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  Joan of Arcadia Study Guide Packages, Season 1  
             
 

Package A

Episode 1 — Pilot
Joan Girardi, an unremarkable teenage girl, encounters God in human form
Episode 2 — "The Fire and the Wood"
Joan gets acquainted with some of God's mysterious ways
Episode 3 "Touch Move"
God teaches Joan the importance of thinking before making a move
Episode 4 — "The Boat"
Joan finds that God's call can be found in simple everyday tasks
Episode 5 — "Just Say No"
Joan comes to realize how much courage it takes to deal with a secret
Episode 6 — "Bringeth It On"
Cheerleading tryout poses dilemma: What's more important in friendship —quality or quantity?

 
             
         
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Package B

Episode 7 — "Death Be Not Whatever"
Joan is told to watch for people who need help but don't know how to ask for it
Episode 8 — "The Devil Made Me Do It"
How do we know it's God who's asking — and not some other spirit?
Episode 9 — "St. Joan"
Joan Girardi, meet Joan of Arc
Episode 10 — "Drive, He Said"
Just how active is God in the everyday world?
Episode 11 — "The Uncertainty Principle"
God asks Joan to invite the school bully, Ramsey, to the winter dance

 
             
         
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Package C

Episode 12 — "Jump"
Where is God in the midst of tragedy?
Episode 13 —"Recreation"
God says recreation is not about relaxing, but about starting over
Episode 14 — "State of Grace"
How do we find our genuine voice in a world full of noise?
Episode 15 — "Night Without Stars"
It's not pleasant to face up to our "dark side"
Episode 16 —"Double Dutch"
Meeting a homeless girl, Joan confronts the indignity of poverty
Episode 17 — "No Bad Guy"
One reason to leave vengeance to God: Humans make a mess of it

 
             
         
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Package D

Episode 18 — "Requiem for a Third Grade Ashtray"
Joan mistakes three people for God and isn't sure how to make good choices
Episode 19 — "Do the Math"
Joan discovers secrets about two people: her grumpy piano teacher and an uncle she didn't know she had
Episode 20 — "Anonymous"
Joan searches for her "thing" in life, the gift or talent that makes her special
Episode 21 — "Vanity, Thy Name is Human"
Joan takes a cosmetics class and her boyfriend doesn't even notice her new look
Episode 22 — "This Gift"
God tells Joan to give her boyfriend a present, leaves the details to her
Episode 23 — "Silence"
Joan's encounters with God leave her feeling doubt and abandonment

 
             
         
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