8.4/10458 votes#1 - The Turn
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/26/2018
Penelope worries about changes she sees in Alex, who gets into trouble at school. Elena wonders if others are misidentifying her based on her appearance.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10372 votes#2 - Schooled
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/26/2018
When juggling family, work and college proves too much for Penelope, Schneider offers her a way to sharpen her focus and improve her test grades.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Becky Mann, Audra Sielaff
8.3/10413 votes#3 - To Zir, With Love
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1/26/2018
Lydia gives Elena advice on approaching her crush. After running into a hunky Army buddy who's also single, Penelope rethinks her dating rules.
Director: Phill Lewis
Writer: Sebastian Jones
8.0/10375 votes#4 - Roots
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 1/26/2018
Elena is horrified to learn that her grandmother doesn't vote. Penelope teaches her son all her tricks on how to save money at the movie theater.
Director: Phill Lewis
Writer: Dan Signer
8.6/10409 votes#5 - Locked Down
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 1/26/2018
Penelope's furtive date at home with Max is interrupted when a neighborhood lockdown brings the rest of the family back early.
Director: Phill Lewis
Writer: Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit
7.8/10353 votes#6 - Work Hard, Play Hard
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 1/26/2018
To teach Alex the value of a dollar, Penelope forces him to take a summer job at her workplace. Meanwhile, Elena finds a way to get paid for her hobby.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Andy Roth
8.2/10368 votes#7 - Exclusive
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 1/26/2018
Lydia learns that Dr. Berkowitz is going to the opera without her. When Schneider asks if she and Max are exclusive, Penelope realizes it's time for a talk.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Debby Wolfe
8.4/10412 votes#8 - What Happened
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 1/26/2018
Penelope recalls Elena's birth in 2001, and how an unexpected turn of events drastically changed the life plans she and her husband had made.
Director: Phill Lewis
Writer: Sebastian Jones, Andy Roth
9.1/10515 votes#9 - Hello, Penelope
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 1/26/2018
Feeling like she's finally got her life together, Penelope unwisely stops taking her antidepressants so she doesn't have to tell Max she's on them.
Director: Phill Lewis
Writer: Michelle Badillo, Caroline Levich
8.1/10346 votes#10 - Storage Wars
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/26/2018
As Schneider's trainee, Elena learns there's more to being a building super than fixing things. Penelope battles Lydia over space in their garage.
Director: Kimberly McCullough
Writer: Becky Mann, Audra Sielaff
8.3/10357 votes#11 - Homecoming
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/26/2018
At the kids' school dance, Elena tries to appear popular in front of Syd, and chaperones Penelope and Max reach a milestone in their relationship.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Michelle Badillo, Debby Wolfe, Caroline Levich
8.4/10354 votes#12 - Citizen Lydia
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/26/2018
Lydia and Schneider take their U.S. citizenship tests. Penelope wonders if she'd be willing to have another child to fulfill Max's wish to be a dad.
Director: Gloria Calderón Kellett
Writer: Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit, Dan Signer
9.1/10530 votes#13 - Not Yet
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/26/2018
A medical emergency brings bedside visits, admissions of regret, moments of realization, declarations of love and and out-of-body experience.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Gloria Calderón Kellett, Mike Rowe
The Best Episodes of One Day at a Time Season 2
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"The Turn" is the best rated episode of "One Day at a Time" season 2. It scored 8.4/10 based on 458 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/26/2018. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Schooled".