After a week of wondering, we found out tonight who the ominous Edward Mordrake would take from the freak show back to whatever hellish place he comes from. Though one of our favorites had a close call, the chosen departed character is not who I thought it would be. This was an hour of story telling within the story and it was great to get some background on some of the characters. Here's where we are with part 2 of the AHS Halloween episode....
I Coulda Been Somebody
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Edward Mordrake makes his way from tent to tent, looking for the next companion in his wicked afterlife. Though he encounters several deformed individuals with sad back stories, he has a difficult time zeroing in on "the one." Edward finally arrives at Elsa's tent where she immediately wants to discuss business. She believes Edward is there as a talent agent, so imagine her surprise when Mr. Mordrake's escorts invade her tent as well. We're only 9 minutes in and I'm already incredibly tense.
Elsa tells Edward how she came to be the owner of the Cabinet of Curiosities. We flash back to Berlin in 1932 where Elsa was a popular dominatrix in some sort of crazy sex club. Apparently she made men "ejaculate gold," but I'm not sure why anyone would want to do that. Sounds incredibly uncomfortable. Anyway, one customer in particular drugged Elsa and made her the star of her own film...a film where two men took chainsaws to her legs. They dashed away with their footage and left her to die. Luckily one of her regulars (who was madly in love with her) had followed her and saved her from bleeding to death. "I had the most beautiful legs." Edward's second head says she's the one and Elsa tells Edward she is ready. She begs him to take her but suddenly Edward is distracted by music in the woods.
I Coulda Been A Contender
Twisty's captives are once again planning an escape (because it worked so well last time). The girl makes her way out of the bus and through the woods with Twisty right behind. Jimmy and Esmeralda hear her screams as they have run out of gas on their way back to the freak show and are now walking back to camp. Jimmy wants to help this girl and follows Twisty back to the bus...where he realizes Twisty is the serial killer still at large. Just as he looks at Esmeralda and says "we need the cops," Dandy sneaks up behind them and knocks them both out.
When Jimmy wakes up he is tied up by a campfire near the other captives. Dandy is in the process of sawing Esmeralda in half while Twisty haphazardly plays a xylophone or some sort of toy piano. Jimmy is able to use his lobster hands to untie himself and he punches Dandy, frees Esmeralda, and tells everyone to run. Twisty holds onto Jimmy as the others flee but the show is not over yet - Edward Mordrake arrives for the final act.
Edward asks Twisty to remove his mask and tell his story. The maskless Twisty kind of reminds me of Sloth from The Goonies...but, you know, evil. He tells Edward his back story and we flash back to 1943. He was a very successful clown in a traveling carnival and he loved the children. He did not, however, love the freaks. They made fun of him and ran him out of the carnival by spreading rumors that he loved kids a little too much. So the sad clown returned home to Jupiter. His mother had died and he took up making toys out of garbage. Literally. Twisty tried to peddle his works at the local toy store but he creeped everyone out in the process and went back to his bus very defeated....so defeated that he put a gun in his mouth and pulled the trigger. Instead of killing himself though, he only managed to blow most of his mouth off, causing him to need the creepy ass mask. Twisty then began his murderous rampage in an effort to "save the children" from people who were mean to them. Well, that and to seek some revenge. The toy store owner bit the dust a few episodes ago.
Edward says Twisty's story has caused his demon head to weep. The extra head says "you are the one" and Edward stabs Twisty to death. Twisty's spirit joins Edward and the other damned souls and the group disappears. Dandy comes upon the clown's body just then and takes his mask....and puts it on his own face. Ew. Police sirens are heard nearby and Dandy flees.
A Hero's Welcome
Jimmy (who has witnessed all of this from the bus window) becomes a hero. He "caught" the serial killer and now the captive kids can return to their homes...well, not the one kid. His family is dead. But no one mentions that.
Jimmy and Esmeralda return to their camp and notify everyone that the curfew has been lifted and they can put on a show. The local people arrive to thank Jimmy for his heroic efforts and the Cabinet of Curiosities has found a welcoming audience. That evening's show sells out quickly, and one of the ticket buyers is Denis O'Hare disguised as a talent scout. Of course. I was wondering when he would pop up again.
What A Waste
Dandy returns to his house where the most underused guest start ever, Patti LaBelle, is putting together a food tray. She makes some comments about Dandy's dirty mask and scolds him because Gloria has been out all day trying to find him the perfect costume. Dandy approaches her with a knife but she ain't got time for that. She tells him to take the tray upstairs to Gloria...and he promptly slits her throat. Really? Sigh. At least we got that one Woody Woodpecker impression.
The episode ends there and we've seen the last of Twisty. I must say that I expected his character to linger longer, and I feel that there was more to him than the brief story we got tonight, but I'm also sure the countless fans who are terrified of clowns will not miss seeing his face each week. His exit does seem to open up a new world for Jimmy and his hopes to be normal, as well as Elsa's hopes to keep her Cabinet of Curiosities afloat. But what happens next? Will the freaks realize Esmeralda and the new talent agent are frauds? Will Gloria hire a new maid? How long will Dandy continue to be a jackass before someone kills him? Because I'm seriously ready for someone to take him out. Seriously. Time will tell, but I have a feeling we are going to start seeing the large cast of characters continue to diminish.
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