Saturday, 10 May 2014

34: Vendetta Road (2.22)

1979; 48 minutes
Director of Photography John McPherson 
Written by Justin Edgerton/Michael McGreevey; Produced by Nicholas Corea;
Directed by John McPherson

David stops at a service station to refresh, shave, etc., unaware that it is about to become the explosive target of a Bonnie & Clyde type couple whereby the father of one of them died as a result of some kind of corporate struggle between his small-fry gas station and the chain company that the son is now trying to bring down.

David is rescued from the station before it goes up in flames by the very people who set the explosive (they're not interested in actually killing anyone), and is then taken on the road with them for a while.  He tries to persuade them to do what's right but something bigger is planned that David knows can only really lead to tragedy, particularly as the woman has become pregnant.

An explosive finale to season 2, literally but perhaps not figuratively.  Initially this episode showed promise but ultimately I felt disappointed by the manner in which the Hulk scenes were handled, which came across as a tad lame.  The underlying theme echoes the slightly superior Wildfire episode, but the story is quite different.  From my perspective this was not the best way to close season 2, which was otherwise on the whole very good.

Number of Fists: **

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