CRZ23 – S02E10 – Clean
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Clean, no one gets out of Castle Rock clean. Annie fights to get Joy back. Abdi and Nadia get Pop back. But The Kid will not let anyone stay happy for long,
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CRZ22 – S02E09 – Caveat Emptor
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Caveat Emptor was a hostage situation and battle of the wills. Augustin/Ace needed the info Pop had, but he was not going to give up that easily. Pop realizes that the letters between Warden Dale Lacey and Alan Pangborn are the key.
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CRZ21 – S02E08 – Dirty
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The "Dirty" episode of Castle Rock had Annie trying to protect Joy. Her mother’s vision wanted her to kill Joy to keep her clean. Ace/Augustin wanted Joy because she was clean. But no one gets away from Castle Rock without being a little dirty.
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CRZ20 – S02E07 – The Word
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The Word took us to the past of Jerusalem’s Lot and Castle Rock. It showed us the origin of our undead cult. Their leader had a very familiar face. The question is how long has he been in the Rock.
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CRZ19 – S02E06 – The Mother
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The Mother is a poignant and tragic episode, that looks at how Joy/Evangeline reacts to both her "mother" Annie Wilkes and her birth mother Rita wanting her to live with them.
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CRZ18 – S02E05 – The Laughing Place
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The Laughing Place was a powerful look into Annie Wilkes, the people who shaped her and how she became the woman we see today. This episode is the peak of the season so far. You do not want to miss it or our discussion on it.
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CRZ17 – S02E04 – Restore Hope
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Despite the episode title of Restore Hope, not much hope was actually restored on Castle Rock this week. Relationships are falling apart, the undead population is spreading, and secrets are revealed.
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CRZ16 – S02E03 – Ties That Bind
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Ties That Bind saw trust pushed to the limit between Annie and Joy. Ace is back from the dead and looking to take over the Marsten House. Who or what brought him back, and why do they need a child bearing woman?
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CRZ15 – S02E02 – New Jerusalem
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New Jerusalem picks right up where the previous episode ended, with Annie Wilkes in some scary peril at the construction site at night. Pop Merrill's health is going downhill fast, but he is strong enough to interrogate Abdi about Ace's dissappearance.
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CRZ14 – S02E01 – Let the River Run
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Let the River Run was a surprising way to start season two of Castle Rock. This episode feature a young Annie Wilkes, from Stephen King's Misery. Annie and her daughter Joy have an untimely car accident, and nothing will ever be the same!
info_outlineGeoff and Wayne review season 2, episode 4, of Castle Rock, Restore Hope. They discuss their favorite parts rom the episode, theorize about the happenings, and share some brilliant listener feedback and King Connections. Full show notes at http://CastleRockZone.com
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Loss of Hope:
Pop gets some bad news that the cancer treatment is not working. He decides not to fight anymore. Nadia and Chris both try to talk him out of it. He loses hope of coming clean to Nadia, after talking with Pastor Appleton (Aaron Staton). He decides to throw a wake. He invites all of his friends and associates. He even give his own eulogy.
Meanwhile Nadia is pushing for treatments and finds several open through the veteran’s affairs organization. But she needs his discharge papers. She searches at his house with no luck. After sleeping with Chris, she heads to the Emporium and finds the papers there, however she is confronted by two of the goons that work for Ace’s protection racket. They want to punish her for Ace, but she takes out a hidden gun and defends herself. Later she goes over his service records and finds out Pop served in Somalia. She realizes what Abdi already knows. He killed their mother. He brought in the Somalis and took in Abdi and Nadia as penitence for his crimes.
She goes the the wake and she and Pop have a dance while she confronts him about his time in Somali. He confirms he took them in because he felt guilty. He is left a broken man as she walks away.
The Ravening Angel of Hope?:
Annie is desperate to find Joy. Chance breaks in and takes Joy’s clothes and manages to slip them and the locked toolbox out of the window before Annie comes in. Annie threatens Chance wanted to know where Joy is, but Chance will not tell. Joy takes the bus to Castle Rock and ends up at the shelter in the church. Nadia does a free medical clinic there each week. She sees Joy there and they have an in depth conversation about trying to fix things. They call Annie. Nadia sits her down to say Joy is with her. They have a confrontation about Joy’s dad. Joy needs help and so does Annie. There is no work for Annie until she gets help. Annie heads over to Nadia’s. She is confronted by Abdi with a gun. He makes it clear that Joy doesn’t want to come with her.
Later Chance comes with Joy’s things. She says she put minuets on Joy’s phone so Joy can call her. Joy finally figures out the comb is 1225, Christmas, Joy! Inside is the car plates and a shiny revolver. Joy buries it in the yard. There is also an envelop with a date on it 7/9/2004 (or 9/7/2004). Inside is a CD-ROM it contains a PDF of “The Ravening Angel.” The lines we can read are lines that we have heard in the midst of Annies visions. What does this have to do with Annie and what does it have to do with Joy?
The Tommyknockers movie
The Tommyknockers book
The Tommyknockers audiobook
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