Season Two

Switched at Birth Season 2
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Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	21
Original channel	ABC Family
Original run	January 7, 2013 – August 19, 2013
DVD release date	N/A
Season chronology	Next – Season 3 Previous – Season 1
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The second season of the ABC Family drama television series Switched at Birth was commissioned on August 17, 2012. It premiered on January 7, 2013 in the United States and will consist of 21 episodes. The season is produced by ABC Family, Pirates' Cove Entertainment and Suzy B Productions, with Paul Stupin, Becky Hartman Edwards, John Ziffren, and series creator Lizzy Weiss serving as executive producers.

The one-hour scripted drama revolves around two teenagers who discover they were switched at birth and grew up in very different environments. While balancing school, jobs, and their unconventional family, the girls, along with their friends and family, experience Deaf culture, relationships, classism, racism, audism, and other social issues.

The ninth episode of the season entitled "Uprising" made television history in the United States by becoming the first episode of a US national mainstream television series to be told almost entirely in American Sign Language.

The Cast

Main Katie Leclerc as Daphne Vasquez Vanessa Marano as Bay Kennish Lucas Grabeel as Toby Kennish Sean Berdy as Emmett Bledsoe Constance Marie as Regina Vasquez D.W. Moffett as John Kennish Lea Thompson as Kathryn Kennish Giles Marini as Angelo Sorrento

Recurring Marlee Matlin as Melody Bledsoe (9 episode) Ivonne Coll as Adrianna Vasquez (7 episodes) Blair Redford as Tyler Mendosa (9 episodes) Ryan Lane as Travis Barnes (16 episodes) Cassi Thomson as Nikki Papagus (12 episodes) Stephanie Nogueras as Natalie Pierce (9 episodes) Daniel Durant as Matthew (7 episodes) Max Lloyd-Jones as Noah (8 episodes) Matthew Kane as Jace (8 episodes) Matthew Risch as Senator Chip Coto (8 episodes) BK Cannon as Mary Beth Tucker (6 episodes) Kari Coleman as Whitney, Regina's boss (5 episodes) Annie Ilonzeh as Lana (6 episodes) Morgan Krantz as Mac, manager of Maui, Kansas (6 episodes) Brandon J. Sornberger as Mark (6 episodes) Todd Williams as Zane (5 episodes) Robert Curtis Brown as Ivan Ronan (5 episodes) Brian Gutierrez as Cody (5 episodes)

Cont. Brian Gutierrez as Cody (5 episodes) Danielle Rayne as Patricia Sawyer (4 episodes) Jerry Ferris as Coach Lubin (4 episodes) Anthony Natale as Cameron Bledsoe (3 episodes) Joey Lauren Adams as Jennice Papagus, Nikki's mother (3 episodes) Laura Spencer as Parker Robinsan (3 episodes) Carlease Burke as Ms. Rose (3 episodes) Maiara Walsh as Simone Sinclair (2 episodes) Justin Bruening as Chief Jeff Reycraft (2 episodes) Allison Scagliotti as Aida Adams (2 episodes) Stephen Lunsford as Teo Hanahan (2 episodes) Zoey Deutch as Eliza Sawyer, Patricia's daughter (2 episodes) Charlene Amoia as Diana Coto, Chip's wife (2 episodes) William Lucking as Bill Kennish, John's father (2 episodes) Kim Rhodes as Tria (2 episodes) Meeghan Holaway as Amanda Burke (1 episode)

The Episodes

No. in Series	No. in Season	Title	Air Date	Viewers
31	201	The Door to Freedom	01/07/2013	1.70
		Life is shaken up once again for the Kennish-Vasquez family when a woman from Angelo's past surfaces, claiming to be pregnant with his baby. However, only Bay and Toby know. Kathryn urges John to consider running as the Republican Party candidate for the Kansas State Senate. Meanwhile, Bay is accused of cheating on her French exam and decides to attend Carlton. Daphne is still upset after all that happened with Jeff and snaps at Travis. She later apologizes and the twosome plot to start up a food truck business of Daphne's very own.
32	202	The Awakening Conscience	01/14/2013	1.65
		Bay enrolls in an experimental immersion program at Carlton for hearing students who have been learning sign language. She meets Teo, a fellow program participant and finds herself on the outs with Natalie, who bullies her because she is hearing. John and Kathryn inform the family of John's plans to run for state senate. Elsewhere, Toby embarks on a romance with Nikki, but pulls back after Emmett shows him a distasteful picture of her on the internet. Angelo tells Regina about his possible unborn child and Regina has a run-in with Lana, the other woman, in the elevator. Daphne opens up her food truck for business, but is uncomfortable with the decisions that John is trying to make for her. A boy from her old neighborhood is upset when Daphne brings her truck to East Riverside.
33	203	Duel of Two Women	01/21/2013	1.74
		Regina tells Adriana and Daphne about Angelo and Lana's baby-to-be. Daphne takes it in stride and is supportive of Regina, suggesting a spa weekend just for the two of them, paid for from her food truck profits. Bay finds herself on the wrong end of Natalie's wrath, forcing Melody to take everyone on a Tolerance Retreat to help bridge the divide between them. Bay bonds with Noah, who confides to her that he has Meniere's Disease, has already lost 60% of the hearing in his right ear, and is in the Pilot Program at Carlton so that he can learn to sign before he loses the rest of his hearing. Regina finds out from her new doctor that she has osteonecrosis in her right wrist/hand and can never sign, paint or be a hairdresser ever again, which leads to a falling-out with Melody, who thinks Regina is faking to get sympathy. Daphne tells Noah how upset she feels about her mom not being able to sign with her anymore, and asks him can he imagine losing the ability to communicate with someone, but Noah passes on the opportunity to tell Daphne that he has Meniere's Disease. However, he helps her understand her mother's point of view and stop being angry at her. After the retreat when they are back at school, Bay and Natalie declare a truce. Also, Emmett is jealous of Bay's friendship with Noah and says he (Emmett) can't be friends with Bay anymore because it hurts too much to not be with her. Meanwhile, Kathryn possibly hurts John's campaign during a radio interview by mentioning John's views on [legal] immigration, which John's political enemies use against him by claiming he is for illegal immigration. John believes he can win by staying away from specific issues and keeping it very general before the election, and tells Kathryn to keep quiet about political issues from now on. Toby bonds with Lana and finds out that she is planning to give up her and Angelo's baby for adoption, as she is in medical school and has no local family (they're all in Boston). Toby points out that she does have local family, his sister, Bay, who is also the baby's sister.
34	204	Dressing for the Charade	01/28/2013	1.76
		Daphne gets the truth from Travis's mother regarding his so called problems at home. Regina runs into an old friend while out with Kathryn. John sees an attack ad on his campaign involving his wife's radio interview. Toby brings Lana to the Kennish house for dinner and she lets something slip to an immigration social worker about carrying Angelo's baby.
35	205	The Acquired Inability to Escape	02/04/2013	1.79
		Daphne takes on more than she can handle while venturing into new territory. Toby goes to his grandfather hoping for a college recommendation. Kathryn volunteers to direct a play at Carlton.
36	206	Human/Need/Desire	02/11/2013	1.65
		Bay hosts an anti-Valentine's Day party and invites her hearing and deaf friends, leading Noah and Travis to get into a heated argument. Angelo and Lana agree to a truce to chaperone the party. Regina butts heads with John and Kathryn over how to handle the situation with Daphne's food truck.
37	207	Drive in the Knife	02/18/2013	1.52
		Daphne breaks up with Travis. Afterwards, the police find the man who robbed the food truck and Travis lies when he's asked to ID the man at the police station. Daphne finds out that Travis wants personal revenge against the guy. Meanwhile, the Kennish kids are roped into helping out with John's campaign. Toby meets Elisa, a volunteer who turns out to be the daughter of the opposing candidate. Bay tells Emmett that she's in a new relationship, but he kisses her. Regina is fired from her new job after the first day and turns to alcohol after being sober for many years.
38	208	Tight Rope Walker	02/25/2013	1.69
		While Toby bonds with Elisa, discord breaks out at Carlton when the deaf students oppose the pilot program for hearing students, leaving Daphne feeling trapped in the middle. After she talks to the school board, she tells Kathryn that they decided to close Carlton. Meanwhile, Bay tells Regina's old boyfriend Zane about Regina's alcohol abuse and Zane tells Regina what Bay told him. Regina confronts Bay about telling Zane about her being an alcoholic and angrily scolds her for it. Bay, severely hurt, forgives Regina for her outburst after she comes to her room to apologize. The two then decide to keep it secret and Regina promises to go back to her classes and get help. However, she goes back on her word when she leaves a voicemail for her sponsor and then deletes the message instead of sending it.
39	209	Uprising	03/04/2013	1.63
		Daphne leads her classmates in a protest against the closing of their school and Bay's efforts to join them are met with resistance. The uprising horrifies the parents and puts relationships at risk including Daphne and Bays. Daphne also finds out that Regina started drinking again. Melody is offered a position on the School Board. NOTE: "Uprising" was the first episode of a national mainstream scripted television series to be told almost entirely in American Sign Language (ASL), with open captions for hearing viewers. Series creator Lizzy Weiss described the innovative concept, stating "I've been wanting to do an all-ASL episode since the series began, and the storyline we've been focusing on this season gave us the perfect opportunity. It's an exciting, visual, empowering story of kids who are different fighting back, and it allows our audience to experience the world as our deaf characters do. We've been building to this for 39 episodes and we're all thrilled to be the first to try this."
40	210	Introducing the Miracle	03/11/2013	1.75
		Daphne and the students of Carlton School for the Deaf find out if their protest will keep the school open, and deaf. Lana goes into labor, Toby makes a surprise announcement, and John's campaign for office ends unexpectedly. Meanwhile, an intoxicated Regina shows up at Angelo's, and Emmett tells Bay about the kiss between Daphne and Noah.
41	211	Mother and Child Divided	06/10/2013	1.66
		Regina returns early from rehab, only to find that Daphne has grown closer to the Kennish family: Bay runs into her ex-boyfriend Ty; Travis and Emmett take advantage of Melody's absence and Kathryn and Nikki don't see eye to eye. Bay begins working at her dad's office.
42	212	Distorted House	06/17/2013	1.62
		Bay begins to reconnect with Ty but then learns shocking news about his experiences in Afghanistan, Toby and Travis both seek a managerial position at John's car wash: Kathryn and Daphne have a hard time coming to terms with Bay's desire to stay with Regina. Kathryn and Daphne become tennis partners in a tournament at the country club.
43	213	The Good Samaritan	06/24/2013	1.76
		Toby and Nikki's relationship is strained by work and wedding planning so Bay tries to help Toby find a release by booking a gig for Toby's band for the carnival to give him a temporary reprieve from the demands of adult life; Regina and Bay's messiness frustrates Angelo when He comes back from searching for his baby. Kathryn's unnerved by Adrianna's frequent visits, and Jace introduces Daphne to a new adventure.
44	214	He Did What He Wanted	07/01/2013	1.61
		It's time to celebrate the 4th of July. Someone visits the bank to move some money around. John has a heart attack. Daphne's getting mixed signals from Jace. Bay learns more about Mary Beth and Ty. Angelo joins the country club. Kathryn learns that Senator Coto's corrupt and a shameless lothario, while Regina gets a second chance at the job she was fired from.
45	215	Ecce Mono	07/08/2013	2.02
		This is the What If? episode. Regina revealed the switch as soon as she learned of it. Kathryn as a romance novelist. A courtroom battle that leaves Kathryn and John with custody of both girls. Bay at a frat party. What Bay, Daphne, and Toby looked like as young kids. What Bay and Daphne might look like as teens in different circumstances. Daphne has a cochlear implant and is spoiled and manipulative, while Bay's a top scholar who overcompensates.
46	216	The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living	07/15/2013	1.75
		Bay meets some of Ty's soldier friends, including an army medic named Aida. Angelo offers Regina help in bringing in some business. After a family emergency the Kennish family is going through some changes. John must face the reality of his situation. Daphne's torn between her family and her interest in being with Jace.
47	217	Prudence, Avarice, Lust, Justice, Anger	07/22/2013	1.76
		A gay couple is introduced. Angelo invites Bay to join him at a pivotal meeting concerning the custody of his new baby, although this tests his relationship with Bay, because she originally declines going, but Ty convinces her to go. When Daphne and Jace uncover senator Coto's corruption and shameless womanizing, they must decide what to do with the confidential information. Meanwhile, Nikki discovers that Toby and Simone have been in touch, and Emmett and Travis try to set Melody up on a blind date.
48	218	As The Shadows Deepen	07/29/2013	1.76
		Bay decides to put on Deaf Day at Maui to bring in more customers, since the park has been losing business. She gets help from Emmett, which causes problems when Ty sees the two of them together. Daphne finds out that Jeff is now Jace's friend's fiance and that the two were in a long-term relationship, despite Jeff's affair with Daphne a while back. Red flags are raised about Jace after he tries to steal a credit card and tells Jeff's fiance the truth. Toby suggests that Nikki visit the man who killed her father in prison to get closure. John starts to mend his relationship with his father. Bay also learns that Ty is about to be deployed back to Afghanistan.
49	219	What Goes Up Must Come Down	08/05/2013	1.68
		Emmett's father gets a cochlear implant.
50	220	The Merrymakers	08/12/2013	1.60
		Bay and Daphne throw Nikki an impromptu bachelorette party while a call from Simone alters the course of Toby's bachelor party. Meanwhile, Kathryn's surprised at Jennice's extravagant wedding requests, and a change in their living situation leads Angelo and Regina to reevaluate their relationship.
51	221	Departure of Summer	08/19/2013	1.96
		Toby prepares for his wedding, and both his parents and Nikki's mom contemplate being truthful with him. Meanwhile Daphne's forced to own up to her mistakes regarding her blackmail of Senator Coto. Angelo realizes that his baby belongs with Victor & Leo and makes a deal to still be a part of her life. Bay seeks a long-distance romance with Ty in the face of his redeployment, however Ty soon learns that he'll be in even more dangerous territory this time around. To protect Bay from the truth, he breaks up with her using a terrible lie; one that leads Bay straight back into the arms of Emmett.