The Pretender: 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 The Pretender 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
Season 2 Progress Shield
Back From The Dead Again
Nov 1, 1997
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - Jarod morns the death of his brother. He then takes on the identity of a anatomy professor trying to find a boy who has been missing since Halloween o
Scott Free
Nov 8, 1997
MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE - Jarod intercepts the role of a real safecracker to help a man who's being forced to participate in one more heist. Jarod also starts to feel the need of a f
Over The Edge
Nov 15, 1997
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON - Jarod becomes a member of the emergency search and rescue team, trying to figure out the true cause of another member's supposed suicide-attempt. Jarod also
Exposed
Nov 22, 1997
MIAMI, FLORIDA - Jarod takes on the role of a fashion photographer in order to stop a stalker who has already claimed the life of one of his victims. Meanwhile, Miss Parker follow
Nip and Tuck
Dec 6, 1997
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - Jarod becomes a plastic surgeon to find out who deliberately ruined the face of a bright young student. Meanwhile, at The Centre, Broots is paranoid th
Past Sim
Dec 13, 1997
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - While watching the news, Jarod finds that one of his old simulations he preformed has just been utilized in kidnapping a witness in a murder trial against the
Collateral Damage
Jan 3, 1998
LOST HILLS, VIRGINIA - Jarod becomes a Special Forces soldier to help the daughter of a Vietnam veteran get her father's name added to the War Memorial. Back at The Centre, Miss P
Hazards
Jan 10, 1998
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - After witnessing a man attempting suicide before his eyes, Jarod becomes a chemical waste expert to discover the facts to absolve the man's guilt. Meanwhile,
FX
Jan 17, 1998
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - Jarod becomes a special effects coordinator to find out why a stuntman was seriously injured during the filming of a beer commercial. Back at the Centre, f
Indy Show
Jan 31, 1998
FONTANA, CALIFORNIA - Jarod takes to the wheel of an Indy race car to figure out what happened to a driver involved in a crippling accident. After a bizarre dream, Sydney runs to
Gigolo Jarod
Feb 7, 1998
DETROIT, MICHIGAN - Jarod takes on the role of paid escort to get close to a housing developer who has plans to displace a low-income neighborhood for a high-rise. Jarod also is h
Toy Surprise
Mar 7, 1998
TURNERS RIDGE, IDAHO - Jarod helps a troubled teenager by becoming an outdoor counselor. But back at The Centre, Miss Parker is grieving the anniversary of her mother's death. Th
A Stand Up Guy
Mar 14, 1998
STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK - Jarod poses as a counterfeiter and undercover FBI agent trying crack a crime syndicate. Jarod also tries to clear the name of another agent who was frame
Unforgotten
Mar 21, 1998
LOCATION UNKNOWN - During the intervention of his current pretend, Jarod is caught off guard and beaten, resulting in the loss of his memory. Jarod is then rescued by Argyle, a sm
Bulletproof
Mar 28, 1998
CINCINNATI, OHIO - Jarod becomes a member of SWAT to find out the truth behind why another member died in the line of duty. Meanwhile, Sydney has Broots do some searching for him
Silence
Apr 4, 1998
EL PASO, TEXAS - Jarod becomes a child psychologist to help a little boy, who witnessed the murder of a DEA agent, break out of his wall of silence. Back at the Centre, Mr. Raines
Crash
Apr 11, 1998
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - While waiting for his plane, Jarod meets a young man who is bumped to a later flight. Jarod offers an exchange of tickets to the boy, who thanks him for he
Stolen
May 2, 1998
SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA - After taking down a corrupt doctor, Jarod unexpectedly gets involved in a kidnapping when the father of the kidnapped ends up in the hospital. Back at The C
Red Rock Jarod
May 2, 1998
DRY RIVER, ARIZONA - Responding to an email he believes was sent to him by Sydney, Jarod finds himself in the hands of someone he once thought dead. Jarod also meets a boy who is i
Bank
May 9, 1998
DOVER, DELAWARE - Jarod tricks Miss Parker to meet him at a bank, where they come face to face with the mysterious Mr. Fenigor. But this arrangement gets complicated when there's
Bloodlines (1)
May 16, 1998
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - Jarod recieves a letter from an anonymous source and believes The Centre is going to kidnap another boy-genius. Sydney creates a serum that allows Angelo to bec
Bloodlines (2)
May 16, 1998
BLUE COVE, DELAWARE - Jarod, along with Angelo (Timmy), try to find a way to rescue the kidnapped child. Miss Parker confronts her father about her discovery that she has a twin.