, even though KARR was KITT's brother, and pitting KITT against him, etc. It's as if sure they take care of the car but when push came to shove they'd also just give it up too. I mean, wasn't there also an episode where the foundation was thinking of stopping the whole FLAG project and getting rid of KITT? Something with Jennifer Knight in it? Or something? Or was that a fanfic somewhere, I forgot? (If it was a fanfic, disregard that last question )
But yeah, I agree one should never get rid of their best friend if they can help it. I mean, even with my car I do all I can for him and believe me, he was nearly Junkyard material last year with all the rust holes and major mechanical problems. Now, he's looking great and so far I'm kinda able to keep up with the fixups, even doing some of them myself to save money. When you spend a lot of time, money and hard work on something, you can get attached and not want to let it go so easily. Not as easily as Michael was about to get rid of KITT in Killer KITT, that's for sure!
I'm glad it had a happy ending though. Maybe they just threw that in as drama to try and portray how seriously and possibly "too far gone" KITT was, as in Michael in an impossible situation, faced with having to kill his best friend to save other lives, but in the end they do save KITT too.
But yeah, I agree one should never get rid of their best friend if they can help it. I mean, even with my car I do all I can for him and believe me, he was nearly Junkyard material last year with all the rust holes and major mechanical problems. Now, he's looking great and so far I'm kinda able to keep up with the fixups, even doing some of them myself to save money. When you spend a lot of time, money and hard work on something, you can get attached and not want to let it go so easily. Not as easily as Michael was about to get rid of KITT in Killer KITT, that's for sure!
I'm glad it had a happy ending though. Maybe they just threw that in as drama to try and portray how seriously and possibly "too far gone" KITT was, as in Michael in an impossible situation, faced with having to kill his best friend to save other lives, but in the end they do save KITT too.
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I agree with you to 100%!!! I mean, as you said, Michael was very disappointed in Junk Yard Dog when Kitt was destroyed by that acid and now after all those years the best thing he can come up with is to destroy Kitt, in order to prevent him from crashing in to that convension hall? That would be my last action!!!That doesn't quite track - Kitt ejected Charles himself in 'Knight In Disgrace'
Now to answer your original question - I was highly disappointed by Killer Kitt. The ep had a great start, was loaded with possibilities, then proceeded to careen downwards (IMHO) When Kitt is heading towards the convention centre, Michael makes a comment about having to kill Kitt. To me, that took me right out of the episode. With all the hair brained ideas the three of them come up with, for Michael to spew that so quickly, and somewhat heartlessly, distroyed all the friendship/family buildup they had established over the preceding years. If he and Bonnie felt as strongly as they appeared to in Junkyard Dog, they would not have contemplated that thought. You don't kill your best friend. You find a way to help him/her.
Michael: Kitt what matters to me is who you are not what you look like. Sure we don't have the car so we can't turbo boost so we can't go over 200 miles an hour but it was all icing on the cake anyway