Strange Angel
3.4/5
Année : 2018
Nombre de saisons : 2
Durée moyenne d'un épisode : 55 minutes
Genre(s) : Drame, Science-fiction
Jack Parsons is a brilliant and ambitious blue-collar worker of 1930s Los Angeles who started as a janitor at a chemical factory but had fantastical dreams that led him to birth the unknown discipline of American rocketry.
Saisons
Saison 1
4/5
Saison 2
3/5
Épisodes
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Épisode 1 - Augurs of Spring
14 juin 2018 - 3.7/5
Dans les années 1930 à Los Angeles. Jack Parsons travaille comme concierge dans une usine chimique le jour, mais, la nuit, il nourrit une ambition secrète: construire des fusées qui amèneront l'humanité sur la Lune. Les pressions de sa double vie sont encore plus compliquées quand Jack et sa femme Susan sont confrontés à un nouveau voisin mystérieux, Ernest Donovan, qui semble lui aussi mener une double vie.
Épisode 2 - Ritual of Abduction
21 juin 2018 - 3/5
Après que le professeur Mesulam ait donné sa bénédiction au projet, Jack et Richard créent la première équipe travaillant sur les fusées de Caltech. Mais l’approbation de Caltech est accompagnée de mises en garde, et, associé à la présence menaçante d'Ernest, Jack et Susan se sentent plus nerveux que jamais, cherchant désespérément à savoir si Ernest est mal intentionné.
Épisode 3 - Ritual of the Rival Tribes
28 juin 2018 - 3.6/5
Feeling the pressure to succeed and provide Susan with the life he promised, Jack urges the rocketry team to take a risk and start testing their experiments at full volume. Sensing the Parsons' mounting frustrations, Ernest invites them to one of his group's secret gatherings, promising a way to make all their dreams come true.
Épisode 4 - The Sage
5 juillet 2018 - 3.3/5
Jack's expert witness testimony at a high profile trial thrusts the rocketry team into the spotlight and helps land them a coveted invitation to The Athenaeum. Meanwhile, Virgil drops off Patty, Susan's rebellious teenage sister, for a disruptive weekend stay, and Ernest's wife, Maggie, makes a surprise return. When Jack's evening at The Athenaeum doesn't go as planned, Jack seeks out Ernest to blow off some steam and ends up on a dark detour into the Los Angeles underbelly.
Épisode 5 - Dance of the Earth
12 juillet 2018 - 3.3/5
The team finalizes their prototype but, in a role reversal, Richard has confidence in the design while Jack doubts it will work. Jack leaves the team to test fire without him as he and Susan accept Ernest and Maggie's invitation to go camping in Joshua Tree. While Susan gets better acquainted with Maggie, Ernest uses a mind-bending elixir to teach Jack about the power of Thelema.
Épisode 6 - The Mystic Circles of the Young Girls
19 juillet 2018 - 3.3/5
A secret return visit to the Agape Lodge leaves Jack wanting more, inspiring him to explore new sexual boundaries at home with Susan, despite her misgivings. Ernest's sudden presence at the Rocketry Team's new desert testing facility has Richard questioning the whole endeavor, until he meets a mysterious woman who helps restore his faith. Meanwhile, Maggie has doubts about Ernest's fidelity.
Épisode 7 - Glorification of the Chosen One
26 juillet 2018 - 3.7/5
While Richard and the rocketry team abandon the Suicide Club for more conventional pursuits, Jack delves deeper into the world of Thelema and Sex Magick as a means to convince General Braxton that reaching the moon isn't just comic book fantasy. Susan's concerns about Jack grow after she researches Aleister Crowley and confronts Maggie with the mysterious truths behind this cult religion. Susan's questions leave Maggie at a breaking point, forcing Ernest to confront his inner demons.
Épisode 8 - Evocation of the Elders
2 août 2018 - 4/5
Richard flies solo to Washington D.C. to present the team's proposal at the Department of War. But without Jack there to do the talking, Richard must turn to his relationship with Marisol to find the confidence he needs. Back in Los Angeles, Jack continues to drift away from Susan and closer to Thelema, skipping work to go on a spontaneous road trip with a troubled Ernest. Meanwhile, Susan searches for answers behind Jack's behavior by confronting Jack's mother Ruth and the potential source of all Jack's troubles, the Grand Magus himself.
Épisode 9 - Sacrament of the Ancestors
9 août 2018 - 3.3/5
Susan realizes Thelema might be the key to understanding her own psychological wounds. She attends the Agape Lodge for purge sessions with the Grand Magus, while Jack becomes increasingly disenchanted with the religion that promised so much yet delivered so little. Richard and the Suicide Club hit a massive stumbling block, forcing Richard to invite Jack and Susan out to a lavish dinner in an attempt to gain Jack's help. But Jack has been offered a promotion at Pueblo Powder and must decide between providing Susan with the life she always wanted or burying the hatchet with Richard to continue their rocketry dream.
Épisode 10 - The Sacrificial Dance
16 août 2018 - 4/5
When Jack receives a letter from Aleister Crowley, inviting him to ascend to the next degree, the Parsons must decide if Thelema is what they both want for their future. After uncovering the truth about Virgil during her purge sessions, Susan is forced to deal with the chilling revelation back in the real world. Richard and Jack finally find common ground, rallying the Suicide Club for a dangerous final demonstration to the military. For the demo, Jack has all he needs except for one crucial element: Ernest.
Épisode 1 - The Fool
13 juin 2019 - 3/5
The U.S. Military offers Jack, Richard and the Aerojet team a classified mission that could turn the tide of World War II, but which comes with increased scrutiny of Jack's personal life. As Jack strives to straddle the worlds of mysticism and science, Virgil Byrne's crusade against the Agape Lodge forces Jack and Susan to offer the cult safe haven in their Pasadena mansion, only to have their lives further disrupted by the return of Ernest Donovan, who has come back to Los Angeles more broken than ever.
Épisode 2 - The Magus
20 juin 2019 - 3/5
The Magus invites Ernest to stay at the Parsonage, leading Jack to question both men's motives. Richard discovers that Marisol has been hiding a secret from him that could jeopardise their relationship. In an effort to join the ranks of the Agape, Patty shares a shocking discovery with Jack. With the new rocketry project already on the ropes, Jack finds help from an unlikely source.
Épisode 3 - The Lovers
27 juin 2019
Jack's breakthrough fuel formula goes missing from his office, and Jack suspects it was stolen by an enemy spy. As he seeks out Ernest's help to deal with the situation, Susan seeks out the help of the Magus as she attempts to mollify their conservative, upper crust neighbors. When Virgil learns that Patty has also joined the Agape, he turns the screws on Ernest, forcing the broken zealot to choose between loyalty to his beliefs or facing a life behind bars.
Épisode 4 - The Wheel of Fortune
4 juillet 2019 - 3/5
Jack's conjuring of the Angel earns Ernest's loyalty but divides the Agape, spurring the Magus to investigate the so-called 'miracle'. Marisol attempts to confront her father about the secret that destroyed their family. Richard deals with his broken heart by diving deeper into the rocketry project. When Susan's attempt to get Thelema officially recognized as a religion hits a roadblock, she turns to Ernest in hopes of putting a stop to Virgil's harassment once and for all.
Épisode 5 - The Hanged Man
11 juillet 2019 - 3/5
Jack sees his ambitions threatened as Agent Wallace grows increasingly suspicious of Jack's ties to Aleister Crowley. In an attempt to clear the air, Jack invites Wallace, General Braxton and their military colleagues to the Parsonage for a summer dinner party—hoping to show them they have nothing to fear—but his best laid plans go awry as dark secrets are revealed and Ernest takes drastic steps to achieve transcendence.
Épisode 6 - The Tower
18 juillet 2019 - 3/5
Following the disastrous party at the Parsonage, Jack loses his security clearance and must strike a dangerous bargain with Wallace to be reinstated. With the police now investigating the Agape, the members' deepest secrets are revealed through a shocking betrayal. Meanwhile, Richard, Chiang and Mesulam are sent to London for a military research project, where Richard goes to great lengths to clear Jack's name. Devastating truths come to light, putting Jack and Susan's future in doubt, and creating the opening that Patty has been looking for.
Épisode 7 - Æon
25 juillet 2019 - 3/5
Susan and Patty's relationship reaches a breaking point when Susan learns of her sister's indiscretions - nevertheless, they must join forces to use Virgil as a means to an end. After Marisol receives devastating news, she gains a new perspective on her relationship with Richard. Jack has a chance to get back into the military's good graces, but the conditions may be too tough to swallow. Yet with the Magus in jail, Jack's power within the Agape rises to new heights; however, the arrival of a new prospective tenant at the Parsonage threatens to change all that.
Vidéos
Trailer
15/06/2018
26/11/2019 - Aucune note
Série annulée le 26/11/2019
26/11/2019 - Aucune note
Série annulée au bout de 2 saisons.
30/10/2018 - Aucune note
Série renouvelée pour une 2e saison.
09/09/2018 - 4/5
Pas grand monde pour ce semi-docu sur la vie explosive (sic) de Jack Parsons, pourtant ça vaux le détour ! Y aura-t-il une saison 2 ? Je ne serais pa...