The BEST episodes of Person of Interest season 2

Every episode of Person of Interest season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Person of Interest season 2!

An ex-CIA agent and a mysterious billionaire prevent violent crimes with the help of an all-seeing machine that can predict events before they happen.

Last Updated: 9/27/2025Network: CBSStatus: Ended
God Mode
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8.28
5215 votes

#1 - 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.

Directors: Richard J. Lewis
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Prisoner's Dilemma
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8.16
5038 votes

#2 - 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.

Directors: Chris Fisher
Writer: David Slack
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Zero Day
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8.16
5285 votes

#3 - 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.

Directors: Jeffrey G. Hunt
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Relevance
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8.12
5026 votes

#4 - Relevance

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/21/2013

The latest POI - a deadly government operative who tackles terrorist threats - proves difficult for Reese and Finch to protect.

Directors: Jonathan Nolan
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The Contingency
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8.03
5688 votes

#5 - The Contingency

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2012

Reese asks Detectives Carter and Fusco for help finding Finch, who was kidnapped by his nemesis.

Directors: Richard J. Lewis
Dead Reckoning
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7.99
5227 votes

#6 - Dead Reckoning

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/31/2013

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

Directors: John Dahl
Bad Code
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7.97
5744 votes

#7 - Bad Code

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2012

As Reese investigates a cold case, he gets closer to Finch and his kidnapper, Root.

Directors: John Cassar
2πR
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7.97
4964 votes

#8 - 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.

Directors: Richard J. Lewis
Writer: Dan Dietz
Shadow Box
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7.96
5290 votes

#9 - 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.

Directors: Stephen Surjik
In Extremis
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7.93
5186 votes

#10 - 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.

Directors: Chris Fisher
Booked Solid
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7.91
4860 votes

#11 - 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.

Trojan Horse
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7.89
4974 votes

#12 - 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.

Directors: Jeffrey G. Hunt
Til Death
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7.88
4942 votes

#13 - Til Death

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/29/2012

The team faces a challenge when the numbers of both a man and his wife come up in the machine.

Directors: Helen Shaver
Writer: Amanda Segel
Bury the Lede
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7.85
5531 votes

#14 - Bury the Lede

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/2012

Reese must surreptitiously protect an investigative reporter without becoming a part of her story.

Directors: Jeffrey G. Hunt
Writer: David Slack
One Percent
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7.83
4803 votes

#15 - 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.

Directors: Chris Fisher
Critical
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7.83
5099 votes

#16 - Critical

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/2012

A resourceful third party raises the stakes as Finch and Reese try to protect their latest person of interest, a brilliant surgeon.

Writer: Sean Hennen
Masquerade
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7.82
5610 votes

#17 - Masquerade

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/2012

Reese protects the spoiled daughter of a Brazilian diplomat.

Directors: Jeffrey G. Hunt
All In
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7.82
4912 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.

Directors: Tricia Brock
Proteus
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7.76
5062 votes

#19 - 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.

Directors: Kenneth Fink
Writer: Sean Hennen
The High Road
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7.74
5319 votes

#20 - The High Road

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/2012

The Machine’s latest number sends Reese to the suburbs.

C.O.D.
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7.72
4936 votes

#21 - 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.

Directors: Clark Johnson
Triggerman
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7.72
5442 votes

#22 - Triggerman

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/2012

Reese and Finch wonder if they should intervene when they learn that a mob enforcer's life is in danger; Finch turns to an unexpected source for help.