The BEST episodes of Thunderbirds Are Go! season 2

Every episode of Thunderbirds Are Go! season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Thunderbirds Are Go! season 2!

In the 21st century Jeff Tracy creates a unique emergency response team: International Rescue. Equipped with special vehicles that enable the organization to react to any crisis, whether it be anywhere on earth or in space. Jeff's five sons operate the Thunderbirds 1 to 5 with help from engineer Brains and Kayo the pilot of Thunderbird Shadow. Lady Penelope and chauffeur Parker are the hands on intelligence team on the ground. Together they save anyone in need, while trying to find and capture the terrorist know as the Hood.

Last Updated: 11/1/2024Network: CITVStatus: Ended
Clean Sweep
star
8.85
67 votes

#1 - Clean Sweep

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 11/4/2017

When an atmospheric cleaning machine malfunctions, trapping the maintenance crew inside, Parker must square off with a figure from his misspent youth.

Directors: Theo Baynton
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Deep Search
star
7.80
76 votes

#2 - Deep Search

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/29/2016

Thunderbird 3 is called out to Europa, a moon of Jupiter, when a pair of documentarians fall into an ice ocean, leading Alan to make first contact with an alien lifeform.

Directors: David Scott
Writer: Rich Fogel
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Up From the Depths (1)
star
7.67
103 votes

#3 - Up From the Depths (1)

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/19/2016

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 takes Thunderbird 4 down to save the crew and get a better look at the prototype. But the survey ship, designed by The Mechanic, transforms and wrecks Thunderbird 4. Gordon is forced to abandon ship and seek refuge on his dad’s TV-21 plane. To save the survey crew, Gordon powers up the plane and manages to take it up to the surface.

Directors: Andrew McCully
Watch Now:Amazon
Colony
star
7.66
107 votes

#4 - Colony

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/12/2016

When a transport ship carrying colonists heads straight into the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, Thunderbird 3 is deployed to regain control.

Directors: David Scott
Watch Now:Amazon
Fight or Flight
star
7.65
94 votes

#5 - Fight or Flight

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/31/2016

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 launch out in an attempt to land the ship safely. But the zeppelin contains a dangerous fuel source and there are still crew members trapped near the loading claw. Scott makes it to the cockpit of the zeppelin while Virgil begins to offload the fuel source. Kayo puts on a mech suit to deal with the loading claw while the crew escape. Ultimately, they put the zeppelin down outside city limits and escape just before it explodes.

Directors: Karl Essex
Writer: Dan Berlinka
Watch Now:Amazon
Impact
star
7.64
101 votes

#6 - Impact

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/10/2016

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.

Directors: Theo Baynton
Writer: Len Uhley
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Lost Kingdom
star
7.64
101 votes

#7 - Lost Kingdom

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/3/2016

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 stuck, International Rescue are called out to assist.

Directors: Theo Baynton
Writer: Elly Brewer
Watch Now:Amazon
High Strung
star
7.64
94 votes

#8 - High Strung

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/17/2016

Scott attempts to rescue a mysterious balloonist when his hot air balloon crashes on the top of a mountain.

Directors: Andrew McCully
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Grandma Tourismo
star
7.63
71 votes

#9 - Grandma Tourismo

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 10/28/2017

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 caught in a massive sandstorm and it is up to Grandma to save the day.

Directors: Andrew McCully
Writer: Amy Wolfram
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Up From the Depths (2)
star
7.63
104 votes

#10 - Up From the Depths (2)

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/26/2016

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 3 to save the day.

Directors: Tim Gaul
Watch Now:Amazon
Weather or Not
star
7.62
91 votes

#11 - Weather or Not

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/24/2016

The team travels to Langstrom Fischler's newest invention to stop a hive of malfunctioning weather drones.

Directors: Chad Moffitt
Writer: Len Uhley
Watch Now:Amazon
Earthbreaker
star
7.61
122 votes

#12 - Earthbreaker

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/22/2016

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 International Rescue mobilise, Lady Penelope and Parker visit the Hood in Parkmoor Scrubs prison to find out more about this mysterious new villain.

Directors: Tim Gaul
Writer: Rob Hoegee
Watch Now:Amazon
Brains vs Brawn
star
7.52
67 votes

#13 - Brains vs Brawn

Season 2 - Episode 26 - Aired 12/16/2017

When disaster strikes International Rescue answers the call! The Mechanic, having completed Project Sentinel, sets his sights on destroying The Hood. While International Rescue scramble to save their former foe, Brains goes on a dangerous mission to stop the Mechanic once and for all.

Directors: Chad Moffitt
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The Man From TB5
star
7.51
68 votes

#14 - The Man From TB5

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 11/11/2017

Lady Penelope brings John as her guest to a charity event while Gordon and Alan take the watch aboard Thunderbird 5.

Directors: Theo Baynton
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Hyperspeed
star
7.51
65 votes

#15 - Hyperspeed

Season 2 - Episode 25 - Aired 12/9/2017

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.

Directors: Simon Godsiff
Writer: David Slack
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Attack of the Reptiles
star
7.49
72 votes

#16 - Attack of the Reptiles

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 10/21/2017

Gordon must rescue TV documentarians Buddy and Ellie Pendergast from a mysterious valley full of strange creatures.

Directors: Theo Baynton
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Long Haul
star
7.47
60 votes

#17 - Long Haul

Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 11/25/2017

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 is unable to reach him. With Thunderbird 3 being used to keep Conrad alive International Rescue's only hope is to modify Thunderbird 2 for space flight in order to transport a new cooling system to the hub.

Directors: Karl Essex
Writer: Dan Berlinka
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Volcano!
star
7.45
80 votes

#18 - Volcano!

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 9/30/2017

An eccentric scientist calls Brains out to a volcano that he believes will soon erupt.

Directors: Karl Essex
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Inferno
star
7.44
59 votes

#19 - Inferno

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 11/26/2017

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 called to extinguish the flames and rescue everyone trapped inside.

Directors: Tim Gaul
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Ghost Ship
star
7.43
114 votes

#20 - Ghost Ship

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/22/2016

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 Bots.

Directors: Theo Baynton
Writer: Joseph Kuhr
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City Under The Sea
star
7.42
105 votes

#21 - City Under The Sea

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/5/2016

A family becomes trapped in a city that is being overtaken by rising ocean tides.

Directors: Simon Godsiff
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Home on the Range
star
7.41
63 votes

#22 - Home on the Range

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 11/18/2017

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 Thunderbird ships and FAB 1 stop working. John, Brains and EOS work together to trace the fault and discover that they have an intruder, The Mechanic!

Directors: Andrew McCully
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Escape Proof
star
7.41
95 votes

#23 - Escape Proof

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/7/2017

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 an old foe at the controls.

Directors: Theo Baynton
Writer: Rich Fogel
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Bolt From the Blue
star
7.40
77 votes

#24 - Bolt From the Blue

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 10/14/2017

When an orbiting solar energy station malfunctions, International Rescue must deal with both the station and a passing airliner carrying precious cargo.

Directors: Theo Baynton
Writer: Elly Brewer
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Rigged for Disaster
star
7.18
62 votes

#25 - Rigged for Disaster

Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 12/2/2017

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.

Directors: Chad Moffitt
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