Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse: 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 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse 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
The Day the Town Stood Up
Oct 2, 1959
An itinerant philosopher challenges a psychopathic young outlaw who rules the population of a small Western town.
Murder in Gratitude
Dec 11, 1959
A doctor kills the man who murdered his brother, but he kills the wrong man.
The Desilu Revue
Dec 25, 1959
Lucille Ball plays herself as the vice-president of Desilu Productions, who is busy readying her workshop of young performers for their musical revue. The performers in this progra
The Man in the Funny Suit
Apr 15, 1960
In 1956, viewers saw Ed Wynn give a moving performance in ""Requiem for a Heavyweight"" on the Playhouse 90 series. This program shows the tense drama which unfolded behind the sce