CinemaBlind’s Review – 95%
Twisted Metal is back, and it is even better than its first season. The post-apocalyptic action comedy series proved that it could be extremely entertaining in its first go-around, but with its brilliant Season 2, it has now become one of the best video game adaptation series of all time.
Developed by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, and Michael Jonathan Smith, the Peacock series is based on the video game franchise of the same name by Sony. Season 2 of the Peacock series continues the story of John and Quiet as they finally enter the titular vehicular combat competition hosted by the campy yet menacing Calypso.
In its first season, Twisted Metal had everything from great characters to the blood and gore, people loved in the games, but it didn’t have what actually made the games so enjoyable: the mayhem-filled vehicular combat competition, and that’s what we get in this new season, which is spectacular to watch.
There are some very minor faults in the second season of the Peacock series. But I don’t want to nitpick because I absolutely loved each and every episode of this 12-episode-long season.
Twisted Metal Season 2 had everything I wanted in this series from the absolute destruction of vehicles to gory kills, from John’s never ending quips to the utter madness of Sweet Tooth, but what I loved most in this season was its deliciously campy villain, Calypso played by Anthony Carrigan, who’s an absolute joy to watch after his banger performance in Barry as bumbling crime lord, NoHo Hank.
Anthony Mackie and Stephanie Beatriz reprise their respective role, and just like the last time, they are great, and their onscreen chemistry has somehow gotten even more entertaining to watch. Joe Seanoa, Will Arnett, Mike Mitchell, and Tahj Vaughans also return to reprise their roles, with many great newcomers joining the series in its second season. The newcomers are Carrigan, Saylor Bell Curda, Tiana Okoye, Patty Guggenheim, Richard de Klerk, Michael James Shaw, and Lisa Gilroy.
While I loved each and every character in the series, there were some moments when some characters got close to being annoying, but I truly can’t fault the actors for that, as all of them did a wonderful job playing their wacky characters. The one who stole the show for me besides Carrigan was Bell Curda as Mayhem, who becomes the heart of this season and also shows what would happen if John and Quiet decided to reproduce.
In conclusion, Twisted Metal Season 2 gets a gold star from this reviewer as it fired on all cylinders and gave us an extremely entertaining season of television. From its characters to the absolutely gory kills, it has everything a Twisted Metal fan could want, but my only concern is that Peacock might axe the series if it doesn’t get viewers.