10 Best New Girl Episodes

By Michael Potts /

7. Pepperwood (Season 2, Episode 14)

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Nick Miller is a true hero of the modern world. Nick Miller is an inspirational figure for those men who require nothing more in life than a comfy horizontal position and a beer in hand. Nick Miller in terrible situations is a great, great, great thing to watch.

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He's particularly protective of Jess around this time in Season 2, and that led to the insane, calamitous situation of Nick breaking into the house of someone he thought intended to murder Jess. It spawned some great moments and gave us even more reasons to love Nick all over again.