Ink Master Season 2

Right now you can watch Ink Master Season 2 on and — and it is more addictive than the premise lets on. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. With 90 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Dave Navarro anchors the format, but the whole cast makes it watchable. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Ink Master Season 2 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. The production behind Ink Master Season 2 knows exactly which moments to let breathe. Ink Master (season 2) was the second season of the Spike tattooing competition series, Ink Master. Season two follows sixteen tattoo artists competing against each other in an elimination-style competition that will leave the last person standing with the title of Ink Master, a $100,000 grand prize, and a feature in Inked Magazine. The show is hosted and judged by Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro. Dave Navarro and Chris Núñez lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2012. The format has been replicated endlessly since Ink Master Season 2 first appeared, which is its own form of tribute. The consistency throughout is what elevates it — not every moment is the best, but none of them are a reason to stop watching.

If the format appeals to you at all, Ink Master Season 2 is one of the stronger examples of it. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. The format has been copied endlessly since Ink Master Season 2 first appeared, which is the most honest tribute the industry knows how to give. Impossible to watch casually.

🎬 Ink Master Season 2 — Episode Guide

Tattooing the Dead

2012-10-09

A visit to the morgue launches 16 of the best tattoo artists into a brutal competition to determine who's #1 and "tattoo virgins" get their first taste of ink with one ending in a permanent disaster!

Semi Nude 911

2012-10-09

Semi nude women heat up the competition, a medical emergency threatens the future of one artist, and NFL Linebacker Terrell Suggs is a guest judge.

The 80 Year Old Virgin

2012-10-16

A botched American flag and a backwards eagle tattoo cause veterans' patriotic tempers to flare and a third artist loses their shot at $100,000 dollars and the title of Ink Master.

Tattoo Her What?

2012-10-23

A face-off leaves Sarah in tears and the artists are pushed to their limits when one canvas demands a tattoo on her private parts and another has a meltdown, which causes a fight in the loft. The NBA's Matt Barnes guest judges.

Trick or Freak

2012-10-30

Halloween gets freaky when the artists tattoo inside mouths. One artist reveals shocking news that lands him in in the hospital fighting for his life. Human canvases want tattoos of dismembered bodies and zombies. Another artist loses their shot at $100K dollars.

Half Naked and Fully Loaded

2012-11-06

Guns and a hot, half naked Pinup model set the stage for one artist's plan for revenge. Some of the artists botch their Pinup Tattoos, leaving their Human Canvases scarred and the judges steaming mad. Another artist loses their shot at $100K dollars.

Star Wars Forever

2012-11-13

The artists must use their Jedi powers to ink highly critical super-fans with Star Wars tattoos. Star Wars creator, George Lucas, has a special treat for the winner of the Flash Challenge. Another artista loses their shot at $100K dollars.

Holy Ink

2012-11-20

Alliances are made and betrayed when the artists team up to work in pairs and one team must ink priest. Tatu Baby gets a surprise advantage that angers the rest of the artists. Tattoo legend Freddy Negrete is guest judge.

Buck Off

2012-11-27

The artists burn designs onto skin tight chaps worn by smokin' hot cowgirls. The pressure is on when the artists try to impress Nunez by tattooing in his style, Japanese. Another artist is forced to close shop.

E10

Blowing Chunks

2012-12-04

Dave Navarro ups the stakes when he gives the artists his personal guitars to paint for the Flash Challenge. One Human Canvas can't stop puking. Animal tattoos leave two artists going head to head and the judges split 50/50.

E11

Better Than Words?

2012-12-11

The artists tattoo head-to-head against Oliver in the Flash Challenge. The portrait challenge leaves some canvases with unrecognizable family members permanently inked on their skin. Another artist is forced to close shop.

E12

The Bigger They Are

2012-12-18

The artists lose control when pro-athlete canvases choose them. Tattoo pain has these NFL and MMA pros on the floor. The judges choose the final three and the unbelievable final challenge is revealed. Live finale follows.

E13

Ink Master Live

2012-12-18

This season's artists and human canvases confront each other live. America's votes and insane twists are announced, master canvases are revealed, and the judges choose the next Ink Master.

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