8.1/101,677 votes#1 - Let the River Run
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/23/2019
On the run with her daughter Joy, ex-nurse Annie Wilkes works temp jobs to steal medication. Ace Merrill threatens the Somali developer of a new mall.
Director: Greg Yaitanes
Writer: Dustin Thomason
7.7/101,377 votes#2 - New Jerusalem
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/23/2019
Hiding evidence of her crime, Annie discovers that the new mall is being built on a cemetery. Pop Merrill's past is revealed.
Director: Phil Abraham
Writer: K'naan Warsame
7.8/101,338 votes#3 - Ties That Bind
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/23/2019
Joy has a fun day out with local kids but begins to question her mother's mental state when she returns to the motel. Pop's medical condition worsens.
Director: Anne Sewitsky
Writer: Scott Brown, Obehi Janice
7.3/101,270 votes#4 - Restore Hope
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/30/2019
Ace reveals the sinister history of Jerusalem's Lot to his brother Chris. Nadia Howlwadaag learns why Pop adopted her and her brother Abdi.
Director: Phil Abraham
Writer: R. Christopher Murphy, Guy Busick
9.0/101,960 votes#5 - The Laughing Place
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/6/2019
Joy learns the truth about her mother's traumatic childhood and struggles with learning disabilities. Joy also discovers her own real origin.
Director: Anne Sewitsky
Writer: Vince Calandra, Daria Polatin
7.7/101,247 votes#6 - The Mother
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/13/2019
Tracing the call she received, Rita arrives in Castle Rock and searches for Joy, while Annie desperately tries to reconnect with her daughter.
Director: Mark Tonderai
Writer: Vince Calandra, Daria Polatin
8.2/101,343 votes#7 - The Word
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/20/2019
Pop begins to discover how Ace is bringing the dark history of Jerusalem's Lot back to life in the present. Annie takes the fall for Joy.
Director: Loni Peristere
Writer: R. Christopher Murphy, Guy Busick
7.6/101,108 votes#8 - Dirty
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/27/2019
Annie and Joy take refuge at the Marsten House, where Ace is manipulating events and mesmerizing the town to contrive a long-prophesied resurrection.
Director: Craig William Macneill
Writer: Michael Olson, K. Corrine Van Vliet
7.8/101,134 votes#9 - Caveat Emptor
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/4/2019
Pop and the rest of the unconverted seek shelter at the Emporium Galorium, where he discovers letters that reveal information about the Angel.
Director: Greg Yaitanes
Writer: Scott Brown
8.2/101,294 votes#10 - Clean
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/11/2019
Annie and her remaining unconverted allies devise a plan to blow up the Angel statue and release the townspeople from their collective trance.
Director: Lisa Brühlmann
Writer: Dustin Thomason, Michael Olson
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Based on the stories of Stephen King, the series intertwines characters and themes from the fictional town of Castle Rock.
Genres:MysteryDrama
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Let the River Run" is the best rated episode of "Castle Rock" season 2. It scored 8.1/10 based on 1677 votes. Directed by Greg Yaitanes and written by Dustin Thomason, it aired on 10/23/2019. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "New Jerusalem".