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• Wyatt Russell as Sean "Dud" Dudley, an ex-surfer who discovers Lodge 49 and is looking to lead a happy life.^[11]
• Brent Jennings as Ernie Fontaine, a plumbing salesman and member of Lodge 49.^[6]
• Sonya Cassidy as Liz Dudley, Dud's twin sister who works as a waitress.^[6]
• Linda Emond as Connie Clark, a journalist married to Scott and a member of Lodge 49.
• David Pasquesi as Blaise St. John, a member of Lodge 49 who operates an apothecary and is a philosopher of alchemy.^[6]
• Eric Allan Kramer as Scott Miller, a member of Lodge 49 who is married to Connie and serves as a Long Beach Port Harbor patrol officer.

Recurring

• Kenneth Welsh as Larry Loomis, the Sovereign Protector of Lodge 49.
• Avis-Marie Barnes as Anita Jones, a member of Lodge 49.
• Njema Williams as Big Ben Peters, constable of Lodge 49.
• Jimmy Gonzales as Gil Sandoval, astronomer of Lodge 49.
• Brian Doyle-Murray as Bob Kruger, Ernie's boss at work.
• Daniel Stewart Sherman as Jeremy, Liz's boss at Shamroxx.
• David Ury as Champ, an employee at Shamroxx.
• Atkins Estimond as Gerson, an employee at Shamroxx.
• Hayden Szeto as Corporate, an executive at Omni who dates Liz.
• Joe Grifasi as Burt, a pawnbroker.
• Olivia Sandoval as Janet Price, CEO of Omni.
• Vik Sahay as Tarquin, an executive at Omni.
• Tom Nowicki as Bill Dudley, Dud and Liz's deceased father.
• Adam Godley as Jocelyn Pugh, a member of Lodge 1 in London who comes to Lodge 49.
• Bruce Campbell as Gary "The Captain" Green, a general contractor.
• Tyson Ritter as Avery, a fraud who infiltrates Lodge 49.
• Jocelyn Towne as Gloria Keller, an HR manager at Dud's temp job and brief lover.
• Celia Au as Alice Ba, Dud's surfer friend who works at her dad's donut shop.^[12]
• Long Nguyen as Paul Ba, Alice's father who owns the local donut shop.
• Sam Puefua as Herman Pola, an associate of pawnbroker Burt.
• Paul Giamatti as L. Marvin Metz, a writer who also narrates audiobooks; Giamatti appears in an uncredited voice-only role in the first season.^[13]
• Cheech Marin as El Confidente, a member of Lodge 55 in Mexico.
• Pollyanna McIntosh as Clara, a member of Lodge 1 in London who befriends Connie. (season 2)^[14]
• Karen Malina White as Trish, Ernie's ex-wife. (season 2)
• Mary Elizabeth Ellis as Daphne Larson, Dud's pro bono lawyer. (season 2)
• Bronson Pinchot as Dr. Kimbrough, Liz's new shady boss. (season 2)
• Bertila Damas as Lenore, a friend of Liz and Dud's father with whom she had an affair. (season 2)
• Susy Kane as Genevieve, L. Marvin Metz's pyromaniac French muse. (season 2)

Season 1 (2018)

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No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"As Above, So Below"	Randall Einhorn	Jim Gavin	August 6, 2018 (2018-08-06)	0.690[15]
Ex-surfer Sean "Dud" Dudley finds what appears to be a gold ring with a medieval beast etched onto it. He tries to pawn it, only to learn that it's worthless, but is told that it originated with a fraternal order called Order of the Lynx. Fate and an empty gas tank put him outside a building bearing the ring's lynx emblem. He is greeted by Ernie, a Luminous Knight, who gives him a limited tour and a pamphlet about the order and its home inside Lodge 49. Sensing a connection, Dud joins the order and wants to become a squire and is introduced to the other lodge members. Since he has no home, Dud's sister Liz lets him stay with her, but blames their deceased father for their lot in life. Liz was left in debt after co-signing on a loan. Both the family home and the father's pool supply store, the only place Dud has ever worked, were lost to foreclosure prior to the start of the series.
2	2	"Moments of Truth in Service"	Randall Einhorn	Jim Gavin	August 13, 2018 (2018-08-13)	0.499[16]
In court for trespassing, Dud apologizes to the family who now lives in his old family home and the matter is settled. Liz goes to the bank to discuss the issues of her father's debt of $80,000, which is now her problem. With the Lodge's Sovereign Protector, Larry Loomis, in the hospital, Ernie is next in line for the position. Ernie calls Lodge 1 in London to make it official. Liz wants to hold a funeral for their father, but Dud resists because there is no body. Dud learns from Blaise that the membership fee is actually $200, not $2000 which he paid to Ernie. Dud confronts Ernie about it, who apologizes promising to pay him back. Dud tells him to pay it to lodge as his future dues, and in return, Dud will become a squire and get a key to the Lodge. Ernie and Connie learn that Larry has checked himself out of the hospital.
3	3	"Corpus"	Jake Schreier	Jim Gavin	August 20, 2018 (2018-08-20)	0.451[17]
In a ceremony, Dud pledges allegiance to the Lodge and becomes a squire. Liz is recommend by a co-worker to go to the apothecary and she buys a psychedelic lollipop from Blaise. Dud starts a menial temp job in an office building, filing termination packets. When Liz finds out Dud has taken out another loan she is worried that he doesn't think about the future and is just like their father. The siblings finally decide to hold a funeral service for their father. Connie is fired from her journalism job. Blaise shows Dud a special suite in the Lodge and Blaise inspects Dud's foot injury from when he was bitten by a snake that has not healed. Dud and the office HR manager Gloria begin to connect and she asks about a problem with her pool. After Dud fixes the problem with her pool, she hugs him. Ernie and Connie continue their affair, and she later sees an aura around Ernie's head. At their father's memorial service, Dud gives a speech about alchemy. Later, Dud and Ernie discover a secret room within the Lodge suite and find a corpse dressed in ceremonial clothing.
4	4	"Sunday"	Jake Schreier	Bradley Paul	August 27, 2018 (2018-08-27)	0.445[18]
Dud, Ernie, and the rest of the members inspect the secret room which is filled with books and artifacts. The body is that of a former Sovereign Protector. Ernie and Scott argue over what to do with the body. The Lodge hosts a pancake breakfast for the local Boy Scouts. Liz, bored on her day off, spends the day at her workplace and gets drunk. Dud and Ernie search for Larry, hoping to get answers about the body. Dud reveals to Ernie that he knows about his affair with Connie. Dud and Ernie drive to lot owned by Larry with a mobile home inside, but Larry isn't there. After a conversation with Ernie about being alone, Dud goes to see Gloria. Back at the Lodge, Ernie sees Larry wandering around, then telling Ernie "I'm back".
5	5	"Paradise"	Tricia Brock	Alina Mankin	September 3, 2018 (2018-09-03)	0.409[19]
Ernie and Connie take a break from their relationship. Blaise complains about a parasite worm inside him, though people insist the pain is inside his head. At a Lodge meeting, Larry announces he is stepping down as Sovereign Protector and Ernie is taking his place. Scott, who has been pursuing the position as well, stresses that they should wait for London to make it official, but Larry disagrees. Dud brings Gloria to Shamroxx to meet Liz, and Liz comments on their age difference. During a speech at the Lodge, Blaise's parasite worm comes out of his nose. Liz turns down an offer to move to an executive position at corporate. Gloria confesses to Dud that she wishes her catatonic mother would die so she can move on with her life. They then end their relationship amicably. Back at Liz's apartment, she and Dud have an argument over whether their father committed suicide or not. Dud tells her, "He didn't want to die. But, "you do" and leaves. At Ernie's promotion ceremony, Larry walks in naked and confused.
6	6	"The Mysteries"	Tricia Brock	Charles Yu	September 10, 2018 (2018-09-10)	0.363[20]
Larry remembers his time at the Lodge when he was a young child. In Larry's trailer, Dud and Ernie question Larry's mental health, referring to the previous night. Dud collects his belongings from Liz's apartment and moves out after their fight the previous night. They apologize to each other for the fight, but Liz tells Dud she's worried about him. Dud responds by telling her she's comfortable being unhappy and living "in the dark". Jocelyn Pugh, the emissary from London begins his flight to California, running into several obstacles. Dud starts his next temp job, working overnight security with one of Liz's co-workers from Shamroxx. Ernie ends his affair with Connie since their relationship is going nowhere. Larry tells Ernie that he believes Dud is special and has a connection to the Lodge. Liz reconsiders the executive position at corporate. A man, who saw the news of the corpse at Lodge, pretends to be the emissary and infiltrates the Lodge. At the end of the day after spending it with Ernie, Larry peacefully dies.
7	7	"The Solemn Duty of the Squire"	Minkie Spiro	Jim Gavin	September 17, 2018 (2018-09-17)	0.355[21]
The Lodge members honor Larry with a game of softball. Dud gets a second temp job, answering phones for a local company. Blaise begins a sexual relationship with Avery, but is unaware he's impersonating the emissary. Avery expresses his interest in the Lodge's historical books. Liz goes to corporate for her interview, and despite making a good impression, she leaves once she learns a background check will be performed. The man from corporate goes to Liz's apartment and asks why she left and she reveals she has a felony from her past; they later have dinner together. The real emissary, Jocelyn Pugh, finally arrives at the Lodge and Avery revealed to be a fraud, runs off. Jocelyn reveals to Ernie that Larry had been stealing money from the Lodge and that he purchased a mortgage loan from a Chinese bank and that a balloon payment of $300,000 is due. Jocelyn believes that the Lodge will have to be foreclosed. Ernie finally finds the location of "Captain", a general contractor he and his plumbing business have been searching for in a lone trailer in the desert, which happens to be the location of Dud's newest temp job.
8	8	"Something From Nothing"	Michael Trim	Brad Caleb Kane	September 24, 2018 (2018-09-24)	0.334[22]
Dud introduces Ernie to Captain, whose name is Gary – a recently divorced drunk. Ernie hopes to close a deal with Gary on his massive construction job. When the three hit it off and, over dinner, Gary expresses interest when Dud tells him about the Lodge. The three go to a cockfight, where they win $3500 each. The next morning, Gary closes the deal with Ernie. Liz starts the executive training program at Omni and is on her way to a full-time salaried career. Connie's undisclosed illness grows worse and she revisits her old high school; Scott comes to pick her up when she can't drive. Gary takes Dud to his ex-wife's house, which he breaks into because he's been kicked out. When Ernie arrives, Gary reveals he is not Captain, who doesn't actually exist, and that he is just a patsy in a land deal scheme; the land is toxic, but there is oil underground. Gary does have a plan of his own, and wants Dud and Ernie to invest with him; in exchange, Gary will save the Lodge by paying its debt. Avery spies on them from the bushes outside the house. Back at the Lodge, Scott asks Ernie to start sleeping with Connie again.
9	9	"Apogee"	Michael Trim	Peter Ocko	October 1, 2018 (2018-10-01)	0.280[23]
The Lodge hosts a public band night, where Dud makes a connection with Emily, a girl who works at the library. Dud later makes a rousing speech about the importance of the Lodge. When Ernie and Connie have a tryst, he tells her Scott knows about their affair; she decides to leave their motel room, knowing the damage she has caused. Liz's executive training program takes her to a luxury yacht, where Omni's CEO, Janet, calls Liz a natural leader and wants her to on the executive team. Liz's reaction is to jump overboard and swim to shore. Dud and Ernie go to meet Gary to secure their deal, but they worry when he doesn't show up. When Avery hovers a drone over their vehicle, they drive off and hide in the motel room. Scott shows up at the motel looking for Connie, so Ernie and Dud sneak out the back. They go to Gary's house and find him tied up by Avery, who holds them hostage with a harpoon. Avery escapes and Gary ends up falling off the balcony, impaling his eye on the horn of a narwhal, putting him in the hospital.
10	10	"Full Fathom Five"	Randall Einhorn	Jim Gavin	October 8, 2018 (2018-10-08)	0.307[24]
This episode's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. (February 2019) Dud has his car repossessed by Burt and buys a bike from the pawn shop. Ernie loses his accounts at work after the debacle with Captain. Liz goes to corporate acting as if nothing happened regarding her jumping off the ship, but it doesn't work out. Liz goes back to Shamroxx, but finds out she has been replaced. Ernie gives advice to Dud to start planning his life long-term and to not end up like him. Dud goes to the temp agency and begins a training program to find a career. Dud and Liz have a conversation in the abandoned pool shop about their father and that they need to accept that they'll never know what happened to him. Ernie and Scott argue over who's sovereign protector and have a fight in the Lodge. Scott reveals to Ernie that Connie has brain seizures and doesn't know where she is. Ernie receives a call from Connie, who is at Lodge 1 in London, and tells him she's taking time for herself. Connie asks the members of Lodge 1 about the "true Lodge" and the secret scrolls. A woman from Lodge 1 walks down a long hallway to a door, and tells someone "We have a problem". Jocelyn, who has been having a great time in California and at Lodge 49, pleads to London to keep it open despite its financial problems; he later receives word it will stay open because of his efforts. Liz goes to the bank and tells them she'll be dead before she'll be debt-free. The bank agrees to take all her money, $18,000, and closes her account. Blaise discovers a secret alchemy bag in the wall with gold residue in it. Ernie discovers a secret hatch in the Lodge that leads to Larry's old trailer and finds El Confidente waiting for him. Dud finally decides to get back into the water to go surfing, but he is bitten by a shark. He is rescued by other surfers and sees a vision of his father.

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Season 2 (2019)

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Critical response

On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds an 86% approval rating with an average rating of 7.12 out of 10, based on 35 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Lodge 49 takes a surreal journey into the television dreamscape that can prove quite rewarding for viewers who stick with it."^[42] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 70 out of 100 based on 19 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[43]

On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season holds a 100% approval rating with an average rating of 8.69 out of 10, based on 15 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Lodge 49 continues its strange journey with a superb second season that leans further into the show's idiosyncrasies."^[44] On Metacritic, the season has a score of 80 out of 100 based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[45]

The second season received critical acclaim, especially the season finale. Darren Franich of Entertainment Weekly gave it an "A" grade, calling it "perfect". Franich praised Brent Jennings' performance, referring to a moment in "Conjunctio" as his favorite moment on television in 2019.^[46] Danette Chavez of The A.V. Club also graded the finale an "A" as well as the season as a whole. Chavez wrote that the finale is "such an incredibly beautiful and uplifting hour of television" and praised Wyatt Russell's performance as "one of the best, most under-the-radar performances of the year." Concluding, she wrote, "'The Door' is a great bridge to a season three, and also an immensely respectful and generous ending to the stories of these Long Beach residents."^[47]

In 2021, Jannelle Okwodu of Vogue gave the series a glowing review after discovering episodes on the streaming platform Hulu and described it as "a fantastic puzzle of a series".^[9]

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