What a dramatic finish! This penultimate episode to The Alienist really starts to bring everything together in the best possible way. Only, they come to a stalemate as Libby holds John up at knife-point while Sara has a gun to LibbyвЂ™s head. Thankfully John shows up and grabs the girl. ItвЂ™s not enough for Libby though and she grits her teeth, ready to fire. She promises her freedom and a chance to reunite with her child in exchange for giving the Vanderbilt child back. As he does, a single tears falls down SaraвЂ™s face.ДЄs she gets off the phone, Libby shows up at SaraвЂ™s detective agency and holds a gun up at her face. He promises to make a decision for them both and bids her goodnight. However, before he shows up he phones Sara and asks her just what she wants. The young girl Clara is taken away by Laszlo while Violet awaits John showing up. He takes his eyes off her and underestimates the girl, receiving a swift knife to the throat for his troubles. Only, this goes awry when Doyle manages to corner her in a warehouse. Libby is clever and sends a decoy there with a present for them all вЂ“ a single bullet.ДЄs the officers head outside, they spy Libby and chase after her through the streets. Only, itвЂ™s too late given Libby is several blocks away and heading straight for them. Laszlo and Sara realize whatвЂ™s happening and race up to MalloryвЂ™s in order to take the child away.

The subject of Violet is then brought up as John is put in a difficult position over where his future lies. John heads back to work and confronts his boss about the perverse nature of the story theyвЂ™re spinning and using as bait. That proposition includes photos being taken of this girl at home.ДЄs they make the morning papers, Sara sees this first-hand and struggles to compose herself. Alone, he heads into MalloryвЂ™s apartment and offers her a proposition. However, he holds her down and tells Libby heвЂ™s come back and thought twice about giving the child up.Д«urns decides to use what he knows about Libby to lure her out of hiding and into a trap. When GooGoo returns, Libby is beside herself with anger and comes at him with a knife. When she fails to see reason, he pushes Libby against the wall and takes off with the child. With Vanderbilt offering a reward, they wonвЂ™t stop searching for the child and he realizes enough is enough. Meanwhile, GooGoo returns to Libby and reveals that heвЂ™s found them a way out of this mess. I think itвЂ™s fair to say this woman is not winning Mother of the year anytime soon. Mallory did all of this to wipe her hands of any familial responsibilities and give herself freedom following her husband committing suicide. She had Libby (whose real name is actually Elspeth) locked up and LibbyвЂ™s daughter taken into state custody. It turns out she fabricated the accusation of Libby coming at her with a knife. However, he gets a swift punch to the nose for his honesty.ДЄlong with Burns, the group reconvene at Mallory HunterвЂ™s apartment and begin asking her questions. GooGooвЂ™s right-hand man immediately reveals to GooGoo exactly what happened and warns them. It turns out Doyle and Burns arenвЂ™t as smart as they initially thought. As the duo think it over, they realize this ties into the idea of abandonment and needing to be loved. Karen introduces him to Alice, a hermaphrodite who knew about Rose and backs up the story about suckling. For now our doctor remains quiet but letвЂ™s hope he comes to his senses before the season is out! As Laszlo shows his surprise at the move, she asks whether thereвЂ™s any reason for her to stay. Karen is departing in two weeks for a position at a new job.

He also hints that killing Libby wouldnвЂ™t be the worst thing in the world. His tactics are underhanded, and after beating down a man close to GooGoo, tries to bribe him into working alongside the police. However, Burns is also desperate to find her and uses this as a means to race our trio there. Given what our characters found out last episode, theyвЂ™re closing in on her location. Having said that though, this penultimate chapter sets things up nicely for a tense and nail-biting finish as a big cliffhanger leaves the future for our characters looking bleak.Д®pisode 7 of The Alienist Season 2 begins with Libby hiding out in Brooklyn.

While it still works as a double-bill binge-fest, itвЂ™s also a little disappointing we havenвЂ™t had longer with these characters. In a way, this second season has matched the first blow for blow and itвЂ™s a shame we havenвЂ™t had longer to digest this crime drama. The Alienist: Angel Of Darkness has had quite the run these past 4 weeks.

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