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The Best Episodes of Matlock Season 2

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

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After achieving success in her younger years, the brilliant septuagenarian Madeline Matlock rejoins the workforce at a prestigious law firm where she uses her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win cases and expose corruption

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Matlock Season 2 Episode 1 - The Before Times
    7.6/10(517 votes)

    #1 - The Before Times

    S2:E1

    Matty questions the paternity of the man claiming to be Alfie's father. Also, the team takes on an arson case while Olympia tries to protect Julian's involvement in the Wellbrexa case.

    Director:Gina Lamar
    Writers:Jennie Snyder Urman, Nicki Renna

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  2. Matlock Season 2 Episode 2 - Another Matlock
    7.4/10(493 votes)

    #2 - Another Matlock

    S2:E2

    While the team is tasked with protecting a witness, Matty and Olympia square off over the Wellbrexa document. Also, Matty and Edwin contemplate whether or not to help Alfie's father.

    Director:Tessa Blake
    Writers:Jeffrey Lieber, Michelle Leibel

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  3. Matlock Season 2 Episode 3 - Tomorrow Is Still Tomorrow
    7.8/10(467 votes)

    #3 - Tomorrow Is Still Tomorrow

    S2:E3

    Matty and Olympia find out that the executive committee has flown in after learning of a security breach at the firm. Also, the team takes on a case involving competing hot chicken restaurants.

    Director:Gina Lamar
    Writers:Lizzie Perrin, Damani Johnson

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  4. Matlock Season 2 Episode 4 - Piece of My Heart
    7.6/10(443 votes)

    #4 - Piece of My Heart

    S2:E4

    As Olympia and the team take on a wrongful death case, Matty meets with a mysterious woman from Senior's past. Also, Matty reflects on her relationship with her daughter.

    Director:Mike Listo
    Writers:Michelle Leibel, Sarah Gertrude Shapiro

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  5. Matlock Season 2 Episode 5 - Mousetrap
    7.7/10(427 votes)

    #5 - Mousetrap

    S2:E5

    Matty and Olympia race to protect each other from Julian's suspicions as they also work on the resentencing case of a teenager sentenced as an adult to life.

    Director:Jennifer Lynch
    Writers:Sara Rose Feinberg, Edith D. Rodriguez

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  6. Matlock Season 2 Episode 6 - Harm Reduction
    7.8/10(417 votes)

    #6 - Harm Reduction

    S2:E6

    Matty and Olympia continue to test the boundaries of their friendship while helping a group of nuns. Meanwhile, Olympia and Sarah become roped into secretive activities within the firm.

    Director:Gina Lamar
    Writers:Nicki Renna, Conway Preston

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  7. Matlock Season 2 Episode 7 - Prior Bad Acts
    7.7/10(404 votes)

    #7 - Prior Bad Acts

    S2:E7

    Olympia works to repair her relationship with her family after she takes on a case involving her mother's new husband. Also, Matty and Olympia receive a shocking piece of information.

    Director:Tessa Blake
    Writers:Sheridan Watson, Katie Wech

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  8. Matlock Season 2 Episode 8 - Call It a Christmas Gift
    7.8/10(388 votes)

    #8 - Call It a Christmas Gift

    S2:E8

    With the holidays approaching, the team's secrets start to come to light while they take on a harassment case involving the city's fire department. Meanwhile, Matty and Edwin contemplate meeting Joey's sister.

    Director:Mike Listo
    Writers:Damani Johnson, Katie Wech

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  9. Matlock Season 2 Episode 9 - Collateral
    7.8/10(381 votes)

    #9 - Collateral

    S2:E9

    Olympia and Matty each put together their own collateral for Julian, hoping to regain his trust after he makes a shocking discovery. Meanwhile, an injunction case takes a turn when their client is detained by ICE agents, forcing the team to shift gears to keep him with his family and prevent deportation.

    Director:Michele LaBrucherie
    Writers:Sarah Gertrude Shapiro, Conway Preston

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  10. Matlock Season 2 Episode 10 - The Greater Good
    8.0/10(366 votes)

    #10 - The Greater Good

    S2:E10

    Matty and Olympia navigate a new trust dynamic with Julian as he accompanies Matty to surveil the ex-wife of a Wellbrexa exec. Meanwhile, Hunter, a member of the firm's floater pool, assists Olympia, Matty and Sarah on a manslaughter case involving a health care worker.

    Director:Helen Shaver
    Writer:Sara Rose Feinberg

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  11. Matlock Season 2 Episode 11 - Tail Lights
    7.8/10(350 votes)

    #11 - Tail Lights

    S2:E11

    The team works tirelessly to prove a landlord's culpability after a building collapse leaves multiple people dead and injured. The case takes a shocking turn after someone close to the team is arrested for misconduct involving the jury.

    Director:Tessa Blake
    Writers:Nicki Renna, Bethany Huang

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  12. Matlock Season 2 Episode 12 - The Cavalry Isn't Coming
    8.1/10(347 votes)

    #12 - The Cavalry Isn't Coming

    S2:E12

    The stakes are high when Matty represents one of Jacobson Moore's own on trial amidst her and Edwin's 50th wedding anniversary. Meanwhile, Olympia and Julian track down a scientist from the Wellbrexa lab.

    Director:Jennifer Lynch
    Writers:Jeffrey Lieber, Tommy Cook

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  13. Matlock Season 2 Episode 13 - The Future is Nigh
    7.6/10(342 votes)

    #13 - The Future is Nigh

    S2:E13

    Olympia and the team take on a client, Vicki, who is fighting to gain full control of an AI afterlife software company she developed with her late sister. Also, Olympia tries to repair her relationship with Sarah and Matty gets a troubling call from Joey.

    Director:Kat Coiro
    Writers:Michelle Leibel, Helen Childress

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  14. Matlock Season 2 Episode 14 - Day One
    8.0/10(332 votes)

    #14 - Day One

    S2:E14

    As the team continues tracing Senior's money trail, they arrange a delicate meeting with a key accomplice, one that could expose them all. Also, the team takes on a criminal justice student's personal case involving a hit and run.

    Director:Hanelle M. Culpepper
    Writers:Katie Wech, Jenny Raftery

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  15. Matlock Season 2 Episode 15 - Who Are You? (1)
    8.2/10(325 votes)

    #15 - Who Are You? (1)

    S2:E15

    The team confronts an unexpected final hurdle they need to overcome to bring Senior to justice for his role in the Wellbrexa cover up. Meanwhile, they defend an airport ramp operator accused of safety negligence in the death of a passenger.

    Director:Kat Coiro
    Writer:Nicki Renna

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  16. Matlock Season 2 Episode 16 - Matty Matlock (2)
    8.7/10(401 votes)

    #16 - Matty Matlock (2)

    S2:E16

    The team confronts an unexpected final hurdle they need to overcome to bring Senior to justice for his role in the Wellbrexa cover up. Meanwhile, they defend an airport ramp operator accused of safety negligence in the death of a passenger.

    Director:Kat Coiro
    Writer:Nicki Renna

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Before Times" is the best rated episode of "Matlock" season 2. It scored 7.6/10 based on 517 votes. Directed by Gina Lamar and written by Jennie Snyder Urman, Nicki Renna, it aired on 10/12/2025. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Another Matlock".