TV Dad Review: Motorheads Episode 2 (Prime)

The Charger rebuild starts. The Firefly Festival brings tension and lines get drawn.

“There are two types of people in this world. Those who hit the brakes and those who hit the gas.”

A great quote heard at the end of the first episode that really encapsulates what the show is about. It’s repeated once more within the first ten minutes of this episode and inspires the teens to either hit the brakes or the gas in the decisions they make in life.

Harris is now known as the best racer in town. This prompts Zac and Cate to team up with Curt and Marcel to rebuild the yellow Dodge Charger, hoping to beat Harris in a race. They’re still bothered by the humiliation they endured at the party—and the fact that Harris dumped Curt’s bike in a pool of water. They’re looking forward to beating Harris and proving he’s not the best.

The second episode opens with the police chasing Christian after he and his crew rob a bank. There are three other passengers in the car with him. Fast forward to the present day, and Zac is practicing how to race at high speeds in a junkyard. Meanwhile, Curt and Cate are on the hunt for car parts to rebuild the Charger in that same junkyard. The owner, Buzz, is enjoying himself watching Zac crash and swerve Dottie (the car) into other vehicles. Apparently, everyone in town learned how to drive—or race—while sitting behind Dottie’s wheel, including Christian Maddox.

The teens quickly realize that hunting for parts will set them back several months, so Curt offers to get parts through his brother, Ray. Cate agrees, as long as they don’t run into any problems with this plan.

With local businesses closing and others switching to online, money’s tight in Ironwood. The town looks forward to the annual Firefly Festival, which draws in tourists. Logan hopes to sell two vintage trucks there—he’s struggling financially and had to let go of two employees in the previous episode. Marcel is also excited for the festival because he can’t wait to show off his lit-up Sunfire. Since the party, Marcel’s been giving Cate, Zac, and Curt rides to school, and their friendship has grown. They’re not embarrassed to be seen in the Sunfire anymore.

During shop class, Cate tells Curt she can’t believe there are so many assholes in a small town. Curt, ever the optimist, believes there are still good people in the world. Cate then says she wants to jump off the Summer Crossing Bridge—just like her mom did when she was younger. They plan to do it together after the Firefly Festival. It’s still unclear if they feel anything after their kiss in the first episode. It seems like Curt has stronger feelings for Cate than she does for him. Will this meetup lead them to talk about it?

Next, we see Curt’s brother Ray show up at Logan’s place to ask if he wants in on a job they’ve planned for when the town lights go out during the festival. Logan politely declines. Ray reminds him not to tell anyone about the conversation—he’ll know if Logan talks.

As Cate works on the Charger, Logan asks if she and Curt are a thing. She says she’s not sure—even though they have things in common, she barely knows him. Still, she’s curious about Curt’s brother Ray, since he’ll be the one supplying parts. Logan warns her: Ray is bad news. He also reveals that Curt’s father is actually the sheriff, which may explain why some kids at school don’t like Curt.

Later, Curt drops off a parts list with Ray, who finds out the parts are for rebuilding Christian’s legendary car. Since Logan declined the job, Ray decides he’ll get Curt to help instead—trading parts for his assistance. It’s a bad plan, but Curt doesn’t want to let down his new friends. He agrees, which means he’ll miss meeting Cate at the festival. Will she feel stood up?

Before the lights go out and the fireflies fill the sky, Harris and Darren Bowers walk on stage to shut down the town lights. The way Darren looks at Samantha makes you wonder if they had a romantic history. Keep in mind—Darren lost to Christian in a race back in the day.

Zac, meanwhile, is anxious to ride the Ferris wheel with Alicia, who promised him a ride earlier. Will she follow through? Marcel’s nervous as he pulls up to the festival. He’s wrapped his Sunfire in glow lights and added his own signature logo to the hood. Some teens approach and admire it, asking who did the design. Marcel proudly says it was him. They’re impressed. Curt even asks if Marcel can design a logo for his bike once it’s fixed. Marcel starts to believe that his dream of becoming a car designer might really happen.

Toward the end of the episode, Cate doesn’t see Curt anywhere, so she ends up hanging with Kiara. During their conversation, Kiara says she admires how Cate is true to herself and not afraid to do her own thing. For a moment, it feels like Kiara may have romantic feelings for Cate—especially since she ditched her boyfriend (Noah) earlier at the festival. They definitely don’t act like a couple. Does Kiara like Cate?

We also see Alicia stand up to Harris, calling out the way he’s been treating Zac. She tells him to chill out—he’s been acting like a bully. Then she hops on the Ferris wheel with Zac, letting Harris know Zac is her friend and “it’s just a six-second ride.” Still, Harris is pissed when he learns Zac paid the attendant twelve dollars to extend the ride.

Afterwards, Harris confronts Zac, saying he’s a nobody and doesn’t matter to anyone. Zac stands his ground, telling him he will matter—once he beats Harris in a race. Harris doesn’t back down and says the race is happening now. Without his own Porsche, Noah lets Harris borrow his car. Zac pleads with Marcel to let him use the Sunfire. The race upsets Alicia, who tells Harris if he goes through with it, they’re done for good.

Will Harris race Zac?

Watch episode two to find out.