'The Last Ship' Season 2 Trailer Screams Michael Bay

If you had any lingering doubts that TNT’s post-apocalyptic series, The Last Ship, is a Michael Bay-produced joint, this new trailer for the drama’s sophomore season puts them to rest. Premiering on June 21, Season 2 picks up with the crew of the military vessel the Nathan James having returned to American soil following a viral outbreak that killed 80 percent of the globe’s total population. But the land of the free and home of the brave that they remember has fallen into the hands of a new ruling party, who imagine themselves to be the “rightful inheritors of the Earth.” That means the battle lines are drawn, and the Bay-approved firepower will be plentiful. Based on the trailer, here are the four most Michael Bay things to expect from this season of The Last Ship.

1. Bad Guys Who Don’t Think They’re the Bad Guys
Sure, America’s current occupiers aren’t using the best methods to spread their whole “we’re the chosen ones” message. But they do believe in their mission 100 percent, in the same way that Ed Harris’s disaffected military officer took over Alcatraz in Bay’s 1997 blockbuster, The Rock, primarily to prove his point that the government needed to pay more attention to soldiers who sacrificed their lives for their country. While they may be crazy, at least these bad guys are crazy with a purpose.

2. Bombs’ Eye Views
Watching Pearl Harbor, one gets the sense that Bay directed the movie simply so he could stage that scene where the camera appears to plunge to Earth alongside a megaton bomb. There’s a similar moment in this Last Ship trailer, as the camera tails a just-launched underwater missile that’s heading straight for the Nathan James.  

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3. Major World Landmarks Under Attack
The Rock occupied Alcatraz, Armageddon took out the Eiffel Tower (along with the rest of Paris), and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen nearly blew up the Pyramids. The Last Ship suggests that the White House may be undergoing some intensive and unasked for renovations this year. Just as long as they leave the Washington Monument alone…

4. Enormous Explosions (and Lots of Them)
In Bay’s universe, everything goes boom, from cars and helicopters to battle stations and peoples’ tempers. Frankly, we’d be disappointed if there wasn’t an enormous fireball every two or three minutes.

The Last Ship premieres June 21 at 9 p.m. on TNT.