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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".

  • Ex Ore Infantium
    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

  • Something Wicked
    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

  • Labyrinth
    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

  • Gilded Cage
    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

  • Belly of the Beast
    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

  • Memento Mori
    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

  • Last Exit to Brooklyn
    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

  • Better Angels
    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