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Castle Rock S2E5 — The Laughing Place

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Castle Rock•Season 2•Episode 5

The Laughing Place

9.0/10 · 2,179 votesNov 6, 201960 min

Ranked #1 of 10 in Season 2•+1.1 vs season avg

Joy learns the truth about her mother's traumatic childhood and struggles with learning disabilities. Joy also discovers her own real origin.

Directed byAnne Sewitsky

Written byDaria Polatin, Vince Calandra

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Cast8

Lizzy Caplan

Lizzy Caplan

Annie Wilkes

Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins

Reginald "Pop" Merrill

Elsie Fisher

Elsie Fisher

Joy Wilkes

Yusra Warsama

Yusra Warsama

Dr. Nadia Howlwadaag

Barkhad Abdi

Barkhad Abdi

Abdi Howlwadaag

Matthew Alan

Matthew Alan

Chris Merrill

Paul Sparks

Paul Sparks

John "Ace" Merrill

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J.D. Dorn

Prison Guard

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Anne Sewitsky

Anne Sewitsky

Director

Daria Polatin

Daria Polatin

Writer

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Vince Calandra

Writer

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Anthony Raymond

Set Designer

Daria Polatin

Daria Polatin

Supervising Producer

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Episode Summary

"The Laughing Place" is episode 5 of Castle Rock season 2. It scored 9.0/10 from 2,179 votes, ranking #1 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Anne Sewitsky and written by Daria Polatin, Vince Calandra, it aired on November 6, 2019.

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