First aired January 21st, 2015. New owner Dandy (played by Finn Wittrock) is furious that nobody bought tickets to the freak show after making himself the headliner. He berates several of the freaks for this so they physically and verbally assault him before quitting. Dandy gets dressed up and goes on a shooting spree throughout…
First aired January 14th, 2015. Elsa (played by Jessica Lange) holds a farewell feast for herself while toasting the new owner, Chester (played by Neil Patrick Harris). She then tells Chester she needs a few moments alone with her “monsters” and asks him to step out. Stanley (played by Denis O’Hare) is presented with a…
First Aired December 10th, 2014. Everyone is still reeling from the sudden death of Ethel (played by Kathy Bates). Her death particularly affects her son, Jimmy (played by Evan Peters), and her ex, Dell (played by Michael Chiklis). Jimmy has continued to stay drunk 24/7 and is hooking up with the freak show’s newest member,…
First Aired December 3rd, 2014. Everyone is combing the woods after realizing Ma Petite (played by Jyoti Amge) has gone missing. All they find is her bloody dress and it’s assumed that she was killed by a wild animal, but not everyone buys that. Ethel (played by Kathy Bates) immediately suspects that Elsa (played by…
First Aired November 19th, 2014. This episode of Freak Show largely centers on Dell (played by Michael Chiklis), the strongman with the explosive temper. He finds himself reluctantly involved in Stanley’s (played by Denis O’Hare) scheme to kill and collect freaks. Stanley blackmails Dell with the knowledge that he saw him at a bar for…
Our contest ends very late tonight. Hurry! Bleh! –Count Spatula First aired November 12, 2014. With twins Bette and Dot (played by Sarah Paulson) out of the picture, Elsa (played by Jessica Lange) is on top of the world. She is preparing a lavish birthday celebration for herself and is ready to start her career…
First aired November 5, 2014. The episode opens with Stanley (played by Denis O’Hare) and Maggie (played by Emma Roberts) attending a museum opening featuring people from the freak show as exhibits. It turns out to be a fantasy of Stanley’s who is gleefully anticipating making a fortune from people in the show. Stanley uses…
First aired October 29th, 2014. Edward Mordrake (played by Wes Bentley) is continuing his search for a freak to add to his ghostly coterie. He visits the tents of several people in the freak show and forces them to relive their most painful memories. Mordrake visits people like Paul the Illustrated Seal (played by Mat…
First aired October 22nd, 2014. It’s that time of the year for the AHS two-part Halloween special. This year the show focuses on the legend of Edward Mordrake (played by Wes Bentley). Edward Mordrake was a man in the 19th century born with a second face on the back of his head that drove him…
First aired October 15th, 2014. Episode two of Freak Show introduces new characters and sets up season-long story arcs. There will be lots of chaos as the show moves forward, and AHS hasn’t lost its capacity for shocking visuals. Strongman Dell Toledo (played by Michael Chicklis) and his hermaphrodite wife, Desiree Dupree (played by Angela Bassett),…
First aired October 8th, 2014. “What you’re about to see will astound your senses and harrow your very souls.” American Horror Story: Freak Show hit the ground running, opening the series with a milkman walking into a house and finding a woman brutally murdered. But it’s his discovery of Bette and Dot Tattler (played by…
