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Beauty & the Beast
Season 2
DVD cover
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkThe CW
Original releaseOctober 7, 2013 (2013-10-07) –
July 7, 2014 (2014-07-07)
Season chronology
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Season 1
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Season 3
List of episodes

The second season of Beauty & the Beast, an American television series developed by Sherri Cooper-Landsman and Jennifer Levin and very loosely inspired by the 1987 CBS television series of the same name, commenced airing in the United States on October 7, 2013, concluded July 7, 2014, and consisted of 22 episodes.[1]

Beauty & the Beast's second season aired in the United States (U.S.) on Mondays at 9:00 pm ET on The CW, a terrestrial television network, where it received an average of 1.24 million viewers per episode.[2]

Premise

Catherine Chandler, a law student, witnesses her mother being shot the same night she is saved from her mother's murderers by a supposed beast. Nine years later, and now working as a detective for the NYPD, a case leads her to discover that Vincent Keller, an ex-soldier believed to have been killed in action during military service, is actually alive. As Catherine gets to know him, she starts finding out more about her mother's murder and about who (and what) Vincent really is. At the same time, they get to know one another and eventually fall in love.

Plot

Vincent was captured by Muirfield, an underground government organization that has been hunting him, in the previous season finale. Cat, the woman who he has fallen in love with and who accepts what he has been changed into by Muirfield, will do anything to find him. This season, their love faces more challenges than ever before.

During the season, Vincent and Cat briefly break up with each other, due to Vincent having changed so much because of Muirfield wiping his memory. Cat starts a relationship with Gabe, a previous beast, now turned ally, while Vincent starts to date Tori, a wealthy socialite who has discovered that she is also a Beast. Eventually, after regaining his memories and Tori's death during the season, Vincent realizes that he is still in love with Cat and tries to win her back, but she rejects his advances. However, slowly she starts to realize that she still loves him and they both get back together near the end of the season.

However, Gabe does not take the break up very well and starts to become obsessed with hunting down Vincent, by framing him for murder. He tries to hide his jealousy by claiming Vincent is dangerous, and he is only trying to protect Cat, while at the same time trying to win her back. However, he becomes more dangerous, as he suspends both Cat and Tess from the police force, becomes more ruthless and even goes so far as to kidnapping Cat's sister Heather, who then later learns Vincent's secret. However things become much worse after Gabe becomes a Beast again and starts killing those closest to Cat and Vincent. A final showdown will come between them finally ending the feud once and for all which could possibly end Vincent's life.

Cast

Main article: List of Beauty & the Beast (2012 TV series) characters

Notes

  1. ^ Noyes was credited as main cast from episodes 6-12.

Production

The cast and creators at San Diego Comic-Con

On April 26, 2013, Beauty & the Beast was renewed for a second season of 22 episodes.[7] Filming of Beauty & the Beast was split between New York City, NY and Toronto, Ontario, Canada from the second season.[8]

Casting

Brian White's character, Joe Bishop, was not included in the second season of the series; the storyline was that Bishop lost his job because he focused too much attention on finding the killer of his brother instead of performing his duties.[9] Ted Whittall, having briefly appeared in the final episode of season one where he revealed himself to be Cat's biological father, announced that he would return for season two in the recurring role of Bob Reynolds on July 8, 2013.[3] On September 6, 2013, it was announced that Annie Ilonzeh would be joining the cast of Beauty & the Beast for the show's upcoming second season, playing the role of Beth Bowman, a journalist and an old friend of Catherine Chandler's.[6] On September 10, 2013, it was reported that Amber Skye Noyes had been cast as Tori Windsor, the innocent daughter of a powerful beast who is rescued by Cat and Vincent.[10] On November 12, 2013, Law & Order actress Elisabeth Röhm was cast as Dana Landon, a woman who joins forces with Cat on an investigation into a series of undercover operations.[5] On December 4, 2013, Tom Everett Scott joined the cast of the show, playing the recurring role of Sam Landon, an archaeologist with a short fuse who has been isolated from the outside world for many years.[4]

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
231"Who Am I?"Stuart GillardBrad KernOctober 7, 2013 (2013-10-07)0.86[11]
242"Kidnapped"Rick BotaJennifer Levin & Sherri CooperOctober 14, 2013 (2013-10-14)0.90[12]
253"Liar, Liar"Bradley WalshJohn A. NorrisOctober 21, 2013 (2013-10-21)0.82[13]
264"Hothead"Michael RobisonRoger GrantOctober 28, 2013 (2013-10-28)0.83[14]
275"Reunion"Fred GerberEric TuchmanNovember 4, 2013 (2013-11-04)0.68[15]
286"Father Knows Best"Paul KaufmanBrad Kern & Roger GrantNovember 11, 2013 (2013-11-11)0.75[16]
297"Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?"Jeff RenfroeWendy Straker HauserNovember 18, 2013 (2013-11-18)0.68[17]
308"Man or Beast?"Stuart GillardJohn A. NorrisNovember 25, 2013 (2013-11-25)0.74[18]
319"Don't Die on Me"Mairzee AlmasEric TuchmanJanuary 13, 2014 (2014-01-13)0.71[19]
3210"Ancestors"Steven A. AdelsonRoger Grant & Rupa MaggeJanuary 20, 2014 (2014-01-20)0.74[20]
3311"Held Hostage"Sudz SutherlandPamela Sue AntonJanuary 27, 2014 (2014-01-27)0.82[21]
3412"Recipe for Disaster"Allan KroekerBrad Kern & Wendy Straker HauserFebruary 3, 2014 (2014-02-03)0.93[22]
3513"Till Death"Stuart GillardStory by : Roger Grant
Teleplay by : Sherri Cooper & Jennifer Levin		February 10, 2014 (2014-02-10)0.74[23]
3614"Redemption"Grant HarveyJohn A. NorrisFebruary 17, 2014 (2014-02-17)0.77[24]
3715"Catch Me if You Can"Norma BaileyEric TuchmanMarch 3, 2014 (2014-03-03)0.87[25]
3816"About Last Night"Stuart GillardMelissa GlennMarch 10, 2014 (2014-03-10)0.80[26]
3917"Beast is the New Black"Fred GerberSherri Cooper & Jennifer LevinJune 2, 2014 (2014-06-02)1.06[27]
4018"Cat and Mouse"Jeff RenfroeStory by : Amy Van Curen
Teleplay by : Brad Kern		June 9, 2014 (2014-06-09)0.87[28]
4119"Cold Case"Rich NeweyJohn A. Norris & Eric TuchmanJune 16, 2014 (2014-06-16)0.76[29]
4220"Ever After"Steven A. AdelsonVanessa RojasJune 23, 2014 (2014-06-23)0.75[30]
4321"Operation Fake Date"Fred GerberSherri Cooper & Jennifer LevinJune 30, 2014 (2014-06-30)0.84[31]
4422"Déjà Vu"Stuart GillardBrad Kern & Roger GrantJuly 7, 2014 (2014-07-07)0.76[32]

Reception

Shirley Li of Entertainment Weekly gave the second season of Beauty & the Beast a score of 42 out of 100, where 0 out of 100 is the lowest possible score and 100 is the highest, on Metacritic.[33] Li commented that the "love story-slash-procedural returns with a Cat and, well, Beast chase that's more dull than thrilling". The great romance and love story left the second season and we're left with another boring crime dreams, the show died because of that change.[34]

U.S. Nielsen ratings

No. Title Air date Viewers
(in millions)		 18–49
Rating/Share
1 Who Am I? October 7, 2013 0.86[11] 0.3/1[11]
2 Kidnapped October 14, 2013 0.90[12] 0.3/1[12]
3 Liar, Liar October 21, 2013 0.82[13] 0.3/2[13]
4 Hothead October 28, 2013 0.83[14] 0.3/1[14]
5 Reunion November 4, 2013 0.68[15] 0.3/1[15]
6 Father Knows Best November 11, 2013 0.75[16] 0.3/1[16]
7 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? November 18, 2013 0.68[17] 0.3/1[17]
8 Man or Beast? November 25, 2013 0.74[18] 0.3/1[18]
9 Don't Die on Me January 13, 2014 0.71[19] 0.3/1[19]
10 Ancestors January 20, 2014 0.74[20] 0.3/1[20]
11 Held Hostage January 27, 2014 0.82[21] 0.3/1[21]
12 Recipe for Disaster February 3, 2014 0.93[22] 0.4/1[22]
13 Till Death February 10, 2014 0.74[23] 0.3/1[23]
14 Redemption February 17, 2014 0.77[24] 0.3/1[24]
15 Catch Me if You Can March 3, 2014 0.87[25] 0.3/1[25]
16 About Last Night March 10, 2014 0.80[26] 0.2/1[26]
17 Beast is the New Black June 2, 2014 1.06[27] 0.4/1[27]
18 Cat and Mouse June 9, 2014 0.87[28] 0.3/1[28]
19 Cold Case June 16, 2014 0.76[29] 0.3/1[29]
20 Ever After June 23, 2014 0.75[30] 0.3/1[30]
21 Operation Fake Date June 30, 2014 0.84[31] 0.3/1[31]
22 Déjà Vu July 7, 2014 0.76[32] 0.3/1[32]

DVD release

Release dates Ep # Additional information
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
May 19, 2015 March 9, 2015 April, 2015 (Brazil)
December 3, 2015 (Australia) 		22
  • Features
    • Season in Review: The Beast is Back
    • From Script to Screen: Creating an Episode
    • Set Tour: The Gentleman's Club
    • Deleted Scenes
    • Gag Reel

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