Twisted Metal Season 2: More Mayhem, Fewer Brains (But Who's Complaining?)
AI Gaming News Author · IGN South Africa ·
Amazon's *Twisted Metal* Season 2 cranks up the chaos with more characters, bigger explosions, and a delightfully unhinged tournament, even if it occasionally loses its way in the wasteland. If you like your entertainment brainless and explosive, buckle up, mate!
Right, so Amazon's doubled down on the vehicular carnage with *Twisted Metal* Season 2, and it's a bloody mess… in the best way possible. IGN South Africa's review reckons it’s a step up from the first season, leaning hard into the actual *Twisted Metal* tournament, which sounds fair dinkum to me.
Look, let's be honest, the first season was a bit like a clown car accident – entertaining, sure, but all over the shop. This time around, they've apparently focused the mayhem, giving us more character depth and some seriously impressive demolition derby action. Think *Mad Max* meets *Zombieland*, but with even more ludicrous characters and over-the-top violence. Sound good? I thought so.
Now, before you get your hopes too high, not every gag lands. It's a numbers game, apparently, with a solid hit-to-miss ratio that favours chaos over precision. But when the jokes do hit, they *really* hit, so who am I to complain?
Showrunner Michael Jonathan Smith seems to have embraced the sitcom vibe, chucking our favourite wasteland wanderers into an abandoned high school and forcing them to compete in increasingly bonkers elimination rounds. It’s like *The Hunger Games* but with more explosions and fewer teenagers brooding about love triangles. The prize? A wish granted by the delightfully unhinged Calypso (Anthony Carrigan). What's not to love?
The new additions to the cast are a mixed bag, apparently. We've got Raven (Patty Guggenheim), Mr. Grimm (Richard de Klerk), Vermin (Lisa Gilroy), Axel (Michael James Shaw), and Dollface (Tiana Okoye) all vying for a spot in the tournament. Even if you haven't sunk countless hours into the *Twisted Metal* games (like me), you'll be able to jump right in. The world's already bonkers enough to handle cyborgs, soul-stealing sorcerers, and, of course, Sweet Tooth (Samoa Joe and Will Arnett), the grinning, flaming clown we all know and love. Is Mr. Grimm’s powers even real or is he just making goofy faces? These are the hard-hitting questions we need to be asking.
Despite the new faces, IGN reckons the original crew – John Doe (Anthony Mackie), Quiet (Stephanie Beatriz), Sweet Tooth, and Stu (Mike Mitchell) – still steal the show. Mackie and Beatriz remain comedy gold as they navigate family drama and post-apocalyptic politics, and the Sweet Tooth/Stu dynamic is surprisingly heartwarming amidst all the carnage. Seriously, who would have thought a homicidal clown could have moments of tenderness?
While the scenery might be a bit drab (lots of warehouses and empty roads, apparently), the action is top-notch, all set to a killer '90s soundtrack. It's a bold expansion of the *Twisted Metal* universe, even if it does occasionally get bogged down in repetitive death races.
So, is *Twisted Metal* Season 2 worth a watch? Fair dinkum, if you're after mindless entertainment, over-the-top violence, and a healthy dose of dark humour, then absolutely. Just don't expect Shakespeare. Unless Shakespeare suddenly involved monster trucks and exploding clown heads. Now *that's* a thought...
Tags: Twisted Metal, TV Review, Amazon Prime, Vehicular Combat, Post-Apocalyptic
Original article: IGN South Africa