| "Dollhouse" | |
|---|---|
| Series American Horror Stories Season 2, Episode 1 | |
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| Air date | July 21st, 2022 |
| Writers | Manny Coto |
| Director | Loni Peristere |
| Producers | Ryan Murphy; Brad Falchuk; Alexis Martin Woodall; Todd Nenninger; Matt Hodgson; Manny Coto; John J. Gray; Tanase Popa; Crystal Liu; Susan V. McConnell; Reilly Smith; Todd Kubrak; Lou Eyrich; Eryn Krueger Mekash; Ryan Kavner |
| Starring | Denis O'Hare; Kristine Froseth; Houston Jax Towe; Abby Corrigan; Simone Recasner; Maryssa Menendez; Emily Morales-Cabrera; Matt Lasky; Caitlin Dulany |
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"Dollhouse" is the first episode of installment two of the American Horror Stories anthology series, which is a spin-off of the FX Network television program American Horror Story. It was directed by Loni Peristere with a script written by Manny Coto. It premiered on Hulu on Thursday, July 21st, 2022.
Cast[]
Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Denis O'Hare | Samuel Van Wirt |
| Kristine Froseth | Coby Dellum |
| Houston Jax Towe | Otis Van Wirt |
| Abby Corrigan | Aurelia |
| Simone Recasner | Harlene |
| Maryssa Menendez | Faye |
| Emily Morales-Cabrera | Bonnie |
| Matt Lasky | Eustace |
| Caitlin Dulany | Anna Leigh Leighton |
Guest Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Cosima Cabrera | Young witch |
| Genevieve Aitken | Ellen Van Wirt |
| Simon Potter | Lover |
| Ellie Grace Pomeroy | Young Myrtle Snow |
Notes & Trivia[]
- American Horror Stories was created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk.
- This episode is rated TV-MA. It contains strong language and other material unsuitable for younger audiences.
- The tagline for this episode is "A job listing goes horribly wrong".
- Actor Houston Towe is credited as Houston Jax Towe in this episode.
Allusions[]
- The climax of this episode reveals that it takes place in the greater continuity of American Horror Story. Little Otis Van Wirt is revealed to actually be Spalding, who is the butler at Miss Robichaux's Academy from the season three storyline, "Coven".
- Other references to the "Coven" storyline include the front gates of Miss Robichaux's Academy, located in New Orleans, Louisiana, as well as a young Myrtle Snow, who is a child in this episode, but a middle-aged woman in "Coven", as well as Anna Leigh Leighton, who was the coven's Supreme prior to the rise of Fiona Goode.
- Actor Denis O'Hare plays Samuel Van Wirt in this episode. O'Hare will go on to play the adult version of his own son, Otis Van Wirt in season three's "Coven".
- The musical refrain from "Coven" can be heard playing when the camera focuses on the front of Miss Robichaux's Academy.
Quotes[]
- Samuel Van Wirt: But what is a doll, really? Nothing more than mankind's attempt to finish what the Almighty began.
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- Samuel Van Wirt: But like many things in life, if done properly, even the most mundane task can rise to the level of art.
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- Aurelia: Don't butter my ass and call me a biscuit.
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Keywords[]
1960s | 1961 | Burn victims | Cattle prod | Dolls | Electrocution | Falling from a great height | Gunshot victims | Louisiana | Mask | Mississippi | Miss Robichaux's Academy | Molecular immobilization | Natchez | New Orleans | Pyrokinesis | Shot in the head | Slave | Swamps | Telekinesis | Witchcraft | Witches