After the retreat when they are back at school, Bay and Natalie declare a truce. However, he helps her understand her mother's point of view and stop being angry at her. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Regina tells Adriana and Daphne about Angelo and Lana's baby-to-be. A boy from her old neighborhood is upset when Daphne brings her truck to East Riverside. Daphne opens up her food truck for business, but is uncomfortable with the decisions that John is trying to make for her.
Angelo tells Regina about his possible unborn child and Regina has a run-in with Lana, the other woman, in the elevator. Elsewhere, Toby embarks on a romance with Nikki, but pulls back after Emmett shows him a distasteful picture of her on the internet. John and Kathryn inform the family of John's plans to run for state senate. She meets Teo, a fellow program participant and finds herself on the outs with Natalie, who bullies her because she is hearing. She later apologizes and the twosome plot to start up a food truck business of Daphne's very own.īay enrolls in an experimental immersion program at Carlton for hearing students who have been learning sign language. Daphne is still upset after all that happened with Jeff and snaps at Travis.
Meanwhile, Bay is accused of cheating on her French exam and decides to attend Carlton. Kathryn urges John to consider running as the Republican Party candidate for the Kansas State Senate. 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.
Switched at birth season 2 on dvd series#
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.Īs Mac, manager of Maui, Kansas (6 episodes)Īs Jennice Papagus, Nikki's mother (3 episodes)Īs Eliza Sawyer, Patricia's daughter (2 episodes)Īs Bill Kennish, John's father (2 episodes) 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 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 second season of the ABC Family drama television series Switched at Birth was commissioned on August 17, 2012. It premiered on Januin the United States and will consist of 21 episodes. This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia ( view authors).