Flamingo Road: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Flamingo Road Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
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The Arrangement
Nov 3, 1981
Constance may never walk again after falling from the second-floor landing of Lute-Mae's.
The Victim
Nov 10, 1981
Titus is reluctant to investigate when Lute-Mae is raped by the son of an influential Truro family.
The Substitute
Nov 17, 1981
Fielding campaigns aggressively to renovate the barrio, until he learns the identity of the slumlord.
The Intruder
Nov 24, 1981
Sam battles a ruthless tycoon who wants him out of the bidding for a valuable section of waterfront property. Claude catches Fielding in a restaurant with another woman.
The Stranger
Dec 8, 1981
Lane is distressed by the appearance of her long-lost father. Tyronne plans to buy and then demolish the Cuban barrio.
The Powers That Be
Dec 15, 1981
Tyronne tries to gain Fielding's support by showing him how easily he can ruin his political career. Claude wants to put Eudora in a mental hospital.
Little Foxes
Dec 22, 1981
On Christmas Eve in Truro, Tyronne wants Titus to evict the Cubans from his newly acquired barrio property. Constance seeks the attention of Julio.
Old Friends
Jan 5, 1982
Angry over losing the barrio, Tyronne buys the local bank and forecloses on Claude's paper mill.
Strange Bedfellows
Jan 12, 1982
Titus faces tough competition for re-election when Elmo throws his hat into the ring. Constance has a tryst with Julio.
Heatwave
Jan 19, 1982
Fielding has the mill's books audited. Constance travels to Tallahassee to meet with prospective casino investors and rendezvous with Julio. Tyronne learns that Lute-Mae is Constan
To Catch A Thief
Feb 2, 1982
Julio is arrested for the theft of Constance's jewelry. Lane pressures Sam to marry. Tyronne takes Lute-Mae to the race track.
The Explosion
Feb 9, 1982
Titus decides to silence Elmo's newspaper before Skipper's editorials ruin his plans for legalized gambling in Truro. Sam and Lane elope.
Chance of a Lifetime
Feb 16, 1982
Sam marries Lane. Skipper's blindness could be permanent. Titus frames Elmo for the explosion in the newspaper office.
Double Trouble
Feb 23, 1982
Eudora smothers Skipper with maternal care. Constance has Julio spy on Field. Lane and Sam honeymoon in the Caribbean.
The Dedication
Mar 2, 1982
Julio proclaims his love for Constance to Field. Alicia eludes Eudora's guard and sees Skipper. Titus and Tyronne plot Truro's future in gambling.
Sins of the Fathers
Mar 16, 1982
Courtesy of TV Guide: Field gets the upperhand on Titus when he is given a record of the sheriff's crooked dealings; and Tyronne's real reason for being in Truro is revealed.
No Dice
Mar 23, 1982
Courtesy of TV Guide: Tyronne moves to secure Field's support as the gambling bill nears a vote; Sande is depressed about her role as Field's mistress; and Skipper and Alicia take
The High and the Mighty
Mar 30, 1982
A plane carrying Sam and Field crashes in the Everglades under suspicious circumstances- they were returning from a fact-finding mission concerning Tyronne's private dealings in Na
The Bad and the Beautiful
Apr 13, 1982
Courtesy of TV Guide: Tyronne uses voodoo to begin his destruction of the people of Truro- starting with his sister.
An Eye For An Eye
Apr 20, 1982
Courtesy of TV Guide: Lute-Mae goes gunning for Tyronne; and Field makes a surprising political move to stop the gambling bill.
The Harder They Fall
Apr 27, 1982
Courtesy of TV Guide: Tyronne plots to drive Titus insane; Constance learns an awful truth; and gangsters are gunning for Sam.
Murder, They Said
May 4, 1982
Courtesy of TV Guide: There's a surfeit of suspects when someone takes a shot at Tyronne.