Portlandia: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Portlandia Season 1.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Mixology
Jan 6, 2012 · 23 min
Local artisan curators Lisa and Bryce realize that they can pickle everything; Fred helps Carrie chase a romantic mixologist (Andy Samberg) who forgets his roots when he moves from
One Moore Episode
Jan 13, 2012 · 23 min
Doug and Claire become a bit obsessed with "Battlestar Galactica" and it begins to take over their lives.
Cool Wedding
Jan 20, 2012 · 22 min
Militant bike messenger Spyke and his fiancée Iris strive for non-conformity in their upcoming nuptials; Carrie drops her beloved iPhone, and her life flashes before her eyes; Two
Grover
Jan 27, 2012 · 23 min
Michelle and Brendan pull out all the stops to see that their son gains admittance to a prestigious preschool.
Cops Redesign
Feb 3, 2012 · 23 min
Nostalgia-loving Jason returns to LA from Portland and informs Melanie of another Portland throwback trend; the Mayor of Portland tasks Fred and Carrie with redesigning the Portlan
Cat Nap
Feb 10, 2012 · 23 min
In a boutique clothing store “Two Girls Two Shirts,” the owners (with Miranda July) are momentarily tempted by the idea of having customers; A struggling band finds itself with an
Motorcycle
Feb 17, 2012 · 23 min
An idyllic music gathering becomes tense when they face the logistics of loading a harp into a sedan (with Joanna Newsom); A middle-aged couple attempts to reclaim the ideals of be
Feminist Bookstore 10th Anniversary
Feb 24, 2012 · 23 min
"Sanitation Twins" Marcus and Madeline Harris take separating trash to a whole new level; Portland's feminist bookstore "Women & Women First" commemorates its 10th anniversary, but
No Olympics
Mar 2, 2012 · 23 min
A crying infant’s father escalates his attempts to soothe his thrill-seeking baby; Fred and Carrie get the Mayor of Portland’s (Kyle MacLachlan) blessing to create a grassroots cam
Brunch Village
Mar 9, 2012 · 45 min
New brunch hotspot Fisherman’s Porch gets a write-up in the local paper, prompting Peter and Nance to give it a try – only to find hundreds of others had the same idea. Portland’s