Seasons & episodes

The shop marks Kat's two year soberity aniversery with a special surprise, while Kat celebrates the occasion by tattooing her sister Karoline. Aubry plans hitting the stage to perform stand up comedy.

Dan reminds Kat that he's taking a break to record songs with his band and she is caught off guard. Paulie's frustration with the lack of work leads to a heated blowout.

Kat gives Motorhead's Lemmy a tattoo; Hannah and her daughter bond in hopes of figuring out the past; Kat plans a celebration since her brother is coming for a visit.

Kat reaccounts how a doctor's appointment brought the anxiety of possible cancer into her life and Aubry is still trying to fit in but Corey is not buying it.

Kat has decided to have the mural in the back of shop redone and mistakelly announces that the entire shop personal will be on it. Aubry is looking forward to seeing her face as validation of the poor treatment she feels the staff have been showing her.

The argument between Corey and Aubry is now at a head and Kat must now decide what to do about it, while in the wake of Karoline leaving the shop

Liz, the new shop manager, is no-nonsense and Kat likes it. However, it is not sitting well with the rest of the crew. Paulie and Amy are trying to hookup Aubry with a job at American Electric, but they are struggling.

Kat's cat, Ludwig, is very sick and she is having a hard time dealing with it and Liz's superior attitude after she found out there are four "Shop Manager" positions and the basics of the job. While Craig questions Aubry's competence at American Electric and gets a visit from his brother.

Rap superstar, Soulja Boy, gets a tattoo from Kat and the planning of a party at the shop puts Kat in the middle of feuding Adrienne and Liz. Aubry debates about removing her LA Ink tattoo.

The tension between Adrienne and Liz is getting to be too much for Kat and she puts an end to it, while Cory's stress is showing. Paulie gets his color skills tested and Aubry decides on another tattoo at American Electric.

The war between Adrienne and Liz has gotten out of hand and Kat has had enough. Aubry crosses the line at American Electric with her plans for a makeup studio.

Amputees, Rob and Scott, get prosthetic limbs tattooed by Kat and she enforces shop policy with Corey and the rest of the team. Paulie's client invites him to work on Snoop Dogg's music video.

The tension between Kat and Corey is causing mounting pressure in the shop. Corey is disenchanted with the lack of shop support at his band performance. Aubry is furious when she finds out Paulie met with Corey.

Tension in the shop is escalating, especially when Liz reveals details about Corey's private conversation. Liz's true motivations are discovered when she seeks out Aubry.

Liz gives Corey time off without checking with Kat, while she is away at a battered woman's benefit. Liz is call out by Adrienne and Dan about it and Aubry quits.

Kat and Corey's friendship is at the breaking point when Corey is acting out against High Voltage. Liz's time at the shop comes to an end when Kat learns of her lie. Amy's Irish boyfriend comes to America.

Corey quits High Voltage (i.e. "LA Ink") after an encounter with Kat. However, it appartently is short lived when he asks for his job back and Kat has to decide between the friendship and the shop. While at American Electric, Craig's new tattoo artist and Amy aren't getting along.

Kat consults with the rest of the LA Ink team in order to decide whether to allow Corey to come back. Ruthless and Amy continue to disagree at American Electric.

Kat has still not made a decision about Corey's return to the shop and he unsure what to do concerning his clients in Hollywood. His frustration with waiting causes him to start looking at other options.

Kat decides to bring Corey back after listening to the rest of the crew. However, it maybe too late since he may have changed his mind. At American Electric, the tension explodes between Amy and Ruthless and Paulie is almost speechless when a new visitor walks in.

Rooftop starts a prank war with Nikki Sixx and Corey joins American Electric, severing ties with High Voltage.

Corey dishs the dirt in a magazine interview while Kat travels to New York give bad news to her editor of her second book and meet with Sephora.

Kat wakes up to find that a spider has bitten her eye, and the possibility of surgery scares her just as much as not being able to tattoo. Corey calms the tension at American Electric when he agrees to tattoo Amy and Paulie.

Kat convinces Michael to run a marathon, but after he drops out, she finds other ways to spend time with him. American Electric celebrates its 11th anniversary, and Paulie's refusal to participate angers Craig just as much as Amy's surprise guest.