- 7.8/101,465 votes
#1 - Ex Ore Infantium
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 7/19/2020
New York City. 1897. Sara Howard has opened a pioneering private detective agency. She reunites with formidable alienist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler and New York Times journalist John Moore to find the kidnapped infant daughter of a Spanish dignitary.
Director: David Caffrey
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/101,262 votes
#2 - Something Wicked
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 7/19/2020
Sara uncovers a clue at the Siegel Cooper Department Store that leads her into dangerous territory. Moore struggles to balance his personal and professional life as he investigates a link to New York's criminal underworld.
Director: David Caffrey
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/101,191 votes
#3 - Labyrinth
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 7/26/2020
All is not what it seems at the Lying-In Hospital as Sara persuades a young nurse to disclose what happens behind closed doors. Kreizler is convinced that hypnosis might unlock the traumatic memories of Senora Linares.
Director: Clare Kilner
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/101,251 votes
#4 - Gilded Cage
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 7/26/2020
The clock is ticking for the team to locate baby Ana. Sara worries about her young undercover detective Bitsy Sussman. William Randolph Hearst hosts a lavish ball celebrating his goddaughter Violet's engagement to Moore.
Director: Clare Kilner
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/101,154 votes
#5 - Belly of the Beast
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 8/2/2020
After the horrific murder of a Lying-In Hospital employee, the team are now hot on the heels of the murderer. Sara enlists the help of Joanna to tail their prime suspect. Sara, Kreizler and Moore try and put the pieces together.
Director: Clare Kilner
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/101,092 votes
#6 - Memento Mori
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 8/2/2020
Sara and Moore return to the killer's abandoned house in search of new information about their suspect. Kreizler faces ruin after a tragic incident at the Institute. Sara and the team are enlisted to rescue another missing child.
Director: David Caffrey
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/101,105 votes
#7 - Last Exit to Brooklyn
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 8/9/2020
Sara, Kreizler and Moore travel to Brooklyn in search of clues. Byrnes plans to double-cross the team as the killer's behavior becomes unhinged. Sara and Moore's feelings for each other force them to confront difficult choices.
Director: David Caffrey
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/101,219 votes
#8 - Better Angels
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 8/9/2020
While Sara, Moore and Kreizler struggle with decisions about their future paths, New York is in the grips of an all-out manhunt for the killer, and the team must overcome the wrath of the police and an underworld gang on the rampage.
Director: David Caffrey
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of The Alienist Season 2
Every episode of The Alienist Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Alienist Season 2!
New York, 1896. Police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt brings together criminal psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, newspaper illustrator John Moore and secretary Sara Howard to investigate several...
Genres:DramaCrimeMystery
Network:TNT
Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Ex Ore Infantium" is the best rated episode of "The Alienist" season 2. It scored 7.8/10 based on 1465 votes. Directed by David Caffrey and written by N/A, it aired on 7/19/2020. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Something Wicked".