The WORST episodes of The Alienist
Every episode of The Alienist ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Alienist!
Crime reporter, John Moore meets with psychologist, Dr. Laszlo Kreizler to investigate a serial killer in New York during the late 19th century.
#1 - Something Wicked
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/19/2020
Sara uncovers a clue at the Siegel Cooper Department Store that leads her into dangerous territory. Moore struggles to balance his personal and professional life as he investigates a link to New York's criminal underworld.
#2 - Better Angels
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/9/2020
While Sara, Moore and Kreizler struggle with decisions about their future paths, New York is in the grips of an all-out manhunt for the killer, and the team must overcome the wrath of the police and an underworld gang on the rampage.
#3 - Last Exit to Brooklyn
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/9/2020
Sara, Kreizler and Moore travel to Brooklyn in search of clues. Byrnes plans to double-cross the team as the killer's behavior becomes unhinged. Sara and Moore's feelings for each other force them to confront difficult choices.
#4 - Memento Mori
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/2/2020
Sara and Moore return to the killer's abandoned house in search of new information about their suspect. Kreizler faces ruin after a tragic incident at the Institute. Sara and the team are enlisted to rescue another missing child.
#5 - Belly of the Beast
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/2/2020
After the horrific murder of a Lying-In Hospital employee, the team are now hot on the heels of the murderer. Sara enlists the help of Joanna to tail their prime suspect. Sara, Kreizler and Moore try and put the pieces together.
#6 - Gilded Cage
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/26/2020
The clock is ticking for the team to locate baby Ana. Sara worries about her young undercover detective Bitsy Sussman. William Randolph Hearst hosts a lavish ball celebrating his goddaughter Violet's engagement to Moore.
#7 - Labyrinth
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/26/2020
All is not what it seems at the Lying-In Hospital as Sara persuades a young nurse to disclose what happens behind closed doors. Kreizler is convinced that hypnosis might unlock the traumatic memories of Senora Linares.
#8 - Ex Ore Infantium
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/19/2020
New York City. 1897. Sara Howard has opened a pioneering private detective agency. She reunites with formidable alienist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler and New York Times journalist John Moore to find the kidnapped infant daughter of a Spanish dignitary.
#9 - Many Sainted Men
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/5/2018
Kreizler and Moore follow a lead. Sara visits a hospital and is forced to confront her past. Cyrus, Kreizler’s carriage driver, recovers from his injuries. Byrnes and Connor plot against the team.
#10 - A Fruitful Partnership
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/29/2018
Sara finds a clue and Kreizler tries to connect the evidence left behind by the serial killer. Kreizler takes Moore, Sara, Marcus and Lucius to Delmonico's in New York and informs them they're working together to catch the killer.
#11 - Silver Smile
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/5/2018
Innovative evidence leads the team to discover a crucial element in the case has gone missing. Kreizler and Moore interview a witness to find out what happened to Moore at the Brothel. Sara attempts to live in a world outside the investigation. Kreizler challenges them to look within themselves.
#12 - Hildebrandt's Starling
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/19/2018
The team learns more about the killer. Moore and Sara share an intimate moment. Kreizler seeks advice from an old mentor. Roosevelt takes action.
#13 - Castle in the Sky
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/26/2018
Kreizler confronts the demons of his past. Moore tells Sara the truth. Connor takes matters into his own hands. The team closes in on the killer as time is running out.
#14 - These Bloody Thoughts
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/12/2018
Kreizler and Sara discuss the capacity to kill. Moore goes on a date. Byrnes and Captain Connor keep an eye on a potential suspect. Roosevelt finds himself under public scrutiny.
#15 - Ascension
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/26/2018
The team hatches a plan to catch the killer. Moore checks in on a friend. Kreizler faces his own self-doubt about the investigation. Roosevelt attends an event with the city’s elite. Sara looks into Kreizler’s past. Connor acts on impulse.
#16 - The Boy on the Bridge
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/22/2018
New York City. 1896. The heart of America’s Gilded Age. When a young boy prostitute is found butchered on the unfinished Williamsburg Bridge, an alienist named Laszlo Kreizler, a newspaper illustrator by the name of John Moore, a secretary, Sara Howard and a police commissioner named Theodore Roosevelt begin an investigation outside the law to find the serial killer.
#17 - Requiem
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/19/2018
Kreizler mourns the loss of a friend. Sara pushes the team to forge ahead. Moore warns his friend the killer will strike again. Cyrus seeks revenge.
#18 - Psychopathia Sexualis
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/12/2018
Kreizler and Moore travel to Washington D.C., Sara goes rogue in pursuit of the truth. Lucius tells Marcus a secret. Byrnes and Connor tighten their grip on the investigation.