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The Best Episodes of The Paper Chase Season 2

Every episode of The Paper Chase Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Paper Chase Season 2!

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Critically lauded drama about the life and pressures of a group of students at a prestigious Eastern law school, with a strict and domineering contract-law professor named Charles Kingsfield, who alternately inspires and terrifies the

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Paper Chase Season 2 Episode 1 - Outline Fever
    7.9/10(21 votes)

    #1 - Outline Fever

    S2:E1

    The second year begins with Hart and Ford moving to an off-campus apartment, while Bell is still at the dorm as the advisor for the 1-L students. Some of the 1-L students hound Hart for his Contracts outline, until Ford and Bell auction it off (against Hart's wishes). Meanwhile, 1-L Connie Lehman shows a personal interest in Hart ... or is it only his outline?

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Paper Chase Season 2 Episode 2 - Birthday Party
    8.8/10(22 votes)

    #2 - Birthday Party

    S2:E2

    Kingsfield's friend and former student, now the Attorney General of the United States, asks him if he would accept a nomination to the Supreme Court. Hart decides to celebrate Kingsfield's eightieth birthday, even though it is known that the professor disapproves of such festivities.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Paper Chase Season 2 Episode 3 - Spreading It Thin
    7.3/10(19 votes)

    #3 - Spreading It Thin

    S2:E3

    Hart has a feeling that a popular law professor has plagiarized an article for Law Review, and tries to prove it, to the detriment of his schoolwork. Lehman suspects he is just jealous because she greatly admires the professor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Lee Kalcheim

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  4. The Paper Chase Season 2 Episode 4 - Cinderella
    7.0/10(19 votes)

    #4 - Cinderella

    S2:E4

    Connie attempts to help a returning student, now a single mother with no child care, and recruits Hart and Bell for assistance. Ford is assigned to an older woman's case against a slumlord.

    Director:Joseph Pevney
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Paper Chase Season 2 Episode 5 - Commitments
    6.2/10(19 votes)

    #5 - Commitments

    S2:E5

    Hart fails to appreciate Connie's heavy workload and turns to another woman for comfort. Bell attempts to help a first-year student who cracks under the pressure of Kingsfield's class.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Paper Chase Season 2 Episode 6 - Plague of Locusts
    8.5/10(23 votes)

    #6 - Plague of Locusts

    S2:E6

    Hart has a tough choice when multiple firms offer him internships, while Bell is anxious because all his interviews go badly. Ford considers turning his father in for violating school policy by taking students' grades into consideration when selecting interns.

    Director:Joseph Pevney
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Paper Chase Season 2 Episode 7 - Snow
    7.9/10(19 votes)

    #7 - Snow

    S2:E7

    As usual, the Law Review is behind schedule, but this time Golden is sidelined with pneumonia. Second-in-command Shaw seizes the opportunity for a power play, but it predictably backfires. Law Review activities are further complicated when, while their new computer is being installed and tested, a power failure threatens their precious deadline - until they enlist the help of the 'Wonks'.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Paper Chase Season 2 Episode 8 - Mrs. Hart
    7.8/10(18 votes)

    #8 - Mrs. Hart

    S2:E8

    Hart is given a run of the Review for the night when Golden meets a woman who is demanding of his time and attention. For dates a woman whose ambition is to marry a lawyer.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Paper Chase Season 2 Episode 9 - Tempest in a Pothole
    8.3/10(18 votes)

    #9 - Tempest in a Pothole

    S2:E9

    Hart's girlfriend receives a scholarship offer in England. Hart tries to presuade her to stay with him, she suggests he come to England, which he refuses. Awaiting her decision on whether to accept the scholarship or stay there with Hart, she asks him to go with her to Kingsfield's empty classroom which she describes as a ""temple of reason"" (you knew then which she had chosen). Hart leaves angrily, but Golden talks him into seeing her before she leaves. As she leaves, Bell is there to comfort his friend Hart. True to form, Hart announces that he needs to check on what assignments Golden has for him and then he will study for Kingsfield's seminar.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Paper Chase Season 2 Episode 10 - Labor of Love
    7.5/10(17 votes)

    #10 - Labor of Love

    S2:E10

    Hart and Harriman compete to represent the school in the national moot court competition. First-year student Vivian struggles with speaking up in class.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Paper Chase Season 2 Episode 11 - Burden of Proof
    8.1/10(16 votes)

    #11 - Burden of Proof

    S2:E11

    Bell sues the city for damages and lost wages when he rides over a pothole and breaks his arm. Kingsfield has difficulty coping when Nottingham, his secretary, transfers to another office.

    Director:Mark Cullingham
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Paper Chase Season 2 Episode 12 - War of the Wonks (a.k.a.) Machine
    7.6/10(17 votes)

    #12 - War of the Wonks (a.k.a.) Machine

    S2:E12

    A minor incident between Golden and an engineering student about a parking space causes hostilities between the law students and the engineering students (or ""Wonks"" as they are called on campus). Golden has the Wonk's car impounded and the Wonks retaliate by moving Golden's car into the Law Review office (which is in a basement...). A romance between a law student and a Wonk is strained by the conflict. The matter is settled by a contest of legal knowledge between Kingsfield and a computer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Lee Kalcheim

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  13. The Paper Chase Season 2 Episode 13 - Limits
    8.9/10(21 votes)

    #13 - Limits

    S2:E13

    Ford reaches out to Kingsfield for help when his fellow students seek to force a teacher they suspect is senile in retirement.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Paper Chase Season 2 Episode 14 - Hart Goes Home
    8.5/10(17 votes)

    #14 - Hart Goes Home

    S2:E14

    Working in the public defender's office, Hart has to defend the perpetrator who assaulted and robbed Kingsfield. The violence on campus puts student on edge.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Paper Chase Season 2 Episode 15 - Judgement Day
    8.0/10(16 votes)

    #15 - Judgement Day

    S2:E15

    The students fear they will lose a popular professor when he becomes eligible for tenure but lacks significant publication credits.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Paper Chase Season 2 Episode 16 - My Dinner With Kingsfield
    9.7/10(28 votes)

    #16 - My Dinner With Kingsfield

    S2:E16

    A snowstorm strands Kingsfield, forcing him to spend the evening with Hart while Ford and Bell get to know Nottingham in a local bar.

    Director:Arthur Allan Seidelman
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Paper Chase Season 2 Episode 17 - The Advocates
    8.5/10(16 votes)

    #17 - The Advocates

    S2:E17

    Hart and Harriman compete to represent the school in the national moot court competition. First-year student Vivian struggles with speaking up in class.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Paper Chase Season 2 Episode 18 - Not Prince Hamlet
    8.0/10(20 votes)

    #18 - Not Prince Hamlet

    S2:E18

    A grieving father struggles to understand why his son committed suicide.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Paper Chase Season 2 Episode 19 - Billy Pierce
    7.6/10(15 votes)

    #19 - Billy Pierce

    S2:E19

    Stressed-out first-year students prepare for Kingsfield's final. When the final exam is stolen, Bell is charged with finding the students responsible.

    Director:Corey Allen
    Writer:John Jay Osborn Jr.

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Outline Fever" is the best rated episode of "The Paper Chase" season 2. It scored 7.9/10 based on 21 votes. Directed by Jack Bender and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/15/1983. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "Birthday Party".