The Marshals Season 2 premiere hits the ground running, and Logan Marshall-Green is not letting anyone slow it down. The star of the Paramount+ series spoke to Decider about the new episodes, revealing that he did most of his own stunts and that he doubts the romance between his character Cal and Belle Skinner will last.
“It is a dysfunctional relationship,” Marshall-Green says of Cal and Belle’s bond.
Cal and Belle Survive the Sneak Attack
The Season 2 premiere picks up immediately after the Season 1 finale, with Cal and Belle in the middle of a gunfight with Weaver’s men. The two survive, and they work together with their team to figure out that Tom Weaver, the wannabe rancher and all-around crook played by Chris Mulkey, is behind the attacks on both of them and the raid on East Camp.
Realizing Weaver has lured Kayce Dutton to his stronghold in Wyoming by taking Kayce’s son Tate, Cal and the Marshals set off in a chopper to join in Kayce’s fight. Marshall-Green says the experience was intense, even with the rotors going and lines to deliver.
“It’s intense when you’ve got the rotors going and you also have lines to deliver,” he told Decider. “It’s also important for me to convey that this is old hat for Cal. He’s a U.S. Navy SEAL, and he’s been there, done that.”
Stunt Work and the Celluloid Argument
Marshall-Green has always been protective of his character, and that extends to the stunts. He says he has always viewed stunts as part of the job, and he wants to be the guy on the celluloid.
“I’ve always viewed stunts as part of the job,” he said. “My stunt double’s job is to keep me safe, but also to support me if I want to do certain things myself.”
He acknowledges the need for stuntmen and stuntwomen, but he pushes back against relying too heavily on them. “If you use a stunt double for certain sequences, it means you have to cut, and it could potentially be a weak edit,” he argued. “I know everybody has to cut, but cutting is for the weak [laughs].”
That attitude has practical consequences. Marshall-Green’s stunt double, Ryan Happy, hurt himself, which meant the team had to rely more on Marshall-Green himself to do the fights and stunts this season.
The Carnage at East Camp
As the season progresses, more bodies turn up at East Camp. Cal comments on them but moves on quickly. Marshall-Green confirms that Cal and Kayce’s relationship will be tested by the events of the season.
“There certainly is an event—I won’t say anything—but there is an event where I have to rely heavily on Kayce,” he said. “It will become a big secret that only the two of us know.”
He also notes that Cal’s and Kayce’s stories are aligned in many ways this season, especially because of Cal’s cancer diagnosis. Audiences will see Pete Calvin having to take a step back and be humbled.
The Detective Mode
Cal gets to channel his inner Sherlock Holmes as he and the team put together the clues to figure out that Weaver is behind the attacks. Marshall-Green says this is a familiar mode for his character.
“He’s been in that detecting mode before in many ways,” he explained. “He’s a team leader among an impressive group of crime fighters. They’re all leaders, but he just happens to be the guy with the office.”
With the help of the technicians, Cal is able to put things together and understand that he and Belle were not just randomly attacked. There are much bigger fish to fry.
Cal’s Cancer Diagnosis
Cal is a U.S. Navy SEAL with a devastating cancer diagnosis, and Marshall-Green says that drives how he plays the character.
“Because he’s a SEAL with this incredible drive, he feels like he can work and go through treatments at the same time,” he said. “He’s done hard things before, but I think you’ll see that he’s biting off a little more than he can chew as the season goes on.”
The Question of Cal and Belle’s Future
When asked whether Cal and Belle’s connection is “long for this world,” Marshall-Green is doubtful. He frames their relationship as a dysfunctional one that is tested by their dangerous line of work.
“You know, I’ve never looked at it that way,” he said. “Likely, being able to survive by helping each other has indirectly impacted their relationship. It’s something that puts a huge magnifying glass on working with someone you have feelings for. It’s not easy, certainly. It creates more drama and more stakes and more peril. In their line of work, the person they are next to could die at any time.”
The Season’s Opening Move
The premiere sets the stage with Cal and Belle surviving together, and the rest of the season will explore whether that shared survival can sustain a relationship built on dysfunction.
The premiere proves that the show can handle big moments. Whether the season can sustain the tension remains to be seen.
A Running Order of This Season’s Episodes
| Episode | Title |
|---|---|
| Premiere | Cal and Belle survive the sneak attack |
| Early season | More bodies turn up at East Camp |
| Mid-season | Cal relies heavily on Kayce |
| Late season | Cal’s cancer diagnosis deepens |
| Final stretch | Cal and Belle’s future comes into question |
The table above is a rough guide to the season’s shape, not a confirmed episode list.
Source material: “‘Marshals’ Star Logan Marshall-Green Doubts That Cal’s And Belle’s Connection Is “Long For This World”: “It Is A Dysfunctional Relationship”,” Decider.
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