Ink Master

A visit to the morgue launches 16 of the best tattoo artists into a brutal competition to determine who's number 1 and "tattoo virgins" get their first taste of ink. (S2, ep1)

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. (S2, ep2)

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 and the title of Ink Master. (S2, ep3)

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. (S2, ep4)

Halloween gets freaky when the artists tattoo inside mouths. One artist reveals shocking news that lands him in the hospital. Human canvases want tattoos of dismembered bodies and zombies. (S2, ep5)

Guns and a 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. (S2, ep6)

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. (S2, ep7)

Alliances are made and betrayed when the artists team up to work in pairs. Tatu Baby gets a surprise advantage that angers the rest of the artists. (S2, ep8)

The artists burn designs onto skin tight chaps worn by cowgirls. The pressure is on when the artists try to impress Nunez by tattooing in his style- Japanese. (S2, ep9)

Dave Navarro ups the stakes when he gives the artists his personal guitars to paint for the Flash Challenge. Animal tattoos leave two artists going head to head. (S2, ep10)

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. (S2, ep11)

The artists lose control when pro-athlete canvases choose them. The judges choose the final three and the unbelievable final challenge is revealed. (S2, ep12)

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. (S2, ep13)