A Grunt's Life

Season 2

2022 · 10 episodes · 2h 22m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. What Winning Looks Like

   20 Apr 2022

   2nd Lieutenant Murphy’s platoon encounters resistance on a raid, but a sociopathic mishap lands them on the hunt for a mystery man who is quietly running Musa Qala. The brass play an infantile game of telephone centered around Afghanistan’s “bright future.”

2. 2

   2. Get You Some Blood

   27 Apr 2022

   2nd Lieutenant Murphy deals with the brass at the Battalion District Center and learns that his platoon will get an Afghan National Police squad attached to them. Meanwhile his platoon searches for snatch, computers, sat phones, and stuff to steal.

3. 3

   3. Best of the Afghan Best

   4 May 2022

   The Marines of 1st Platoon experience the absurdity of integrating with Afghan forces, when a squad of Afghan Police arrive at their patrol base. Negligent discharges and racism run rampant as the debauchery on base hits a high point.

4. 4

   4. Medium Knock

   11 May 2022

   While 3rd Squad is on a mission to detain a new HVT, a brawl breaks out on base between the Marines and Afghan police squad that leaves the platoon with a new pet.

5. 5

   5. Trust the Process

   18 May 2022

   A female mechanic arrives on base to fix the generator and has a mission to smash Lance Corporal Richards, while 2nd Lieutenant Murphy has to explain the death of their HVT to Battalion Command, and Superman comes back from the dead.

6. 6

   6. Thanks for Listening

   25 May 2022 · 22 min

   Second Lieutenant Murphy zeroes in on Buhtpaki.

7. 7

   7. This is What You Wanted

   24 Aug 2022 · 28 min

   Chaplain Kelly arrives on base to deliver some special guidance to the Marines and ANP.

8. 8

   8. There's Always One

   31 Aug 2022 · 32 min

   The Marines get too enthusiastic confessing their sins and 2nd Lt Murphy gets kill or capture orders.

9. 9

   9. Too Far to the Other Side

   14 Sept 2022 · 33 min

   Marines recounting Azim’s death let their bloodlust erupt into mortal combat on the patrol base, and 2nd Lt Murphy gets the mission he’s been waiting for.

10. 10

    10. War Be With You

    28 Sept 2022 · 27 min

    The platoon goes after Mohammed al-Buhtpaki, and get more than they expected.