Winter Warmer Watchlist - Twisted Metal - Season Two

Twisted Metal just wrapped its short four week, multi-episodes second season run.

Expanding from 2023's first season of ten episodes, this season we got 12. But will it be back for a third?

For now, no news from Peacock. Also on Peacock, still no news on Poker Face season three. So for Twisted Metal fans, we may be waiting a while...

Based on the vehicular combat video game franchise published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, the series stars Anthony Mackie, Stephanie Beatriz, Joe Seanoa, Will Arnett, Thomas Haden Church, and Anthony Carrigan.

For the second season, Anthony Carrigan joined the main cast as Calypso, while Richard de Klerk, Patty Guggenheim, and Tiana Okoye have recurring guest roles as Mr. Grimm, Raven, and Dollface, respectively.

Alongside Saylor Bell Curda, Michael James Shaw, and Lisa Gilroy joined the cast in recurring roles as Mayhem, Axel, and Vermin, for the second season.

So where does season two take us? Following the revelations in the season one finale, John and Quiet find themselves entering the deadly TWISTED METAL tournament, a sinister demolition derby hosted by a mysterious man known as Calypso. 

As they try to survive an onslaught of dangerous new foes and familiar faces alike, including the murderous clown Sweet Tooth, things get complicated for John when he reunites with his long-lost sister, the vigilante Dollface. 

Watch out spoilers ahead from episode twelve. In 1585 at Virginia, Calypso emerges from a well which looks similar to the wishing well. In the early 2000s just before The Fall, Calypso pitched Twisted Metal to NBC, a car-combat reality show which was turned down. 

Back at the arena, Quiet and Mayhem uses Sweet Tooth's truck to jump-start John’s heart. Meanwhile, the body of Sweet Tooth was taken away by an unknown group. They drove away with the truck following John's crude drawn map to his family's rural retreat. Calypso grants Stu's wish as he had said it: to be far away from everything and be safe along with Mike. Later on, he found himself in a capsule in the outer space with the corpse of Mike. 

Months later, the idyllic life of John, Quiet and Mayhem were cut short when a TV broadcast reveals that Calypso has framed them for the bombing of the Insiders spectators during the final round. The Insider cities have formed alliances and has declared war against the Outsiders and to hunt John and Quiet down.

Meanwhile, Minion suddenly appears and attacks the trio. Minion was revealed to be Dollface, and the trio were rescued by Stu who made his way back to earth. John, Quiet, Mayhem and Stu escapes using Sweet Tooth's truck, though Minion/Dollface is still on the hunt for them. 

In the end, John decides to hunt down and kill Calypso. Like at the movies we then get a post credits scene, a chained Sweet Tooth is being brought to his father Charlie Kane by a taxi driver. Followed by a second post credits scene, there are hints of a missing piece from the place where Axel is created.

So this season I completely fell in love with Anthony Mackie. Not to mention he got his clothes off a few times. DAMN he is hot AF for a 46 year old! I guess I am 43 so I shouldn't be saying that, whoops!

Either way, seasons one and two of Twisted Metal now stream on Stan. When Peacock's next series The Paper launches, that will be on Binge. Gosh Australia has too many streaming for the size of our population.