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The Best Episodes of The Knick Season 2

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Set in downtown New York in 1900, 'The Knick' is centered on the Knickerbocker Hospital and its staff, notably Dr. John Thackery, the hospital's brilliant chief surgeon who pushes medicine's boundaries, pioneering new procedures despite

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Knick Season 2 Episode 1 - Ten Knots
    8.2/10(1118 votes)

    #1 - Ten Knots

    S2:E1

    The hospital readies for its move uptown, while Dr. Edwards makes a play to be named permanent chief of surgery and Dr. Gallinger heads over to Cromartie Hospital in hopes of getting Dr. Thackery to come back to work. Bertie rebuffs Lucy's attempt to make amends. Ping Wu demands his prostitutes be given regular medical checkups. Speight tracks a new plague. Cornelia ministers to a quarantined San Francisco neighborhood.

    Director:Steven Soderbergh
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Knick Season 2 Episode 2 - You're No Rose
    8.3/10(1019 votes)

    #2 - You're No Rose

    S2:E2

    Dr. Thackery makes a move to return to The Knick, which the board frowns upon. Cornelia gets Cleary to do a dirty job, but it comes with a cost. Robertson makes a push for a new subway initiative. Barrow drives up construction costs. Lucy receives a surprise visitor from home.

    Director:Steven Soderbergh
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Knick Season 2 Episode 3 - The Best with the Best to Get the Best
    8.0/10(961 votes)

    #3 - The Best with the Best to Get the Best

    S2:E3

    Thackery enlists Edwards to help him test a new hypothesis. After rejecting Robertson’s advances at The Knick, Lucy learns that confession isn’t always good for the soul. Young journalist Genevieve Everidge works on a story about one of Thackery’s rivals. Cornelia is dismayed by the limits of her husband’s sympathies. Barrow faces a new adversary at Tammany Hall. Gallinger is intrigued by a discussion of eugenics at a class reunion. Edwards deals with a surprise visitor.

    Director:Steven Soderbergh
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Knick Season 2 Episode 4 - Wonderful Surprises
    8.2/10(950 votes)

    #4 - Wonderful Surprises

    S2:E4

    Abby’s worsening condition persuades Thackery to test out his novel syphilis treatment. Edwards comes clean to Opal, but does not get the response he expects. Cleary makes a last-ditch effort to raise funds for Harriet as her date in court arrives. Bertie undergoes physical training. Barrow loses a sponsor. Gallinger’s prejudices are reinforced. Cornelia probes a suspicious death. Lucy laments her lot in life.

    Director:Steven Soderbergh
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Knick Season 2 Episode 5 - Whiplash
    8.2/10(943 votes)

    #5 - Whiplash

    S2:E5

    A subway explosion leads to an influx of patients at The Knick, but little margin for profit. Pursued by Henry, Lucy takes to heart advice from one of Ping Wu’s girls. An addict’s misfortune gives Thackery an ideal test case for his latest theory on addiction. Bertie submits his adrenalin research to Zinberg. Cornelia gets a new clue in Speight’s death. Barrow repays a debt but gets no credit. Genevieve charms the Chickerings. Harriet finds herself a boarding-house pariah.

    Director:Steven Soderbergh
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Knick Season 2 Episode 6 - There Are Rules
    8.4/10(941 votes)

    #6 - There Are Rules

    S2:E6

    Faced with a quandary, Bertie decides to take matters into his own hands at Mt. Sinai, enlisting Algernon to help. Thackery investigates the efficacy of hypnosis, and takes an interest in a pair of conjoined twins. Lucy lobbies Henry for a gala invitation. Cornelia visits the brother of a deceased immigrant with ties to Speight. Gallinger dines with an unwelcome guest. Barrow previews a new home for Junia. Harriet agrees to make a change.

    Director:Steven Soderbergh
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Knick Season 2 Episode 7 - Williams and Walker
    8.3/10(921 votes)

    #7 - Williams and Walker

    S2:E7

    Fighting his nerves, Thackery readies himself to attempt to separate Zoya and Nika in front of a packed audience. After getting a surprise gift from her father-in-law, Cornelia attends a gala charity ball for the new Knick with other familiar guests. Barrow gets rid of a threat. Opal spoils the Robertsons’ good mood. Algernon gets a long-overdue spotlight in the surgical theater, but complications ensue.

    Director:Steven Soderbergh
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Knick Season 2 Episode 8 - Not Well At All
    8.5/10(939 votes)

    #8 - Not Well At All

    S2:E8

    Thackery attempts a new cure in the inebriation ward; Brockhurst demands his "girls" be returned; Gallinger and his wife's relationship and Bertie's relationship with Genevieve go off in surprising directions. Later, Cornelia shows evidence of the company's wrongdoing to Henry; Barrow's marriage troubles come to a head; and Thackery performs plastic surgery on Abby.

    Director:Steven Soderbergh
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Knick Season 2 Episode 9 - Do You Remember Moon Flower?
    8.7/10(945 votes)

    #9 - Do You Remember Moon Flower?

    S2:E9

    Thackery and Capt. Robertson's connection and how the doctor arrived at the Knick, are revealed; the problems between Edwards and Gallinger come to a head after a medical-board hearing about Gallinger's vasectomies. Later, Cleary and Harriet engage in a joint business venture; Lucy shares memories with her father; Barrow realizes the rising costs of living well; and Cornelia and Henry face a family crisis.

    Director:Steven Soderbergh
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Knick Season 2 Episode 10 - This Is All We Are
    9.3/10(1458 votes)

    #10 - This Is All We Are

    S2:E10

    Thackery ignores Zinberg's advice at Mt. Sinai and undertakes a risky, alternative course of action; Cornelia confronts Henry about the family business; Barrow's actions at the hospital construction site are called into question; Gallinger ponders a job opportunity; and Cleary steadfastly refuses to give up on Harriet.

    Director:Steven Soderbergh
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Ten Knots" is the best rated episode of "The Knick" season 2. It scored 8.2/10 based on 1118 votes. Directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/16/2015. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "You're No Rose".