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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!

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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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Contingency" is the best rated episode of "Person of Interest" season 2. It scored 9/10 based on 4075 votes. Directed by Richard J. Lewis and written by Jonathan Nolan, Denise Thé, it aired on 9/27/2012. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Bad Code".

  • The Contingency
    9.0/104,075 votes

    #1 - The Contingency

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2012

    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.

    Director: Richard J. Lewis

    Writer: Jonathan Nolan, Denise Thé

  • Bad Code
    9.0/103,714 votes

    #2 - Bad Code

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2012

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

    Director: Jon Cassar

    Writer: Patrick Harbinson, Greg Plageman

  • Masquerade
    8.3/103,148 votes

    #3 - Masquerade

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/2012

    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.

    Director: Jeffrey G. Hunt

    Writer: Melissa Scrivner-Love

  • Triggerman
    8.1/103,017 votes

    #4 - Triggerman

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/2012

    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.

    Director: James Whitmore Jr.

    Writer: Erik Mountain

  • Bury the Lede
    8.7/103,314 votes

    #5 - Bury the Lede

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/2012

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

    Director: Jeffrey G. Hunt

    Writer: David Slack

  • The High Road
    8.3/102,968 votes

    #6 - The High Road

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/2012

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

    Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá

    Writer: Michael Sopczynski, Nic Van Zeebroeck

  • Critical
    8.4/103,084 votes

    #7 - Critical

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/2012

    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.

    Director: Fred Toye

    Writer: Sean Hennen

  • Til Death
    8.1/103,015 votes

    #8 - Til Death

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/29/2012

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

    Director: Helen Shaver

    Writer: Amanda Segel

  • C.O.D.
    8.1/102,867 votes

    #9 - C.O.D.

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/6/2012

    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.

    Director: Clark Johnson

    Writer: Ray Utarnachitt

  • Shadow Box
    8.8/103,299 votes

    #10 - Shadow Box

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/13/2012

    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.

    Director: Stephen Surjik

    Writer: Patrick Harbinson

  • 2πR
    8.9/103,559 votes

    #11 - 2πR

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/3/2013

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

    Director: Richard J. Lewis

    Writer: Dan Dietz

  • Prisoner's Dilemma
    9.4/104,246 votes

    #12 - Prisoner's Dilemma

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/10/2013

    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.

    Director: Chris Fisher

    Writer: David Slack

  • Dead Reckoning
    9.2/103,699 votes

    #13 - Dead Reckoning

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/31/2013

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

    Director: John Dahl

    Writer: Erik Mountain

  • One Percent
    8.3/102,952 votes

    #14 - One Percent

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/7/2013

    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.

    Director: Chris Fisher

    Writer: Melissa Scrivner-Love, Denise Thé

  • Booked Solid
    8.5/103,012 votes

    #15 - Booked Solid

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/14/2013

    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.

    Director: Fred Toye

    Writer: Nic Van Zeebroeck, Michael Sopczynski

  • Relevance
    9.3/104,745 votes

    #16 - Relevance

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/21/2013

    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.

    Director: Jonathan Nolan

    Writer: Jonathan Nolan, Amanda Segel

  • Proteus
    8.5/103,059 votes

    #17 - Proteus

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/7/2013

    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.

    Director: Kenneth Fink

    Writer: Sean Hennen

  • All In
    8.2/102,790 votes

    #18 - All In

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 3/14/2013

    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.

    Director: Tricia Brock

    Writer: Lucas O'Connor

  • Trojan Horse
    8.6/103,015 votes

    #19 - Trojan Horse

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/4/2013

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

    Director: Jeffrey G. Hunt

    Writer: Erik Mountain, Dan Dietz

  • In Extremis
    8.8/103,125 votes

    #20 - In Extremis

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 4/25/2013

    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.

    Director: Chris Fisher

    Writer: Greg Plageman, Tony Camerino

  • Zero Day
    9.4/104,161 votes

    #21 - Zero Day

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 5/2/2013

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

    Director: Jeffrey G. Hunt

    Writer: David Slack, Amanda Segel

  • God Mode
    9.5/104,710 votes

    #22 - God Mode

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/9/2013

    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.

    Director: Richard J. Lewis

    Writer: Patrick Harbinson, Jonathan Nolan