Of FUBAR Season 2
FUBAR Season 2 Review
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FUBAR is an American action spy-comedy series created for Netflix by Nick Santora. Season one of FUBAR premiered on 25 May 2023 and after a 2 year wait season 2 which premiered on 12 June 2025… is back
The series stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as an about to retire CIA agent with season 2 following up on events from previous the season, which ended with his cover blown. Now his family and team have to stay in a safe house waiting for things to cool down, meanwhile, a new threat threatens to return America to the dark ages, and an old flame who comes with compromising intrigue…
The Good
He’s back,.. again… How can one not love Arnie, he’s one of the most iconic action hero stars and they don’t make them like that anymore, the series is a whimsical journey back to the golden era of action movies and is packed with nostalgic throwback lines from movies of yeasteryear.
One would think that Arnold Schwarzenegger is too old to still be on the screen, yet the big guy is infectiously fun to watch, he had fun filming this and it shows. He has great rapport with the other actors who are equally up-to the task of carrying the series that it isn’t a one man show but a team effort each bring their unique character elements.
Old faces return, some get killed off and new faces make an appearance. Guy Burnet as Theodore Chips has scene stealing villainy that will have you warming up to him, as he worms his way into an entanglement with Emma (Monica Barbaro) alongside Carter(Jay Baruchel and Aldon(Travis Van Winkle)
Guy Burnet as Theodore Chips in FUBAR Season 2
An interesting addition to the cast is Carrie-Anne Moss whom you might remember as Trinity from the Matrix… (took me a bit to remember why she looked so familiar…) Carrie-Anne plays Greta Nelso who is Luke Brunner’s femme fatale former love interest whose presence now introduces a new dynamic to Arnie’s character as he tries to patch things with his ex-wife.
During a vulnerable moment the two characters commiserate over their old age pains, they are self-aware they are past their prime, forgetful and no longer as nimble. The self-awareness mellows one out from being too harsh about flaws in the perfomances..
Greta Nelso and Luke Brunner in FUBAR Season 2
The family dynamic angle with all the characters holed up in a paper-thin safe-house where they get on each other’s nerves and hair, but have to work together to stay alive and also do world-saving stuff, is great character development which amplifies some roles which had mostly been comic relief turning them into actual subplots and side-quests that are entertaining.
Its an action series… and FUBAR has quite the sleek, well-choreographed, action scenes, that draw you back in when the more domestic sitcom scenes have you attention waning.
The Bad
I started watching without getting a recap and was kinda confused on what the heck was going on, as it jumps into things with no preamble. Who were all these people and what were they doing? 😂 Had to find a recap reel before I could proceed.
It doesn’t take itself serious as an action movie and sticks the landing as a comedy but somehow finds a shaky equilibrium as an action-comedy, that feels a few decades past the time it should have dropped… But then its target audience is those who were into 80s and 90s movies.
The plot has a lot going on, love triangles and romantic tensions, family drama and therapy, bombs and unending darkness and side quests with PCP…
The Ugly
It tries a little too hard… you cant dad joke your way through serious moments… watching this series with “youngsters” had me feeling like a dinosaur for pointing out references from iconic movies of days past. One can see how a younger audience might not be appreciative of this series.
Final Thoughts
FUBAR Season 2 is like a CIA mission gone wrong, messy, occasionally brilliant, and oddly endearing. It’s an entertaining ride if you are in it for nostalgia, banter and bizzare family bonding. The series has an ending that hints that it will be back…
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