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The Best Episodes of Blue Bloods Season 2

Every episode of Blue Bloods Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Blue Bloods Season 2!

A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and heads...
Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:CBS

Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Mercy" is the best rated episode of "Blue Bloods" season 2. It scored 7.6/10 based on 561 votes. Directed by Michael Pressman and written by Kevin Wade, it aired on 9/23/2011. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Friendly Fire".

  • Mercy
    7.6/10561 votes

    #1 - Mercy

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2011

    Frank is put on the spot when a supporter for the mayor is found dead and the mayor wants Frank to position it as a random act of violence to the public. Meanwhile, Jamie goes on his first undercover assignment at a bar where meets and bonds with a suspicious patron.

    Director: Michael Pressman

    Writer: Kevin Wade

  • Friendly Fire
    8.1/10543 votes

    #2 - Friendly Fire

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2011

    When Danny is put on modified assignment after an incident in which a cop--who failed to identify himself--is shot, he faces Internal Affairs investigators, who are looking to his state of mind on that day for further implications.

    Director: John Polson

    Writer: Brian Burns

  • Critical Condition
    7.7/10521 votes

    #3 - Critical Condition

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2011

    Three men attempt to rob a bank and Danny discovers that one of attempted robbers is a former cop. Also, Jamie works with Luisa Sosa, his new partner.

    Director: Ralph Hemecker

    Writer: Thomas Kelly

  • Innocence
    7.7/10505 votes

    #4 - Innocence

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2011

    Erin has to re-open a 18yr old rape case in which Frank was the arresting officer. Danny and Jackie have to deal with the murder of three teenagers for which there appears to be no motive.

    Director: Alex Zakrzewski

    Writer: Siobhan Byrne O'Connor

  • A Night on the Town
    7.5/10500 votes

    #5 - A Night on the Town

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/2011

    Even while on a case, Danny tries to swing a romantic weekend with Linda. Jamie's undercover assignment involves a crime family.

    Director: Ralph Hemecker

    Writer: Kevin Wade

  • Black and Blue
    7.8/10510 votes

    #6 - Black and Blue

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/2011

    Frank deals with a political crisis after Jamie and Renzulli are injured by a church security team that refuses to let them enter a religious center in response to a 911 call.

    Director: Alex Chapple

    Writer: Brian Burns

  • Lonely Hearts Club
    7.6/10493 votes

    #7 - Lonely Hearts Club

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/2011

    Jackie goes undercover as an escort when she and Danny track down a serial killer who is murdering prostitutes in hotel rooms. Meanwhile, Erin meets a potential suitor at an art gallery who shares her interests.

    Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá

    Writer: Vanessa Rojas

  • Thanksgiving
    7.9/10501 votes

    #8 - Thanksgiving

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/2011

    Henry's heart attack on Thanksgiving eve leaves the family contemplating a future without him. While Danny and Jackie look into a suicide that may not be what it seems, Frank and the mayor disagree about a threat to the city.

    Director: Steve Gomer

    Writer: Richard Ataturk

  • Moonlighting
    8.0/10497 votes

    #9 - Moonlighting

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/2/2011

    Danny accompanies a dangerous ex-mobster who is helping him find bodies on cold cases in exchange for leniency for his son on grand theft auto. Meanwhile, Jamie works undercover in a boiler room operation, looking for a secret about the Sanfino family.

    Director: Robert Harmon

    Writer: Kevin Wade

  • Whistle Blower
    8.0/10478 votes

    #10 - Whistle Blower

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/6/2012

    When Erin's informant is murdered, she blames herself and works to help Danny discover who killed him.

    Director: Robert Harmon

    Writer: N/A

  • The Uniform
    7.6/10479 votes

    #11 - The Uniform

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/13/2012

    Danny and Jackie investigate a murder scene at a diner, where a witness claims a uniformed officer fled the scene after shots were fired.

    Director: Alex Zakrzewski

    Writer: John Moskowitz

  • The Job
    8.1/10539 votes

    #12 - The Job

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 2/3/2012

    On the way home with his family, Danny hits a man with his car who is fleeing from a gunman, and his family gets caught in the crossfire when Danny fires his weapon at the gunman. Frank deals with 9/11 guilt from impending loss of a friend whom he worked alongside at Ground Zero.

    Director: Nick Gomez

    Writer: Brian Burns

  • Leap of Faith
    7.3/10522 votes

    #13 - Leap of Faith

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 2/10/2012

    When a rich woman dies of a heart attack, her eccentric daughter claims that she received a message from God, who told her that her stepfather actually murdered her. Meanwhile, the archbishop wants Frank's support for the canonization of a local priest, but a reluctant Frank takes it upon himself to investigate a rumor that the priest went too far when protesting the Vietnam War.

    Director: David Barrett

    Writer: David Black

  • Parenthood
    7.9/10485 votes

    #14 - Parenthood

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/17/2012

    When a man’s family is robbed and beaten in front of him, and the assailant is shot and killed, the Reagan’s debate about how far they would go to protect their family. Meanwhile, when a college student is arrested at a rally, Frank wrestles with her sentence due to her identity.

    Director: John Polson

    Writer: Siobhan Byrne O'Connor

  • The Life We Chose
    8.2/10495 votes

    #15 - The Life We Chose

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/24/2012

    Danny and Jackie investigate the murder of a Reagan family friend who was an undercover detective. Danny's family starts to worry as the persistent search takes an emotional toll on him.

    Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá

    Writer: Thomas Kelly

  • Women With Guns
    7.9/10490 votes

    #16 - Women With Guns

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 3/2/2012

    When Frank’s close friend, a high-profile reporter, is almost assaulted while in town investigating a story, Danny and Jackie attempt to track down her would-be attacker. Meanwhile, Jamie’s undercover case comes to a head.

    Director: Martha Mitchell

    Writer: Kevin Wade

  • Reagan V. Reagan
    7.9/10465 votes

    #17 - Reagan V. Reagan

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/9/2012

    As Erin prosecutes a woman accused of killing her husband, the defendant's attorney is murdered and Danny is assigned to the investigation. When Danny is put on the stand to be questioned, things get heated between the brother and sister.

    Director: Jim McKay

    Writer: Ed Zuckerman

  • No Questions Asked
    7.6/10459 votes

    #18 - No Questions Asked

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 3/30/2012

    Danny is put in a difficult position when a gun linked to a robbery is brought in to the NYPD’s gun buyback program. He must decide to either arrest the suspect or follow the no questions asked rule.

    Director: Christine Moore

    Writer: Vanessa Rojas, Brian Burns

  • Some Kind of Hero
    8.1/10488 votes

    #19 - Some Kind of Hero

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/6/2012

    Danny causes waves in the department when he investigates a closed case, the suicide of a firefighter, at the insistence of the man’s 12-year-old son. Meanwhile, Jamie saves a baby from a burning building but worries it will jeopardize his undercover work when he is billed a hero in the press.

    Director: Alex Zakrzewski

    Writer: Siobhan Byrne O'Connor

  • Working Girls
    8.1/10460 votes

    #20 - Working Girls

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 4/27/2012

    Danny and Jackie are assigned to protect a key witness in a Russian mob trial, but when an attempt is made on her life, they realize there is a leak on the task force. Meanwhile, Erin is offered a job as deputy mayor, which would have her working directly with her father.

    Director: James Whitmore Jr.

    Writer: Ian Biederman

  • Collateral Damage
    7.9/10460 votes

    #21 - Collateral Damage

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 5/4/2012

    Danny and Jackie investigate the suspicious murder of a high rolling investor, who had injuries from a fight, but no marks on his hands. Meanwhile, Frank puts Jamie under house arrest, when the Sanfino family put out a hit on "Jimmy Reardon".

    Director: Ralph Hemecker

    Writer: Thomas Kelly, Kevin Wade

  • Mother's Day
    8.1/10494 votes

    #22 - Mother's Day

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/11/2012

    Frank must race to stop a biological weapon attack on New York City, while keeping it a secret from his family during their most sentimental holiday, Mother’s Day. Meanwhile, a long-standing conflict between Danny and Jamie comes to a head.

    Director: Michael Pressman

    Writer: Brian Burns