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The Best Episodes of Paradise Season 2

Every episode of Paradise Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Paradise Season 2!

The adventures of fictitious gunfighter Ethan Allen Cord, whose sister left her four children in his custody when she died.
Genres:WesternDrama
Network:CBS

Season 2 Ratings Summary

"A Gather Of Guns" is the best rated episode of "Paradise" season 2. It scored 9.2/10 based on 50 votes. Directed by Michael Lange and written by N/A, it aired on 9/10/1989. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "A Gathering of Guns (2)".

  • A Gather Of Guns
    9.2/1050 votes

    #1 - A Gather Of Guns

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/1989

    When a man thinks Ethan knows the location of a fortune, he kidnaps him and takes him to a prison where no man has ever escaped from. Amelia turns to her estranged husband, Pierce for help. He takes her to see Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and Pat Garrett who agree to help.

    Director: Michael Lange

    Writer: N/A

  • A Gathering of Guns (2)
    8.8/1012 votes

    #2 - A Gathering of Guns (2)

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/10/1989

    No description available

    Director: Cliff Bole

    Writer: N/A

  • Common Good
    8.4/107 votes

    #3 - Common Good

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/23/1989

    Wyatt Earp follows Ethan back home after the big escape. Without noticing it, a reporter also follows them looking for answers.

    Director: Michael Lange

    Writer: N/A

  • Dead Run
    8.7/108 votes

    #4 - Dead Run

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/1989

    The town needs a new marshal and Ethan is an obvious candidate, however, he does not want to do it; not even, if it costs him his ranch.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • All the Pretty Little Horses
    8.8/108 votes

    #5 - All the Pretty Little Horses

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/1989

    Laid off miners decide to ambush Ethan and Amelia when they are heading to Virginia City to deposit $50.000.

    Director: Cliff Bole

    Writer: N/A

  • Orphan Train
    8.7/109 votes

    #6 - Orphan Train

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/1989

    A woman fights an implacable battle against the railroad she blames for the loss of her husband, son, and farm, not considering the cost to her and her surviving daughter.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Burial Ground
    8.6/1010 votes

    #7 - The Burial Ground

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/1989

    Ethan confronts the law to rescue a fugitive orphan who was taken away from his sister.

    Director: Harry Harris

    Writer: N/A

  • A Proper Stranger
    8.4/1010 votes

    #8 - A Proper Stranger

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/1989

    An old Indian warrior wants to bring peace between an old foe in the warpath and a member of the cavalry.

    Director: Cliff Bole

    Writer: N/A

  • Boomtown
    9.0/107 votes

    #9 - Boomtown

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/1989

    Ethan has to find out who is robbing the graves in the local cemetery; while Amelia takes care of the children whom a beautiful girl she does not know is tutoring. The law also wants her.

    Director: Harry Harris

    Writer: N/A

  • The Return of Johnny Ryan
    9.5/108 votes

    #10 - The Return of Johnny Ryan

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/1989

    The gold rush hits town and Ethan’s land is no exception. Paradise turns into a materialistic town.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Plague
    9.0/107 votes

    #11 - The Plague

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/9/1989

    Johnny Ryan fulfills his promise of returning to paradise and taking revenge on the person who humiliated him: Ethan Cord.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Gates of Paradise
    9.2/107 votes

    #12 - The Gates of Paradise

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/6/1990

    Paradise is hit by an outbreak of smallpox and Ethan has to deal with George being infected by it.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Devil's Escort
    8.8/107 votes

    #13 - Devil's Escort

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/13/1990

    A symbolic drama centering on two strangers in Paradise: a black-clad equestrian with two grim appointments to keep before the New Year, and a simple youth left in the forest to fend for himself.

    Director: Michael Lange

    Writer: N/A

  • Dangerous Cargo
    8.7/1011 votes

    #14 - Dangerous Cargo

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/20/1990

    A killer who is being escorted by Ethan back to Paradise for trial might never make it because other outlaws want him dead.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Till Death Do Us Part
    9.0/108 votes

    #15 - Till Death Do Us Part

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/3/1990

    Ethan is offered a very well paying job but at the same time very dangerous. To deliver the opium that miners use to keep some Chinese workers more or less enslaved.

    Director: Cliff Bole

    Writer: N/A

  • Avenging Angel
    8.5/108 votes

    #16 - Avenging Angel

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/10/1990

    Joseph's tomboy friend, Frankie, returns to Paradise, now sophisticatedly attired and married to a controlling, offensive judge who has the control to transfer Ethan to Texas on a murder warrant.

    Director: James L. Conway

    Writer: N/A

  • A Gathering of Guns
    7.5/108 votes

    #17 - A Gathering of Guns

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/17/1990

    Years ago, Ethan testified against a person. Now that person is the new town’s preacher who is a paroled murderer, claiming to have seen the light. Everyone in town is giving him a second chance, except for Ethan.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Shadow of a Doubt
    8.6/107 votes

    #18 - Shadow of a Doubt

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 3/3/1990

    The sons of Ethan’s old pal, Gideon, volunteer them as guns in a range war.

    Director: Cliff Bole

    Writer: N/A

  • The Coward
    9.2/108 votes

    #19 - The Coward

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/7/1990

    Jerome, an obtuse and gentle man, faces a jury for the strangling of a girl who rejected him.

    Director: Michael Lange

    Writer: N/A

  • The Chase
    8.6/107 votes

    #20 - The Chase

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 4/14/1990

    Ethan protects a young deserter wanted by the Army. He also protects him from an armed mother who accuses him of the death of her son.

    Director: Harry Harris

    Writer: N/A

  • Dust on the Wind
    9.3/109 votes

    #21 - Dust on the Wind

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 4/28/1990

    A con woman visits Paradise and sells the town a trolley. She takes the townsfolk on a ride and while they are partying, she loots the place.

    Director: James L. Conway

    Writer: N/A

  • Dust on the Wind
    NaN/100 votes

    #22 - Dust on the Wind

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 4/28/1990

    A mass exodus occurs in Paradise when Ethan and Amelia decide to close the mine.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A