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The Good Lord Bird•Season 1•Episode 2

A Wicked Plot

7.9/10 · 533 votesOct 11, 202046 min

Ranked #3 of 7 in Season 1•matches the season avg

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Separated from Brown's army, Onion and fellow slave Bob leave the fight in Kansas, only to cross paths with pro-slavery 'redshirts' who escort them to the slave-trading town of Pikesville, MI. Onion is taken under the wing of Pie, a mixed-race prostitute working out of the

Directed byKevin Hooks

Written byErika Johnson, Mark Richard

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Season 1 Episodes7

Meet the Lord

A Wicked Plot

Mister Fred

Smells Like Bear

Hiving the Bees

Jesus Is Walkin'

Last Words

Cast8

Ethan Hawke

John Brown

Joshua Caleb Johnson

Henry 'Little Onion' Shackleford

Hubert Point-Du Jour

Bob

Beau Knapp

Owen Brown

Nick Eversman

John Brown Jr.

Ellar Coltrane

Salmon Brown

Jack Alcott

Jason Brown

Mo Brings Plenty

Ottawa Jones

Crew5

Erika Johnson

Writer

Kevin Hooks

Director

Mark Richard

Writer

Jason Maynard

VFX Artist

Doug Delaney

Senior Colorist

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Episode Summary

"A Wicked Plot" is episode 2 of The Good Lord Bird season 1. It scored 7.9/10 from 533 votes, ranking #3 of 7 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Kevin Hooks and written by Erika Johnson, Mark Richard, it aired on October 11, 2020.

Next: E3 · Mister Fred Best of Season 1