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| "Holes" | |
| Series: | American Horror Story |
| Season: | 7 |
| Storyline: | "Cult" |
| Airdate: | October 3rd, 2017 |
| Director: | Maggie Kiley |
| Writer: | Crystal Liu |
| Cast: | Sarah Paulson Evan Peters Cheyenne Jackson Billie Lourd Alison Pill |
| Previous: | "11/9" |
| Next: | "Mid-Western Assassin" |
"Holes" is the fifth episode of season seven of the horror anthology series American Horror Story, and the seventy-eighth episode of the series overall. It is the fifth chapter in the season-long story-arc called "Cult". The episode was directed by Maggie Kiley with a script written by Crystal Liu. It first aired on the FX Network on Wednesday, October 3rd, 2017.
Cast[]
Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Sarah Paulson | Ally Mayfair-Richards |
| Evan Peters | Kai Anderson |
| Cheyenne Jackson | Rudy Vincent |
| Billie Lourd | Winter Anderson |
| Alison Pill | Ivy Mayfair-Richards |
Guest Starring[]
Co-Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Wylie Small | Julie Anderson |
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
- Beverly Hope
- Bob Thompson
- Jack Samuels
- Oz Mayfair-Richards
- Rudy Vincent
Antagonists
- Gary K. Longstreet
- Harrison Wilton
- Ivy Mayfair-Richards
- Kai Anderson
- Meadow Wilton
- Winter Anderson
- R.J.
Minor characters
Organizations
Races & Animals
Locations
Items
Vocations
Miscellaneous
Explicit content
Notes[]
"Hey, nerf-herders! Headhunter's Holosuite Wiki has a collection of images related to American Horror Story: Holes.
- American Horror Story was created by Brad Falchuk and Ryan Murphy and produced by 20th Century Fox Television. The series is unique from other such programs in that each season is a self-contained storyline with a different cast of characters and actors, though many cast members are recycled as different characters from season to season.
- "AHS: Holes" serves as a shortcut to this page.
- This episode is rated TV-MA. It contains strong language and scenes of graphic violence. Viewer discretion is advised.
- This episode is production code number 7ATS05.
- This episode had a viewership of 2.199 million people upon its initial broadcast, which is 0.073 greater than the viewership of the previous episode. It rated 1.07% in the 18-49 viewing demographic.
- Actor Billy Eichner is given a "Special Guest Star" credit in this episode.
- Actor J. Grant Albrecht is credited as Grant Albrecht in this episode.
- This is the first episode of American Horror Story directed by Maggie Kiley.
- This is the final appearance of R.J.. He is murdered by Winter Anderson in this episode.
Allusions[]
- Kai Anderson surfs a website called The Red Pill. This is a reference to the 1999 sci-fi film The Matrix starring Keanu Reeves.
- Oz Mayfair-Richards asks his mothers for permission to watch Guardians of the Galaxy. This is a 2014 sci-fi/superhero film based on characters featured in comic books by Marvel Comics.
- A man wearing bondage gear is referred to as The Gimp. This is a reference to the 1994 movie Pulp Fiction by director Quentin Tarantino, which featured a gimp character who would anally rape captives.
- Beverly Hope makes reference to A Clockwork Orange. This is a 1971 film based on a novel by Anthony Burgess and directed by Stanley Kubrick. It stars Malcolm McDowell who plays an unrepentant criminal who is psychologically stripped of his sense of free will.
Quotes[]
- Kai Anderson: Latin is inherently scary.