Blood Bath (American Horror Story)
| "Blood Bath" | |
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| American Horror Story episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 8 |
| Directed by | Bradley Buecker |
| Written by | Ryan Murphy |
| Production code | 4ATS08 |
| Original air date | December 3, 2014 |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
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"Blood Bath" is the eighth episode of the fourth season of the anthology television series American Horror Story, which premiered on December 3, 2014 on the cable network FX. It was written by Ryan Murphy and directed by Bradley Buecker. In this episode, the performers mourn the death of one of their own as Elsa (Jessica Lange) brings in a new performer. It is notable for being the first episode for series veteran Sarah Paulson to miss since the show's first season.
Ma Petite's (Jyoti Amge) bloody dress is found in the woods, along with some bones, and the troupe assumes that she has been eaten by a wild animal. However, Ethel (Kathy Bates) is suspicious of Elsa (Jessica Lange) and accuses her of killing Ma Petite for stealing her spotlight. As the argument escalates, Ethel shoots Elsa in one of her legs, and Ethel is taken aback by the revelation that Elsa has fake legs.
A flashback reveals that Elsa was carried from the aftermath of the snuff movie to a doctor (Danny Huston) who crafted the legs for her and reminded Elsa that she was beautiful no matter what. While Ethel prepares to shoot Elsa in the head for lying to her and betraying her, Elsa throws a knife into Ethel's head, killing her.
With Stanley's (Denis O'Hare) help, Elsa stages a suicide for Ethel in which Ethel crashes her car into a tree with a chain around her neck, decapitating her. The troupe believes this story and mourn Ethel while Jimmy (Evan Peters) falls into a pit of despair and casts Maggie (Emma Roberts) away. In response, he falls into the arms of a new recruit of the troupe, a life-sized woman with the stage name Ima Wiggles (Chrissy Metz).
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