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EPISODE
SEASON
The Knick - Season 2 Episode 5 Whiplash
A look at the professional and personal lives of the staff at New York's Knickerbocker Hospital during the early part of the twentieth century, where they try to maintain their reputation for quality care while struggling to keep the doors open.
29 December 1982, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
18 April 1966, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
10 July 1962, New York City, New York, USA
November 14, 2015
One relationship that is thriving beautifully, without the need of games or intrigue, is the one between Dr. Bertie Chickering and the intrepid journalist Genevieve Everidge.
November 14, 2015
"Whiplash" is the best episode of the new season for its delineation of capital (and the myriad second chances it affords) in New York City.
November 16, 2015
The triage in the Knick does make for some arresting sequences and overall it feels like the lull before the storm.
November 13, 2015
It's a calm, spiritually scientific show that delights when things prove messy and unpredictable.
November 14, 2015
The show picks up steam when it takes on an occasional calamity, and while the series probably couldn't maintain this pace week after week, disrupting the rhythm every blue moon acts as a welcome jolt of electricity.
November 14, 2015
Well, hello, Henry Robertson. I knew you were around.... But I didn't really notice you until this week, you debonair, dashing, and democratic playboy.
November 14, 2015
Maybe by Season Three, they can bring in some fresh writers to help focus the show. Until then, we'll be stumbling along to the finish line of this run of episodes, gritting our teeth through it all.
November 14, 2015
Halfway through The Knick's handsome second season, I'm wondering if this is going anywhere. Where's the drama?
November 16, 2015
Progress! Finally!
November 14, 2015
Linda Emond, in her small role as Mrs. Chickering, has brought the show a large measure of grace and emotion this season.
