American Horror Story
Season 8 Episode 2
Emma Roberts in American Horror Story: Apocalypse. Photo: FX
American Horror Story Series - Watch American Horror Story Series online, free at 123movies. Stream American Horror Story TV Show Free Online. Episode 1 - Welcome to Briarcliff Episode 2 - Tricks and Treats Episode 3 - Nor'easter Episode 4 - I Am Anne Frank, Pt. 1 Episode 5 - I Am Anne Frank. Episode 2 of American Horror Story season 8 is titled “The Morning After”. Screeners and additional information on each of the episodes, prior to their air dates, have not been released. In the summer of 1984, five friends escape Los Angeles to work as counselors at Camp Redwood. As they adjust to their new jobs, they quickly learn that the only thing scarier than campfire tales is the past coming to.
American Horror Story: Apocalypse is back this week, and sources can confirm the end of the world still sucks! We begin this episode with Emily, who is changing from her “End Is Nigh” eveningwear to her Armageddon pajamas. Basic programming language manual. Lo and behold, her armoire is infested with snakes. This worries our solemn survivors but excites Meade because it means they’ll have fresh meat that isn’t human for dinner. Unfortunately, when she serves the group, the snakes regenerate and slither all over their table. Something is fishy about this snake soup. Could it be that Stevie Nicks and her coven are nearby, or am I just excited that the coffee shop I’m in is playing “Landslide”? Either way, something is afoot …
American Horror Story: Apocalypse is the eighth season of the FX horror anthology television series American Horror Story, created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. Sunset overdrive download pc. It premiered on September 12, 2018, and concluded on November 14, 2018. The season has been described as a crossover between the first and third seasons of the series.
By the way, I love that Evie is cool with eating snake because she did it with some rich people once. That logic tracks: If I ever ate crap with the Queen, poop should become a delicacy and you plebeians would just have to accept that. Evie is a cultural icon and I hope to be as influential and full of it as she is one day.
Langdon interrupts everyone’s immersive dinner to start interrogations for the cooperative sanctuary, which he describes as “cooperation.” I like that in the end of times, people have stopped trying. It gives me hope that my efforts now are truly futile. For some reason, Gallant volunteers to be cooperated first. The interrogation goes like this: Gallant tells the long-haired, soft-faced man about his childhood and Langdon reads him to filth. I like this game! I’m going to start being rude and claim it’s because humanity is dying. Somehow, Gallant finds himself alone with the Rubberman he believes to be Langdon and they become intimate — or as intimate as you can be with someone whose face you can’t see or voice you can’t hear. Now, if you remember, the golden rule of the apocalypse is that sex is forbidden unless Sarah Paulson gives permission. Evie catches Langdon in the act, and takes the opportunity to sell out the only living relative she has left because she wants a ticket to this so-called sanctuary.
On the other side of the fallout shelter, the world’s horniest teens, Emily and Timothy, plot against Langdon and the Outpost. While they are right to be suspicious of any long-haired, soft-faced man claiming to have all the answers, I don’t believe they are smarter than he is. Timothy got into UCLA literally two weeks ago and Emily was arrested for protesting! I’m sure they are great for their age bracket, especially since everyone their age is dead, but they are not smarter than an all-knowing demon Antichrist. They need to slow their roll.
Emily and Timothy go snooping in Langdon’s room that mysteriously has its door ajar. I love that in the apocalypse, Macbooks are still the computer of choice. Hard same. I will give up my Retina display when you rip it from my cold, dead, irradiated fingers. Through their nosiness, Emily and Timothy find that Sarah Paulson has been lying about the no-sex rule for fun. This, now, gives them license to have sex. I believe Emily and Timothy’s fundamental problem is that they don’t want to accept that the world is over. Which is fine! They are entitled to their opinions, but they should just die with the rest of humanity if they don’t like the rules. Otherwise, do what you’re told and learn to love dry humping.
Now it’s Sarah Paulson’s turn for the cooperative interrogation cooperation. If reading is fundamental, call her Levar Burton because she reads everyone to filth about why they don’t deserve to go to sanctuary. Langdon responds by reading her scoliosis. Damn, who would have thought that the nuclear winter would be such a cold world out there? Everyone is so mean. When Langdon is gone, Sarah Paulson and Meade conspire against him, Paulson believes that he knows Gallant from before the end of the world. (I should note, the reason that I keep referring to Mx. Venable as Sarah Paulson is because I think that Sarah Paulson is the perfect actress and I am obsessed with writing her name. Sarah Paulson! Sarah Paulson! Sarah Paulson! Where is her EGOT? I could listen to her read the Urban Dictionary … which would get her that Grammy!)
Now we’re at dinner and everyone is roasting the hell out of each other. What I appreciate about Evie is that she doesn’t even deny snitching on her grandson and setting him up to die. She has no reservations about wanting to “eliminate the 10 Indians standing between her and the golden ticket out of here” — which I assume is a racist metaphor, although I can’t pinpoint its root. (And Then There Were None, I guess?) At her core, Evie is a selfish, heinous (definitely bigoted!) person. And isn’t that what the apocalypse is about? People at their most desperate revealing their true selves when the Rubberman meets the road. And if you’re the Antichrist — cough, cough — bringing this dissension is your literal only job.
So let me just come out and say it: I don’t believe that the sanctuary exists, not in the literal sense at least. The sanctuary is death/Heaven. This is the only outpost left, Langdon is not receiving any orders from anyone but his own little permed head, and the purples’ actions reflect whether they are going to die as good people or as bad people. Yes, this theory is based on two episodes! But Lost really messed with my head and I trust no plot or reality. Anyway, I digress …
Emily keeps trying to have sex with Timothy. I’m sorry, but nothing about this captive scenario would make me horny. Maybe it’s the cannibalism or the familial betrayal, but I just don’t think it’s the right time!
Somewhere in the middle of all this madness, Gallant follows up with Langdon about their tryst. Not only does Langdon say the spandex daddy wasn’t him, he says he wouldn’t have sex with Gallant if he was the last man on Earth (which he is!) because Gallant is too needy. This hurts Gallant and when he sees the spandex daddy again, he stabs him with a pair of conveniently placed scissors. Turns out the Rubberman is actually a Rubberlady, because Gallant was hallucinating and accidentally kills his iconic grandma Evie. Full version of windows 7. Cue Emma Roberts surprise GIF.
(Also worth noting, Evan Peters played the Rubberman in American Horror Story: Murder House and now he’s playing Gallant. This means that technically the Rubberman could be having sex with himself? I don’t know how this will work itself out, but I am open to anything! Okay, back to the Emma Roberts GIF.)
After having sex, Emily and Timothy are violently woken up out of their sleep by Meade because, again, the golden rule is to not have sex. Their defense is basically “This rule sucks!” That is not useful or productive. I agree with Emily and Timothy that they shouldn’t have to follow rules that are made up, but where is the impulse control for goodness sake? Why would you play with your life like that? Speaking of, why is there a loaded gun just chilling within arms’ reach in the room where people are executed? Seems irresponsible to me, but what do I know! Timothy shoots Meade before she kills Emily and Meade bleeds milk because she is most likely an android (or an ice cream cone). This is an interesting twist, but I’ve noticed there are still no witches. Where my coven at?
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American Horror Story: Apocalypse | |
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Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 10 |
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Original network | FX |
Original release | September 12 – November 14, 2018 |
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Next → 1984 | |
List of American Horror Story episodes |
American Horror Story: Apocalypse is the eighth season of the FXhorroranthology television series American Horror Story, created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. It premiered on September 12, 2018, and concluded on November 14, 2018.[1] The season has been described as a crossover between the first and third seasons of the series. Apocalypse was announced on January 12, 2017.[2]
Returning cast members from previous seasons include Sarah Paulson, Kathy Bates, Evan Peters, Adina Porter, Emma Roberts, Cheyenne Jackson, Billy Eichner, Leslie Grossman, Billie Lourd, Jessica Lange, Taissa Farmiga, Gabourey Sidibe, Lily Rabe, Frances Conroy, Stevie Nicks, Connie Britton, Dylan McDermott, Erika Ervin, Naomi Grossman, Mena Suvari, Lance Reddick, Jamie Brewer, and Angela Bassett, along with new cast member Cody Fern.
Apocalypse received positive reviews from critics, with many considering it as an improvement over the recent seasons. On April 9, 2019, for the first time in the series history, it was announced by the Television Academy that Apocalypse would not qualify for the Limited Series categories, and instead be moved to Drama.[3]Apocalypse would go on to receive five nominations, including Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for Jessica Lange.
- 1Cast and characters
- 3Production
- 4Reception
Cast and characters[edit]
Main[edit]
Sarah Paulson
Evan Peters
Billie Lourd
Emma Roberts
Cheyenne Jackson
Kathy Bates
- Sarah Paulson as Wilhemina Venable, Cordelia Goode, and Billie Dean Howard
- Evan Peters as Mr. Gallant, James Patrick March, Tate Langdon, and Jeff Pfister
- Adina Porter as Dinah Stevens
- Billie Lourd as Mallory
- Leslie Grossman as Coco St. Pierre Vanderbilt
- Cody Fern as Michael Langdon
- Emma Roberts as Madison Montgomery
- Cheyenne Jackson as John Henry Moore
- Kathy Bates as Miriam Mead and Delphine LaLaurie
Recurring[edit]
- Billy Eichner as Brock and Mutt Nutter
- Kyle Allen as Timothy Campbell
- Ash Santos as Emily
- Erika Ervin as the Fist
- Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman as Andre Stevens
- Joan Collins as Evie Gallant and Bubbles McGee
- Frances Conroy as Myrtle Snow and Moira O'Hara
- Taissa Farmiga as Zoe Benson and Violet Harmon
- Gabourey Sidibe as Queenie
- Jon Jon Briones as Ariel Augustus
- Billy Porter as Behold Chablis
- BD Wong as Baldwin Pennypacker
- Carlo Rota as Anton LaVey
Guest stars[edit]
- Dina Meyer as Nora Campbell
- Travis Schuldt as Mr. Campbell
- John Getz as Mr. St. Pierre Vanderbilt
- Chad James Buchanan as Stu
- Sean Blakemore as a Cooperative agent
- Lesley Fera as a Cooperative agent
- Lily Rabe as Misty Day
- Stevie Nicks as herself
- Wayne Pére as Mr. Kingery
- Dylan McDermott as Dr. Ben Harmon
- Connie Britton as Vivien Harmon
- Jessica Lange as Constance Langdon
- Naomi Grossman as Samantha Crowe
- Mena Suvari as Elizabeth Short
- Sam Kinsey as Beau Langdon
- Celia Finkelstein as Gladys
- Lance Reddick as Papa Legba
- Jamie Brewer as Nan
- Sandra Bernhard as Hannah
- Harriet Sansom Harris as Madelyn
- Dominic Burgess as Phil
- Mark Ivanir as Nicholas II of Russia
- Emilia Ares as Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
- Yevgeniy Kartashov as Yakov Yurovsky
- Angela Bassett as Marie Laveau
Episodes[edit]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
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85 | 1 | 'The End' | Bradley Buecker | Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk | September 12, 2018 | 8ATS01 | 3.08[4] |
In the near future, nuclear missiles destroy the world and start a nuclear winter. Thanks to her family's private plane, Coco St. Pierre Vanderbilt manages to escape the destruction of Los Angeles with her assistant Mallory, her hairdresser Mr. Gallant, and his grandmother, Evie. Meanwhile, an organization known as 'The Cooperative', selects young adults to save from the apocalypse, based on their genetic makeup. Two of the selected, Timothy and Emily, are sent to Outpost 3, an underground base led by Ms. Wilhemina Venable. There, they are reunited with other survivors, including Coco, Mallory, Mr. Gallant, and Evie. Life at the Outpost includes strict rules and severe punishments. Eighteen months pass and the situation and food supplies are at critical condition at the Outpost. A man from the Cooperative, Michael Langdon (who is also the Antichrist), arrives and announces that he will judge who deserves to be truly saved. | |||||||
86 | 2 | 'The Morning After' | Jennifer Lynch | James Wong | September 19, 2018 | 8ATS02 | 2.21[5] |
Langdon introduces himself to the guests of Outpost 3 and explains his duty. He inquires Mr. Gallant about his sexual orientation and his hatred towards his grandmother. Later, the Rubber Man approaches Gallant in his bedroom and Evie catches the two having sex. She reports their insubordination to Ms. Mead. Timothy and Emily discover recent Cooperative e-mails detailing Venable's transgressions against proper Outpost protocol. Gallant refuses to reveal the identity of the Rubber Man to Venable. Gallant assures Langdon that he did not reveal his identity and Langdon asserts that he is not the Rubber Man and that he would never have sex with him. Timothy and Emily cast aspersions on the rules of Outpost 3 and they have sex for the first time. The Rubber Man attempts to seduce Gallant once again and Gallant stabs him with scissors. Langdon appears and Gallant finds himself looking upon his grandmother's bloody corpse. Timothy and Emily are caught in bed and are sentenced to death. Timothy shoots Mead in the stomach and her wound reveals internal wiring and white liquid. | |||||||
87 | 3 | 'Forbidden Fruit' | Loni Peristere | Manny Coto | September 26, 2018 | 8ATS03 | 1.95[6] |
Langdon unveils his true demonic form to Mallory and she makes flames shoot from a fireplace. Venable confides to Mead that she has not been selected to move on to the Sanctuary and Mead suggests they kill everyone. Brock navigates a nuclear wasteland and guns down a cannibalistic tribe. He then beholds a horse-drawn carriage pass by. The carriage delivers apples to Outpost 3 and Venable resolves to inject them with venom. Brock infiltrates Outpost 3 and attends Venable's Halloween masquerade ball. Coco, presuming Brock to be Langdon in costume, seduces him back to her bedroom. Brock then reveals himself to Coco and stabs her in the forehead. The Outpost 3 guests bob for poisonous apples. Venable instructs everyone to wait to eat simultaneously. The guests comply and concurrently succumb to the poison. Venable and Mead confront Langdon and Venable proclaims that they will be making the selections. Mead shoots Venable under order from Langdon. Langdon tells Mead she was modeled after a caregiver from his childhood, which consoles her. Later, Cordelia Goode, Madison Montgomery, and Myrtle Snow descend upon Outpost 3 and Cordelia resurrects Mallory, Dinah, and Coco. | |||||||
88 | 4 | 'Could It Be.. Satan?' | Sheree Folkson | Tim Minear | October 3, 2018 | 8ATS04 | 2.02[7] |
Three years before the nuclear blast, the Hawthorne School for Exceptional Young Men seeks out Michael Langdon, who has been arrested for killing a man who insulted the woman Mead is modeled after. He is put to the test and displays tremendous abilities. Miss Robichaux's Academy is summoned for a meeting and Cordelia scoffs at the Grand Chancellor's suspicion that Michael may be the first male Supreme, known as the Alpha. To prove his power, Michael saves Queenie from eternal damnation at the Hotel Cortez and fetches Madison from her personal hell. | |||||||
89 | 5 | 'Boy Wonder' | Gwyneth Horder-Payton | John J. Gray | October 10, 2018 | 8ATS05 | 2.12[8] |
Cordelia has a frightening vision of a destroyed Miss Robichaux's Academy and being attacked by disease-ridden people. Later, she announces that Langdon will take the Seven Wonders, something that she is berated for by Myrtle. Mallory's abilities soon intensify and Cordelia reveals that she is dying and slowly starting to lose her Supremacy. John Henry Moore discovers Langdon's true self but Mead interferes before he can warn anyone and kills him. During the test, Cordelia asks Langdon to bring Misty Day back to life, so he breaks her out of her personal hell. It is revealed that Cordelia has been planning an army against Langdon and used him to resurrect her students. Later, Cordelia asks Madison and a suspicious Behold to investigate Langdon's origins at the Murder House. | |||||||
90 | 6 | 'Return to Murder House' | Sarah Paulson | Crystal Liu | October 17, 2018 | 8ATS06 | 2.01[9] |
Madison and Behold buy the Murder House on behalf of the Coven, under the pretense that they are a married couple. They cast a spell to force the spirits of the house to appear to them. They encounter the ghost of Constance Langdon, who agrees to provide information on her grandson Michael if they banish her old nemesis, Moira O'Hara, from the house. Madison and Behold exhume Moira's bones, and bury them with her mother's; Moira is then set free from the house. Constance tells them that she sensed an evil in Michael from very early on. In his youth, he began killing animals, and then his babysitter. After Michael ages ten years overnight, Constance enlists the help of a Catholic priest, whom Michael kills. Constance, out of hopelessness, commits suicide in the Murder House, where she is reunited with Tate, Beauregard, and her fourth child, a little girl with no eyes. Madison and Behold then interview Ben and Vivien Harmon, who further reveal the evil in Michael's soul. Vivien tells them that Michael's father is neither Ben nor Tate, but the evil of the Murder House. Before leaving with Behold, Madison reunites Tate and Violet. | |||||||
91 | 7 | 'Traitor' | Jennifer Lynch | Adam Penn | October 24, 2018 | 8ATS07 | 1.85[10] |
With the help of voodoo queen Dinah Stevens, Cordelia arranges a meeting with Papa Legba in an attempt to prevent Langdon's plans. Legba reveals that he owns Nan's soul, and agrees to help entrap Langdon under the condition that Cordelia give him the souls of the remaining girls. Cordelia refuses, and Legba disappears. In order to learn more about the warlocks and their plans, Madison enlists the help of Myrtle's long time friend, witch-actress Bubbles McGee, who specialises in reading the thoughts and souls of others. At a dinner party held by Myrtle, Bubbles discovers that Ariel and Baldwin know about the death of John Henry, and that they are planning to kill the women of the coven. Zoe suspects Mallory to be the true next Supreme after she saves Coco from choking and confides in Cordelia. Later, Mallory passes the Seven Wonders after successfully resurrecting John Henry. The coven then capture Ariel, Baldwin, and Mead, and burn them at the stake for their betrayals. | |||||||
92 | 8 | 'Sojourn' | Bradley Buecker | Josh Green | October 31, 2018 | 8ATS08 | 1.63[11] |
After breaking down over Mead's charred remains, Langdon is confronted by Cordelia, who informs him that Mead's soul is hidden by a spell. Langdon, unable to bring her back, flees into the forest seeking guidance from Satan. Unsuccessfully, Langdon remains strong, but confused, and is led to an obscure Satanic church in the city. At the church, he meets Madelyn, who brings him to her home and offers him food. At her house, Madelyn tells Langdon that she has secured everything in life by selling her soul. Langdon reveals that he is the Antichrist, and Madelyn takes him back to the church, where the congregation falls at his feet in worship. Langdon tells his followers that he has no ambition or plan now that Mead is dead, despite their willingness to help usher in the end of times. Madelyn takes Langdon to a robotics corporation, run by engineers Mutt and Jeff, who have sold their souls in the same way the other Satanists. It is revealed that Ms. Venable worked for the corporation before the nuclear blast, and that Mutt and Jeff were responsible for recreating Mead's android. | |||||||
93 | 9 | 'Fire and Reign' | Jennifer Arnold | Asha Michelle Wilson | November 7, 2018 | 8ATS09 | 1.65[12] |
Dinah helps Langdon and Mead infiltrate the Coven. Mead kills most of the witches, including Queenie, Bubbles, and Zoe. Cordelia is unable to ressurect them as Langdon destroyed their souls. The remaining girls take refuge in Misty's swamp-shack, where Myrtle tells them of an ancient spell that can undo past events. Myrtle asks Mallory to travel to Russia in 1918, and save Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna, a witch, from her execution. Mallory's attempt to save Anastasia fails, though Myrtle notes that she is the first witch to successfully travel through time. Because of Mallory's near-success, Cordelia contemplates her own death so Mallory can rise as the new Supreme, but Myrtle discourages her. Cordelia and Myrtle find that Langdon has murdered all the warlocks, including John Henry and Behold, at Hawthorne's School. Mutt and Jeff, who have been controlling Mead the whole time, meet with Langdon and inform him that the Cooperative is the ancient Order of the Illuminati, an organisation made up of world elites that have sold their soul to Satan. Langdon meets with the Illuminati, informing them of the Outposts and begins to plan the end of times. | |||||||
94 | 10 | 'Apocalypse Then' | Bradley Buecker | Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk | November 14, 2018 | 8ATS10 | 1.83[13] |
After discovering Langdon's plan for the Outposts, the Coven decide to hide Coco and Mallory in Outpost 3 by giving them new identities, and making sure they survive the apocalypse while Mallory's powers are growing. After discovering Dinah's involvement with Langdon, Cordelia, Myrtle, and Madison bury themselves in the swamp mud to survive the nuclear blast. After the apocalypse, the Coven face Langdon. As Dinah pledges allegiance to Langdon, a newly regenerated Marie Laveau kills her for her betrayal. Cordelia then destroys Mead while Madison shoots Langdon to buy time for Mallory to cast the time travel spell. While Langdon kills Madison, Marie, and Coco, Mallory is stabbed by Brock, prompting Cordelia to sacrifice herself to allow Mallory's rise as the new Supreme. Mallory casts the spell and returns to 2015, where she runs over a younger Langdon multiple times, killing him and preventing the future events. Mallory eventually returns to Miss Robichaux's Academy, saving Queenie, Misty, and eventually Madison from their previous fates. Meanwhile, Timothy and Emily meet in the new present and, years later, have a son together, who later kills his nanny. Anton LaVey, Samantha Crowe, and Mead visit them, claiming that they came to help. |
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
On January 12, 2017, the series was renewed for an eighth season, which premiered on September 12, 2018.[2][1] In October 2016, series co-creator Ryan Murphy announced a 'crossover' season between previous cycles Murder House and Coven.[14] In January 2018, he stated that the ninth season would most likely feature the crossover;[15] however, in June 2018, he announced that the eighth season was chosen instead.[16] Murphy has also stated that the eighth season would be set 18 months in the future and would feature an Asylum and Coven tone.[15][17] In July 2018, it was announced at the San Diego Comic-Con that the title of the season would be Apocalypse.[18]
In April 2018, it was revealed that series veteran Sarah Paulson and Evan Peters would make their directorial debut in an episode of the season.[19] It was later revealed that Paulson would direct the sixth episode.[20] Peters, in the end, did not direct an episode.
As with previous seasons, several teasers were released.[21] On September 4, 2018, a short trailer was released, followed by a longer trailer the next day.[22][23]
Casting[edit]
In October 2017, it was announced that series mainstay Sarah Paulson would return for the season. In March 2018, it was announced that Kathy Bates and Evan Peters would also return, leading the season with Paulson.[24] In April 2018, Joan Collins joined the cast as the grandmother of Peters' character.[17] In April and May 2018, Cult actors Adina Porter, Cheyenne Jackson, Billy Eichner, Leslie Grossman, and Billie Lourd were also confirmed to return.[25][26]
In June 2018, Emma Roberts revealed that she would return for Apocalypse, reprising her role as Madison Montgomery from Coven.[27] That same month, Murphy revealed that other witches from Coven had all been invited to return,[27] and also stated that he had asked Anjelica Huston to join the cast,[28] while Paulson confirmed that she would reprise her Coven role, Cordelia Goode.[20] In July 2018, it was reported that Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman and Kyle Allen would guest star in the season.[29] Later that month, Murphy revealed via Twitter that American Crime Story actor Cody Fern joined the cast as a grown-up Michael Langdon, the Antichrist born during the events of Murder House.[30]
In August 2018, Pose actor Billy Porter announced via Instagram that he would appear in the season.[31] Later, during the Television Critics Association press tour, it was announced that Jessica Lange would appear in the season's sixth episode as her Murder House character, Constance Langdon.[20] After FX released the season's first teaser, actress Lesley Fera revealed via Twitter that she would appear in the season premiere.[32] Later, Ryan Murphy confirmed via Twitter that Taissa Farmiga, Gabourey Sidibe, Lily Rabe, Frances Conroy, and Stevie Nicks would all appear during the season,[33] and that they would all reprise the roles they played in Coven.[34][35] In the same month, Angela Bassett, who appeared in four previous seasons, confirmed that she would not appear in the season;[34] however, Bassett appeared in the last episode of the season, playing Marie Laveau, the role she played in Coven. Later, Finn Wittrock, who appeared in three past seasons, confirmed that he would not appear in Apocalypse.[36] The same day, it was announced that original cast members Connie Britton and Dylan McDermott would be returning for the season,[37] and Ryan Murphy later confirmed that they would reprise their Murder House roles, Vivien and Ben Harmon, respectively.[38] Later, Murphy revealed that Evan Peters and Taissa Farmiga would be reprising their Murder House roles, Tate Langdon and Violet Harmon, respectively.[39]
In September 2018, it was revealed that Erika Ervin would be returning for Apocalypse after having a recurring role in Freak Show.[40] It was also reported that actress Ash Santos would appear in the season.[41]
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Filming[edit]
In April 2018, Murphy revealed that filming for the season would begin in June 2018.[17]
Reception[edit]
Critical response[edit]
American Horror Story: Apocalypse received positive reviews from critics, with many considering it as an improvement over the recent seasons. The review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes gave the season a 75% approval rating, with an average rating of 6.93/10, based on 6 reviews. The critical consensus reads, 'Ryan Murphy and his murderers' row of witchy performers literally save the world -- and franchise -- in Apocalypse, the series most ambitious crossover swing yet.'[42] On Metacritic, the season was given a score of 63 out of 100 based on 6 reviews, indicating 'generally favorable reviews'.[43]
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Awards and nominations[edit]
In its eighth season, the series has been nominated for 20 awards, 5 of them were won.
Year | Association | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
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2019 | 10th Dorian Awards[45] | Campy TV Show of the Year | American Horror Story: Apocalypse | Nominated |
23rd Art Directors Guild Awards | Television Movie or Mini-Series | Valdar Wilt (for 'Fire and Reign') | Nominated | |
21st Costume Designers Guild Awards | Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television | Paula Bradley, Lou Eyrich | Nominated | |
2019 Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards[46][47] | TV Miniseries or Movie Made for TV: Best Contemporary Make-Up | Eryn Krueger Mekash, Kim Ayers, Silvina Knight | Won | |
TV Miniseries or Movie Made for TV: Best Contemporary Hair Styling | Michelle Ceglia, Helena Cepeda, Romaine Markus-Meyers | Nominated | ||
TV Miniseries or Movie Made for TV: Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling | Michelle Ceglia, Helena Cepeda, Lydia Fantini | Nominated | ||
TV Miniseries or Movie Made for TV: Best Special Make-Up Effects | Eryn Krueger Mekash, Mike Mekash, David Anderson | Nominated | ||
Commercials and Music Videos: Best Make-Up | Kerry Herta, Jason Collins, Cristina Waltz (for 'Promo') | Won | ||
Commercials and Music Videos: Best Hair Styling | Joe Matke, Fernando Santaella-Navarro (for 'Promo') | Won | ||
66th Golden Reel Awards[48][49] | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Episodic Short Form – Music / Musical | David Klotz (for 'The End') | Won | |
21st Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Series | American Horror Story: Apocalypse | Nominated | |
30th GLAAD Media Awards[50] | Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series | Nominated | ||
45th Saturn Awards | Best Horror Television Series | Nominated | ||
71st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Jessica Lange(for 'Return to Murder House') | Nominated | |
Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes | Lou Eyrich, Paula Bradley, Rebecca Guzzi, Charlene Amateau (for 'Forbidden Fruit') | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series | Michelle Ceglia, Helena Cepeda, Lydia Fantani, Romaine Markus-Meyers (for 'Forbidden Fruit') | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) | Eryn Krueger Mekash, Kim Ayers, Michael Mekash, Silvina Knight, Jamie Leigh Devilla (for 'Forbidden Fruit') | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or Special | Eryn Krueger Mekash, Michael Mekash, Steve LaPorte, Jake Garber, Vance Hartwell, Silvina Knight, Glen Eisner, David Leroy Anderson (for 'Apocalypse Then') | Nominated | ||
17th Gold Derby Awards | Best Drama Guest Actor | Dylan McDermott | Nominated | |
Best Drama Guest Actress | Jessica Lange | Won |
Ratings[edit]
No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) |
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1 | 'The End' | September 12, 2018 | 1.5 | 3.08[4] | 1.5 | 3.17 | 3.0 | 6.26[51] |
2 | 'The Morning After' | September 19, 2018 | 1.1 | 2.21[5] | 1.2 | 2.41 | 2.3 | 4.63[52][a] |
3 | 'Forbidden Fruit' | September 26, 2018 | 0.9 | 1.95[6] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
4 | 'Could It Be.. Satan?' | October 3, 2018 | 1.0 | 2.02[7] | 1.6 | 3.05 | 2.6 | 5.08[53] |
5 | 'Boy Wonder' | October 10, 2018 | 1.0 | 2.12[8] | 1.4 | 2.82 | 2.4 | 4.95[54] |
6 | 'Return to Murder House' | October 17, 2018 | 0.9 | 2.01[9] | 1.2 | 2.40 | 2.1 | 4.41[55][a] |
7 | 'Traitor' | October 24, 2018 | 0.9 | 1.85[10] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
8 | 'Sojourn' | October 31, 2018 | 0.7 | 1.63[11] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
9 | 'Fire and Reign' | November 7, 2018 | 0.8 | 1.65[12] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
10 | 'Apocalypse Then' | November 14, 2018 | 0.8 | 1.83[13] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
- ^ abLive +7 ratings were not available, so Live +3 ratings have been used instead.
American Horror Story : U.S. viewers per episode (millions)Audience measurement performed by Nielsen Media Research.[56][citation needed]
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External links[edit]
Watch American Horror Story Season 8 Episode 2
- List of American Horror Story episodes on IMDb
- List of American Horror Story episodes at TV.com
- American Horror Story: Apocalypse at Metacritic
- American Horror Story: Apocalypse at Rotten Tomatoes
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