Plot: FUBAR Season 2 follows Luke (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and Emma (Monica Barbaro) as they are flushed out of witness protection and entangled with Luke’s terrorist ex-girlfriend, Greta (Carrie-Anne Moss), and Emma’s captivated peer, Theo (Guy Burnet). The main plot revolves around the mysterious terrorist Dante Cress, who seeks to trigger a nuclear war with Russia by disabling the U.S. power grid, and it’s eventually revealed that Theo is Dante Cress. He is ultimately killed when Emma traps him in a rocket, while Greta survives the missile’s destruction.
Season 2 of Fubar was full of hit and misses.
Pros: This one was a fast improvement over the first season. It hits the right balance with action & comedy. Chips became my new favourite character this season. Each character adds their time in the spotlight. I did chuckie quite throughout and the action can be entertaining and exciting to watch.
Cons: At times it did too much like a silly cartoon in not the best way. It does a lie on too many of 80’s style one-liners. There’s so many plotlines going on at once at got distracted. I felt cheated of not getting a proper conclusion to Carrie-Anne Moss’s Greta Nelson storyline & each episode can be tiredly long to sit through at times,
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Created by Nick Santora
Written by Nick Santora, Scott Sullivan, Adam Higgs
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Monica Barbaro, Milan Carter, Gabriel Luna, Fortune Feimster, Travis Van Winkle, Fabiana Udenio, Jay Baruchel, Barbara Eve Harris, Aparna Brielle, Andy Buckley & Carrie-Anne Moss.
Music by Tony Morales
Executive producers: Nick Santora, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Bill Bost, Adam Higgs, Scott Sullivan, Holly Dale, Phil Abraham, Arnold Schwarzenegger
Producer: Agatha Barnes
Cinematography: Craig Wrobleski, Colin Hoult, Michael McMurray
Editors: J.J. Geiger; Eric Seaburn; Anthony Miller; Sang Han
Production companies: Blackjack Films, Skydance Television
Network: Netflix
Casts & Characters:
Main:
- Arnold Schwarzenegger as Luke Brunner
- Monica Barbaro as Emma Brunner
- Milan Carter as Barry, the CIA technical operations officer of Luke’s team
- Gabriel Luna as Boro Polonia, a powerful arms dealer
- Fortune Feimster as Roo, the CIA operative of Luke’s team
- Travis Van Winkle as Aldon, the CIA operative of Luke’s team
- Fabiana Udenio as Tally Brunner, Luke’s ex-wife and Emma’s mother
- Jay Baruchel as Carter, Emma’s boyfriend who is a kindergarten teacher
- Barbara Eve Harris as Dot, a regional CIA director who tasked Luke and Emma to work together as a team
- Aparna Brielle as Tina, the NSA data analyst brought in to support Luke’s team
- Andy Buckley as Donnie, Tally’s boyfriend
- Carrie-Anne Moss as Greta Nelson (season 2)
- Guy Burnett as Theodore Chips (season 2)
Recurring:
- Devon Bostick as Oscar, Luke and Tally’s son and Emma’s brother
- David Chinchilla as Cain Khan, Boro’s right-hand man
- Stephanie Sy as Sandy, Oscar’s wife
- Scott Thompson as Dr. Pfeffer, the operational psychologist that Dot brought in to conduct Luke and Emma’s mandatory joint therapy sessions
In addition, Rachel Lynch costars as Romi, Oscar and Sandy’s daughter.
Notable guest stars:
- Adam Pally as The Great Dane
- Tom Arnold as Norm Carlson
I recommend people to try to watch this series on Netflix who saw the first season.
Rating: 6.5 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident TV reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe