NCIS: New Orleans

10 Best Episodes of NCIS: New Orleans - Season 2

A drama about the local field office that investigates criminal cases affecting military personnel in The Big Easy, a city known for its music, entertainment and decadence.

Written by Sophie and last updated on jan 12, 2023.

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NCIS: New Orleans - S2E16

#15 - Second Chances (Season 2 - Episode 16)

After tracking stolen Navy TNT to a cocaine warehouse, Special Agent Pride and the NCIS team uncovers a domestic drug ring that is producing their own cocaine and headed by Sonja’s childhood friend, Marion Watkins.

The episode was rated 7.61 from 630 votes.

NCIS: New Orleans - S2E17

#14 - Radio Silence (Season 2 - Episode 17)

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The NCIS team protects a local DJ from a threatening perpetrator and investigates the murder of a Navy Captain who was attacked while on-air with the radio show. Also, Pride’s daughter, Laurel, returns home to discuss her future plans.

The episode was rated 7.62 from 643 votes.

NCIS: New Orleans - S2E22

#13 - Help Wanted (Season 2 - Episode 22)

A Navy culinary specialist is the target of an explosion while visiting her family’s 100-year-old restaurant in the French Quarter. Also, Brody is in D.C. tracking a lead in the General leak case.

The episode was rated 7.65 from 802 votes.

NCIS: New Orleans - S2E2

#12 - Shadow Unit (Season 2 - Episode 2)

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The NCIS team investigates the murder of a blogger dedicated to exposing government corruption and cover-ups and discovers a Navy Seal and CIA humanitarian mission with a dark secret.

The episode was rated 7.66 from 605 votes.

NCIS: New Orleans - S2E14

#11 - Father's Day (Season 2 - Episode 14)

Special Agent Pride opens his bar to the public with a Fat Tuesday party, but the celebration is cut short when he and Mayor Douglas Hamilton (Steven Weber) are both kidnapped from their respective Mardi Gras events and held hostage by an unknown assailant.

The episode was rated 7.66 from 665 votes.

NCIS: New Orleans - S2E11

#10 - Blue Christmas (Season 2 - Episode 11)

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A string of Christmas burglaries turns deadly and the evidence leads the NCIS team to Wade’s adopted son, Danny. Also, Lasalle and Brody tease Sonja about the high stakes of drawing Pride in the team’s Secret Santa holiday exchange.

The episode was rated 7.66 from 606 votes.

NCIS: New Orleans - S2E3

#9 - Touched by the Sun (Season 2 - Episode 3)

When a female combat pilot and Navy hero dies in an air-show plane crash, the NCIS team must investigate if it’s the fault of the pilot or the new jet that was just approved to deploy to bases globally.

The episode was rated 7.68 from 598 votes.

NCIS: New Orleans - S2E21

#8 - Collateral Damage (Season 2 - Episode 21)

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After a Navy lieutenant dies during a clandestine visit to a general’s hotel room, Special Agent Pride and the NCIS team are asked to break standard protocol for the murder investigation.

The episode was rated 7.68 from 764 votes.

NCIS: New Orleans - S2E10

#7 - Billy and the Kid (Season 2 - Episode 10)

The murder of a Marine provides new clues in the first case Pride and Lasalle ever worked together, just before Hurricane Katrina struck the city and washed away any evidence. Also, the team celebrates Thanksgiving together in Pride’s bar.

The episode was rated 7.69 from 629 votes.

NCIS: New Orleans - S2E18

#6 - If It Bleeds, It Leads (Season 2 - Episode 18)

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Brody believes that a sailor hit by a party bus in the French Quarter is connected to her sister’s death after the NCIS team discovers similarities between the two. The team prepares for St. Patrick’s Day festivities in New Orleans.

The episode was rated 7.71 from 671 votes.

NCIS: New Orleans - S2E7

#5 - Broken Hearted (Season 2 - Episode 7)

The life of a genius Navy coder employed by Brody’s mother, Olivia Brody, hangs in the balance after the heart intended for his transplant is stolen. Olivia joins the NCIS team as they race to locate the missing organ.

The episode was rated 7.73 from 600 votes.

NCIS: New Orleans - S2E19

#4 - Means to an End (Season 2 - Episode 19)

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The NCIS team discovers a surveillance van filled with photos documenting Special Agent Pride’s every move after his daughter Laurel is attacked on campus and placed in protective custody.

The episode was rated 7.74 from 672 votes.

NCIS: New Orleans - S2E23

#3 - The Third Man (Season 2 - Episode 23)

The team partners with Homeland Security for the investigation of a Navy master diver's murder after learning the death could be linked to a foreign attack on the city.

The episode was rated 7.75 from 836 votes.

NCIS: New Orleans - S2E12

#2 - Sister City (2) (Season 2 - Episode 12)

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While Special Agent Pride and the New Orleans team investigate a Russian sleeper agent who was involved with Abby’s brother, Luca, Sebastian flies to D.C. to partner with Abby on the forensics in the case. Also, Bishop drives through the night to deliver a package and work the case with the New Orleans team. (Sister City (1) aired on NCIS, season 13, episode 12.)

The episode was rated 7.80 from 453 votes.

NCIS: New Orleans - S2E24

#1 - Sleeping with the Enemy (Season 2 - Episode 24)

The NCIS team uncovers a mole in the ranks while working with the Department of Homeland Security to locate 900 missing pounds of explosives that pose an imminent threat to New Orleans.

The episode was rated 7.88 from 803 votes.

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