Thunderbirds Are Go!: Season 2
In the twenty-first century, former astronaut Jeff Tracy amasses a colossal fortune and creates International Rescue, a unique private emergency response service. Equipped with special vehicles that enable the organization to react to any crisis anywhere on Earth or in space, the team is operated by Jeff's five sons who fly Thunderbirds one through five. They are aided by engineer Brains and Kayo, the pilot of Thunde
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Jeff Tracy creates International Rescue, a private emergency response service equipped with special vehicles to handle crises anywhere on Earth or in space.
- Jeff's five sons operate Thunderbirds one through five.
- Brains serves as the engineer, and Kayo pilots Thunderbird Shadow.
- Lady Penelope and chauffeur Parker form the ground intelligence team while the organization tries to capture the terrorist known as the Hood.
Season overview
In the twenty-first century, former astronaut Jeff Tracy amasses a colossal fortune and creates International Rescue, a unique private emergency response service. Equipped with special vehicles that enable the organization to react to any crisis anywhere on Earth or in space, the team is operated by Jeff's five sons who fly Thunderbirds one through five. They are aided by engineer Brains and Kayo, the pilot of Thunderbird Shadow. Additionally, Lady Penelope and her chauffeur Parker serve as the hands-on intelligence team on the ground. Together, they work to save anyone in need while trying to find and capture the terrorist known as the Hood.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Earthbreaker
Oct 22, 2016 · 25 min
A geological survey team gets trapped when a huge earth-breaking vehicle, controlled by a villain known only as the Mechanic, causes them to fall into a narrow crevice. As Internat
Ghost Ship
Oct 22, 2016 · 25 min
A distress call from an interstellar ship called EDEN leads Alan and John to explore the wreckage. There they find space pirates and mysterious spider-like robots known as Builder
Deep Search
Oct 29, 2016 · 25 min
Thunderbirds 3 and 4 are need on Europa, one of Jupiter's moon, when a pair of documentarians fall into an ice ocean. This leads Alan to make first contact with an alien lifeform.
City Under The Sea
Nov 5, 2016 · 25 min
A family becomes trapped in a city that is being overtaken by rising ocean tides.
Colony
Nov 12, 2016 · 25 min
When a transport ship carrying colonists heads straight into the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, Thunderbird 3 is deployed to regain control.
Up From the Depths (Part 1)
Nov 19, 2016 · 25 min
Gordon ventures deep into the Marianas trench to rescue a survey team, and ends up discovering an early International Rescue prototype vehicle once flown by Jeff Tracy. Gordon take
Up From the Depths (Part 2)
Nov 26, 2016 · 25 min
After the Mechanic flees the scene with the TV-21, Scott is in hot pursuit. But, when the villain steals some volatile iridium, Brains must make drastic alterations to Thunderbird
Lost Kingdom
Dec 3, 2016 · 25 min
When seismic activity near the coast of Greece reveals the lost city of Atlantis, two scientists venture below the depths to explore the area. But when their submarine becomes stuc
Impact
Dec 10, 2016 · 25 min
A comet brought into the Earth's orbit takes a wrong turn. International Rescue must intervene to stop it from colliding with the planet - and the space station between them.
High Strung
Dec 17, 2016 · 25 min
International Rescue race to prevent Francois Lemaire's pleasure balloon from crashing into New Zealand's Southern Alps.
Weather or Not
Dec 24, 2016 · 25 min
The team travels to Langstrom Fischler's newest invention to stop a hive of malfunctioning weather drones.
Fight or Flight
Dec 31, 2016 · 25 min
The Tracys receive a distress call from the crew of a cargo zeppelin. A giant loading claw malfunctioned and has started attacking anything that moves. Thunderbird 1, 2, and Shadow
Escape Proof
Jan 7, 2017 · 25 min
A mysterious tunnelling vehicle leaves a worker trapped in its wake and it is up to Gordon and Virgil to free him. Meanwhile, Parker and Penelope track down the digger and discover
Volcano!
Sep 30, 2017 · 25 min
Disasters around the globe leave only Brains free to investigate when Dr. Quentin Questa makes his annual claim that an Icelandic volcano is about to erupt.
Power Play
Oct 7, 2017 · 25 min
International Rescue have to stop the failure of a dam when The Mechanic sabotages it, but he is not the only threat they will face.
Bolt From the Blue
Oct 14, 2017 · 25 min
Lady Penelope and Parker must deal with a malfunctioning orbital power platform whilst Scott, Virgil and Gordon try to rescue the crew of a plane damaged by the platform's output.
Attack of the Reptiles
Oct 21, 2017 · 25 min
When Buddy and Ellie Pendergast go missing filming their latest episode in a hidden valley in South America Scott and Gordon must rescue them whilst being attacked by mutated lizar
Grandma Tourismo
Oct 28, 2017 · 25 min
Virgil and Grandma are out resupplying Thunderbird 2 when a distress call comes in. A mine is in danger of collapsing in the desert. When Virgil goes to help the workers, he gets c
Clean Sweep
Nov 4, 2017 · 25 min
When an atmospheric cleaning machine malfunctions, trapping the maintenance crew inside, Parker must square off with a figure from his misspent youth.
The Man From TB5
Nov 11, 2017 · 25 min
Lady Penelope brings John as her guest to a charity event while Gordon and Alan take the watch aboard Thunderbird 5.
Home on the Range
Nov 18, 2017 · 25 min
All of International Rescue take a retreat for training at their family ranch on the main island. During training the equipment malfunctions, MAX goes crazy and both the Thunderbir
Inferno
Nov 26, 2017 · 25 min
In London the Crystal Spire, the tallest building in the world, catches fire due to an electrical overload and the local firefighters are rendered helpless. Virgil and Alan are cal
Long Haul
Nov 25, 2017 · 25 min
An emergency space docking goes wrong and the core of the orbiting Spacehub transit terminal goes into meltdown. A young traffic controller named Conrad is trapped inside and Alan
Rigged for Disaster
Dec 2, 2017 · 25 min
Lady Penelope, Parker and Kayo arrive on the scene of a massive semi-submersible ocean oil rig to decommission the polluting relic, but supervisor Malloy has other plans.
Hyperspeed
Dec 9, 2017 · 25 min
When the first run of an inventor's newly-constructed hyperloop begins to malfunction, Scott must try to find a way to slow down the fast-moving ride.
Brains vs Brawn
Dec 16, 2017 · 25 min
When disaster strikes International Rescue answers the call! The Mechanic, having completed Project Sentinel, sets his sights on destroying The Hood. While International Rescue scr