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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!

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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 initiating their own type of justice. With the special training

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Person of Interest Season 2 Episode 1 - The Contingency
    8.9/10(5089 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.

    Director:Richard J. Lewis
    Writers:Jonathan Nolan, Denise Thé

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  2. Person of Interest Season 2 Episode 2 - Bad Code
    9.0/10(4663 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.

    Director:Jon Cassar
    Writers:Patrick Harbinson, Greg Plageman

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  3. Person of Interest Season 2 Episode 3 - Masquerade
    8.2/10(3954 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.

    Director:Jeffrey G. Hunt
    Writer:Melissa Scrivner-Love

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  4. Person of Interest Season 2 Episode 4 - Triggerman
    8.0/10(3808 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.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Erik Mountain

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  5. Person of Interest Season 2 Episode 5 - Bury the Lede
    8.6/10(4117 votes)

    #5 - Bury the Lede

    S2:E5

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

    Director:Jeffrey G. Hunt
    Writer:David Slack

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  6. Person of Interest Season 2 Episode 6 - The High Road
    8.3/10(3747 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.

    Director:Félix Alcalá
    Writers:Nic Van Zeebroeck, Michael Sopczynski

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  7. Person of Interest Season 2 Episode 7 - Critical
    8.3/10(3870 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.

    Director:Frederick E. O. Toye
    Writer:Sean Hennen

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  8. Person of Interest Season 2 Episode 8 - Til Death
    8.0/10(3795 votes)

    #8 - Til Death

    S2:E8

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

    Director:Helen Shaver
    Writer:Amanda Segel

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  9. Person of Interest Season 2 Episode 9 - C.O.D.
    8.0/10(3623 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.

    Director:Clark Johnson
    Writer:Ray Utarnachitt

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  10. Person of Interest Season 2 Episode 10 - Shadow Box
    8.7/10(4109 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.

    Director:Stephen Surjik
    Writer:Patrick Harbinson

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  11. Person of Interest Season 2 Episode 11 - 2πR
    8.8/10(4403 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.

    Director:Richard J. Lewis
    Writer:Dan Dietz

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  12. Person of Interest Season 2 Episode 12 - Prisoner's Dilemma
    9.4/10(5325 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.

    Director:Chris Fisher
    Writer:David Slack

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  13. Person of Interest Season 2 Episode 13 - Dead Reckoning
    9.2/10(4662 votes)

    #13 - Dead Reckoning

    S2:E13

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

    Director:John Dahl
    Writer:Erik Mountain

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  14. Person of Interest Season 2 Episode 14 - One Percent
    8.2/10(3695 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.

    Director:Chris Fisher
    Writers:Denise Thé, Melissa Scrivner-Love

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  15. Person of Interest Season 2 Episode 15 - Booked Solid
    8.4/10(3751 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.

    Director:Frederick E. O. Toye
    Writers:Nic Van Zeebroeck, Michael Sopczynski

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  16. Person of Interest Season 2 Episode 16 - Relevance
    9.2/10(5739 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.

    Director:Jonathan Nolan
    Writers:Jonathan Nolan, Amanda Segel

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  17. Person of Interest Season 2 Episode 17 - Proteus
    8.4/10(3854 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.

    Director:Kenneth Fink
    Writer:Sean Hennen

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  18. Person of Interest Season 2 Episode 18 - All In
    8.1/10(3506 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.

    Director:Tricia Brock
    Writer:Lucas O'Connor

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  19. Person of Interest Season 2 Episode 19 - Trojan Horse
    8.6/10(3725 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.

    Director:Jeffrey G. Hunt
    Writers:Erik Mountain, Dan Dietz

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  20. Person of Interest Season 2 Episode 20 - In Extremis
    8.7/10(3867 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.

    Director:Chris Fisher
    Writers:Greg Plageman, Tony Camerino

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  21. Person of Interest Season 2 Episode 21 - Zero Day
    9.4/10(5101 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.

    Director:Jeffrey G. Hunt
    Writers:David Slack, Amanda Segel

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  22. Person of Interest Season 2 Episode 22 - God Mode
    9.4/10(6057 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.

    Director:Richard J. Lewis
    Writers:Patrick Harbinson, Jonathan Nolan

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Contingency" is the best rated episode of "Person of Interest" season 2. It scored 8.9/10 based on 5089 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".