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Strange Paradise

  • 1969-1970
  • 2 seasons
  • Drama, Horror

A Gothic soap opera that took place on a small Caribbean island, Strange Paradise featured the occult in the story of wealthy but cursed Jean Paul Desmond who resided in his castle Maljardin with his servants Raxl, a voodoo priestess, and Quito, a mute strongman. When the series began, he was mourning the deaths of his wife Erica and their unborn child. His desire to bring his wife back to life resulted in more tragedy. Eventually Maljardin burned down and the action moved to Desmond Hall, the family home somewhere in the United States, and many new characters were introduced.

Season 2 Episode Guide

50 Episodes 1970

Episode 53

Year 2-1

Erica returns to the mansion. The remainder of the house guests discuss who is staying and who is leaving the mansion.

Episode 54

Year 2-2

With Erica's return not everyone is happy that she has returned.

Episode 55

Year 2-3

Dan leaves the island. Raxl tries to expose Erica's evilness.

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Episode 56

Year 2-4

Alison copes with Dan's death. Elizabeth asks Reverend Dan to perform an exorcism on Erica. Jean Paul asks Tim to continue complete a portrait of Erica.

Episode 57

Year 2-5

Jacques provides advice to Erica. Jean Paul is upset with Tim's drawing of his wife.

Episode 58

Year 2-6

Episode 59

Year 2-7

Jean Paul fires Tim and grants him permission to leave the island against Erica's wishes.

Episode 60

Year 2-8

Jacques takes over Jean Paul once more. Jacques release the curse of death and another victim is claimed.

Episode 61

Year 2-9

Jean Paul realizes that Erica is evil. Holly is worried that Tim did not leave the island. The conjure doll no longer affects Jacques but does affect Erica.

Episode 62

Year 2-10

Alison, Holly and Elizabeth are last surviving guests at the mansion. Jean Paul tells them all to leave Maljardin.

Episode 94

Year 2-94

After hearing the heart beat from the portrait of Jacques Eloi Des Monde, Cort learns more about the legend behind the curse. Raxl asks Jean Paul for forgiveness. Emily plans a trip to Boston regarding the symbol.

Episode 95

Year 2-95

Irene confronts Laslo about their relationship. Raxl finds a way to gain Cort's trust again.

Episode 96

Year 2-96

Laslo receives disappointing news from both Ada and Irene.

Episode 97

Year 2-97

Cort plans to leave Desmond Hall with Ada against Raxl's warning. Raxl has a proposition for Irene.

Episode 98

Year 2-98

Raxl uses her powers to convince Ada to stay at Desmond Hall. The red star returns leaving Philip and Susan worried about Jean Paul's whereabouts. Raxl continues to manipulate Cort.

Episode 99

Year 2-99

Ada's life is in danger. The red star heartbeats is effecting more than one Desmond. Cort confronts his mother regarding Laslo.

Episode 100

Year 2-100

Emily returns from Boston with info regarding the sign of the curse. Raxl's loyalty to Jean Paul is being questioned.

Episode 100

Episode #1.100

Episode 101

Year 2-101

Raxl continues to pit the Desmond's against each other. Susan becomes afraid for Cort. Emily and Philip try to decipher the document.

Episode 101

Year 2-49

Jean Paul learns of the death of Agatha. Raxl tries to get the truth out of Cort. Philip calls upon Quito.

Episode 102

Year 2-102

Raxl forces Irene to assist her in destroying the powers the totem provides for the Desmond's. Susan warns Emily about dangers outside Desmond Hall.

Episode 102

Year 2-50

Raxl has reservations Helena Raleigh. Jean Paul receives an unusual gift from the Pruitt's.

Episode 103

Year 2-103

Raxl summons the dark powers to gain control of Jean Paul. Cort seeks information from Susan. Jean Paul proposes to Emily.

Episode 103

Year 2-51

Laslo threatens Ada. Emily surrenders to the serpent god.

Episode 104

Year 2-104

Emily is warned about the history of the Desmond's wives. Raxl continues to place a wedge between the Desmond men.

Episode 104

Year 2-52

Cort is attacked. Ada and Laslo's relationship continues to decline. Emily is under the serpent's spell.

Episode 105

Year 2-105

Ada provides more details about her family history to Cort. Emily is upset with Jean Paul for holding secrets.

Episode 105

Year 2-53

Emily escapes the attack from Jean Paul. Holly learns of Agatha's death. Emily makes plans with Laslo and Irene.

Episode 106

Year 2-106

Laslo tries to get Ada to sign over power of attorney to him. Susan and Philip argue. The red star appears again.

Episode 106

Year 2-54

The curse of death returns. Helen reveals her plans to Irene. Holly asks for Quito's help to find Philip.

Episode 107

Year 2-107

Irene gets a surprise visit from Philip. Jean Paul struggles with the curse appearing again.

Episode 107

Year 2-55

Helena continues to flirt with Jean Paul. Cort declares his feelings for Holly.

Episode 108

Year 2-108

Raxl finds the totem is missing. Cort becomes frighten when he sees the red star in the sky.

Episode 108

Year 2-56

Laslo questions Helena's motives. Irene uses a crystal ball to predict future.

Episode 109

Year 2-109

Episode 109

Year 2-57

Emily learns of Jean Paul plans. Helena questions Jean Paul's proposal.

Episode 110

Year 2-110

Philip continues to lie to Raxl and Irene. Cort confesses to Ida that he tricked Laslo to seeing Irene.

Episode 110

Episode #1.110

Cort seeks advice about love. Ada receives a mysterious phone call, A Desmond relative visits the mansion.

Episode 111

Year 2-111

When Jean Paul learns the masque is missing from his room, he ends up finding the truth behind Raxl's deception.

Episode 111

Year 2-59

Philipe Des Monde shows up at the mansion who looks exactly like Jean Paul's brother Philip Desmond.

Episode 112

Year 2-112

The truth of Raxl's purpose for the Desmond's is revealed.

Episode 112

Year 2-60

Holly is convinced that Philippe Des Monde is really Phillp Desmond.

Episode 113

Year 2-113

Ada is surprised to her father return after years being missing.

Episode 113

Year 2-61

Emily starts to question the force that has a hold on her. Irene learns of Cort's knowledge of her coven and the details of Philip's disappearance.

Episode 114

Year 2-114

Cort meets his grandfather for the first time. Susan and Philip is skeptical about Julien.

Episode 114

Year 2-62

Cort visits Irene to get cast a love spell. Helena decides to stick by Jean Paul.

Episode 115

Year 2-115

The star is out and is impacting both Jean Paul and Cort at the same time. Laslo returns to learn about Julien's return.

Episode 115

2-63

Helena begins to hear Erica's voice. Philippe continues to be mysterious.

Episode 116

Year 2-116

Raxl learns the real reason why Julien has returned. Laslo learns a hard truth.

Episode 116

Year 2-64

Episode 117

Year 2-117

Raxl sets a dangerous trap for Laslo.

Episode 117

Year 2-65

Ada confides in Raxl. Helena receives a gift from Erica. Jean Paul asks Ada to help with the wedding plans.

Episode 118

Year 2-118

Raxl's devious plot does not go as planned. Laslo learns the truth about the curse of the Desmond's..

Episode 118

Year 2-66

Emily learns about the Jean Paul wedding plans. Cort catches Laslo and Irene. The serpent god makes another attack.

Episode 119

Year 2-119

Episode 119

Year 2-67

Quito attacks Laslo. Helena tries to lure Cort from Irene.

Episode 120

Year 2-120

Philip tries to gain Irene's trust. Susan dreams Emily is in danger.

Episode 120

Year 2-68

As the wedding ceremony approaches, Helena is haunted by Erica and is threatened by Irene.

Episode 121

Year 2-121

Raxl tries to ask for forgiveness from Jean Paul. Emily begins to remember what happened when she stayed at Irene's place. Philip continues his plan to trick Irene.

Episode 121

Year 2.69

Helena stops the wedding from happening. Irene continues to manipulate Helana. Holly gets a message from Philip's spirit.

Episode 122

Episode #1.122

Holly tries to convince Jean Paul the warnings that Philip foretold Ada is hypnotized.

Episode 122

Year 2-122

Jean Paul confronts Irene. Julien, Susan and Raxl perform a ritual to stop Jacques Eloi Des Monde curse.

Episode 123

Year 2-71

Cort has the totem. Holly gets a clue to where Philip is located.

Episode 123

Year 2-123

Irene tries to make amends with Jean Paul and Philip. Susan sees another warning sign.

Episode 124

Episode #1.124

Jean Paul and Holly discover that an ankh key is a clue to where to find Philip.

Episode 124

Year 2-124

The curse of death has now passed onto Philip. Irene tells Ada everything about Laslo plans.

Episode 125

Episode #1.125

Raxl warns that Quito's life will be in jeopardy if he touches the ankh key.

Episode 125

Year 2-125

Laslo forces Ada to sign a power of attorney.

Episode 126

Episode #1.126

Jean Paul demands Laslo to hand over the ankh key. The serpent god hold on Emily seems to be waning.

Episode 126

Year 2-126

Ada informs Jean Paul of Laslo's plan. Julien wants to review the document that outlines the devil pact.

Episode 127

Episode #1.127

Emily returns to Desmond Hall and assists Jean Paul to find the meaning about the ankh key.

Episode 127

Year 2-127

Ada turns the table on Laslo's plans on taking over the inheritance. Julien discovers the person who signed the devil's pact. Laslo starts to experience unusual things.

Episode 128

Episode #1.128

Irene performs a ceremony where the outcome scares her. Cort believes he's the chosen one to use the ankh key.

Episode 128

Year 2-128

The sound of the clock is all Laslo can hear and it is slowly making him go mad.

Episode 129

Episode #1.129

The ankh key finds its way to the person who use it.

Episode 129

Year 2-129

Julien interrupts Laslo's plans. Susan is concerned when two red stars appear in the sky.

Episode 130

Episode #1.130

The ankh key guides Holly to locate Philip.

Episode 130

Year 2-130

Laslo's finally gets his comeuppance. Susan is afraid her time at Desmond Hall is limited.

Episode 131

Year 2-79

Jean Paul tries to save Holly. Ida and Phillipe find an heirloom in the attic.

Episode 131

Year 2-131

Episode 132

Year 2-80

Raxl and Jean Paul are upset to see the portrait of Jacques Eloi Des Monde . Emily is frightened by a photo she found weeks before.

Episode 132

Year 2-132

Episode 133

Episode #1.133

A mysterious guest, Susan, enters Desmond Hall.

Episode 133

Year 2-133

Susan tries to change her fate.

Episode 134

Year 2-82

Jean Paul meets Susan. Laslo wants Irene to meet Susan to recruit her to join the coven.

Episode 134

Year 2-134

Susan's is freed from what bound her to Desmond Hall. Philip learns he has freed his people from the curse but with a price.

Episode 135

Year 2-83

Philip ignore Susan's warnings. Raxl locks Jean Paul in room while the curse of death is taking over him.

Episode 135

Year 2-135

Julien tries to find Susan and tries to persuade her to give him the ashes. Emily and Susan was able to decipher the document.

Episode 136

Year 2-84

Philip learns the truth behind Jean Paul's curse. Susan's sees the symbolic curse sign.

Episode 136

Year 2-136

Julien searches for the book, the devil's document and the snuff box to continue to ritual to end the Desmond curse.

Episode 137

Year 2-85

Philip decides to help Jean Paul find a way to defeat the curse. Emily learns the truth about the curse.

Episode 137

Year 2-137

The writing on the devil's document returns. Raxl tells Emily that one of the Desmond men will be sacrifice.

Episode 138

Year 2-86

Philip begins to investigate Agatha Pruitt's death.

Episode 138

Year 2-138

Julien and Raxl continue to prepare for the ritual of atonement. Susan's spirit deciphers the devil's contract. Emily puts herself in danger to save the Desmond's.

Episode 139

Year 2-87

Cort accuses Laslo of murdering Agatha Pruitt. Ada learns the truth of Laslo and Irene's relationship.

Episode 139

Year 2-139

Emily stops the curse from harming her. Cort learns about Raxl longevity. Philip places ashes on the portrait of Jacques Eloi Des Monde; however, it has major impacts to Jean Paul.

Episode 140

Year 2-88

Episode 140

Year 2-140

Emily, Philip and Cort confront the portrait. Jean Paul remembers the past lives of Jacques Eloi Des Monde and Phillipe Desmond.

Episode 141

Year 2-89

Philip has a plan to defeat the curse that threatens all the Desmond's. Raxl's disapproves with Jean Paul's decision to work with Philip and attempts to get assistance from both Emily and Susan.

Episode 141

Year 2-141

Jean Paul is completely possessed by Jacques Eloi Des Monde. Julien discovers Raxl is behind the curse.

Episode 142

Year 2-90

Emily asks Ada to provide details about Benjamin Desmond. With Jean Paul keeping secrets from Raxl, she turns to Cort and offers protection from evil.

Episode 142

Year 2-142

As Raxl prepares for Jean Paul/Jacques to kill Emily; Julien prepares for the final confrontation against Raxl and the curse.

Episode 143

Year 2-91

Jean Paul learns that he was not the first to be cursed by death.

Episode 143

Year 2-143

Raxl faces the consequences for the evil deeds she has committed.

Episode 144

Year 2-92

Cort asks Raxl for help regarding Laslo. The red star now appears and Philip begins a ritual to prevent the curse to take hold of Jean Paul.

Episode 145

Year 2-93

Philip and Jean Paul believe the curse is defeated. Susan questions Raxl's motive regarding Cort.

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