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The Best Episodes of Person of Interest Season 2

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

The Best Episodes of Person of Interest Season 2

John Reese, former CIA paramilitary operative, is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by...

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  1. Background image for The Contingency
    8.4/10(26 votes)

    #1 - The Contingency

    S2:E1

    With Finch missing – kidnapped by his hacker nemesis, Root, Reese enlists Detectives Carter and Fusco to get his friend back, Meanwhile, The Machine never sleeps, disseminating a new number to Reese.

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    8.3/10(27 votes)

    #2 - Bad Code

    S2:E2

    The Machine delivers the number of a cold case that leads Reese ever closer to catching up with Finch and his kidnapper, Root.

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    8.1/10(26 votes)

    #3 - Masquerade

    S2:E3

    With Finch back in the Library, Reese returns to field work, only to face his toughest case yet – protecting the privileged daughter of a Brazilian diplomat.

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    7.7/10(25 votes)

    #4 - Triggerman

    S2:E4

    When The Machine gives them the number of a mob enforcer whose life becomes endangered, Reese and Finch must decide whether to intervene or allow karma to balance the scales of justice. Meanwhile, Finch seeks aid from an unlikely source.

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  5. Background image for Bury the Lede
    8.5/10(26 votes)

    #5 - Bury the Lede

    S2:E5

    Reese must protect an investigative journalist through surreptitious means to avoid becoming part of her story.

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  6. Background image for The High Road
    8.0/10(25 votes)

    #6 - The High Road

    S2:E6

    Reese goes undercover in an idyllic neighborhood when The Machine’s latest number sends him to the suburbs.

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  8. Background image for Critical
    8.2/10(24 votes)

    #7 - Critical

    S2:E7

    The Machine gives Finch and Reese the number of a brilliant surgeon, but they soon discover that a resourceful third party has raised the stakes for this POI, forcing them to turn to an unlikely source for help.

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    Director:Fred Toye
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    8.0/10(23 votes)

    #8 - Til Death

    S2:E8

    The team is spread thin when a husband and wife’s numbers both come up

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    Director:Helen Shaver
  10. Background image for C.O.D.
    8.0/10(24 votes)

    #9 - C.O.D.

    S2:E9

    When the machine names a New York cabdriver as a person of interest, any of his passengers could be a part of the impending crime.

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    8.1/10(26 votes)

    #10 - Shadow Box

    S2:E10

    As the FBI pursues "the man in the suit," Reese is even more determined to protect the latest person of interest after learning she is the sister of a soldier who was killed in action.

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  12. Background image for 2πR
    8.6/10(25 votes)

    #11 - 2πR

    S2:E11

    Finch goes under cover to protect a youth who reminds him of himself; Carter goes on a dangerous mission for the FBI.

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  13. Background image for Prisoner's Dilemma
    8.4/10(28 votes)

    #12 - Prisoner's Dilemma

    S2:E12

    Carter tries to help Reese by engaging in mental warfare with the FBI; Reese has encounters with old and new enemies; Detective Fusco must protect supermodel Karolina Kurkova, the latest person of interest.

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    Director:Chris Fisher
  14. Background image for Dead Reckoning
    8.6/10(26 votes)

    #13 - Dead Reckoning

    S2:E13

    Reese is abducted by a former acquaintance planning a massive and potentially deadly act of cyber-warfare.

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    Director:John Dahl
  15. Background image for One Percent
    8.4/10(22 votes)

    #14 - One Percent

    S2:E14

    Finch and Reese meet their match: a tech billionaire whose curiosity and endless resources could expose their identities and ruin their efforts to save his life.

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  16. Background image for Booked Solid
    8.0/10(26 votes)

    #15 - Booked Solid

    S2:E15

    As Reese and Finch try to save a hotel maid's life, they encounter a litany of suspects; Detective Carter considers a significant offer from the FBI.

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  17. Background image for Relevance
    8.6/10(26 votes)

    #16 - Relevance

    S2:E16

    A lethal government operative who tracks and stops terrorist threats before they occur finds herself on the run – and the new focus of Reese and Finch's attention. However, their pursuit proves to be their most formidable when they discover that her remarkable skill set equals their own.

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    8.2/10(24 votes)

    #17 - Proteus

    S2:E17

    As Finch and Reese try to protect six people simultaneously, clues lead them to a coastal town; when a storm forces Finch and Reese to seek shelter in a police station with a group of locals, they realize a killer may be in their midst.

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    Director:Kenneth Fink
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    8.0/10(24 votes)

    #18 - All In

    S2:E18

    Finch and Reese head to Atlantic City to protect the latest person of interest, an elderly gambler; Carter tries to clear another detective's name.

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    8.3/10(25 votes)

    #19 - Trojan Horse

    S2:E19

    Finch infiltrates a tech corporation to gather intel on an executive whose number has come up; Carter questions Beecher's integrity.

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  21. Background image for In Extremis
    8.5/10(23 votes)

    #20 - In Extremis

    S2:E20

    When a person of interest is poisoned, Finch and Reese only have 24 hours to identify the toxin and find the person responsible; Detective Fusco's past catches up to him.

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    8.9/10(29 votes)

    #21 - Zero Day

    S2:E21

    When a virus causes the machine to malfunction, numbers are issued irregularly; the team searches for an extremely elusive tech millionaire.

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    8.8/10(29 votes)

    #22 - God Mode

    S2:E22

    Finch and Reese team up with unexpected allies as they race to fix the machine; as Detective Carter tries to apprehend Cal Beecher's murderer, she finds herself up against HR -- a criminal organization.

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Contingency" is the best rated episode of "Person of Interest" season 2. It scored 8.4/10 based on 26 votes. Directed by Richard J. Lewis and written by Jonathan Nolan, Denise Thé, it aired on 9/27/2012. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Bad Code".