Carnivàle / episode list

This list of Carnivàle episodes contains all episodes of the US television series Carnivàle , which were produced and broadcast from the beginning of the series on September 14, 2003 until its early cancellation after two seasons and a total of 24 episodes on March 27, 2005.

Original concept and background

Carnivàle was originally designed for six seasons (three times two seasons), each pair was referred to as a "book" and should play between 1934 and 1945. Because of a low audience, Carnivàle was canceled after only two seasons. These two seasons make up the first book and cover the years 1934 and 1935. The second book (seasons three and four) would have played between 1939 and 1940 and the third book (seasons five and six) in 1944 and 1945, right up to the end of World War II and the Trinity Test .

The Carnival breakpoints through the southwestern United States play an important role in the series, with many episode names consisting of the location of Bens and the Carnival. The only consequence of which is named after a location of Brother Justin, The River ( Rudere on land ) in the first season.

Overview of the seasons

Season		Episodes	Broadcast USA / DE		DVD releases			Viewers (USA) (Millions)
			Season premiere	Season finale	Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
	1	12	September 14, 2003 January 6, 2009	November 30, 2003 March 24, 2009	December 7, 2004	March 7, 2005	May 11, 2005	3.54
	2	12	January 9, 2005 March 31, 2009	March 27, 2005 June 16, 2009	July 18, 2006	August 7, 2006	October 4, 2006	1.7

Season 1 (2003)

Each season is introduced by a spoken monologue by the dwarfed manager Samson, who sets the mythological framework for the plot.

“Before the beginning, after the great war between heaven and hell, God created the Earth and gave dominion over it to the crafty ape he called man… and to each generation was born a Creature of Light and a Creature of Darkness… and great armies clashed by night in the ancient war between good and evil. There was magic then. Nobility. And unimaginable cruelty. And so it was until the day that a false sun exploded over Trinity, and man forever traded away wonder for reason. "

- Prologue from the pilot

“Before the beginning, after the great war between heaven and hell , God created the earth and chose this clever monkey as ruler, whom he called human. And in every generation lived a figure of light and a creature of darkness . Large armies clashed at night in the ancient war between good and evil . There was magnanimity and magic and incredible cruelty. Yes, that's it. But then the false sun rose over Trinity , and man has forever exchanged his knowledge of miracles for reason. "

- Prologue in the German dubbing version

No.	Episode name English / German	Ben's location	Director	script	Broadcast USA / Germany	Viewers in the US (Millions)
1 (1)	Milfay world of dust	Milfay, Oklahoma	Rodrigo García	Daniel Knauf	September 14, 2003 January 6, 2009	5.3
Milfay, Oklahoma Dust Bowl , 1934 . Ben Hawkins , a young farmer and convict refugee, suffers from strange dreams of trench warfare and a tattooed man in a cornfield. When Ben buries his mother, who recently died of pneumonia, a traveling fair ( carnival ) passes by. Ben's house is about to be destroyed and the police are approaching. The Carnival takes him and gives him shelter. Lodz, the blind mentalist of Carnival, is interested in Ben's dreams. Before the Carnival moves on, Ben puts his hands on the legs of a lame girl and heals her. The surrounding field is then included. Samson, co-manager of the Carnival, passes "Management's" comment that Ben was expected to Jonesy, the Carnival's Ferris wheel operator, who suffers from a crippled knee. Mintern, California : Priest Brother Justin Crowe gets an Okie to spit money after a mass. He also has the same dream as Ben. In another dream he sees the resident Chinese nightclub Chin’s , which he later visits and of which he has a vision in which blood rains on him and a neon sign becomes a cross. Awards: Emmy for “Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series” and “Outstanding Costumes for a Series”. VES Award for “Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial” and nominated for “Outstanding Visual Effects in a Television Series”.
2 (2)	After the ball is over to the south	unknown	Jeremy Podeswa	Daniel Knauf & Ronald D. Moore	September 21, 2003 January 13, 2009	3.49
Ben works as a laborer at the Carnival. His employees get him to clean up a mysterious baggage cart in which he finds a photograph of his mother with the inscription "HS and FLO". Ben shows her to the snake charmer Ruthie, who identifies the woman as Henry Scudder's lover Flora. Ruthie also gives Ben a photo of Scudder, a man who worked for the Carnival some time ago. Ben recognizes him as the soldier from his dreams. Brother Justin shares a cryptic dream with Ben in a diner with a soldier and Henry Scudder, in which a waitress speaks the words: "every prophet in his house" (cf. the mythology of Carnivàle ). Justin wants to turn Chin’s into a church for migrants and approaches Carol Templeton, the owner of the nightclub. Templeton doesn't want to give up the club until Justin shows him his true nature. Award: Emmy for “Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series”.
3 (3)	Tipton The dark gift	Tipton, Missouri	Rodrigo García	Henry Bromell & Daniel Knauf	September 28, 2003 January 20, 2009	3.57
The Tipton, Missouri Sheriff does not allow the Carnival to pitch its tents in town. However, as some residents Ben seen as a healer of the little girl, Samson holding a revival meeting ( revival ) from the blessing of the local church. Ben appears there as the well-known Reverend Benjamin St. John. Between two appearances, Ben tracks down an old lady named Rebecca Donovan, the sheriff's mother, whose old transport cart reminds him of the photo of his mother from the luggage cart. Rebecca sees Ben's striking resemblance to Henry Scudder and makes cryptic remarks about supernatural powers. With her last breath, Rebecca tells Ben not to heal her and mentions that Scudder went to Babylon. Samson informs Jonesy that management has chosen Babylon as the next important venue (see Babylon ). Brother Justin has converted the Chin’s into a church and orphanage, but Carol's nephew Val Templeton tells him that the building will soon be demolished.
4 (4)	Black Blizzard Black Blizzard	unknown	Peter Medak	William Schmidt	October 5, 2003 January 27, 2009	2.87
While some Carnival members ( carnies ) do not agree to the stop in Babylon, Lodz takes Ben on an excursion and tests the boy's strength. As a sandstorm approaches the Carnival, Jonesy looks for management, but finds the trailer empty. Brother Justin learns from his mentor Norman that he will either accept the demands of the church council and leave the Chin’s to someone else or expect disciplinary action. Justin talks to his sister Iris about his desperate situation. Shortly afterwards, the Chin’s burns down under unexplained circumstances. Award: VES Award nomination for “Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial”.
5 (5)	Babylon Babylon	Babylon, Texas	Tim Hunter	Dawn Prestwich & Nicole Yorkin	October 12, 2003 February 3, 2009	3.31
The Carnival sets up its tents in Babylon and Samson invites his colleagues to the ghost town for a drink . After drinking too much alcohol, Ben wakes up in a mine shaft and finds the word AVATAR written on the walls. Sofie, the Carnival tarot card reader , hears Scudder's name from her catatonic mother. The night ends with a tragic death. Brother Justin prays for the children who died in the fire in the church. Award: Emmy nomination for “Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic)”.
6 (6)	Pick a Number Justice of the Numbers	Babylon, Texas	Rodrigo García	Ronald D. Moore	October 19, 2003 February 10, 2009	3.40
In the mine shaft, Ben gets visions of Scudder, Lodz and a Russian soldier in a trench war. Lodz pressures Ben to tell him about his dreams. After last night's death, Jonesy claims that "management" does not exist. Ben gets to know the ritual "Carnival law". After Samson learns of Scudder's past in Babylon, the Carnival moves south. Brother Justin asks God for answers about the fire in the church and receives advice to go into the wilderness. He tells strangers around a campfire that he has lost his God and unknowingly meets the radio reporter Tommy Dolan from Los Angeles . Award: Emmy for “Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series”.
7 (7)	The River row ashore	Texas	Allison MacLean	Toni Graphia	October 26, 2003 February 17, 2009	3.90
Ben learns of Scudder's past with Ruthie and accidentally injures her son Gabriel in a fight. To make up for his mistake, Ben heals Gabriel's injury in a lake, which causes all the fish around them to die. The Cootch show -Ansager Stumpy Dreifuss, while the friendship strengthened inconsolable over the death of his daughter between his daughter Libby and Tarot card reader Sofie. After attempting suicide on a bridge, Brother Justin meets two Russian immigrant children, Irina and Alexei. At the same time, Tommy Dolan visits Iris and offers to make the mysterious circumstances of the fire in the church public. After Dolan outwitted parish council member Val Templeton in a live interview on the radio and persuaded him to accept a donation to rebuild the burned down church, he learned more about Iris' childhood. She and her brother Justin both immigrated from Russia and were the only survivors of a train wreck.
8 (8)	Lonnigan, Texas side effect pain	Lonnigan, Texas	Scott Winant	Daniel Knauf	November 2, 2003 February 24, 2009	2.96
Ben dreams of Brother Justin and the seriously wounded Russian soldier. The next morning he is supposed to do something for Samson and meets the freak finder Boffo. When they shake hands, Ben comes into contact with Boffo's Templar ring, which evokes a series of powerful visions in him. Ben panics and drives off with the ring, but later returns it to Boffo at the Carnival. Samson has a medallion with the same symbol as the ring; the initials "HS" (Henry Scudder) are on the back. When Samson wants to speak to management, he finds Lodz in the trailer and is thrown out by management. While the relationship between Sofie and Jonesy does not progress, Stumpy offers him a night with his wife, the prostitute Rita Sue. Brother Justin is admitted to a psychiatric clinic and subjected to the most painful "treatments" that were customary at the time. In the anamnesis he claims to be “the left hand of God” and “his will incarnate”. He tries his mind-changing, manipulative powers on the people in the institution.
9 (9)	Insomnia Insomnia	unknown	Jack Bender	William Schmidt	November 9, 2003 March 3, 2009	3.41
To secure the Carnival's income, Samson arranges his "Fireball Show". Ben tries to escape the agony of his dreams by trying not to sleep. He turns down Lodz's advice to listen to his dreams and learn from them. Samson gives Ben the Knights Templar medallion because, as Scudder's son, he is the rightful owner. The meaning of the locket becomes clear when Lodz touches it at a demonstration and experiences the same powerful visions that Ben had previously experienced with Buffo's ring. Sofie sees a vision of her mother being raped by a tattooed man and relieves her heart on Jonesy and Samson. Iris, who is still looking for Justin, participates in Dolan's radio show, but categorically rejects his romantic advances. Brother Justin is released from the clinic.
10 (10)	Hot and Bothered nightmares	Loving, New Mexico	Jeremy Podeswa	Dawn Prestwich & Nicole Yorkin	November 16, 2003 March 10, 2009	3.19
Ben, whose lack of sleep leads to more daydreams of the tattooed man, drives Samson to the small town of Loving. They hope to find further clues from the local brotherhood that bear the symbol of Scudder's trinket. But the chairman of the Templar House doesn't want to help them and Ben misses an important clue on a mural. Meanwhile, a Templar uttered the sentence "every Prophet [being] in her House" to Sofie. During the night, Lodz reads Ben's dreams and informs management that Scudder has met him in a cornfield. Brother Justin returns to Mintern and asks Iris about the lost parts of his childhood. At the next mass, Tommy Dolan accompanies the Crowes and overhears Justin talking about his dark past in front of the community. When Norman sees the baptismal water turning to blood on Justin's forehead, he becomes suspicious of his foster son.
11 (11)	Day of the Dead Day of the Dead	Loving, New Mexico	John Patterson	Toni Graphia	November 23, 2003 March 17, 2009	2.56
While Ben still has dark visions of Justin and Scudder, Sofie learns of Jonesy's affair with Rita Sue. Lodz organizes Ruthie's death with the blessing of management and Ben fails to resuscitate her. When police reports of the fire in the church surfaced, Iris is forced to admit her guilt to Justin.
12 (12)	The Day That Was the Day Life versus Death	Loving, New Mexico	Rodrigo García	Ronald D. Moore	November 30, 2003 March 24, 2009	3.52
Sofie plans revenge on Jonesy and Libby, and Lodz learns alarming news from Sofie's mother Apollonia. Ben approaches Lodz to ask for help with Ruthie's resuscitation and meets management for the first time. After several hours, Ben still fails to follow management's educational advice and instead considers suicide. However, a vision of Scudder hints at his destiny as an Avatar . When Lodz's involvement in Ruthie's death becomes clear, Ben kills him, reviving Ruthie. At the same time, Apollonia sets her trailer on fire, risking Sofie's, Jonesy's and their own lives. Brother Justin wants to see Norman's worst act, but is very confused when he learns that this was his own salvation as a child. An agreement with Tommy Dolan allows Justin to give his first radio sermon.

Season 2 (2005)

The second season also begins with a spoken prologue:

“On the heels of the skirmish Man foolishly called the war to end all wars, the Dark One sought to elude his destiny… live as a mortal. So he fled across the ocean, to an empire called America ... but by his mere presence, a cancer corrupted the spirit of the land. People were rendered mute by fools who spoke many words, but said nothing ... for whom oppression and cowardice were virtues ... and freedom, an obscenity. Into this new land, the Prophet stalked his enemy ... until, diminished by his wounds, he turned to the next in the ancient line of light. And so it was that the fate of all mankind came to rest on the trembling shoulders of the most reluctant of saviors. "

- Prologue from the first episode of the second season

"After the skirmish that man foolishly called" the war that will end all wars, " the sinister tried to evade his fate ... and to live as a mortal. And so he fled across the ocean to a realm called America ... but his very presence, like a cancer, corrupted the spirit of the land. People were silenced by fools who spoke many words but said nothing ... for whom cowardice and oppression were virtues ... and freedom, something indecent. And in the heart of darkness, the Prophet stalked his enemy ... until, weakened by his wounds, he turned to his neighbor in the ancient line of light . So it came about that from now on the fate of humanity had to rest irrevocably on the trembling shoulders of the most unwilling of all saviors. "

- German dubbed version of the prologue

No.	Episode name English / German	Ben's location	Director	script	Broadcast USA / Germany	Viewers in the US (Millions)
1 (13)	Los Moscos Los Moscos	Loving, New Mexico	Jeremy Podeswa	Daniel Knauf	January 9, 2005 March 31, 2009	1.81
After showing Ben an explosion of massive destruction in a desert , management identifies himself as Lucius Belyakov, the Russian soldier from Ben's dreams. He advises Ben to find Henry Scudder to find out the name of his enemy - the priest of his dreams. Samson presents Appolonia's cremated body to the police and pretends to be the corpse of Ben, which the police are looking for. Meanwhile, Ben visits the house of the Templar Order in Loving a second time , where he gets on the trail of the painter Devin Kerrigan, who is responsible for the image of the tattooed man in the painting in the Templar House. Brother Justin visits Norman, who has been unable to speak since he had a stroke. On his way home, Justin sees a dead tree that he saw earlier in a vision. After another vision at the foot of the tree, he declares the place the new Canaan and decides to build his temple there. Wilfred Talbot Smith meets Justin in Dolan's radio studio and explains that Justin will be the prophet and the "usher" (see Avatar ) as soon as he kills a man named Henry Scudder. He then gives Justin a copy of the Matthias Gospel that once belonged to Scudder. Justin's "Church of the Air" broadcast on the radio reaches the criminal Varlyn Stroud in prison.
2 (14)	Alamogordo, NM Alamogordo, NM	Alamogordo , New Mexico	Jack Bender	William Schmidt	January 16, 2005 April 7, 2009	-
Ben finds Kerrigan in his room, covered with drawings of the tattooed man, as he, obviously insane, incessantly repeats a sentence from an "old woman". On his way back, Ben recognizes the desert that he encountered in his vision of the atomic bomb explosion (see Trinity test ). He also picks up the absent-minded Sofie and brings her back to the Carnival. After Ben shows a poem by Kerrigan and one of his drawings to Management, Management explains that the tattooed man is the usher and suggests finding an old lady in Ingram, Texas. Varlyn Stroud, Brother Justin's "Archangel incarnate," escapes prison and begins looking for Henry Scudder. He visits the Hawkins farm first and later moves on to Tipton. After the sheriff's murder, he finds a 1921 letter to Rebecca Donovan von Scudder in Babylon. While Brother Justin begins building the "Temple of Jericho " near the dead tree, Dolan is collecting information about Iris and the church fire. Justin has a tree tattoo on his chest and back. Award: Emmy nomination for “Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic)”.
3 (15)	Ingram, TX Ingram, TX	Ingram, Texas	John Patterson	John J. McLaughlin	January 23, 2005 April 14, 2009	-
Sofie gives up her job as a fortune teller and enjoys the normal manual labor at the Carnival. Money problems force the Dreifuss family to work harder. The dead Lodz appears several times before Ruthie. Ben learns the way to the old woman from a tramp, but he gets lost in the forest and meets local residents who torture him; only Scudder's trinket saves him from death. Stroud arrives in Babylon and learns that Scudder was the only man who survived the 1921 mine collapse. As more and more people reach the Temple of Jericho, Justin sexually molests his new maid in front of the paralyzed and unable to speak Norman, who was transferred to the Crowes after his stroke.
4 (16)	Old Cherry Blossom Road The old woman	Ingram, Texas	Steve Shill	Dawn Prestwich & Nicole Yorkin	January 30, 2005 April 21, 2009	-
Locals bring Ben to Emma Krohn, the "old woman" who is the mother of Henry Scudder and therefore Ben's grandmother. Ben finds a mask of his father on her, which he thinks is his death mask . Before Ben moves on, Emma gives him a knife and explains that he will need it in a place "where the dog and the wolf howl at the moon". While Sofie continues to do hard work, Jonesy hooks up with Libby. Ruthie has visions of Sofie's burned mother Apollonia again. After visiting the Templar House in Loving, Stroud learns that a boy and a dwarf have asked about Scudder. Dolan confronts Justin with clues that prove Iris guilty, but Justin dismisses it and demands more tangible evidence. The Crowes are getting a new maid. Award: Emmy nomination for “Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series”.
5 (17)	Creed, OK The death mask	Creed, Oklahoma	Jeremy Podeswa	Tracy Tormé	February 6, 2005 April 28, 2009	-
The manufacturer's address on Scudder's death mask leads Ben to Evander Geddes in Creed, Oklahoma. An experience in which Ben is put to sleep by Geddes and tied up in his workshop, so that Geddes takes off a mask from Ben, turns out - apparently - to be a dream. Ben leaves the place knowing that Scudder is still alive. Meanwhile, Stroud arrives at the Carnival and asks about Scudder, but Samson lures him onto another track by sending him to the Daily Brothers Show's Carnival . At the Carnival, Ruthie tells Sofie about her visions of the deceased, and Sofie also begins to see her dead mother. Sofie reads the cards for Ben, who experiences visions of Scudder in a tuxedo, a man scarred beyond recognition and a place where a dog and a wolf howl at the moon. From a picture in Samson's photo album, Ben identifies the place as Damascus, Nebraska. Dolan has definitive evidence that Iris has something to hide. After a walk with her brother, Iris confesses what she has done to Dolan. Justin receives Ben's mask in the mail and can see through Ben's eyes for a short time.
6 (18)	The Road to Damascus The road to Damascus	unknown	Tucker Gates	Dawn Prestwich & Nicole Yorkin	February 13, 2005 May 5, 2009	1.5
On the way to Damascus, the Carnival meets members of the burned-down Daily Brothers Show . They suspect the former owners behind the arson, ignorant that Stroud was responsible for the fire. Felix confesses to Rita sue his money problems and argues with Jonesy about his daughter Libby. Lila has a strange encounter with Ruthie that reminds her of Lodz. Ben and Sofie, who have been together all day, are sleeping together for the first time. Shortly after Ben leaves the Carnival to catch up with Stroud, who is one step ahead of him, the Carnival moves on, leaving Sofie behind. Preparations for Iris's public confession are in full swing, but in a mysterious twist, police arrest Dolan as the arsonist. Awards: Emmy nominations for “Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series” and “Outstanding Costumes for a Series”.
7 (19)	Damascus, NE Henry Scudder	Damascus, Nebraska	Alan Taylor	William Schmidt & John J. McLaughlin	February 20, 2005 May 12, 2009	-
While Sofie is still missing, Jonesy and Libby find each other. Ben locates Scudder's old hotel room in Damascus, where he has visions of a man who is acidifying his face. Ben finds the man near the reception and heals his burns - it's his father, Henry Scudder. They flee from Stroud and drive back to the Carnival. In Management's car, Scudder names Ben's enemy as Alexei Belyakov (Brother Justin's name before his adoption by Norman), making this Management's (Lucius Belyakov's) son. When Management attacks Scudder in anger, Ben kills Management with his grandmother's blade. Brother Justin suffers from visions of his own murder by Ben. An ambulance picks up a maddened Crowes maid who was previously sexually abused by Justin. At a radio sermon, Brother Justin turns against the plans of his superiors and attacks the representatives of his church as Pharisees . Awards: Emmy nominations for “Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special” and “Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series”.
8 (20)	Outskirts, Damascus, NE The prince awakens	Damascus, Nebraska	Tim Hunter	Daniel Knauf	February 27, 2005 May 19, 2009	-
Lying dying, Management teaches Ben in a vision that the blade of the knife must be stuck into the tree on which Justin built his temple. While Scudder is kidnapped by Stroud and brought to Brother Justin, Ben tells Samson how Management's death came about and that the latter wanted to bring about his own murder. Samson doesn't believe him until Ruthie tells him she saw Scudder walking around the Carnival grounds last night. The Dreifuss family faces new problems when Libby and Jonesy marry against their parents' wishes. While Jonesy is having dinner with the Dreifuss family, there is a tragic accident at the Ferris wheel with several dead. When Samson sees Ben grant a dying mother's wish and use his powers to heal her child, he finally trusts Ben and changes the route of the Carnival to the west, as Ben had previously requested. Like Justin with his mask before, Ben can see Stroud's eyes for a short time. At the same time as Management's death or the vision of Ben sticking the knife in the tree, Justin experiences a painful attack in which his eyes turn black while Iris, Norman and an employee of the house watch. Wilfred Talbot Smith explains the incident by saying that Justin's enemy received his gift. Justin asks Alderman Templeton to attend his sermon on the mountain for a new America . The Crowes get a new maid - Sofie.
9 (21)	Lincoln Highway Tarred and Suspended	Lincoln Highway , Wyoming	Rodrigo García	William Schmidt	March 6, 2005 May 26, 2009	1.96
After the Carnival safely crosses the Wyoming border, Jonesy and Libby are kidnapped by a group of men whose leader lost his wife in the Ferris wheel accident. Jonesy is tarred and feathered . After Ben has used his new powers to put himself in Stroud's shoes and then makes his way to Cheyenne , he meets Libby and Jonesy. To save Jonesy, Ben must use his healing powers and he also heals Jonesy's shattered knee in the process. Meanwhile, Ruthie finds the words "Sofie is the Omega -L" on her mirror. Iris listens to Justin, who tells Norman, who is still paralyzed, about his childhood nightmares: A carnival is approaching that hides its enemy. On the same day, Iris murders Eleanor, who had attended Brother Justin's attack and has since believed him to be the devil. Norman shoots Justin during an event but misses his target. Justin surprises those present with a gesture of forgiveness. Awards: Emmy nomination for “Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)” and “Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series”.
10 (22)	Cheyenne, WY Cheyenne, WY	Cheyenne , Wyoming	Todd Field	Tracy Tormé	March 13, 2005 June 2, 2009	-
Jonesy and Ben leave Libby at the Carnival and drive to the motel Ben had seen through Stroud's eyes. Stroud has already disappeared with the kidnapped Scudder, but Ben recognizes the priest from his dreams in a newspaper article about the incident with Norman. While the motel employee delivers the newspaper to Samson, Ben and Jonesy travel to New Canaan. Lodz visits Lila in Ruthie's body and clarifies the circumstances surrounding his death. Stroud hands Scudder over to Justin, who wants to murder him in a kind of ritual of passage ("passing"), but Wilfred Talbot Smith manages to sober up Scudder, who has been immobilized with drugs. Smith later sneaks up to Scudder and learns the whereabouts of an important document from him, but is killed by Scudder, who has regained his strength. Iris remembers the one-time rape of Sofie's mother by Justin and recognizes her niece in Sofie. Scudder escapes in Stroud's car, but is murdered by Justin who was waiting for him in the car.
11 (23)	Outside New Canaan The baptism of the devil	New Canaan, California	Dan Lerner	John J. McLaughlin, Dawn Prestwich & Nicole Yorkin	March 20, 2005 June 9, 2009	-
Since Ben doesn't want to miss a chance to kill his enemy, Jonesy returns alone to the Carnival to bring reinforcements in the fight against Justin. Lila tries to initiate a mutiny against Samson, but when Jonesy shows his healed knee, the mood changes in favor of Samson, who wants to support Ben. Iris finds Ben in Justin's room with an ax in hand and tells him where to find Justin. Ben meets Sofie, who has just been 'baptized' by Justin, and tells her about Justin, but at first she doesn't believe him. Only when she hears the Crowes speak Russian and finds Ben's mask in Justin's closet does she become suspicious and start to reject Justin's advances. Awards: Emmy nomination for “Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series” and “Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series”.
12 (24)	New Canaan Armageddon	New Canaan, California	Scott Winant	Tracy Tormé & Daniel Knauf	March 27, 2005 June 16, 2009	2.4
After learning exactly how Ben's healing powers work, Samson forges a plan to support Ben in the fight against Brother Justin: Justin should be lured onto the Ferris wheel, where he would be at the mercy of Ben. Meanwhile, on Justin's orders, Sofie is locked in an abandoned barn by Stroud after she discovered Justin's tree tattoo, which reveals her connection to Carnival and Ben. In the barn, she experiences a series of visions in which numerous storylines of the series are brought together and 'clarified'. Among other things, she connects Justin with the tattooed man who raped her mother and recognizes him as her father. The previous riddle “every prophet in her house” now becomes: “This is your house”. Supported by the 'Carnies', the decisive confrontation between Ben and Brother Justins begins on the Carnival grounds. When Justin and Iris get into the Ferris wheel, Ben begins a mass healing as Benjamin St. John. The life forces that Ben gives the healed are withdrawn from Justin, who writhes in severe convulsions on the Ferris wheel, but can finally free himself. With black eyes, he kills many of his followers and his foster father Norman in a maddened state while he fights his way to Ben armed with a sickle. He follows Ben into the cornfield from Ben's visions. When it comes to a duel, Ben is injured in the arm and stomach, but he still manages to ram his knife blade into the center of the tree tattoo and kill Justin with it. In the meantime, Jonesy has eliminated Stroud and frees Sofie, who, however, apparently switched to her father's side, surprisingly shoots him. The next morning, the Carnies find Justin and Ben, who is still alive, and bring him back to camp. Libby mourns Jonesy and does not want to leave without her husband, but in the end the Dreifuss family remains united. Sofie, the “omega” of her dynasty (cf. mythology of Carnivàle ), finds Justin in the cornfield and takes over the powers of her dead father. While Iris watches as all the grain comes into the field, the Carnival leaves New Canaan and moves on. The last shot shows Ben taking the place of management ... (For the originally planned continuation of the prematurely canceled series see: Figures from Carnivàle: Early series finale and originally planned continuation .)

Location information

Carnival locations

• Mintern is a fictional location in the San Joaquin Valley in San Benito County , California, near Salinas . When Brother Justin loses his faith in God in the middle of season one, he leaves his home in Mintern and moves to the wilderness of the San Joaquin Valley near Kingsburg . After visiting Norman in the hospital at the beginning of season two, Brother Justin and Iris drive home and drive past the tree ; Justin calls the place "New Canaan", the future place of his temple. New Canaan is also located in San Benito County, south of Salinas. The final episode of the second season is named New Canaan, CA on the DVDs .

• Babylon is a fictional city in Texas . It became a ghost town after a mine collapse in 1921 killed all workers except Scudder. There is a historical reference to a real Babylon, Texas in Navarro County .

• Los Moscos is a real area in Chihuahua , Mexico , near the southwestern border of New Mexico . Its meaning as the title of the first episode of the second season has never been clarified. However, it is known that Ben and the Carnival spent most of their time in Loving, New Mexico. Carnivàle suggests that Loving has nothing in common with Loving, New Mexico in the southeastern part of the state, near Texas, as the (fictional) city is said to be less than a mile from the Mexican border in western New Mexico, thematically and geographically probably near Los Moscos.

• Alamogordo , New Mexico was the headquarters of the Trinity site where the first nuclear weapon explosion of mankind occurred in 1945. Ben's vision of the atomic bomb takes place in a nearby desert, ten years before the actual explosion.

• Lincoln Highway is the first road through America, designed in 1912. During the episode, the Carnival stops in Wyoming , near the Nebraska border , but the episode is incorrectly named Lincoln Highway, UT on the DVDs.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ John Prate: Interview de Daniel Knauf, le créateur de La caravane de l'étrange. Jimmy.fr, April 22, 2005, archived from the original on October 18, 2007 ; Retrieved July 12, 2010 (French). 
2. ↑ Audio commentary by Daniel Knauf on the episode The Road to Damascus : "For a show that is really about people that are on the road all the time, this is really the only episode where we had them on the road."
3. ↑ More literal translation: “Before the beginning, after the great war between heaven and hell , God created the earth and left rulership over it to the cunning ape he called man ... and in every generation there became a figure of light and one Creature born of darkness ... and great armies clashed at night in the ancient war between good and evil . There was magic at that time. Noble. And unimaginable cruelty. And so it remained until that day when a false sun exploded over Trinity and man traded the miracle for reason. "
4. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} 59th Primetime Emmy® Awards. (No longer available online.) Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, archived from the original on March 4, 2009 ; Retrieved July 13, 2010 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Nominations available as PDF for and (PDF; 266 kB), accessed on July 13, 2010 (English)  
5. ↑ ^{a b} 2nd ANNUAL VES AWARDS NOMINEES AND RECIPIENTS. Visual Effects Society, archived from the original on April 18, 2008 ; accessed on July 13, 2010 (English). 
6. ↑ * Norman: "The Buick Phaeton. Silver and black. Runs like a greyhound. Salinas to Mintern in just over an hour. ”( After the Ball Is Over ).
   • Tommy Dolan: “Val [Templeton] is an important man here in Mintern. In fact, he's one of the fastest-growing men in the entire San Joaquin Valley. ”( The River ).
   • Tommy Dolan: "Your departing car was seen ten minutes before the fire in the area." / Brother Justin: "A Model A was seen." / Dolan: "A black Model A sedan was seen." / Justin: "Must have there are thousands. ”/ Dolan: “ Right, but only 29 registered in San Benito County and four in Mintern. ”( Los Moscos ).
7. ↑ * Tommy Dolan: "Tonight, I want to tell you another story that I found on the road to the great San Joaquin Valley. […] It's the story of a man named Brother Justin and a place called Mintern. ”( Pick a Number ).
   • Tommy Dolan: "We [Justin and I] drank from a bottle by a campfire just outside Kingsburg." ( The River ).
8. ↑ * Ned Munson: "Without the Okies, Devine has the whole district for sure." / Brother Justin: "As soon as the voters of San Benito County understand the proposed election, there will be no doubt who they are voting for." ( Outside New Canaan ).
   • Samson: “We're moving to New Canaan. […] Large Christian camp in California. A couple of hours from here. [...] South of Salinas. ”( Outside New Canaan ).
9. ^ Postage stamp on Scudder's letter to Rebecca Donovan: " BABYLON - JUL 24 1921 PM - TEX " ( Alamogordo, NM ).
10. ↑ BABYLON, TEXAS. The Handbook of Texas Online, accessed July 13, 2010 . 
11. ↑ Street sign: " Welcome to Loving, NM Pop. 2.315 "" ( Hot and Bothered ).
12. ↑ * Jonesy: "We are less than a mile from the [Mexican] border." ( Hot and Bothered ).
    • Street sign on Ben's way from Loving to Alamogordo : “ Las Cruces 95; Alamogordo 165. ”( Los Moscos ).
13. ↑ * Street sign near the location of the carnival: " Wonderful Wyoming - Entering Wyoming - Drive carefully - Enjoy your trip vacation. “( Lincoln Highway ).
    • Samson: “But we are now across the state border. So the Nebrasky cops can't get us. Or whoever else wants that. ”( Lincoln Highway ).
    • Samson: “There. Cheyenne . ”/ Ben: “ That’s right down the highway. ”/ Samson: “ If you hurry, I bet you can do it in two or three hours at most. ”( Lincoln Highway ).
    • Road sign on Ben's way to Cheyenne: " Lincoln Highway - Cheyenne 53 mi. Laramie 91 mi. Rock Springs 250 mi. “( Lincoln Highway ).
    • Street sign where Ben Jonesy heals: " Cheyenne - Clean & Friendly Motor Court - 17 miles " ( Lincoln Highway ).

Web links

• Carnivàle / Episode list in the Internet Movie Database (English)