The Knick Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
Episode 1 - Method and MadnessSeries premiere. In 1900, John W. Thackery, a brilliant yet tortured doctor working at The Knickerbocker Hospital in New York, ascends to the role of chief surgeon after the unexpected departure of his mentor, J.M. Christiansen. Though Thackery wants his own protege, Everett Gallinger, to take over the assistant chief position, Corneila Robertson, daughter of the hospital's major benefactor, insists that he hire Algernon Edwards, a talented doctor who trained in London and Paris. Edwards encounters enmity and resentment on his first day at The Knick - but his desire to remain prevails after joining Thackery, Everett, Dr. Bertie Chickering Jr. and Nurse Lucy Elkins in the operating theater for a daring surgical procedure.
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Episode 1 - Season 1, Episode 1: Method and MadnessSeries premiere. In 1900, John W. Thackery, a brilliant yet tortured doctor working at The Knickerbocker Hospital in New York, ascends to the role of chief surgeon after the unexpected departure of his mentor, J.M. Christiansen. Though Thackery wants his own protege, Everett Gallinger, to take over the assistant chief position, Corneila Robertson, daughter of the hospital's major benefactor, insists that he hire Algernon Edwards, a talented doctor who trained in London and Paris. Edwards encounters enmity and resentment on his first day at The Knick - but his desire to remain prevails after joining Thackery, Everett, Dr. Bertie Chickering Jr. and Nurse Lucy Elkins in the operating theater for a daring surgical procedure.
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Episode 2 - Mr. Paris ShoesAlready fuming over the hospital's faulty new electrical system, Thackery tasks Herman Barrow, The Knick's crooked superintendent, to deliver more cadavers so that he and his team can test out novel surgical procedures. With more patients dying, Algernon offers to share a procedure he learned in France, but is rebuffed by Thackery and Everett. Cornelia addresses a typhoid-fever outbreak; Lucy is taken into Thackery's confidence; Sister Harriet breaks a taboo. Algernon finds an alternative way to perform his duties.
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Episode 2 - Season 1, Episode 2: Mr. Paris ShoesAlready fuming over the hospital's faulty new electrical system, Thackery tasks Herman Barrow, The Knick's crooked superintendent, to deliver more cadavers so that he and his team can test out novel surgical procedures. With more patients dying, Algernon offers to share a procedure he learned in France, but is rebuffed by Thackery and Everett. Cornelia addresses a typhoid-fever outbreak; Lucy is taken into Thackery's confidence; Sister Harriet breaks a taboo. Algernon finds an alternative way to perform his duties.
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Episode 3 - Season 1, Episode 3: The Busy FleaThackery weighs performing surgery on a former flame, and orders Everett and Bertie to experiment on pigs. Barrow goes to extremes in order to pay off a debt and recover a missing tooth. After a bad day at work, Algernon takes out his frustrations at a local bar. Cornelia is relieved when her pleas about treating a patient with typhoid fever are finally heard.
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Episode 3 - The Busy FleaThackery weighs performing surgery on a former flame, and orders Everett and Bertie to experiment on pigs. Barrow goes to extremes in order to pay off a debt and recover a missing tooth. After a bad day at work, Algernon takes out his frustrations at a local bar. Cornelia is relieved when her pleas about treating a patient with typhoid fever are finally heard.
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Episode 4 - Season 1, Episode 4: Where's the Dignity?Algernon forces Thackery's hand during surgery, angering Gallinger. Abigail, in recovery, regrets her past choices involving Thackery. Cleary and Sister Harriet strike one deal, then another. Bertie's father, Dr. Bertram Chickering, Sr., scolds his son for his career choices. Lucy learns of Thackery's secret life.
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Episode 4 - Where's the Dignity?Algernon forces Thackery's hand during surgery, angering Gallinger. Abigail, in recovery, regrets her past choices involving Thackery. Cleary and Sister Harriet strike one deal, then another. Bertie's father, Dr. Bertram Chickering, Sr., scolds his son for his career choices. Lucy learns of Thackery's secret life.
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Episode 5 - They Capture the HeatBarrow looks to pay down a debt by treating one of Collier's wounded men at the Knick, and tries to convince Captain Robertson to purchase a new Edison invention. Still marginalized by Thackery, Algernon attempts to improve on a hernia surgery. Everett and Eleanor fear for their baby's health; Cleary and Sister Harriet visit Chinatown.
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Episode 5 - Season 1, Episode 5: They Capture the HeatBarrow looks to pay down a debt by treating one of Collier's wounded men at the Knick, and tries to convince Captain Robertson to purchase a new Edison invention. Still marginalized by Thackery, Algernon attempts to improve on a hernia surgery. Everett and Eleanor fear for their baby's health; Cleary and Sister Harriet visit Chinatown.
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Episode 6 - Season 1, Episode 6: Start Calling Me DadAfter testing out a new procedure, Thackery and Bertie vow to reverse a series of failures in the operating theatre. Euphoric after helping Speight track down a typhoid carrier, Cornelia finds herself less than enthusiastic about her status as the future Mrs. Phillip Showalter. Thackery entertains a salesman's pitch; Everett considers how to help Eleanor with her grief; Barrow haggles over used merchandise. Edwards finds his clinic, and his career, in jeopardy after a surprise encounter.
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Episode 6 - Start Calling Me DadAfter testing out a new procedure, Thackery and Bertie vow to reverse a series of failures in the operating theatre. Euphoric after helping Speight track down a typhoid carrier, Cornelia finds herself less than enthusiastic about her status as the future Mrs. Phillip Showalter. Thackery entertains a salesman's pitch; Everett considers how to help Eleanor with her grief; Barrow haggles over used merchandise. Edwards finds his clinic, and his career, in jeopardy after a surprise encounter.
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Episode 7 - Season 1, Episode 7: Get the RopeThe 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. Everett returns to work and a changed OR; Barrow fears for Junia's safety; Cornelia is impressed with Edwards' ingenuity; Lucy is escorted home.
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Episode 7 - Get the RopeThe 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. Everett returns to work and a changed OR; Barrow fears for Junia's safety; Cornelia is impressed with Edwards' ingenuity; Lucy is escorted home.
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Episode 8 - Season 1, Episode 8: Working Late a LotAlready on edge due to a citywide run on cocaine, Thackery worries that Dr. Levi Zinberg, a Jewish surgeon and inventor, will steal his spotlight at the next New York Surgical Society presentation. Bertie continues his courtship of Lucy while staving off his father's persistent demands that he leave The Knick. Cornelia, Speight and Bertie go to court in an attempt to keep Typhoid Mary Mallon quarantined. Gallinger tries to get Eleanor to move past her grief.
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Episode 8 - Working Late a LotAlready on edge due to a citywide run on cocaine, Thackery worries that Dr. Levi Zinberg, a Jewish surgeon and inventor, will steal his spotlight at the next New York Surgical Society presentation. Bertie continues his courtship of Lucy while staving off his father's persistent demands that he leave The Knick. Cornelia, Speight and Bertie go to court in an attempt to keep Typhoid Mary Mallon quarantined. Gallinger tries to get Eleanor to move past her grief.
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Episode 9 - Season 1, Episode 9: The Golden LotusA late-night crime sheds unfavorable light on The Knick, forcing Robertson to come up with hush money. Lucy goes to extremes to get drugs for an increasingly desperate Thackery, whose plea for an advance from a seller of patent medicines falls on deaf ears. Gallinger despairs as Eleanor's behavior becomes more erratic; Cornelia and Edwards proffer different solutions to a shared dilemma.
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Episode 9 - The Golden LotusA late-night crime sheds unfavorable light on The Knick, forcing Robertson to come up with hush money. Lucy goes to extremes to get drugs for an increasingly desperate Thackery, whose plea for an advance from a seller of patent medicines falls on deaf ears. Gallinger despairs as Eleanor's behavior becomes more erratic; Cornelia and Edwards proffer different solutions to a shared dilemma.
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Episode 10 - Season 1, Episode 10: CrutchfieldSeason finale. Refusing to collaborate with Dr. Zinberg on blood-transfusion research, an increasingly paranoid Thackery pushes himself to the limit, and beyond, in an effort to solve the riddle and beat his rival. Cornelia and Edwards arrive at a crossroads; Barrow trades one creditor for another; Lucy requests Bertie's help.With The Knick in the midst of yet another crisis, Robertson calls for a vote.
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Episode 10 - CrutchfieldSeason finale. Refusing to collaborate with Dr. Zinberg on blood-transfusion research, an increasingly paranoid Thackery pushes himself to the limit, and beyond, in an effort to solve the riddle and beat his rival. Cornelia and Edwards arrive at a crossroads; Barrow trades one creditor for another; Lucy requests Bertie's help. With The Knick in the midst of yet another crisis, Robertson calls for a vote.
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Episode 11 - Season 2, Episode 1: Ten KnotsSeason 2 Premiere. As Barrow and The Knick prepare to move uptown, Edwards lobbies the hospital board to be appointed permanent head of surgery. Though his suspension has been lifted, Gallinger refuses to return as Edwards' subordinate, so he heads to Cromartie Hospital in hopes of getting Thackery to return to work. Lucy's attempts to make amends with Bertie are rebuffed; Cleary schemes to make extra money; Ping Wu demands regular medical checkups for his prostitutes; Speight attempts to trace the origins of a new plague; Cornelia nourishes a quarantined neighborhood in San Francisco.
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Episode 12 - Season 2, Episode 2: You're No RoseThackery sets his sights on a return to The Knick--a request that doesn't sit well with the Board. After a shocking discovery, Cornelia enlists Cleary to do a dirty job, for a price. Bertie makes a change; Henry Robertson pushes a new subway initiative; Barrow drives up construction costs; Lucy is surprised by an unexpected visitor from home.
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Episode 13 - Season 2, Episode 3: The Best with the Best to Get the BestThackery enlists Edwards to help him test a new hypothesis. After rejecting Henry Robertson's advances at The Knick, Lucy learns that confession isn't always good for the soul. We meet Genevieve Everidge, a young journalist writing a story about a rival doctor. Cornelia is dismayed by the limits of Philip'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.
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Episode 14 - Season 2, Episode 4: Wonderful SurprisesAbby's worsening condition persuades Thackery to test out his novel syphilis treatment. Algernon 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.
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Episode 15 - Season 2, Episode 5: WhiplashA subway explosion leads to an influx of patients at The Knick, but little margin for profit. Pursued by Henry, Lucy takes to heart some advice given by 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.
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Episode 16 - Season 2, Episode 6: There Are RulesFaced 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.
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Episode 17 - Season 2, Episode 7: Williams and WalkerFighting 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.
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Episode 18 - Season 2, Episode 8: Not Well At AllAfter dealing with an unwanted intruder, Thackery faces the realities of his addiction research, and sets his sights on improving Abby's appearance. Algernon suspects foul play during his surgical debacle; Gallinger shuffles his family priorities; Barrow's social standing rises, at a cost; Lucy makes a shocking discovery; Cornelia shares unsettling news with Henry.
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Episode 19 - Season 2, Episode 9: Do You Remember Moon Flower?Thackery's connection to Captain Robertson, and how the doctor arrived at the Knick, is revealed. The conflict between Algernon and Gallinger comes to a head after a medical-board hearing into the latter's vasectomies. Cleary and Harriet launch a joint-business venture; Lucy shares memories with her father; Barrow confronts the rising costs of living well; Cornelia and Henry weigh the cost of a family crisis.
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Episode 20 - Season 2, Episode 10: This Is All We AreSeason Two Finale. Thackery eschews Zinberg's advice at Mt. Sinai and opts for a dramatic, and risky, alternative course of action. Cornelia and Henry weigh their futures following an alarming family revelation; Barrow defends his actions at the hospital construction site; Gallinger considers a job opportunity; Cleary refuses to give up on Harriet.
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