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"Dark Cousin"
Series American Horror Story
Season 2, Episode 7
American Horror Story 2x07 001
Air date November 28th, 2012
Writers Tim Minear
Director Michael Rymer
Producers Bradley Buecker; Dante Di Loreto; Mark Douglas; Brad Falchuk; Alexis Martin Woodall; Tim Minear; Ryan Murphy; Jennifer Salt; Jessica Sharzer; Chip Vucelich; James Wong
Starring Zachary Quinto; Joseph Fiennes; Sarah Paulson; Evan Peters; Lily Rabe; Lizzie Brocheré; James Cromwell; Jessica Lange
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"Dark Cousin" is the seventh episode of season two of the American television series American Horror Story and the nineteenth episode of the series overall. It was directed by Michael Rymer and written by Tim Minear. It first aired on the FX Network on Wednesday, November 28th, 2012 at 10:00 pm. In this episode, Shachath - the Angel of Death comes to Briarcliff Manor. She visits several people in turn, several of whom rebuke the gift that she offers. The Angel confronts the demon inhabitating the body of Sister Mary Eunice McKee. Meanwhile, Kit Walker speaks with a lawyer and tries to find a way out of the spoken confession he made to Doctor Thredson. Lana Winters manages to escape from Bloody Face and gets a ride from a suicidal motorist, only to end up in an automobile accident, and subsequently, back to Briarcliff.

Cast[]

Starring[]

Actor Role
Zachary Quinto Doctor Oliver Thredson
Joseph Fiennes Monsignor Timothy Howard [1]
Sarah Paulson Lana Winters
Evan Peters Kit Walker
Lily Rabe Sister Mary Eunice McKee
Lizzie Brocheré Grace Bertrand
James Cromwell Doctor Arthur Arden
Jessica Lange Sister Jude Martin

Guest Starring[]

Actor Role
Frances Conroy Shachath
Fredric Lehne Frank McCann
Mark Margolis Sam Goodman
William Mapother Driver
Sean Patrick Thomas Terry
Tongayi Chirisa Miles

Co-Starring[]

Actor Role
Debra Christofferson Mrs. Stone
Lily Knight Sister Felicity
Don Stark Detective
Jennifer Holland Nurse Blackwell
Erin Allin O'Reilly Nurse Fuller
Karen Constantine Nun
Danielle Kennedy Tudy
Bryan Rasmussen Hank Stone
Kristin Slaysman Missy Stone

Notes & Trivia[]

  • Production code number: 2ATS07.
  • The word written on the kitchen wall in Aramaic is Shachath, which is the proper name of the Angel of Death per this show's mythology.

Allusions[]

  • Nurse Fuller references seeing Lilies in the Field. This is a 1963 comedy film directed by Ralph Nelson and starring Sindey Poitier and Lilia Skala.

Quotes[]

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  • Sister Jude Martin: I never really rose to His challenge. I'm still just a... drunken whore and a murderer, trying to disguise my darkness under that miserable black cloth.

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  • Oliver Thredson: Don't look so frightened, okay? I don't want to hurt you. I want this to be as painless for you as possible. So I will give you a choice: I can either cut your throat or I can strangle you. I don't believe in guns.

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See also[]

External Links[]

References[]

  1. The actor is credited, but otherwise does not appear in this episode.


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