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- TNT
- Jul 19, 2020
- TNT
- Jul 19, 2020
Summary The adaptation of Caleb Carr's novel set in 1895 where after a series of murders of prostitutes in New York City causes police commissioner (and future president) Theodore Roosevelt (Brian Geraghty) to ask for help from an alienist (aka criminal psychologist) Dr. Laszlo Kreizler (Daniel Brühl) and New York Times society illustrator John ...
- TNT
- Jul 19, 2020
- TNT
- Jul 19, 2020
Summary The adaptation of Caleb Carr's novel set in 1895 where after a series of murders of prostitutes in New York City causes police commissioner (and future president) Theodore Roosevelt (Brian Geraghty) to ask for help from an alienist (aka criminal psychologist) Dr. Laszlo Kreizler (Daniel Brühl) and New York Times society illustrator John ...
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
55
40% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
60% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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The second season, subtitled Angel of Darkness after the novel of the same name by source author Caleb Carr, improves its storytelling significantly while maintaining one of the most interesting aesthetics on air.
The Alienist never quite joined the ranks of The Americans or even Boardwalk Empire as a “great” period drama series, and Angel of Darkness doesn’t really see the show making that leap in quality. But sometimes all you want is a really compelling murder mystery with high production value and compelling characters, and in that way The Alienist: Angel of Darkness delivers.
User Score
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Based on 22 User Ratings
5.5
45% Positive
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
9% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
45% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 22 User Ratings
5.5
45% Positive
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
9% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
45% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
I'm enjoying this season even more then last! There's excitement every twist & turn. The show has me on the edge o seat. If you haven't been watching, your missing out! This show has what others shows lack. At the same time giving us a history lesson on how things played out in the past. I learned people use to photograph dead children. Like they were alive. But still its a part of history. Brilliantly written. Excellent acting. I'm only on 4 can't wait on the rest. Your still think after you walk away from a show, tell me what show has made you do that in a while.
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SEASON 2
While “Angel of Darkness” has its blaringly anachronistic moments — “sounds like a plan,” Sarah says at one point — it’s well-tooled and visually detailed enough to keep you coming back for more genteel punishment.
“The Alienist” maintains its high production values — costumes by Rudy Mance and Ruth Ammon’s production design help retain the series’ meticulous elegance — but it’s still an empty, purposeless exercise in dramatic drudgery.
If Fanning's relative stiffness was excusable in "The Alienist" owing to the idea that Sara's confidence in her intellect was new and constantly being assaulted in this man's world, here she's calcified her emotions. Brühl's Kreizler feels even stiffer, to the point of making Ted Levine's still-crooked Thomas Byrnes, the former police chief, achieve Snidely Whiplash levels of hamminess. He's only one character among a bevy of side players who come off as cartoonishly two-dimensional which is good news for Evans, who comes off OK in the midst of this.
Wow what a huge failing. Angel of Darkness is a rich textured story. Carr switches and uses Stevie Taggart as the book's narrator and we don't even see Stevie other than a cameo. The plot has been destroyed. I have never seen a worse adaptation. 1 point for the sets and CGI of old New York.
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SEASON 2
After how gripping and exciting season 1 was I couldn’t wait until season 2, the characters along with the costumes and set design were fantastic, it was extremely disappointing when all of this was ruined in season 2, I can only assume they hate having viewers and want the series cancelled because no sane person would have changed the whole formula of the show which attracted so many people to begin with, the show Alienist was no longer about the Alienist but about Sara Howard and her detective agency, I can only hope that if there is to be a season 3 they return to the formula which was so popular in the first sffifirsto.season.formula which was so popular
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