Jess comes to a conclusion about her romantic feelings for Nick and she struggles to tell him - until she's hopped up on pain medication. But after admitting her feelings, she finds out he may have been keeping something from her. Meanwhile, Schmidt becomes obsessed with buying a fish, which Winston sees as a metaphor for Schmidt's unresolved feelings toward Cece and Nick plans a bar promotion to impress the bar owner (guest star Odette Annable).
- Directed by
- Lorene Scafaria
- Written by
- Brett Baer, Ryan Koh, Dave Finkel
Guest stars
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S2 E1Re-launch
Sep 25, 20126.822 min
Jess is laid off from her teaching job and volunteers to be a shot girl at Schmidt's "rebranding" party.
S2 E2Katie
Sep 25, 20126.922 min
Jess pretends she's someone else when a handsome stranger mistakes her for his blind date. Meanwhile, a patron at Nick's bar claims to be Nick from the future, and Winston's disapproving mother pays him a visit.
S2 E3Fluffer
Oct 2, 20127.122 min
Jess and Nick examine their friendship. Elsewhere, Schmidt hopes to impress an attractive Republican by pretending to be one of Mitt Romney's sons.
S2 E4Neighbors
Oct 9, 20126.822 min
Jess gets a quartet of very young new neighbors -- and she's determined to win them over, in spite of the fact that to them, she's not a New Girl -- she's an Old Girl
S2 E5Models
Oct 23, 20127.322 min
After spending a wild night out with Cece and her model friends, Jess jumps in the driver's seat when she must fill in for Cece at a car show. Meanwhile, the guys question what defines male friendship after Schmidt buys Nick a cookie.
S2 E6Halloween
Oct 30, 20127.422 min
Jess gets a job as a zombie at a haunted house, but is more frightened of her changing feelings towards Sam. Schmidt and Cece are perfectly matched in the costumes they're wearing, while Winston and Shelby are worlds apart in theirs. Nick g