Motorheads – Season 1 Episode 8 'Wiring' Recap & Review

The Review Geek

22-05-2025

Wiring
Episode 8 of Motorheads starts with a flashback to when Hugo promised Ezra that he would have his money if he took the fall for the robbery. In the present, Ezra gets out of prison three years earlier, and Ryan picks him up outside the prison. Meanwhile, Cate and Curtis continue to rebuild the car. Some of the wiring works while others do not.
There is a homecoming at school. Marcel designed the theme, so he will be going. Curtis and Cate decide not to go since there is much more work to do at the garage. Sam hovers over Logan and Zac at the race track. Logan thinks he is ready to compete, but Sam is not ready. Elsewhere, Harris tries to figure out how to beat Zac in the upcoming race in the car he won from Mateo. With one week to go until the race, Cate hopes the UNB10 will be ready. Marcel gets his car back.
Harris tries to get some money from his father to fix up the car he will use to race. His father says that the money he got from selling the buildings is in a trust fund which he will start getting when he is 25 years. Harris gets angry at his father, while Zac also gets angry with his mother. In an argument, Zac feels his mother thinks he is not good enough to win.
Ezra finds Hugo as soon as he gets out of prison. He is out to get the money he was promised. He does not plan to stay in Ironwood, so he wants the money. Hugo finds Logan to tell him that Ezra is out and needs the money. It turns out that the robbery plan was Logan's idea, even though he was not in the car. Logan has no money to spare. Later, Ezra is unconvinced when he learns that Hugo did not find the money, so he threatens him.
At school, Curtis changes his mind when he learns that Brooke is a fan of Mad Max and chooses to go to the dance. Alicia clears up with Harris that they broke up. Kiara confesses to Alicia that she likes someone else but is not sure her parents would agree. Zac also chooses to go when he learns that Alicia broke up with Harris. Cate chooses to go to the dance with Marcel when he is turned down by his potential dates. Sam and Darren decide to go to the dance as chaperones.
Everything at the dance is going well until Harris gets into a heated argument with Brooke. Harris wants them to date since he is now broken up with Alicia. Brooke gets angry and attracts the attention of other students. She says that she likes Curtis now, and Harris insults her, saying she is just his side piece.
Curtis gets into a fight with Harris. While Curtis leaves with Brooke, Alicia gets angry at Zac after knowing he did not tell her about Harris and Brooke. Kiara thinks Zac is a good person since he had the ammunition to break up Harris and Alicia, but he kept quiet.
Sam learns that Darren sold out their town to bandit technology, which drove a wedge between him and Harris. He wishes he could have consulted with Harris and asked what he wanted instead of assuming. Darren tells Sam to make sure the same does not happen with Zac, and she should listen to him.
Marcel was hoping to win the homecoming King title, which he did not happen. Kiara and Harris win the queen and king titles, respectively. Since Harris is not around, Kiara is told to choose a dance partner. It looks like she will choose Cate, but Noah swoops in and takes over. Alicia notices that the person Kiara likes might be Cate. Sam says she will consider letting Zac race an opponent.
Elsewhere, Logan joins Hugo to meet Ezra. Ezra has made a new friend, Ray, and has told him that Hugo was also in the car. Logan and Hugo hit the brakes on confronting Ezra since Ray is around. Later, Hugo asks Logan about what happened to Christian. Hugo says that he saw the gloves that Christian wore in the garage, and Logan says that he pulled Christian out of the river.
Meanwhile, Cate leaves the party alone and heads back to the garage. Alicia drives Kiara home and then spends time walking the race track with Zac. Marcel goes back to the Diner to meet up with Brooke and Curtis.
At the race track, Alicia and Zac take a step closer to each other and kiss. Back at the garage, Cate finally figures out the lights and the radio on the UNB10. Curtis shows up at the garage, and they slow-dance together at the end of the episode.
The Episode Review
The episode is like a blast from the past as it gives more information about what happened seventeen years ago. Logan was in on the plan for the robbery. However, after Christian drove the car into the water, no one ever saw the money again. However, Logan might know what happened to Christian since he pulled him out of the water. It leaves us on a cliff-hanger, wondering whether Logan pulled out a dead Christian or if he is still alive.
The relationships among the teenagers get more complicated. Cate is still torn between Curtis and Kiara, while Kiara is still afraid to choose Cate. Cate's feelings for Curtis are getting stronger, and it feels like Curtis might still be into her. Who will Cate end up with? Who is your pick between Curtis and Kiara?
The writing is doing an amazing job of blending the past with the present and keeping the viewer hooked. Bruce is fading in the background, so perhaps he is just a genuine businessman without any hidden agendas for the town. What are your thoughts on this? Tell us in the comments below.