Carnivale: Season 2

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HBO | Season Premiere Date: January 9, 2005

Starring: Clancy Brown, Adrienne Barbeau, Tim DeKay

Summary: Carnivale. The credits alone were the most costly and timely to make. The show does not lack in the quality that the credits bring. Set in the 1930s Dust Bowl, 18-year old Ben Hawkins finds himself all alone in this world when his mother passes on. But a travelling Carnivale takes him in. We also see the story of Brother Justin, a priestCarnivale. The credits alone were the most costly and timely to make. The show does not lack in the quality that the credits bring. Set in the 1930s Dust Bowl, 18-year old Ben Hawkins finds himself all alone in this world when his mother passes on. But a travelling Carnivale takes him in. We also see the story of Brother Justin, a priest who is trying to find his way in the world. Little do Ben and Justin know, but they are to fight in a biblical battle. With help on the side (Ben with the carnie folk (Sofie, Libby, Apollonia, Ruthie, Samson, Lila, Lodz, Management) and Justin with his sister, Iris) they find out which side each are on and try to battle with the other for what they believe.… Expand

Creator: Daniel Knauf

Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy, Suspense

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Season 2 Episodes

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S2:E12. New Canaan, CA
Air Date: March 27, 2005
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S2:E11. Outside New Canaan
Air Date: March 20, 2005
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S2:E10. Cheyenne, WY
Air Date: March 13, 2005

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Linda Stasi

Aug 2, 2013

Everything's been kicked up a notch, and now we know for sure that something big will finally happen. [8 Jan 2005]

Melanie McFarland

Aug 2, 2013

Whatever problems you may have had with "Carnivale" last season, give it a pass for, let's say, five episodes. That's more than enough time to figure out if the magic has returned. [7 Jan 2005]

San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa Times

Charlie McCollum

Aug 2, 2013

Until "Carnivale" fulfills more of its promise, my enthusiasm is restrained. [3 Jan 2005]

Brian Lowry

Aug 2, 2013

The series is again intriguing but less than satisfying --- a concept more notable for the unusual time and space the show occupies than what it achieves dramatically. [7 Jan 2005]

Matt Zoller Seitz

Aug 2, 2013

It's still as detailed, opaque and confusing as ever. [8 Jan 2005]

Rob Owen

Aug 2, 2013

The new season of "Carnivale" continues to showcase the series' potential, but it still doesn't live up to the show's enormous promise. It's a cryptic series full of mysteries and that should suck viewers in. But I've yet to feel the full effects of its gravitational pull, which is disappointing because, as they said so often on "The X-Files," I want to believe. [7 Jan 2005]

Gillian Flynn

Jun 18, 2013

Carnivàle distracts with dusty riddles and tarot cards, nightmare clichés, mutilated dolls, and twitchy Baby Jesus statues — hoping we'll forget to demand what we came for: answers or a story that makes sense. Read full review

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Series Overview
Season 2

57
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: January 9, 2005
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  S2:E12. New Canaan, CA
  Air Date: March 27, 2005
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  S2:E11. Outside New Canaan
  Air Date: March 20, 2005
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  S2:E10. Cheyenne, WY
  Air Date: March 13, 2005
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  S2:E9. Lincoln Highway, UT
  Air Date: March 6, 2005
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  S2:E8. Outskirts, Damascus, NE
  Air Date: February 27, 2005
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  S2:E7. Damascus, NE
  Air Date: February 20, 2005
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  S2:E6. The Road to Damascus
  Air Date: February 13, 2005
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  S2:E5. Creed, OK
  Air Date: February 6, 2005
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  S2:E4. Old Cherry Blossom Road
  Air Date: January 30, 2005
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  S2:E3. Ingram, TX
  Air Date: January 23, 2005
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  S2:E2. Alamogordo, N.M.
  Air Date: January 16, 2005
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  S2:E1. Los Moscos
  Air Date: January 9, 2005
Season 1

65
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 14, 2003