8.3/103,117 votes#1 - Thirsty Bird
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 6/6/2014
Piper's world is turned upside down when she is forced to confront the consequences of her actions and face new challenges.
Director: Jodie Foster
Writer: N/A
7.8/102,629 votes#2 - Looks Blue, Tastes Red
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 6/6/2014
A mock Job Fair provides Taystee with a chance to show off her business smarts; Red feels isolated from her prison family.
Director: Michael Trim
Writer: N/A
8.0/102,518 votes#3 - Hugs Can Be Deceiving
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 6/6/2014
Piper finds new arrival Soso a challenge; Morello gets her heart broken; a figure from Taystee's past arrives to disturb the status quo.
Director: Michael Trim
Writer: N/A
8.3/102,567 votes#4 - A Whole Other Hole
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 6/6/2014
Sophia gives the women a much-needed lesson in female anatomy; Morello takes a detour; Larry makes some life changes.
Director: Phil Abraham
Writer: N/A
7.8/102,432 votes#5 - Low Self Esteem City
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 6/6/2014
A bathroom turf war sees deeper lines drawn in the sand as Gloria and Vee go head to head. Piper receives devastating news.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: N/A
8.1/102,503 votes#6 - You Also Have a Pizza
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 6/6/2014
Love is in the air as the inmates prepare for a Valentine's Day party; Red makes an intriguing new discovery. Larry asks Piper to be his prison mole.
Director: Allison Anders
Writer: N/A
7.9/102,360 votes#7 - Comic Sans
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 6/6/2014
Piper starts a prison newsletter with the help of Healy and a few other inmates; Vee launches an entrepreneurial enterprise.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: N/A
8.1/102,336 votes#8 - Appropriately Sized Pots
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 6/6/2014
Piper faces a new backlash over special privileges; Caputo feels pressure to toughen up, resulting in administrative changes.
Director: Daisy von Scherler Mayer
Writer: N/A
8.3/102,395 votes#9 - 40 Oz. of Furlough
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 6/6/2014
Piper's relationship with Larry faces a real-world test; Red's effort to redeem herself is finally rewarded. A familiar figure returns to Litchfield.
Director: S.J. Clarkson
Writer: N/A
8.4/102,394 votes#10 - Little Mustachioed Shit
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 6/6/2014
The guards get tougher in a bid to turn up prison contraband; a big, lingering secret is finally revealed.
Director: Jennifer Getzinger
Writer: N/A
8.2/102,321 votes#11 - Take a Break from Your Values
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 6/6/2014
Piper is shocked at an unexpected change in her status; Soso's hunger strike attracts new support that takes on a religious fervor.
Director: Constantine Makris
Writer: N/A
8.6/102,466 votes#12 - It Was the Change
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 6/6/2014
Tensions run high as a prison power outage forces several issues to come to light. Piper finds herself compromised and is forced to think on her feet.
Director: Phil Abraham
Writer: N/A
9.3/104,319 votes#13 - We Have Manners. We're Polite.
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 6/6/2014
Several futures hang in the balance as the inmates face and confront their worst nightmares: Life will never be the same again.
Director: Constantine Makris
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Orange Is the New Black Season 2
Every episode of Orange Is the New Black Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Orange Is the New Black Season 2!
A crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she trades her comfortable New York life for one...
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Thirsty Bird" is the best rated episode of "Orange Is the New Black" season 2. It scored 8.3/10 based on 3117 votes. Directed by Jodie Foster and written by N/A, it aired on 6/6/2014. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Looks Blue, Tastes Red".