The Alienist

“Libby Hatch sells more papers than the war.”

“The world works on a system of patronage, and like it or not, Vanderbilt sits at the top of the heap.”

“People who can’t stand up for themselves are often unhappily blamed for the sins of others.”

“That’s what the common man wants to read over his grits. The United States standing up to bullies.”

“Castle In The Sky” ends The Alienist. It would be overstating the case to say it finishes The Alienist. It…

We are in the penultimate episode of a series advertised as an edgy historical serial-killer story so frenetic only…

“You think we’ll see any buffalo in North Dakota?”

“There are two reasons a man does what he does. The good reason, and the real reason.”

When it comes to The Alienist, weirder is better. You can see when it really comes alive, and none of it is in the…

“Look at your bird again.”

“Can I ask you to button my boots?”

There are a pair of short, illuminating scenes in the middle of “Silver Smile.”

“And what is my role to be in all of this?”

“You’ve caused me a sleepless night, Laszlo. The first of many, I suspect.”