The Best Episodes of New Girl Season 2
Every episode of New Girl Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of New Girl Season 2!
Jessica Day is an offbeat and adorable girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in with three single guys. Goofy, positive, vulnerable and honest to a fault, Jess has faith in people, even when she shouldn't. Although she's dorky and awkward, she's comfortable in her own skin. More prone to friendships with women, she's not used to hanging with the boys—especially at home.
Season 2 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "New Girl" season 2 is "Re-launch", rated 7.3/10 from 1560 user votes. It was directed by Steve Pink and written by Kay Cannon. "Re-launch" aired on 9/25/2012 and is rated 0.4 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Katie".
7.3/10 1,560 votes#1 - Re-launch
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2012
Jess is laid off from her teaching job and volunteers to be a shot girl at Schmidt's "rebranding" party.
Director: Steve Pink
Writer: Kay Cannon
7.7/10 1,578 votes#2 - Katie
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/2012
Jess pretends she's someone else when a handsome stranger mistakes her for his blind date. Meanwhile, a patron at Nick's bar claims to be Nick from the future, and Winston's disapproving mother pays him a visit.
Director: Larry Charles
Writer: Elizabeth Meriwether
7.6/10 1,448 votes#3 - Fluffer
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/2012
Jess and Nick examine their friendship. Elsewhere, Schmidt hopes to impress an attractive Republican by pretending to be one of Mitt Romney's sons.
Director: Fred Goss
Writer: J. J. Philbin
7.1/10 1,443 votes#4 - Neighbors
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/2012
Jess gets a quartet of very young new neighbors -- and she's determined to win them over, in spite of the fact that to them, she's not a New Girl -- she's an Old Girl
Director: Steve Pink
Writer: Berkley Johnson
7.7/10 1,467 votes#5 - Models
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2012
After spending a wild night out with Cece and her model friends, Jess jumps in the driver's seat when she must fill in for Cece at a car show. Meanwhile, the guys question what defines male friendship after Schmidt buys Nick a cookie.
Director: Eric Appel
Writer: Josh Malmuth
7.8/10 1,451 votes#6 - Halloween
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2012
Jess gets a job as a zombie at a haunted house, but is more frightened of her changing feelings towards Sam. Schmidt and Cece are perfectly matched in the costumes they're wearing, while Winston and Shelby are worlds apart in theirs. Nick gets a visit from a former college crush who shows her affection in a scary way.
Director: Jesse Peretz
Writer: David Iserson
7.7/10 1,497 votes#7 - Menzies
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2012
As Jess' job search kicks into high gear, the guys fear her time of the month is also affecting their physical and psychological well-being. Meanwhile, Schmidt begins a "50 Shades of Grey"-type of relationship with his corporate boss, and Nick gains wisdom from an unlikely, hands-on (and mute) source.
Director: Jason Woliner
Writer: Kim Rosenstock
7.6/10 1,395 votes#8 - Parents
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2012
Jess invites her divorced Mom and Dad over for Thanksgiving dinner and enlists Nick and Cece to help her with a "Parent Trap" to reunite them. Meanwhile, Schmidt's cousin, Big Schmidt, visits, and Winston manipulates them into an escalating battle to prove their manhood.
Director: Jesse Peretz
Writer: Ryan Koh
7.5/10 1,361 votes#9 - Eggs
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/2012
When Jess learns that a friend is pregnant, both she and Cece panic that time is running out for them to have children. Meanwhile, Schmidt seeks advice on how to please Emma, and Nick and Winston visit the zoo to find inspiration for Nick's zombie-themed novel.
Director: Neal Brennan
Writer: Kay Cannon
7.7/10 1,357 votes#10 - Bathtub
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/2012
Tired of taking showers, Jess and Winston scheme to get a bathtub in the loft. Then, at the bar, Nick meets a tough and beautiful customer with boyfriend troubles. Meanwhile, Schmidt is torn between his boss and trying to win back Cece.
Director: Tristram Shapeero
Writer: Donick Cary
8.1/10 1,488 votes#11 - Santa
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/11/2012
When the gang attempts to juggle multiple holiday parties in one night, Jess tries to avoid a remorseful Sam, Nick tries to keep up with a sexually adventurous Angie and Winston panics when he gets a cranberry stuck in his ear.
Director: Craig Zisk
Writer: Luvh Rakhe
7.7/10 1,401 votes#12 - Cabin
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/8/2013
Jess and Sam go on a weekend getaway with Nick and Angie. But this might not be the trip they expected when Jess starts to party and trouble begins. Could jealousy get in the way of a good time?
Director: Alec Berg
Writer: J. J. Philbin
7.0/10 1,301 votes#13 - A Father's Love
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/15/2013
When Nick's con-man father suddenly reappears, Jess tries her best to fix the two men's relationship, despite Nick's fears that he's being used in another one of his dad's gambling schemes. Meanwhile, Schmidt teams up with Robby to try to win back Cece.
Director: Jake Kasdan
Writer: Berkley Johnson, Josh Malmuth
7.9/10 1,472 votes#14 - Pepperwood
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/22/2013
Nick becomes convinced that a promising student in Jess's adult writing class is a murderer.
Director: Lynn Shelton
Writer: Nick Adams
9.1/10 2,726 votes#15 - Cooler
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/29/2013
Nick and Schmidt go out on a "bro's night," but quickly become infatuated with, and highly competitive over, a beautiful woman attracted to sadness. Meanwhile, Winston falls for a girl with absolutely no interest in him, which only makes him more attracted to her. Then, Jess' decision to have a night alone in the loft doesn't go as planned and involves another round of the drinking game "True American," and a surprising development in her relationship with one of the loft mates.
Director: Max Winkler
Writer: Rebecca Addelman
8.0/10 1,437 votes#16 - Table 34
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/5/2013
The gang attends a dating convention, where Cece hopes to find a prospective husband - even as Schmidt hopes to win her back. Meanwhile, Winston's mojo returns, and Jess and Nick get put in a compromising position in front of Dr. Sam.
Director: Tristram Shapeero
Writer: David Iserson
8.1/10 1,436 votes#17 - Parking Spot
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/19/2013
When Schmidt discovers a previously unknown, yet highly-coveted parking spot, Jess and the roommates battle it out to see who will get to use it. Meanwhile, Winston has a hard time finding a condom when he gets an impromptu invitation from Daisy.
Director: Fred Goss
Writer: Rebecca Addelman
7.7/10 1,319 votes#18 - Tinfinity
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 2/26/2013
Jess catches the eye of a professional football player, with whom Winston landed an exclusive interview for his radio station. Meanwhile, Nick and Schmidt argue over the planning of their "TinFinity" party celebrating their tenth anniversary of living together, and Cece gets a surprise offer
Director: Max Winkler
Writer: Josh Malmuth, Kim Rosenstock
8.4/10 1,678 votes#19 - Quick Hardening Caulk
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 3/19/2013
Jess comes to a conclusion about her romantic feelings for Nick and she struggles to tell him - until she's hopped up on pain medication. But after admitting her feelings, she finds out he may have been keeping something from her. Meanwhile, Schmidt becomes obsessed with buying a fish, which Winston sees as a metaphor for Schmidt's unresolved feelings toward Cece and Nick plans a bar promotion to impress the bar owner (guest star Odette Annable).
Director: Lorene Scafaria
Writer: N/A
7.6/10 1,437 votes#20 - Chicago
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 3/26/2013
When a death occurs in Nick's family, Jess, Schmidt and Winston travel with Nick to the Windy City to help him with the funeral preparations and meet his boisterous family members, including his mom, Bonnie; his younger brother, Jamie; and his Boston cousin, Bobby.
Director: Jake Kasdan
Writer: Luvh Rakhe
7.7/10 1,353 votes#21 - First Date
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 4/4/2013
Jess and Nick, who are caught between friendship and something more, try to break out of relationship-limbo by going on a First Date. Once Schmidt and Winston realize a full-on Jess/Nick romance might be happening, they swoop in to try to sabotage the date.
Director: Lynn Shelton
Writer: Berkley Johnson, J. J. Philbin
7.5/10 1,256 votes#22 - Bachelorette Party
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 4/9/2013
Jess decides to throw Cece a surprise bachelorette party while Nick and Winston awkwardly take her fiancé, Shivrang, out for the night. Then, as Schmidt desperately tries to find a real girlfriend in time for the wedding in order to get a “plus one,” he is forced to seek out his old girlfriend from his “fat Schmidt” college days.
Director: Matt Sohn
Writer: Kay Cannon, Sophia Lear
8.4/10 1,754 votes#23 - Virgins
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 4/30/2013
In a series of flashbacks, Jess, Nick, Schmidt, Winston and Cece tell one another how they each lost their virginity. Not surprisingly, when they realize the stories directly affect their present day sex lives, one relationship will change forever.
Director: Alec Berg
Writer: Elizabeth Meriwether
8.0/10 1,359 votes#24 - Winston's Birthday
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 5/7/2013
Jess' dad chooses the worst day to pay the loft an unexpected visit, forcing a nervous Nick to spend the day alone with him. Jess finds herself with huge opportunity for a new job on the day before Cece's wedding. Schmidt must take a look in the mirror and confront his real feelings about Elizabeth. Meanwhile, Winston psyches himself up for his huge surprise birthday celebration, which no one seemed to remember to throw for him.
Director: Max Winkler
Writer: Dave Finkel, Brett Baer
8.6/10 1,736 votes#25 - Elaine's Big Day
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 5/14/2013
Cece's wedding day finds Jess and Nick making a decision about their relationship. Meanwhile, Schmidt schemes with a typically overenthusiastic Winston to sabotage the nuptials, although a shocking announcement may be bigger than anything he plans.
Director: Jake Kasdan
Writer: Christian Magalhaes, Robert Snow