EPISODE
SEASON
Joan of Arcadia - Season 2
A teenage girl is visited by God, disguised as everyday people, and is given assignments and tasks that eventually have a positive outcome on people's lives.
19 January 1963, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
10 October 1985, Buffalo Grove, Illinois, USA
14 September 1975, Pennsylvania, USA
13 September 1978, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
9 December 1969, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
9 May 1959, Portland, Maine, USA
27 August 1979, Emmett, Idaho, USA
13 January 1956, Riverside County, California, USA
30 December 1934, Los Angeles, California, USA
29 July 1950, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
31 March 1985, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
November 21, 2018
Much of Season Two revolved around Joan's friendships and love life. Part of Joan's failure has been its inability to incorporate God and faith into its family show structure.
November 21, 2018
One of vanishingly few shows to bring up two extremely common questions that shape the human condition: "Is there a God?" and "Am I a good person?" The answer to both is, it depends whom you ask.
November 21, 2018
Above all, Arcadia has managed to skate between preachiness and blasphemy by taking the religion out of God, literally.
November 21, 2018
The wry portrayals of God in the series felt too secular for some religious groups, but the show's warm, funny approach to the divine as incorporated into the life of a Maryland teenager was charming.
November 12, 2019
Designed to set the stage for her to wage more serious battles with evil.