Meaning of The Recruit season 2 episode titles. Here are the deciphered acronyms
If you're wondering what the acronyms in the episode titles of The Recruit season 2 mean, here's the answer to that question.

The Recruit is back on Netflix with new episodes. Season 2 debuted on the platform on January 30, so viewers can get ready for another dose of action and riddles – these are even hidden in the episode titles, as fans were already shown in series 1. As then, in Season 2, too, the episode titles are acronyms that viewers must decipher on their own. And they won't be able to do so without watching the series, because the answers are hidden in it.
However, if you didn't manage to catch the right quotes in the episodes of season 2 of The Recruit, we have found for you meaning of all the acronyms. You can check what they mean and whether you managed to find them well.
Episode number |
Episode title |
Quote |
Who said it |
Episode 1 |
Y.N.A.H.Y.A.L. |
You're not a hero, you're a lawyer. |
Nyland |
Episode 2 |
Y.A.R.A.C.O.T.D.O.P. |
You are really a condom on the d*ck of progress. |
Janus |
Episode 3 |
H.H.I.I.T.K.A.L. |
How hard is it to kill a lawyer? |
Dawn |
Episode 4 |
A.T.N.W.H.Y.P.A.B.H. |
And then Nyland will have you pulled apart by horses. |
Janus |
Episode 5 |
W.S.T.W.T.P. |
We're still tinkering with the programmatics. |
Nyland |
Episode 6 |
I.D.N.W.T.B.D.I. |
I do not want to be dead inside. |
Owen |
The interesting approach to the titles certainly helps to engage viewers in closely following the plot and dialogues to be able to decipher what the acronyms mean.
The quotes used by the creators of The Recruit illustrate the journey Owen has taken throughout the season, all of his struggles and experiences are hidden right in the titles, which you can read above.
- “How could you do something so fun and be so miserable.” Tom Hardy hated making this movie and has no intention of starring in a similar one
- “The most irresponsible bit of filmmaking.” Harrison Ford really likes the movie Brad Pitt starred in just to avoid being sued
- “It seemed like a fun storyline.” Aarti Mann's character in The Big Bang Theory was so unpopular that she wasn't kept on the show for too long
- “Philip Seymour Hoffman's tears in this scene were real.” 26 years ago, Tom Cruise gave one of the best performances of his career in this 3-hour film
- Steven Spielberg's 50-year-old film, which Quentin Tarantino called “the greatest movie ever made,” will soon be available at the Peacock