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The Knick – Season 2, Episode 5 Whiplash

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The Knick – Season 2, Episode 5

Whiplash

Aired Nov 13, 2015

Drama

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The Knick faces an influx of patients following a subway explosion; Lucy takes advice from one of Ping Wu's girls; Thackery tests out his latest theory on addiction; Genevieve charms the Chickerings.

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"Whiplash" deepens and develops character relationships while giving The Knick's overall arc a welcome narrative jolt.

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Clive Owen

Dr. John Thackery

André Holland

Dr. Algernon Edwards

Eve Hewson

Lucy Elkins

Jeremy Bobb

Herman Barrow

Juliet Rylance

Cornelia Robertson

Michael Angarano

Dr. Bertie Chickering Jr.

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Maggie Serota

Observer

11/16/2015

5/5

Progress! Finally!

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Ivy Pochoda

New York Magazine/Vulture

11/14/2015

5/5

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.

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Sarene Leeds

Entertainment Weekly

11/14/2015

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.

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Rodrigo Perez

The Playlist

11/16/2015

The triage in the Knick does make for some arresting sequences and overall it feels like the lull before the storm.

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Robert Ham

Paste Magazine

11/14/2015

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.

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Synopsis

The Knick faces an influx of patients following a subway explosion; Lucy takes advice from one of Ping Wu's girls; Thackery tests out his latest theory on addiction; Genevieve charms the Chickerings.

Director: Steven Soderbergh
Executive Producer: Steven Soderbergh, Jack Amiel, Michael Begler, Gregory Jacobs, Michael Sugar, Clive Owen
Screenwriter: Jack Amiel, Michael Begler
Network: HBO Max
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date: Nov 13, 2015