Ascension

Ascension
"The hunt for the killer climbs to new heights."
Episode	6
Air date	February 26, 2018
Writer	E. Max Frye (teleplay by) Caleb Carr (based on the book by)
Director	Paco Cabezas
Episode guide
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Ascension is the sixth episode of ‘The Alienist.’ It premiered on Monday, February 26, 2018, at 9 p.m. ET/PT across TNT platforms.

Synopsis

The team hatches a plan to catch the killer. Moore (Luke Evans) checks in on a friend. Kreizler (Daniel Brühl) faces his own self-doubt about the investigation. Roosevelt (Brian Geraghty) attends an event with the city’s elite. Sara (Dakota Fanning) looks into Kreizler’s past. Connor (David Wilmot) acts on impulse.

Cast

Starring Daniel Brühl as Dr. Laszlo Kreizler Luke Evans as John Moore Dakota Fanning as Sara Howard Robert Wisdom as Cyrus Montrose Douglas Smith as Marcus Isaacson Matthew Shear as Lucius Isaacson Matt Lintz as Stevie Taggert Brian Geraghty as Theodore Roosevelt Q'orianka Kilcher as Mary Palmer Guest Starring David Wilmot as Captain Connor Grace Zabriskie as John's Grandmother Michael Ironside as J.P. Morgan Bill Heck as Beecham Sean Young as Willem's Mother Josef Altin as Willem Van Bergen Jackson Gann as Joseph / Bernadette Martin McCreadie as Sergeant Doyle

Co-Starring Katie Brayben as Edith Roosevelt Lily-Rose Aslandogdu as Alice Roosevelt Steven Pacey as Mr. Van Bergen Philip Broadbent as Priest Niall Doherty as Orphan Bartender Max Fincham as Thomas Béla Gados as Counter Clerk Richard Ings as Auction Photographer Lewin Lloyd as Beansie Francis McBurney as O'Rourke Bartender Sean McGinley as Bishop Potter Hans Peterson as Well Dressed Man Tommy Rodger as Peter

Quotes

Dr. Kreizler: "With Pentecost tomorrow, I believe our killer will be compelled to act."

Sara Howard (to Dr. Kreizler): "You don't have to courage to see yourself for who you really are."

John Moore: "It may be tonight that he strikes next."

Gallery

• Promotional Stills
• Episode Stills
• Screencaps

Photo by Kata Vermes and Jesse Giddings. [Courtesy of TNT Pressroom]

Photo by Kata Vermes and Jesse Giddings. [Courtesy of TNT Pressroom]

Videos

The Alienist Ascension - Season 1, Ep. 6 PROMO TNT

The Alienist Ascension - Season 1, Ep. 6 CLIP TNT

The Alienist The Killer and Stevie - Season 1, Ep. 6 CLIP TNT

The Alienist Ascension - Season 1, Ep. 6 INSIDE THE EPISODE TNT

Trivia

• Waltz in A Flat Major, Op. 39 No. 15 by Johannes Brahms is played at the New York Society's Gala and Silent Auction for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
• Fugue in G minor, BWV 578 by Johann Sebastian Bach is featured towards the end of the episode, and after the end credits.

Notes

• The episode takes its title from the Christian Feast of the Ascension, which celebrates Jesus Christ's ascent to Heaven. Traditionally celebrated on a Thursday, the fortieth day of Easter or following Sunday. Given that in 1896 Easter was celebrated April 5th, it marks the events of this episode around mid-May, 1896.
• The episode covers from Chapter Twenty-five to Chapter Twenty-six of Part II of Caleb Carr's novel, with notable changes and additional original scenes.
• The episode gained an exceptional 26% L+SD in Latest Week Over Week Ratings Growth.