This episode really put the focus on Clive Owen and his portrayal of Cocaine Thack. Those withdrawal symptoms were hitting him hard and the direction for the episode with the numerous close-ups of a sweaty, jittery, Thack were very well done. Dude had me uncomfortable just watching him on TV as he struggled to get through the doctor conference
. Not only did it effect his work at The Knick, but also his relationship with Lucy. She wanted the excitement and adventure of Cocaine Thack instead of a sweet, nice guy like Birdie though
. Speaking of Birdie once he finds out that his idol is smashing the girl he loves
. Racist doc bringing home babies to his clearly depressed wife who is crazy right now. Meanwhile Algernon got Nellie making house calls to his apartment, my man was laying on the bed with the
face while she was topless and smoking a cig.
That judge done let Typhoid Mary out on the streets again