The Knick (2014–2015)

1. S01E01Method and MadnessAugust 8, 2014 6.0In 1900, John W. Thackery, a brilliant yet tortured doctor working at the Knickerbocker Hospital in New York, ascends to the role of chief s
2. S01E02Mr. Paris ShoesAugust 15, 2014 6.7Already fuming over the hospital's faulty new electrical system, Thackery tasks Herman Barrow, the Knick's crooked superintendent, to delive
3. S01E03The Busy FleaAugust 22, 2014 8.0Thackery weighs performing surgery on a former flame, and orders Gallinger and Chickering to experiment on pigs. Barrow goes to extremes in
4. S01E04Where's the DignitySeptember 5, 2014 8.0Edwards forces Thackery's hand during surgery, angering Eleanor. In recovery, Abigail regrets her past choices involving Thackery. Cleary an
5. S01E05They Capture the HeatSeptember 12, 2014 8.0Barrow looks to pay down a debt by treating one of Collier's wounded men at the Knick, and tries to convince Captain Robertson to invest in
6. S01E06Season's bestStart Calling Me DadSeptember 19, 2014 8.5After testing out a new procedure, Thackery and Bertie vow to reverse a series of failures in the operating theatre. Euphoric after helping
7. S01E07Get the RopeSeptember 26, 2014 8.5The stabbing of a cop by a black man stirs up racial tension on the street and in the Knick, forcing Thackery and Edwards to take action. Ev
8. S01E08Working Late a LotOctober 3, 2014 7.0Already on edge due to a city-wide run on cocaine, Thackery worries that Dr. Levi Zinberg a Jewish surgeon and inventor, will steal his spot
9. S01E09The Golden LotusOctober 10, 2014 6.5A late-night crime sheds unfavorable light on the Knick, forcing Robertson to come up with hush money. Lucy goes to extremes to get drugs fo
10. S01E10CrutchfieldOctober 17, 2014 7.3Refusing to collaborate with Dr. Zinberg on blood-transfusion research, an increasingly paranoid Thackery pushes himself to the limit, and b

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1. S02E01Ten KnotsOctober 16, 2015 7.3As Barrow and The Knick prepare to move uptown, Dr. Edwards lobbies the hospital board to be appointed permanent chief of surgery in Dr. Tha
2. S02E02You're No RoseOctober 23, 2015 7.0Dr. Thackery sets his sights on a return to The Knick - a request that doesn't sit well with the board. After a shocking discovery, Cornelia
3. S02E03The Best with the Best to Get the BestOctober 30, 2015 8.2Thackery enlists Edwards to help him test a new hypothesis. After rejecting Robertson's advances at The Knick, Lucy learns that confession i
4. S02E04Wonderful SurprisesNovember 6, 2015 8.2Abby's worsening condition persuades Thackery to test out his novel syphilis treatment. Edwards comes clean to Opal, but does not get the re
5. S02E05WhiplashNovember 13, 2015 8.4A subway explosion leads to an influx of patients at The Knick, but little margin for profit. Pursued by Henry, Lucy takes to heart advice f
6. S02E06There Are RulesNovember 20, 2015 8.0Faced with a quandary, Bertie decides to take matters into his own hands at Mt. Sinai, enlisting Algernon to help. Thackery investigates the
7. S02E07Williams and WalkerNovember 27, 2015 8.0Fighting his nerves, Thackery readies himself to attempt to separate Zoya and Nika in front of a packed audience. After getting a surprise g
8. S02E08Not Well at AllDecember 4, 2015 8.0Thackery introduces a new kind of cure to his inebriation ward. Brockhurst demands the return of his "girls." Gallinger's relationship with
9. S02E09Do You Remember Moon Flower?December 11, 2015 8.4Thackery's connection to Captain Robertson, and how the doctor arrived at The Knick, is revealed. The conflict between Edwards and Gallinger
10. S02E10Season's bestThis Is All We AreDecember 18, 2015 9.0Thackery eschews Zinberg's advice at Mt. Sinai and opts for a dramatic, and risky, alternative course of action. Cornelia confronts Henry ab

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