New Girl (season 2)

New Girl (season 2)
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Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	25
Release
Original network	Fox
Original release	September 25, 2012 – May 14, 2013
Season chronology

The second season of the American comedy series New Girl premiered on September 25, 2012 on Fox and concluded on May 14, 2013. Season two consists of 25 episodes. Developed by Elizabeth Meriwether under the working title Chicks & Dicks, the series revolves around offbeat teacher Jess (Zooey Deschanel) after her moving into an LA loft with three men, Nick (Jake Johnson), Schmidt (Max Greenfield), and Winston (Lamorne Morris); Jess' best friend Cece (Hannah Simone) also appear regularly. The show combines comedy and drama elements as the characters, who are in their early thirties, deal with maturing relationships and career choices.

Production

On April 9, 2012, Fox renewed New Girl for a second season, which premiered on September 25, 2012.^[1][2] Parker Posey guest starred as a "shot girl" at a party thrown by Schmidt in the season premiere episode "Re-Launch"; Leslie Mann was originally cast in the role, but pulled out due to a scheduling conflict.^[3] Raymond J. Barry guest starred as "Old Nick" — an older drunk man who frequents Nick's bar, claiming to be Nick — from the future.^[4] Niecy Nash, David Walton and Eric Winter all signed on as guest stars for the second season. However, Walton was the only actor out of three that appeared in the series, he appeared in a recurring role as Jess' love interest, Sam, first appearing in the episode "Katie".^[5] Rachael Harris reprised her role as Jess' boss, Tanya Lamontagne in episode "Re-Launch".^[5] Maria Thayer guest starred as Amelia in the Halloween episode, a woman from Nick's college days.^[6] Carla Gugino guest starred in a three-episode stint as Schmidt's new boss, Emma.^[7] Jamie Lee Curtis and Rob Reiner guest starred as Jess' parents in the Thanksgiving episode.^[8] Rob Riggle also guest starred as Schmidt's cousin in the Thanksgiving episode.^[9] Olivia Munn guest starred in a three-episode arc as Angie, a love interest for Nick.^[10] Brenda Song appeared in a recurring role as Daisy, a love interest for Winston. Brooklyn Decker also guest starred in Song's introductory episode, appearing as Holly. Nate Corddry also guest starred in an episode.^[11] Odette Annable guest starred as Nick's new boss and love interest, Shane, in the episode "Quick Hardening Caulk"; It was previously reported that Annable's role would be recurring, however, she only appeared in one episode.^[12] Margo Martindale, Nick Kroll and Bill Burr guest starred as Nick's mother, brother and cousin, respectively.^[13][14] Dermot Mulroney reprised his role as Russell from the previous season. Merritt Wever played Elizabeth, Schmidt's old girlfriend from college, in the last four episodes of the season.^[15] Taylor Swift guest starred in the season finale "Elaine's Big Day", playing the episode's titular character.^[16][17]

Cast

Main

• Zooey Deschanel as Jessica "Jess" Christopher Day
• Jake Johnson as Nicholas "Nick" Miller
• Max Greenfield as Schmidt
• Lamorne Morris as Winston Bishop
• Hannah Simone as Cecilia "Cece" Parekh

Recurring

• Rachael Harris as Tanya Lamontagne
• Kali Hawk as Shelby
• Dermot Mulroney as Russell
• Nelson Franklin as Robby
• David Walton as Sam
• Carla Gugino as Emma
• Rob Reiner as Bob Day
• Olivia Munn as Angie
• Brenda Song as Daisy
• Satya Bhabha as Shivrang
• Merritt Weaver as Elizabeth

Guest

• Parker Posey as Casey
• Anna Maria Horsford as Charmaine
• Raymond J. Barry as Old Nick
• Josh Gad as Bearclaw
• Rebecca Reid as Nadia
• James M. Connor as Gary
• Maria Thayer as Amelia
• Molly Cheek as Marion
• Jaime Lee Curtis as Joan
• Rob Riggle as Big Schmidt
• June Diane Raphael as Sadie
• Kay Cannon as Melissa
• Jeff Kober as Remy
• Dennis Farina as Walt Miller
• Nathan Corddry as Edgar
• Brooklyn Decker as Holly
• Steve Agee as Outside Dave
• Steve Howey as Jax McTavish
• Odette Annable as Shane
• Margo Martindale as Bonnie
• Ellen Albertini Dow as Aunt Ruthie
• Bill Burr as Bobby
• Nick Kroll as Jamie
• Lauren Weedman as Mysteria
• Dylan O'Brien as The Guy
• Curtis Armstrong as Dr. Foster
• Mary Lynn Rajskub as Peg
• Taylor Swift as Elaine

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
25	1	"Re-Launch"	Steve Pink	Kay Cannon	September 25, 2012	2ATM01	5.35[18]
Jess is laid off from her teaching job. Schmidt throws a party at Nick's bar, in celebration of his penis cast being removed. A new side of Winston is revealed after he drinks some of Nick's fruity concoctions. Cece introduces her new boyfriend, Robby (Nelson Franklin) to Schmidt.
26	2	"Katie"	Larry Charles	Elizabeth Meriwether	September 25, 2012	2ATM02	5.18[18]
Jess meets Sam (David Walton), a handsome stranger who thinks she is his blind date; A regular (Raymond J. Barry) at Nick's bar claims he is Nick from the future and Winston's mother Charmaine (Anna Maria Horsford) and sister Alisha (Keenyah Hill) visits. Schmidt is determined to sleep with Alisha.
27	3	"Fluffer"	Fred Goss	J. J. Philbin	October 2, 2012	2ATM04	4.99[19]
Jess and Nick evaluate their friendship, after Nick is convinced that Jess is only using him as a platonic boyfriend. Elsewhere, Schmidt hopes to impress an attractive Republican by pretending to be one of Mitt Romney's sons. Winston has random sexual fantasies, due to Shelby refusing to have intercourse with him for many weeks.
28	4	"Neighbors"	Steve Pink	Berkley Johnson	October 9, 2012	2ATM03	4.94[20]
Jess and Schmidt try fitting in with younger people who have moved in across the hall from them. Nick works extra hard to pull a prank on Schmidt.
29	5	"Models"	Eric Appel	Josh Malmuth	October 23, 2012	2ATM05	5.16[21]
Jess insults Cece's modeling profession in front of her other model friends. Schmidt feels insulted after Nick says he is bothered by Schmidt buying him a cookie and thinking about him during the day.
30	6	"Halloween"	Jesse Peretz	David Iserson	October 30, 2012	2ATM06	4.75[22]
Jess begins to have genuine feelings for Sam as more than a sexual partner, after seeing him work as a pediatrician during the day. Nick reunites with Amelia (Maria Thayer), an ex-girlfriend from college. Schmidt intrudes on Cece and Robby's Halloween date. Winston feels it is finally time to break up with Shelby.
31	7	"Menzies"	Jason Woliner	Kim Rosenstock	November 13, 2012	2ATM07	4.35[23]
Still unable to find a new job, Jess blames her problems on premenstrual syndrome. Winston also thinks he is suffering from same symptom as Jess, even though he is a man. After meeting Tran (Ralph Ahn), a strange old man in the park, Nick decides to be less angry. Schmidt agrees to be consensually sexually harassed by his new boss, Emma (Carla Gugino). Cece is bothered after Robby labels her a "nice girl".
32	8	"Parents"	Jesse Peretz	Ryan Koh	November 20, 2012	2ATM08	4.11[24]
Jess' divorced parents, Joan and Bob (Jamie Lee Curtis and Rob Reiner) come over to the apartment for Thanksgiving; Jess tries to get them back together despite numerous failed attempts in the past. Schmidt's cousin (Rob Riggle), also named Schmidt, comes over, spurring a manly competition between the two.
33	9	"Eggs"	Neal Brennan	Kay Cannon	November 27, 2012	2ATM09	4.12[25]
Jess is in her thirties and she begins to worry about wanting to have children before it's too late. Schmidt is bothered by being unable to satisfy Emma during sexual intercourse. Nick finally decides to sit down to begin writing his zombie novel.
34	10	"Bathtub"	Tristram Shapeero	Donick Cary	December 4, 2012	2ATM10	4.10[26]
Tired of taking showers, Jess and Winston decide that they want to put a bathtub in the loft. However, their attempts makes matters worse causing them to fool Schmidt by faking a robbery. Nick meets Angie (Olivia Munn), a tough and beautiful stripper with a hotheaded boyfriend. Schmidt struggles between having sexual relations with Emma and trying to win Cece back.
35	11	"Santa"	Craig Zisk	Luvh Rakhe	December 11, 2012	2ATM11	4.18[27]
The gang attends several Christmas parties on Christmas Eve. Sam tries to win Jess back. Nick is intimidated by Angie being very sexually adventurous in public. Schmidt rejects Cece's Christmas gift after she denies him after he proclaimed his love for her.
36	12	"Cabin"	Alec Berg	J. J. Philbin	January 8, 2013	2ATM12	3.78[28]
Jess asks Nick and Angie to come along on a cabin trip with her and Sam. Schmidt feels Winston is holding back on his "blackness", so he agrees to spend the day doing things that Winston wants to do.
37	13	"A Father's Love"	Jake Kasdan	Berkley Johnson & Josh Malmuth	January 15, 2013	2ATM13	3.65[29]
Nick's con man father, Walt (Dennis Farina), visits. Schmidt and Robbie team up to try to win Cece back.
38	14	"Pepperwood"	Lynn Shelton	Nick Adams	January 22, 2013	2ATM14	4.05[30]
Nick thinks that Edgar (Nate Corddry), a student in Jess' creative writing class, is a psychotic killer. Schmidt and Winston try to find from each other what is being said about them when they are not in the room.
39	15	"Cooler"	Max Winkler	Rebecca Addelman	January 29, 2013	2ATM15	4.74[31]
Nick, Schmidt and Winston try to get lucky with women by spending a "guys night out" at the bar, while Jess is in the apartment alone. Nick and Schmidt compete to get the attention of Holly (Brooklyn Decker), a woman who is sexually attracted to sadness, while Winston spends time with Daisy (Brenda Song), a woman helping him to be comfortable speaking to women again.
40	16	"Table 34"	Tristram Shapeero	David Iserson	February 5, 2013	2ATM16	4.83[32]
The gang attends an Indian marriage convention with Cece, where she hopes to find her future husband. While there, Schmidt once again tries to win Cece back. Jess and Nick try to discuss the intimate moment they shared the night before. Anu (Meera Simhan), the head of the marriage convention hits on Winston.
41	17	"Parking Spot"	Fred Goss	Rebecca Addelman	February 19, 2013	2ATM17	4.31[33]
Schmidt finds an extra parking spot, and he, Jess, Nick and Winston fight over it. Winston goes on a trek to find a condom to have sex with Daisy.
42	18	"TinFinity"	Max Winkler	Kim Rosenstock & Josh Malmuth	February 26, 2013	2ATM18	4.29[34]
Schmidt and Nick throw a party to celebrate being roommates for ten years. Winston becomes good friends with Jax McTavish (Steve Howey), a football player that Jess becomes attracted to. Cece and Shivrang (Satya Bhabha) begin to question their relationship leading up to their arranged marriage.
43	19	"Quick Hardening Caulk"	Lorene Scafaria	Story by: Brett Baer & Dave Finkel Teleplay by: Ryan Koh	March 19, 2013	2ATM19	4.26[35]
Jess becomes sexually attracted to Nick when she sees that he is applying himself more at his bartending job. However, Jess does not know that Nick is only acting this way because he is dating his new boss, Shane (Odette Annable). Winston helps Schmidt catch a lionfish, which Schmidt is obviously using as a metaphor after losing Cece.
44	20	"Chicago"	Jake Kasdan	Luvh Rakhe	March 26, 2013	2ATM20	4.19[36]
Nick's father passes away, with Jess, Schmidt and Winston traveling with Nick to his hometown Chicago to help with the funeral arrangements. While there, they meet Nick's eccentric family: his mother (Margo Martindale), brother (Nick Kroll), cousin (Bill Burr) and grandmother (Ellen Albertini Dow). Winston helps Schmidt overcome his fear of death.
45	21	"First Date"	Lynn Shelton	J. J. Philbin & Berkley Johnson	April 4, 2013	2ATM22	4.77[37]
Nick musters up the courage to go on a first date with Jess, but the actual date causes confusing feelings for the both of them. While at the restaurant for their date, they accidentally run into Jess' ex-boyfriend Russell (Dermot Mulroney) and his date. Feeling that the roommate dynamic will be ruined if Jess and Nick become a couple, Schmidt and Winston plot to stop it from happening.
46	22	"Bachelorette Party"	Matt Sohn	Kay Cannon & Sophia Lear	April 9, 2013	2ATM21	4.09[38]
Jess plans a surprise bachelorette party for Cece. Meanwhile, Nick and Winston spend some "guy time" with Shivrang. Schmidt is offended that he did not get a "plus one" invitation to Cece's wedding, so he sets out to find his "plus one", including stopping at the door of his college ex-girlfriend, Elizabeth (Merritt Wever).
47	23	"Virgins"	Alec Berg	Elizabeth Meriwether	April 30, 2013	2ATM23	3.57[39]
The gang reminisce about losing their virginities, and have a contest about who had the worst experience.
48	24	"Winston's Birthday"	Max Winkler	Brett Baer & Dave Finkel	May 7, 2013	2ATM24	3.94[40]
Jess' dad, Bob, visits the apartment the day after Jess and Nick spend the night together. Schmidt is embarrassed to mention that Elizabeth is his girlfriend to other people. Winston spends the day hoping his friends remember that it's his birthday.
49	25	"Elaine's Big Day"	Jake Kasdan	Christian Magalhães & Bob Snow	May 14, 2013	2ATM25	4.07[41]
Cece's wedding day arrives. Schmidt and Winston plan to sabotage the wedding after Schmidt has an "eye conversation" with Cece, where she apparently tells him that she is wanting to back out of the wedding. Jess and Nick become conflicted about their past, increasingly feeling that their relationship is a mistake. Jess and Nick accidentally ruin Cece's wedding, spurring Cece to confessing her true feelings. While leaving the wedding Jess begs Nick not to give up on their relationship upon which he kisses her and they drive away into the night.

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External links

• Official website
• New Girl at the Internet Movie Database
• New Girl at TV.com