Plot: No. Lara infiltrates a tomb in Russia’s Caucasus, rescues Sam, who has been kidnapped, and dispatches the perpetrators with the help of a mysterious woman named Fig, who works for PITHOS, an organization led by Mila.
Season 2 of Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft was solid.
Pros: The animation was still good. I like the bonding sharing moments between Lara and Sam. Sam had more to do this season. Eshu’s arc was very much invested instead of Lara. The plot involving 8 adventures getting these masks were fun to follow and the villain this time felt more important to the story this season.
Cons: A lot of Lara’s friends were not in this season that much. There’s not that much of consequences were it came to death and Netflix failed to advertise this season.
Directed by Julie Olson
Developed by Tasha Huo
Based on Tomb Raider by Crystal Dynamics
Showrunner: Tasha Huo
Voicing by Hayley Atwell, Allen Maldonado, Earl Baylon, Karen Fukuhara & O-T Fagbenle.
Music by Pinar Toprak & Gerrit Wunder
Executive producers: Dallas Dickinson, Noah Hughes, Brad Graeber, Jen Chambers, Dmitri M. Johnson, Michael Lawrence Goldberg, Howard Bliss, Timothy I. Stevenson, Jacob Robinson, Tasha Huo
Producer: Shakira Pressley
Editors: David Howe, Justin Howe, Mohit Jaswal, Stefan Gill
Production companies: Crystal Dynamics, Story Kitchen, Netflix Animation, Powerhouse Animation Studios, Panda Burrow, Legendary Television
Network: Netflix
Casts & Characters:
Main
- Hayley Atwell as Lara Croft, a young British woman who searches caves and tombs for artifacts
- Maggie Lowe voices a young Lara
- Allen Maldonado as Zip, Lara’s friend and a tech expert
- Earl Baylon as Jonah Maiava, Lara’s cheerful friend who previously joined her in several expeditions
- Karen Fukuhara as Sam Nishimura (season 2), Lara’s closest friend and an investigative reporter
- O-T Fagbenle as Eshu (season 2), also known as Papa Legba, the trickster Orisha and the Lwa of crossroads who befriends Lara and Sam
Recurring
- Zoe Boyle as Camilla Roth, Lara’s childhood friend, Conrad’s daughter, and an INTERPOL agent
- Roxana Ortega as Abigaile “Abby” Ortiz, Jonah’s fiancée and a talented mechanic
- Tricia Helfer as Mila (season 2), the leader of PITHOS, a utopian organization, who believes that she can save the world by harnessing the powers granted by the Orisha spirit masks
- Marisha Ray as Fig (season 2), Mila’s right-hand woman and a skilled combatant
- J.B. Blanc as Kane (season 2), one of Mila’s top enforcers
Guest
- Ming-Na Wen as Eva Tong, a curator who repatriates repaired or stolen artifacts in Beijing
- Ike Amadi as Oko (season 2), the Orisha of harvest and the previous holder of an Orisha mask in Colombia
- Yetide Badaki as Yemeja (season 2), the Orisha of water and the holder of an Orisha mask in Brazil
- Matt Mercer as Chartreuse (season 2), the proprietor of a voodoo museum in New Orleans
- Toks Olagundoye and Erica Luttrell as Taiwo and Kehinde (season 2), the twin Orisha of healing and the holders of two Orisha masks in Norway
- Olagundoye also voices Penelope Stone (season 2), Lara’s former friend, who has since turned against her
- Elijah St. John as Babaluaye (season 2), the Orisha of disease and the holder of an Orisha mask in Cuba
- Alejandra Reynoso as Rosalita (season 2), Babaluaye’s wife
- Logan Alacron-Poucel as Idariji (season 2), Babaluaye’s son
- Sean Rohani as The Hawk (season 2), a black market collector acquainted with Lara
- Gabe Kunda as Olodumare (season 2), the father of the Orisha and the supreme being of the Yoruba religion
I recommend watching this season on Netflix.
Rating: 7 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident TV reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe