The BEST episodes of SouthLAnd season 2

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

Rookies learn the ropes. Veterans burn out. Detectives take their work personally. Partners take their addictions too far. Relationships fall apart. Blood spatter patterns provide clues. With fast-moving action filmed on gangland streets and in pricey cul-de-sacs, the series tells personal stories of men and women on both sides of the badge as they struggle to make a difference or simply survive.

Last Updated: 11/27/2024Network: TNT (US)Status: Ended
Maximum Deployment
star
8.05
693 votes

#1 - Maximum Deployment

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/6/2010

John, Ben, and Chickie are sent out as part of a maximum deployment to capture the “Canyon Rapist,” a perp who's been impersonating a cop. Russell is back, but on light duty as he continues to struggle with his recovery after being shot. While working a double-homicide with his old partner, Lydia, he discovers he's no longer up for the job. Sal plans a special night out to commemorate his wife's promotion, but their evening is ruined when their daughter reveals Sal’s affair with TV news reporter Mia Sanchez. Chickie gets a chance to prove to herself -- and others -- that she still has what it takes to be a good cop.

Directors: J. Michael Muro
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What Makes Sammy Run?
star
7.67
810 votes

#2 - What Makes Sammy Run?

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/30/2010

After two men murder a man in a crowded nightclub, Nate discovers his daughter was an eyewitness. Meanwhile, tensions rise between Sal and Gil on the gang task force, and Sammy confronts his wife, Tammi, after discovering she has been photographing gang members.

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Butch & Sundance
star
7.64
822 votes

#3 - Butch & Sundance

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

John and Ben are the first responders to a gruesome triple homicide in Hancock Park, where a mother is bludgeoned to death and her young daughters are found bound, gagged, raped and dead in their bedrooms. In investigating the case, Lydia and Rene realize they have two very different investigation styles. Meanwhile, Sammy continues to have problems with his wife and Ben confronts John about his increasing reliance on pain pills.

Directors: Nelson McCormick
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U-Boat
star
7.60
832 votes

#4 - U-Boat

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/16/2010

Ben, assigned to work on his own for the first time, responds to a call about a 9-year old girl who wandered off and finds himself emotionally distraught over a woman who is being harassed by an ex-lover with a tendency towards violence against women. Lydia and Rene spend the day checking assisting Brianna, the mother of the baby found crawling down the street. Over in Gangs, Detective Gil Puente leads the task force to take down ex-banger Trinny Day, but clashes with Sal and Sammy who find him loud and abrasive. When Chickie is assigned to ride with John for the day, he discovers she has no "command presence" and has lost her edge, suggesting it may be time for her to get out of police work.

Writer: Ann Biderman
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Phase Three
star
7.52
773 votes

#5 - Phase Three

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/2/2010

Lydia and her new partner, Detective Rene Cordero, investigate the disappearance of an elderly man. Meanwhile, Nate and Sammy investigate a freeway shooting and inadvertently threaten the integrity of a major undercover operation. Elsewhere, Chickie finds herself in the middle of a mini-riot after her new partner panics and takes a shot at a 13-year-old boy.

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The Runner
star
7.51
846 votes

#6 - The Runner

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/23/2010

Lydia and Rene are called to Compton to investigate the murder of a young SULA student, only to discover that the girl was not exactly who her parents claimed she was. Meanwhile, John takes Ben with him to Indian Wells to attend the funeral of his friend, a cop who committed suicide. On the way back, they stop at the rehab center to check in on Dewey.

Directors: Guy Ferland
Writer: Diana Son
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