The BEST episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles season 2

Every episode of NCIS: Los Angeles season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles season 2!

NCIS: Los Angeles is a drama about the high stakes world of undercover surveillance at the Office of Special Projects (OSP), a division of NCIS that is charged with apprehending dangerous and elusive criminals that pose a threat to the nation's security, specifically Naval and Marine assets and personnel.

Last Updated: 11/22/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
Familia
star
8.04
2023 votes

#1 - Familia

Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/17/2011

Hetty's sudden resignation prompts Callen and the NCIS team to investigate the reason why she would disappear in the hopes of tracking her down.

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Personal
star
7.86
2169 votes

#2 - Personal

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/22/2011

Deeks' morning routine is disrupted when he is shot during a convenience store robbery, leaving the NCIS team to investigate whether he was the assailants' intended target.

Directors: Kate Woods
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Plan B
star
7.85
2022 votes

#3 - Plan B

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/3/2011

Deeks resumes an old alias he is not fond of in order to protect his best friend and chief informant from a criminal group that wants him dead.

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The Job
star
7.84
1896 votes

#4 - The Job

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/29/2011

Kensi goes undercover as a thief in the hopes of uncovering the object that a world-class thief intended to steal.

Directors: Terrence O'Hara
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Lockup
star
7.84
1914 votes

#5 - Lockup

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/1/2011

Sam goes undercover as a prisoner to track down a terrorist group responsible for several bombings around the world.

Directors: Jan Eliasberg
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Empty Quiver
star
7.83
1996 votes

#6 - Empty Quiver

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/15/2011

Suspicious of an undercover venture involving a deal between corrupt cops and military personnel, Callen and Sam try to expose the illegal operation by posing as California highway patrol officers.

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Enemy Within
star
7.82
1967 votes

#7 - Enemy Within

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/22/2011

NCIS investigates whether the life of a Venezuelan politician is in danger after a Navy Intelligence Commander who is responsible for tracking his moves suddenly disappears.

Directors: Steven DePaul
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Harm's Way
star
7.75
2043 votes

#8 - Harm's Way

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/1/2011

Sam resumes a former alias and boards a one-way flight to Yemen in hopes of tracking down a terrorist group's leader and rescuing the hostage son of a Saudi Prince.

Directors: Tony Wharmby
Watch Now:Apple TV
Imposters
star
7.75
2027 votes

#9 - Imposters

Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/10/2011

After a Navy SEAL imposter is set ablaze, NCIS obtains new information regarding the whereabouts of the stolen Brachytherapy canister that could be used to make a deadly bomb.

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Deliverance (2)
star
7.75
1963 votes

#10 - Deliverance (2)

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/23/2010

Hetty and the NCIS team continue to search for an elusive book that has the attention of several foreign security agencies.

Directors: Tony Wharmby
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Archangel
star
7.75
1915 votes

#11 - Archangel

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/18/2011

The NCIS team sets out to find the individual responsible for stealing a classified Pentagon document before the file's decryption code is cracked by the wrong party.

Directors: Tony Wharmby
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Overwatch
star
7.73
1968 votes

#12 - Overwatch

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/11/2011

The NCIS team uncovers an experimental Navy tracking system when a body containing a top-secret residue is stolen from an autopsy room. Meanwhile, Callen challenges Hetty on the rock wall.

Directors: Karen Gaviola
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Black Widow
star
7.73
2093 votes

#13 - Black Widow

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/2010

After a mysterious hit squad takes out a Special Agent on assignment, the NCIS team jumps into action before the next target is set.

Directors: Kate Woods
Watch Now:Apple TV
Tin Soldiers
star
7.73
2072 votes

#14 - Tin Soldiers

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/8/2011

After Callen catches a man breaking into his house, a former KGB operative leads the NCIS team to a shipment of counterfeit computer chips entering the United States.

Directors: Terrence O'Hara
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Standoff
star
7.73
2031 votes

#15 - Standoff

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/19/2010

After a downtown Navy Recruitment Center is held hostage, Callen mediates with his ex-partner, Tracy Keller, to uncover information about a hijacked shipment of Spike missiles.

Directors: Dennis Smith
Watch Now:Apple TV
Anonymous
star
7.73
1898 votes

#16 - Anonymous

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/26/2010

After a state department employee and a plastic surgeon are murdered by a group of terrorists, the NCIS team must frantically search for the only witness who can identify the killers' surgically altered faces.

Directors: Norberto Barba
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Little Angels
star
7.66
1932 votes

#17 - Little Angels

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/12/2010

Videotape revealing a Naval Commander's daughter being buried alive strikes a nerve with Special Agent Sam Hanna and thrusts the NCIS team in a race against the clock to save the girl before time runs out.

Directors: Steven DePaul
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Rocket Man
star
7.66
2132 votes

#18 - Rocket Man

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/12/2011

After a rocket engine expert is killed, NCIS tech operator Eric Beale goes undercover for the first time to ensure that the classified technology used to build satellites is safe.

Directors: Dennis Smith
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Absolution (1)
star
7.66
1875 votes

#19 - Absolution (1)

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/16/2010

When a murdered antiques dealer's book of top-secret information goes missing, Hetty sends the NCIS team on a mission to find it.

Directors: Steven DePaul
Watch Now:Apple TV
Human Traffic
star
7.65
2215 votes

#20 - Human Traffic

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2010

When one of their own disappears while undercover, the team must work alongside LAPD on a case involving human-trafficking, money laundering and drugs.

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Bounty
star
7.64
1961 votes

#21 - Bounty

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/9/2010

When a former Army Sergeant responsible for hunting down high-value targets is found dead, the NCIS team searches for terrorist leaders suspected of his murder. Meanwhile, Deeks bonds with a person of interest in the case, making him more determined than ever to track down the killers.

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Special Delivery
star
7.57
2006 votes

#22 - Special Delivery

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/5/2010

The NCIS team investigates the murder of a Marine with top-level security clearance after he is found dead and missing a hand in a Beverly Hills parking lot off Rodeo Drive.

Directors: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Gil Grant
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Borderline
star
7.57
2017 votes

#23 - Borderline

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/2010

The NCIS team jumps into action when video surveillance footage shows an ambush on a humvee transporting Marines in the desert. Meanwhile, Nate returns from his mystery assignment.

Directors: Terrence O'Hara
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Disorder
star
7.56
2007 votes

#24 - Disorder

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/14/2010

Kensi connects personally with a discharged Navy Intelligence officer suffering from post traumatic stress disorder who is the sole survivor of a deadly dispute being investigated by the NCIS team.

Directors: Jonathan Frakes
Watch Now:Apple TV