Sci-Fi/Fantasy - Joan of Arcadia Appreciation #1: God... A guy? A girl? A janitor?

***Andie*** · 07-26-2010, 11:55 PM

In the pilot episode, God appears to Joan and reminds her that she promised to do anything he wanted if he would let her brother survive a car crash that left him a paraplegic. God appears in the form of various people such as small children, teenage boys, elderly ladies, transients, passers by, etc. Joan is asked by God to perform tasks that often appear to be trivial or contrary, but always end up positively improving a larger situation.

One of the more obvious effects of Joan's actions occurs when she is asked to take a reclusive bully to the school dance. While both her mother and the assistant principal object, Joan follows through with God's task. At the dance, it is revealed that the bully has a bottle of alcohol with him, but Joan convinces him not to open it. Despite this, the assistant principal later reaches into his jacket, finds the alcohol and expels him. In his anger, the boy threatens the chief of police (Joan's father) with a handgun, and he is then arrested. Joan later finds out from God that, while this turn of events seems rather bleak, it was the lesser of two evils—without Joan's actions, he would have shot over a dozen students and teachers with a handgun, before turning the gun on himself. This ending is noticeably more direct than most episodes, since it is the only time God comments so clearly on "what would have happened" rather than primarily allowing events to speak for themselves.

**Soleya** · 07-27-2010, 06:13 AM

I did love thos show, though I think it got kinda bad in the end.

BoneLady · 07-27-2010, 06:56 AM

I'm just watching that since it's back on TV.

I've seen the end scene on YouTube though, looks like we were left hanging there.

***Andie*** · 07-27-2010, 12:10 PM

I have never seen the show itself, but heard some good things about it. I hope to get a chance to see for myself one day

BoneLady · 07-27-2010, 06:12 PM

It's not bad.
I actually started watching it because of Joe Mantegna.

Wanted to see him before Criminal Minds.

**Soleya** · 07-27-2010, 10:37 PM

I really loves Joan and Adam and that's what ruined the show for me in the end too.

**Avatar** · 07-28-2010, 12:44 PM

I love this show.

When I realized that? Probably here: (Cutest first kiss, like, ever - and one of very few TV-couples I actually ship!)

***Andie*** · 07-28-2010, 10:11 PM

That means I have to watch it - you don't ship a whole lot not even obviously amazing couples like Kate/Curran

BoneLady · 07-29-2010, 02:31 PM

But be careful with the end, cause it isn't really an end.

**Avatar** · 08-29-2010, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by BoneLady (View Post)

But be careful with the end, cause it isn't really an end.

Boo!

BoneLady · 08-29-2010, 03:16 PM

Have you seen it?

I think the show was one of those that just got canceled, thus leaving us without a real end.

**Chasing Fireflies** · 09-19-2010, 06:15 AM

I love Joan of Arcadia, but I thought that the last few episodes were weird and an awful way for the show to go out on. It didn't resolve anything

. When I was younger, my family and I used to watch this show together

livealifeoflove · 04-20-2011, 05:31 PM

Just finished rewatching the whole series a few days ago and it refreshed my love in this show and Luke/Grace

BoneLady · 04-21-2011, 02:41 PM

I've only seen s1, they didn't show s2.

Hey, I just got a really funny idea for a title.
"God... A guy? A girl? A janitor?"

livealifeoflove · 07-03-2011, 09:33 PM

That would make a good title

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