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"Multiply Thy Pain"
Series American Horror Story: Delicate
Season 12, Episode 1
American Horror Story 12x01 001
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[]

Actor Role
Emma Roberts Anna Victoria Alcott
Matt Czuchry Dexter Harding
Kim Kardashian Siobhan Corbyn
Annabelle Dexter-Jones Sonia Shawcross
Michaela Jaé Rodriguez Nicolette
Denis O'Hare Doctor Andrew Hill
Cara Delevingne Ivy Ehrenreich
Julie White Io Preecher
Maaz Ali Kamal

Guest Starring[]

Actor Role
Andy Cohen Himself
Juliana Canfield Talia
Tavi Gevinson Cora
Zo Tipp Theo

Co-Starring[]

Actor Role
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.

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