Season 1 – The Knick

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Brett L. @Bomb2Moss Dec 26 This is simply put the best TV show to ever get cancelled after 2 seasons. The series captures the early 20th century in a way no movie or TV show ever has. You genuinely feel like you’re in the 1900’s thanks to the masterfully toned down, strategically muted, color limited, technology deprived, early industrial age world. Never once does it break with this or expose a single shred of the 21st century. It feels like they took a modern camera back to the era rather than recreated it. They even capture the dreary feeling caused by the hue and limited saturation capabilities of early light bulbs that were more so electric candles than the ultra bright, room filling, clarity creating bulbs of today. It’s genuinely fascinating to see the start of the modern medical revolution and to see it with such intricate detail and inevitable goriness. Never does it sacrifice its authenticity for cheap tricks, tactics, short cuts or slight of hand. It stays true to itself and its vision at all times. Clive Owen delivers an Emmy worthy performance as the brilliant yet flawed Dr. Thackery. He’s an extremely compelling and dynamic character that accomplishes the level of shear “cool” you look for in a series lead. It’s hard to imagine any other actor playing this character better and it stands as the veteran actor’s best work to date. This is about as good as TV gets and is a must watch for anyone who views themselves as a true TV connoisseur. The only reason this show didn’t become a huge hit is because they made the poor choice of airing it on Cinemax rather than HBO. They hoped it would increase subscriptions to HBO’s forever doomed and struggling step son. If it had been on mainline HBO, it’d have had 5+ seasons and won numerous Emmy’s. We need more shows as authentic, visceral, vivid, instructive, compelling and smart as The Knick. See more Alain E @AlainE Jul 10 Superb period medical drama which does not hesitate to show the ugly side. Situations are realistic and acting meaasured. They did the necessary research to show how surgery was performed at the time. The final scene is also accurate, although it seems incredible today. Bayer synthesized and marketed heroin as a very safe drug with no addiction potential! As a medical man I expect Clive Owen’s character to develop endocarditis injecting cocaine in unsanitary manner between his toes, but I have not seen the second season yet. The series avoids sugarcoating of any kind. Patients die because of the severe restrictions of medical knowledge at the time. Interracial romances do not end well. I am sure the Catholic Church must have awarded a special prize to the script writer who thought of the abortionist nun! See more Claudiu I @Clausion 12/10/2023 Interesting period chosen for the series. The story is captivating and characters get more depth as the movie advance. Very good image and awesome lighting. I found the music not well fitted with the period. See more Wojciech K @RT73352928 05/01/2023 Amazing like Fargo!!! See more tom m @RT96790832 08/07/2022 It started a bit rough with a large measure of violence and other despicable behavior. It took a while for the more redeeming qualities of the characters to come through and begin to take the edge off the negative aspects. Overall, quite well done and an interesting story. See more 10/16/2021 Genuinely some of the best TV drama I have ever, ever seen. See more Read all reviews

The Knick — Season 1

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