The Sacred Taking
| "The Sacred Taking" | |
|---|---|
| American Horror Story episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 8 |
| Directed by | Alfonso Gomez-Rejon |
| Written by | Ryan Murphy |
| Featured music | "Season of the Witch" by Donovan |
| Production code | 3ATS08 |
| Original air date | December 4, 2013 |
| Running time | 44 minutes |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
|
|
"The Sacred Taking" is the eighth episode of the third season of the anthology television series American Horror Story, which premiered on December 4, 2013, on the cable network FX. The episode was written by Ryan Murphy and directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon.
In this episode, Fiona (Jessica Lange) must take her life in order to undertake a ritual to find the next Supreme. This episode is rated TV-MA (LV). Angela Bassett, Gabourey Sidibe, Danny Huston, and Patti LuPone guest star as Marie Laveau, Queenie, the Axeman, and Joan Ramsey, respectively.
Madison (Emma Roberts) and Zoe (Taissa Farmiga) find Queenie (Gabourey Sidibe) under an overpass, torturing a homeless man (Gregory Bright) with her powers after he threatened her. Queenie tells them that she is now practicing voodoo, after Marie Laveau (Angela Bassett) convinced her that the witches are not true friends. Madison taunts her, and Zoe tells her that the structure of the Coven is changing. Unfazed, Queenie uses a dagger and cuts out the man's still-beating heart. She informs them that the man is a pedophile and Marie needs a dark heart to strengthen Queenie's powers with a spell. Queenie tells the witches that they are going to lose the coming war.
The Axeman (Danny Huston) asks Fiona (Jessica Lange) to run away with him, but she doesn't want to be a burden to him. However, she wants to stay alive as long as possible, knowing her cancer is rapidly advancing from one of the girls obtaining her Supreme powers. Fiona just needs to figure out which one it is.
...
Wikipedia