Even though crazed out organizer Julian Slink promised that every race-day would end with a tremendous party, the Blood Drive participants arrive at the finish line in Arizona at the end of the second day, but Slink and his party caravan are nowhere in sight. Grace and the still reluctant cop Arthur Bailey join the rest of the racers for burgers at Pixie Swallows Motel and Diner, but quickly discover that the finish line is more dangerous than the race today, since chef Karl Kox and his yummy daughter Mimi use very peculiar meat to make their famous burgers! Meanwhile, Julian Slink gets summoned to Heart headquarters and his previously "free bird" position as the Blood Drive's Master of Ceremony seemingly isn't so untouchable anymore.
Episode 2 cheerfully continues on the same successful path as the pilot, with adrenalin and entertainment triumphing over originality. The idea of processing human flesh into fast-food certainly isn't new, but it does provide copious opportunities for nasty and gooey images. The highlight of the episode undoubtedly is the slaughtering of Fat Elvis, filmed through a constantly opening and closing kitchen door during which the diner employees nonchalantly walk without paying attention to the extreme bloodshed. The scene at Heart HQ also has a fantastic climax, and it shows (quite early in the series already) that Julian Slink's character is much than a just flamboyant creep. I even expect him to go through an essential metamorphosis in the upcoming episodes, as I'm sure he wants to prove to Heart that he's a wild animal that cannot be tamed easily. Oh, and PS, even though the sequences are totally gratuitous, Christina "Grace" Ochoa looks absolutely delicious in her black underwear!
