I think that they do, but it’s fueled by their awkwardness and the formality of their friendship. Look, the internet seems to be split on whether Dakota Fanning and Luke Evans have actual chemistry. Back at John’s house, where Sara is temporarily staying while Libby is on the loose, the two finally give in to their desires and make love. It’s an odd choice, as the baby’s recovery saps the urgency away from locating Libby, but maybe something awaits in the next episode to hike that urgency back up.įinally, the episode ends with what’s sure to be its most polarizing scene. Fortunately, Sara is able to recover the Linares baby, which the rest of the team deservedly sees as a huge win. Though the lead up was tense, the payoff wasn’t very climactic. Luckily, Sara is resourceful and uses some nearby dirt to sidestep her way out of danger, but Libby eventually gets away without much trouble. Sara tails her quietly and it’s genuinely suspenseful, but without any backup, Libby gets the jump on her. Meanwhile, after Libby expresses a bit of her, um, Mommy fixation with Goo Goo Knox, Sara follows her into a creepy building. The season had been flirting with the yellow journalism theme so far, but it looks like the season’s remaining three episodes will really take that plunge. Later, complaining about John and his work with Sara Howard to Byrnes, Hearst ponders putting a sensational story about Sara to damage her reputation in his paper. John is forced to depart from his fiancée’s side again, which makes her unhappy, but really upsets Hearst.
Watching Kreizler squirm under the microscope is an amusing bit of role reversal, but the scene’s presence just helps highlight the fact that Kreizler has felt inessential to the season’s story.Įventually, Joanna interrupts John at dinner to tell him that Sara is pursuing Libby without help. Kreizler goes out to dinner with Karen Stratton, which is a ton of fun, but feels so disconnected from the rest of the episode. The episode’s best scene highlights this problem. Kreizler is feeling like the character most grafted onto the action, rather than at the center. The Alienist: Angel of Darkness Episode 4 Review: Gilded Cage By Nick Harley Perhaps it’s a combination of the hypnosis that Kreizler performed or Libby picking up on her father’s “accident,” but it’s clear Sara has a deep connection to this killer, and she won’t be waiting on anyone to track Libby down. When Sara ultimately finds the matron’s body after following up on a tip Lucius overheard, she feels so attuned with what Libby may have done in that apartment that she could see a red-headed specter floating across the room. It’s clear that Libby has a deep yearning for a baby of her own, but it’s unknown at the moment whether she had been a victim of the Lying In Hospital. Libby ultimately gets frustrated with the child and begins ranting about how her child would never bite.
Occasionally the cinematography took on a hazy quality, playing wonderfully with the candlelight, that kicked these unsettling Libby scenes up a notch. The episode opens on Libby unsuccessfully trying to breast feed the Linares baby. When “Belly of the Beast” does take some bold creative swings, digging into the character work that often elevates the show, some of the season’s cracks begin to appear. Though a spooky atmosphere is built, which helps create some palpable tension, this episode mainly focuses on Sara in Super Detective mode. The Alienist Season 2 Episode 5Īfter the best episode of the season, The Alienist: Angel of Darkness mainly plays their criminal pursuit of Libby straight, adhering close to the procedural structure that works, but doesn’t necessarily excite. This THE ALIENIST review contains spoilers.
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