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"The Morning After"
Series: American Horror Story
Season: 8
Storyline: "Apocalypse"
Airdate: September 19th, 2018
Director: Jennifer Lynch
Writer: James Wong
Cast: Sarah Paulson
Evan Peters
Adina Porter
Billie Lourd
Leslie Grossman
Cody Fern
Emma Roberts
Cheyenne Jackson
Kathy Bates
Previous: "The End"
Next: "Forbidden Fruit"

"The Morning After" is the second episode of season eight of the anthology series American Horror Story and the eighty-sixth episode of the series overall. It was directed by Jennifer Lynch with a teleplay written by James Wong. It first aired on the FX Network on Wednesday, September 19th, 2018 at 10:00 pm.

Cast[]

Starring[]

Note: Listings marked with a (†) symbol indicate cast members who are credited in this episode, but their character does not make an appearance.

Actor Role
Sarah Paulson Wilhemina Venable
Evan Peters Mister Gallant
Adina Porter Dinah Stevens
Billie Lourd Mallory
Leslie Grossman Coco St. Pierre Vanderbilt
Cody Fern Michael Langdon
Emma Roberts Madison Montgomery
Cheyenne Jackson John Henry Moore
Kathy Bates Miriam Mead

Guest Starring[]

Actor Role
Kyle Allen Timothy Campbell
Ash Santos Emily
Erika Ervin The Fist
Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman Andre Stevens
Joan Collins Evie Gallant

Co-Starring[]

Actor Role
Navaris Darson Morris
Chris Ferro Mario Vestri
Riley Schmidt Rubber Man
Jason Michael Snow Walter

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Explicit content

Notes[]

  • "AHS: The Morning After" redirects to this page.
  • It is revealed that Wilhemina Venable suffers from scoliosis in this episode, which is her secret shame and why she walks with a cane.
  • This is the first appearance of Morris, who appears in flashback only. He is one of Evie Gallant's gay dinner guests. Whether this character survived the attack on California is unknown.
  • This is the first appearance of Walter, who appears in flashback only. He is one of Evie Gallant's gay dinner guests. Whether this character survived the attack on California is unknown.
  • This is the first appearance of Mario Vestri, who appears in flashback only. He is one of Evie Gallant's gay dinner guests. Whether this character survived the attack on California is unknown.
  • Casting oddity: Evan Peters plays Mister Gallant, who has sex with the Rubber Man in this episode. Evan Peter also played Tate Langdon in season one, who wore the Rubber Man costume while seducing Vivien Harmon.

Allusions[]

  • The residents of Outpost Three have been quarantined for more than eighteen months, which means the attack on the U.S. took place in or around the month of May in the year 2019.
  • The song that plays at the end of this episode is "Gold Dust Woman" by Fleetwood Mac. The lead singer of Fleetwood Mac was Stevie Nicks. Stevie Nicks appeared in season three as herself in the "Coven" storyline.
  • After Mister Gallant's torture scene concludes, the song "Time in a Bottle" by Jim Croce is heard playing. Gallant actor Evan Peters also played Pietro Maximoff in the superhero film X-Men: Days of Future Past. A popular scene in the film shows Peters' character running at super-speed while listening to "Time in a Bottle" on his ear-buds.
  • Reference is made to the Sanctuary in this episode, which is purportedly an impregnable instillation with enough food and resources to supply it for more than a decade.
  • Coco St. Pierre Vanderbilt makes reference to the Hunger Games in this episode. The Hunger Games is a series of films based on a series of books that takes place in a futuristic reality where children are forced to participate in survival competitions for the betterment of their respective communities.
  • During Mister Gallant's torture scene, he shouts out the names of iconic gay radicals including Rip Taylor, Larry Kramer, and Greg Louganis.

Questions[]

  • Is Michael Langdon also the Rubber Man in this episode? Langdon denies being the leather-clad fornicator who has sex with Mister Gallant, and it is clear that Langdon was in another part of the outpost during the Rubber Man's encounter with Gallant. A possible answer lies in "Could It Be... Satan?", which establishes that Langdon does possess the ability to teleport.
  • What the heck is up with Miriam Mead? At the end of the episode, Timothy Shoots her, which reveals a wound of wiring and circuitry, implying that Mead is a cyborg or a robot. This is expanded upon somewhat in "Forbidden Fruit" and "Could It Be... Satan?".
  • Someone is lying, but who? Michael Langdon states that Wilhemina Venable has violated the rules of the Cooperative governing fraternization. Venable however, says that her orders come from on high. Clearly somebody is being a little less than honest.

Body Count[]

  1. Evie Gallant - Stabbed to death by Mister Gallant.

Quotes[]

  • Michael Langdon: If you lie I will know, if you try to trick me I will know.

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  • Michael Langdon: I wouldn't fuck you if you were the last man on Earth... and you almost are.

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