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.
27 November 1953, Detroit, Michigan, USA
7 January 1971, Mineral Wells, Texas, USA
6 February 1949, White Plains, New York, USA
April 2, 1980 in Fargo, North Dakota, USA
7 December 1964, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
17 October 1945, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
25 May 1955, Brooklyn, New York, USA
22 May 1946, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
5 September 1989, Geneva, Switzerland
November 12, 2019
Designed to set the stage for her to wage more serious battles with evil.
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
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
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.