"Multiply Thy Pain" | |
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Series American Horror Story: Delicate Season 12, Episode 1 | |
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Air date | September 20th, 2023 |
Writers | Halley Feiffer |
Director | Jessica Yu |
Producers | Halley Feiffer; Ryan Murphy; Brad Falchuk; Alexis Martin Woodall; John J. Gray; Lou Eyrich; Karl Frankenfield; Scott James; Eryn Krueger Mekash; Franzis Müller; Todd Nenninger; Tanase Popa; Scott Robertson; Sara Stelwagen |
Starring | Emma Roberts; Matt Czuchry; Kim Kardashian; Annabelle Dexter-Jones; Michaela Jaé Rodriguez; Denis O'Hare; Cara Delevingne; Julie White; Maaz Ali |
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"Multiply Thy Pain" is the first episode of season twelve of the supernatural seasonal anthology series American Horror Story, and the 124th episode of the series overall. This season is billed under the sub-heading "Delicate". The episode was directed by Jessica Yu with a script written by Halley Feiffer. It first aired on Hulu FX on Wednesday, September 20th, 2023.
Plot[]
Young actress Anna Victoria Alcott nearly misses her transvaginal oocyte retrieval after learning it was suddenly rescheduled, unbeknownst to her, angering her husband Dexter Harding as the two have had difficulty attempting to conceive a child using IVF. However, while traveling to the appointment, Anna notices a mysterious woman multiple times and believes the woman is stalking her. In the operation room, Anna is kissed by Io Preecher, a woman she met while waiting to be called for her appointment. Anna later meets with her PR agent Siobhan Corbyn, who has booked her a spot on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, hoping for her to be an Academy Award nominee. At a dinner with Dex and his previous wife, a chef who died in a fire, Adeline's friends - She is gifted a red lipstick. Anna later awakens to find herself covered in the lipstick and finds a message saying "Don't do it Anna" on her bedroom mirror.
Cast[]
Starring[]
Guest Starring[]
Actor | Role |
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Andy Cohen | Himself |
Juliana Canfield | Talia |
Tavi Gevinson | Cora |
Zo Tipp | Theo |
Co-Starring[]
Actor | Role |
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Barry Anderson | Anesthesiologist |
Anisa Benitez | Nurse |
Ari Barkan | Paparazzi #1 |
Adan Olmeda | Paparazzi #2 |
Kareem Fathalla | Paparazzi #3 |
Notes & Trivia[]
- 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.
- This season is an adaptation of the novel Delicate Condition by author Danielle Valentine, which was published in August, 2023. This is the first season of the series that does not feature original content.
- This season is rated TV-MA. It contains strong language and scenes of graphic content. Viewer discretion is advised.
- This episode is production code number CATS01.
- "Multiply Thy Pain" redirects to this page.
- This episode had a viewership of 454,000 people upon its initial broadcast, which is up by 263,000 from the previous episode. It has the highest viewership of the pre-strike season with an 88,000 lead over "When the Bough Breaks", which had a viewership of 366,000.
Allusions[]
- This episode makes reference to Hilary Swank, who is an American film actress who is known for her work in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Sometimes They Come Back... Again, and The Reaping.
Quotes[]
- Siobhan Corbyn: It's exhausting being better than everyone.
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