Bored to Death

2009 • HBO
4.5
22 reviews
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Season 2 episodes (8)

1 Escape from the Dungeon!
9/26/10
Season-only
Season Two Premiere. Jonathan is hired by a cop to infiltrate an S&M dungeon where his name is on their client list. Meanwhile, George is told to make do with less, and Ray fails a yoga test with Leah, putting their relationship in final jeopardy.
2 Make It Quick, Fitzgerald!
10/3/10
Season-only
Jonathan is hired by Richard Antrem, George's nemesis and boxing foe. Jonathan's insecurities resurface when Stella announces she's not over her first love. George learns he has a new female urologist; Ray plots to win back Leah by penning a comic book.
3 The Gowanus Canal Has Gonorrhea!
10/10/10
Season-only
George worries about remaining 'intact' after getting some sobering news from his new urologist, Dr. Kenwood. A bad day for Jonathan gets worse when a pair of SM henchmen kidnap him, demanding a ransom that calls 'GI' George & Ray to action.
4 I've Been Living Like a Demented God!
10/17/10
Season-only
A professor hires Jonathan to track down a valuable item. George finds an alibi to explain the results of his drug test. Flushed with cash from his 'Super Ray' comic book, Ray heads to the bar--and meets a familiar barfly.
5 Forty-Two Down!
10/24/10
Season-only
Jonathan attempts to repair the relationship between a poet/limousine driver and his wife. Ray has a meeting with Kevin Bacon.
6 The Case of the Grievous Clerical Error!
10/31/10
Season-only
Leah hires Jonathan to help find her new dog, 'Little Ray.' Ray joins Jonathan in the search for the dog, getting some inside help from a local woman. A reflective George heads to the hospital for surgery.
7 Escape From the Castle!
11/7/10
Season-only
A dermatologist enlists Jonathan to deliver a letter to his intended at an Asian health spa. Jonathan takes Ray to the spa for his birthday, with George and his new chauffeur Vikram in tow.
8 Super Ray is Mortal!
11/14/10
Season-only
In the Season Two finale, a mad stalker imperils Ray on the eve of the Brooklyn Comic Con. George decides to make a stand at work. Jonathan has another battle with his nemesis, Louis Greene.

About this show

Meet Jonathan Ames: writer, romantic, unlicensed private eye. HBO presents this comedy series that tells the story of this noir-fiction-obsessed writer who impulsively advertises his gumshoe services and gets hired for a variety of amusing cases.

Ratings and reviews

4.5
22 reviews
Mark Longley
March 2, 2014
Dare I say it, better than Girls. Oops I just did.