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The Mindy Project: Season 2

22 episodes Premiered Sep 17, 2013 Updated Oct 16, 2026
Previously on The Mindy Project

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 The Mindy Project 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.
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Season 2 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 2: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (19): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S2·E1 Mytharc

All My Problems Solved Forever...

Sep 17, 2013 · 22 min

Mindy and Casey's blissful time in Haiti is cut short when Mindy gets sick and is airlifted back to New York; Dr. Paul Leotard (James Franco), Schulman & Associates' new resident O

S2·E2 Core

The Other Dr. L

Sep 24, 2013 · 22 min

As Mindy adjusts to her long-distance relationship with Casey, she also must adjust to the fact that she is no longer the office's "Dr. L" - her office, patients and dignity have b

S2·E3 Core

Music Festival

Oct 1, 2013 · 22 min

After returning from Haiti, Casey has an identity crisis and thinks being a disc jockey might be his new calling. When Mindy and the office go to a music festival for their “work r

S2·E4 Core

Magic Morgan

Oct 8, 2013 · 22 min

According to Morgan, anyone who sleeps with him will find the love of their life immediately afterward. Curious to test this theory, Mindy takes Morgan up on his offer, but backs o

S2·E5 Core

Wiener Night

Oct 15, 2013 · 22 min

Mindy hits it off with a journalist named Jason, but Jason is a bit snobbish and finds Mindy to be too mainstream. To show that she's more cultured than he thinks, Mindy invites Ja

S2·E6 Core

Bro Club for Dudes

Oct 22, 2013 · 22 min

Mindy's excited to join the guys for a "boy's night out" at MoMA, but quickly realizes she misunderstood their plans: They're not going to the museum, they're going to an MMA fight

S2·E7 Core

Sk8er Man

Nov 5, 2013 · 22 min

In an effort to prove to Danny that she isn't judgmental, Mindy dates a wild skateboarder; Jeremy's visiting father seems to prefer Peter over his son.

S2·E8 Core

You've Got Sext

Nov 12, 2013 · 22 min

When Mindy tells Danny she has a crush, he thinks she's talking about him instead of Cliff the lawyer. Meanwhile, Morgan and Peter find Mindy's phone and respond to a text from Cli

S2·E9 Core

Mindy Lahiri Is a Racist

Nov 19, 2013 · 22 min

When Danny invites one of his patients to write about the practice on her blog only to discover she is a white supremacist, the team hires a PR expert to help fix things.

S2·E10 Core

Wedding Crushers

Nov 26, 2013 · 22 min

Mindy takes Pete to her cheating ex-boyfriend's wedding; Danny's younger brother makes an announcement.

S2·E11 Core

Christmas Party Sex Trap

Dec 3, 2013 · 22 min

Mindy plans an office Christmas party for the entire building, so she can spend more time with Cliff. However, things don't go Mindy's way when Brendan Deslaurier's date steals Min

S2·E12 Core

Danny Castellano Is My Personal Trainer

Jan 7, 2014 · 22 min

Mindy convinces Danny to help her get into shape before a weekend away with Cliff; Peter acts as managing partner when Jeremy is out sick.

S2·E13 Core

L.A.

Jan 14, 2014 · 22 min

Jeremy sends Mindy, Danny, Peter and Morgan to Los Angeles to receive cosmetic injectables certification. Once they arrive, Peter attempts to track down the object of his affection

S2·E14 Core

The Desert

Jan 21, 2014 · 22 min

When Cliff breaks up with Mindy over Casey, she plans to win him back; Danny tricks Mindy into going to see his dad in the desert.

S2·E15 Core

French Me, You Idiot

Apr 1, 2014 · 22 min

Mindy and Danny confront the consequences of their kiss. Meanwhile, Jeremy and Peter devise a plan to poach patients from a competing practice that has shut down.

S2·E16 Core

Indian BBW

Apr 1, 2014 · 22 min

Mindy discovers an incriminating video of herself that is floating around the internet, and she enlists the help of Peter to keep it from falling into the wrong hands.

S2·E17 Core

Be Cool

Apr 8, 2014 · 22 min

Mindy and Danny try their hand at dating. But they discover that redefining their relationship isn't as easy as they thought it would be, especially when the pharmaceuticals repres

S2·E18 Core

Girl Crush

Apr 8, 2014 · 22 min

A high-profile doctor and Mindy's idol tries to poach her.

S2·E19 Core

Think Like a Peter

Apr 15, 2014 · 22 min

Peter encourages Mindy to think more like a man. To test his advice, they head out to a bar, where they meet Lee, a smooth-talking first-grade teacher who is up to no good. Meanwhi

S2·E20 Core

An Officer and a Gynecologist

Apr 22, 2014 · 22 min

Mindy has a run-in with the law when a surly police officer admonishes her for giving his young daughter birth control pills. Meanwhile, Danny befriends a rabbi who offers to refer

S2·E21 Mytharc

Girl Next Door

Apr 29, 2014 · 22 min

Danny offers Mindy the opportunity to buy the other condo he owns in his building, but gets jealous when she begins to date Charlie, the police officer. Meanwhile, Peter dates a br

S2·E22 Mytharc

Danny and Mindy

May 6, 2014 · 22 min

When Mindy reads a description of an encounter a man had with her in New York, she thinks she has found her dream guy - which leads to a surprising reveal.

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