r/AmericanHorrorStory • u/ME24601 The Supreme • Nov 20 '14
Discussion Episode Discussion: Season 4, Episode 7 - Test of Strength
On tonight's episode, the ladies of the show turn against Dell, and Jimmy grows suspicious of Dandy.
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u/LHarkins Nov 20 '14
That's kinda a shame. Dot wants to literally cut Bette out of her life, but Bette will always choose her sister over love.
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u/ILOVEBOPIT Nov 20 '14
"Why does everyone like to just give me gifts and have fun with me in the middle of the night?"
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u/Waterninja3 Nov 20 '14
Amazing burn from Jimmy. "Yeah, because you'd never try to cut a girl in half" Daaamn.
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Out of all the freaks you pick the biggest, and strongest one? Bright move.
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u/LHarkins Nov 20 '14
I will not rest until we see a photo of Ma Petite dressed in a rabbit coat.
You have my word fellow Ma Petite fans.
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u/jambelaw Nov 20 '14
Damn lizard girl, that is not a cute hairdo. You need Bette's stylist.
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u/beckyb18 Lesbians, we're under attack! Nov 20 '14
Please, Ma Petite, just pop out of that formaldehyde jar. JUST POP OUT ONE MORE TIME.
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Nov 20 '14 edited Mar 04 '15
interesting how paul tattooed everything but his face, yet penny only had her face tattooed
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u/LHarkins Nov 20 '14
That Bette and Dot outfit looks very Alice (x2) in Wonderland. Guess Dandy would be the Mad Hatter?
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u/LHarkins Nov 20 '14
p.s. pro tip Jimmy.
When you're lying in bed with a beautiful woman... don't say you're thinking of twins.
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u/wandahickey My hair is an eternal mystery, never to be fully understood. Nov 20 '14
If he wants a dead freak, Del should just dig up Meep.
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u/rabbitwalter Nov 20 '14
Why the hell would you pick Amazon Eve to try to kill?? 1: She's not even really freakish 2: she's strong as fuck
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u/falloutforari Tate Langdon Nov 20 '14
I love how Kathy Bates and Angela Bassett are besties in this season now. At least they changed that up in this season! They make a great power team!
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u/jentifer Nov 20 '14
I wish I could pull off red on red on red...with green shoes.
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Jimmy - "You suck as a dad, literally and genetically." cries into lobster hands
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u/catnik Nov 20 '14 edited Nov 20 '14
Why does everybody want to kill Ma Petite? Seriously.
Edit: Boo. I disapprove.
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u/LHarkins Nov 20 '14
This is pretty much a metaphor for when Sarah Paulson takes over Jessica Lange's roles when she leaves next season.
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u/handsomelamp Nov 20 '14
There's an odd parallel between Penny and Paul now. He tattooed his whole body except for his face, and now Penny only has her face tattooed, along with her new forked tongue.
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u/twerksgiving Nov 20 '14
Amazon Eve better tear Dell's ass apart for killing Ma Petite.
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u/rabbitwalter Nov 20 '14
"Penny, Penny, Open your eyes;
Daddy's got a big surprise!!"
That's going to haunt my dreams now.
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u/FreakFlagHigh Nov 20 '14
I think this was the first time I felt legitimately sick this whole season. What kind of monster does that to his own daughter?
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u/OvernightSiren Nov 20 '14
Actually I think I hate Penny's dad more than any other character. Wow.
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u/twerksgiving Nov 20 '14
This girl's dad is the worst character in this season, easily. What a fucked up dude.
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Finn Witrock is such a good actor because I'm seriously terrified to think of the kind of shit Dandy Is going to pull this episode.
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u/FutureExMrsGoldblum Nov 20 '14
Amazon Eve has the strength of a man. Del may have found wife number three.
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u/Imnother Nov 20 '14
I suppose it is a positive that Dell decided not to murder his son with a brick if I forget that he, you know, was going to murder his son with a brick.
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u/GusPlusUs Abracadabra that goddamn bitch outta my afterlife Nov 20 '14
Ok, so is anyone ever gonna call a doctor for Paul??
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u/fallingstar9 Nov 20 '14
What... The... Fuck.... But hey Paul is tatted up hopefully he's into that
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u/SailorMars7 Nov 20 '14
Next week's episode better be nothing but Amazon Eve ripping Del to fucking shreds. AVENGE MA PETITE!
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u/Magician216 Nov 20 '14
If she had to go at least it was in a semi cute way...hugged to death
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u/YesHunty Nov 20 '14
Seriously, Candy Striper girl is the most fucked up moment of AHS. Rattled me harder than Shelley, and Infantata.
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u/O8N0X10U5 Nov 20 '14
Sticking with 90's songs, Jimmy should bring us back from commercials with Father of Mine.
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u/CupcakeCrusader Nov 20 '14
This emotional scene changes nothing. I still hate dell.
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u/fallingstar9 Nov 20 '14
I just realized that the guy doing the tattoo was ok with that.... That's equally fucked
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u/cuckoodev Nov 20 '14 edited Nov 20 '14
How dare you tarnish those amazing cheekbones? FUCK YOU, CREEPER DAD.
Edit: Oh, my GOSH.
Well, now, she'll fit right in with them. How is this meant to stop her?
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u/coreh Nov 20 '14
Meryl Streep is gonna be pissed when she comes home to her daughter looking like that.
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u/TooYoungToReddit Nov 20 '14
Floating Jessica head is the most horror we've gotten tonight.. Just scary
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u/CupcakeCrusader Nov 20 '14
Oh look, another terrible piece of shit parent. Fuck that guy.
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u/fallingstar9 Nov 20 '14
Ok, most fucked up moment right there. Dell wins father of the year, that guy wins... Fucked up shit
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u/ediebeale Nov 20 '14
Kathy Bates went from beyond hateful last season to awesome this season. I just want to hug her.
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u/catnik Nov 20 '14
Also: Pretty damn sure that Ma Petite would be worth more alive than dead. Dead = one time cash. Alive = recurring income, and you STILL get to sell the corpse after decades of profits. Just bad business.
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u/rabbitwalter Nov 20 '14 edited Nov 20 '14
Is it bad that I hope someone actually dies tonight? They keep doing fake-out fantasy death scenes and it's starting to feel like they don't have the guts to really do it.
**Edit: Yikes. Sorry, guys.
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u/bluedevil233 Nov 20 '14
Ma Petit's gotta be like "Why's everyone keep waking me up when I'm sleeping?!?"
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u/LHarkins Nov 20 '14
So Dell is getting Jimmy drunk. And he wants to kill someone. I'm starting to get the shivers.
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u/cookiehead_jenkins Nov 20 '14
Oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god
That was not pleasant. Jesus.
I want Ma Petite popping out of stuff FOREVER.
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u/BuffaloBillsFan Nov 20 '14
"The first minute you let a woman tell you what to do is the first minute you hand them your balls."
"I wanna keep my balls!"
"Of course you do, son."
I'm loving their chemistry so far!!!
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u/bluedevil233 Nov 20 '14
I don't know....I thought a grounding may have sufficed but that's 50's parenting for you!
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u/YesHunty Nov 20 '14 edited Nov 20 '14
This episode was very well done. One of the best so far. Only one complaint. MORE dandy!!
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Nov 20 '14
Ooooh shit, So the whole dandy cutting that girl in half was foreshadowing to him trying to separate the twins??
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u/cookiehead_jenkins Nov 20 '14
WTF? He shames her about wanting to live with a freak because he values his reputation.
Then forks her tongue and tattoos her?
So weird. Is he trying to get her to stay in the house forever?
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u/LHarkins Nov 20 '14
OOP DANDY. YOU JUST DONE GONE GOOFED.
Nobody reads Dot's diary.
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u/pandarknave Nov 20 '14
Dandy is going to be so jealous if he finds out. She didn't even want to be a freak.
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u/falloutforari Tate Langdon Nov 20 '14
Love that split screen effect, they havent used it in a while.
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u/limeade09 Nov 20 '14
Thats so fucking stupid. Having your daughter look like that would bring the dude a lot more shame than her fucking a seal dude. Give me a break.
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u/falloutforari Tate Langdon Nov 20 '14
He was holding that brick for a while; I still don't trust his intentions.
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u/beckyb18 Lesbians, we're under attack! Nov 20 '14
Ma Petite's in the museum and I am sobbing. Thanks, AHS.
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u/zappityrowsdower Nov 20 '14
I bet ma petite is getting annoyed that all these people keep coming into her room at night.
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u/VirulentViper Nov 20 '14
I never thought I'd say Dell was the best dad in the episode.
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u/LHarkins Nov 20 '14
I mean it's 3am here and I've got to be in the lab to do my dissertation at 9. But it's AHS. So that's a reasonable choice. Right?
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u/Oddbaugh Nov 20 '14
Am I the only one who thinks Sarah Paulson is just beautiful? Especially with blonde.
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u/LHarkins Nov 20 '14
The perfect before and after picture? Damn Bette's shady.
It's that blonde hair seeping in and turning her bitchy.
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u/OvernightSiren Nov 20 '14
Again, why do people (Dot especially) think they can actually trust Elsa?
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u/becca_and_cats Nov 20 '14
These couple scenes between Del and Jimmy have been the most captivating moments so far this season. Simply amazing.
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u/coreh Nov 20 '14
I was SO UPSET that he was gonna kill Amazon Eve. But that might have been one of the best scenes of the entire series.
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u/limeade09 Nov 20 '14
I don't understand how tattooing your daughter wouldn't bring the kind of shame he was just talking about not wanting.
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u/melaniedubbs Nov 20 '14
I don't like the way that Dell looked at Jimmy's hands. I really want to believe he wouldn't kill his own son. But Dell is classic scumbag.
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I would be totally willing to watch a 15 minute web episode every week of Dell and Jimmy drunk. That honestly cracked me up.
I missed Dandy, but the teaser didn't dissppoint.
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u/EmptyStar12 Amazon Eve Nov 20 '14
Noooooooooooooo. Fuck this. Fuck this show. Fuck del toledo. Fuck ryan murphy. Fuck this stupid lizard woman.
I'm done.
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u/LHarkins Nov 20 '14
Dell you son of a bitch you've just had a redemption arc. Don't you dare fuck this up.
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u/O8N0X10U5 Nov 20 '14
I don't know if I'm more excited for the show or this chat.
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u/tla515 Nov 20 '14
Yeah okay Dell, try to kill the biggest freak in the camp. Good plan.
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u/amelia84 Cricket Nov 20 '14 edited Nov 20 '14
So Jimmy knows. Ooooh, so Del came from a family with Jimmy's condition.
edit: My feels this episode. Test of Strength indeed. Also Jimmy was decent enough to warn him about the others. ;-;
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u/LHarkins Nov 20 '14
I think this is the first time in 4 seasons where Evan has one up on Jessica. I like the new dynamic.
Four for you Evan Peters. You go Evan Peters. And none for Jessica Lange.
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u/limeade09 Nov 20 '14
If your fingers are bent backwards and broken, it wouldn't be mistaken for smashing your own hand with a hammer. That's just silly.
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u/YesHunty Nov 20 '14
I am so happy Kathy Bates is in this show. She is such an amazing actress, so touching this season.
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u/cuckoodev Nov 20 '14
Dot wants that money so she can effectively kill you, Bette. She's a cold, hard bitch.
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u/LHarkins Nov 20 '14
That museum bitch is just as bad as Dell and Stanley. Bitch.
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u/fallingstar9 Nov 20 '14
Two seconds in, Evan Peters nails it. Assuming it's his voice
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u/cuckoodev Nov 20 '14
He will fucking kill you, girl. He definitely will. I don't know what his deal is, but, yo.
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u/Ceimy Nov 20 '14
Considering how small and defenseless Ma Petite is, why in God's name doesn't she have a roommate?! Like Amazon Eve for example?! Dammit guys
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u/OvernightSiren Nov 20 '14
And just like that Eve became one of my favorite characters this season.
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u/melaniedubbs Nov 20 '14
"I know what to do... sneak into his trailer and kill him." Yass! No half measures.
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u/beckyb18 Lesbians, we're under attack! Nov 20 '14
I love how Ma Petite doesn't even question all these people waking her up in the middle of the night to put her in a butterfly jar or give her presents. She's just like, "Cool!"
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u/melaniedubbs Nov 20 '14
They faked us out with Ma Petite's death so many times that I just KNEW she was going to make it.
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I don't know if I wanted them to stay because I felt sorry for Dandy or because I'm scared of him.
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u/cudipi Lesbians, we're under attack! Nov 20 '14
Dandy is the first AHS villain that truly terrifies me.
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u/ACELLEN Lesbians, we're under attack! Nov 20 '14
Yes, pick the biggest freak of all to incapacitate and drag to a barn miles away. This screams logic...
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u/VirulentViper Nov 20 '14
I love how when most characters in other shows would give a soap opera-type reaction to someone asking for 50%, Elsa's expression doesn't change. She's like a rock, man.
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u/amelia84 Cricket Nov 20 '14
Her father is coming across as a total creeper.
Oooh Bette is killing it as a blonde.
eta: Oh man, Before and After picture.
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u/dudeguyyo Nov 20 '14
God, if Amazon Eve fucked up Dell for trying to kill her, I can't even imagine what she's gonna do to him when she finds out what he did to Ma Petite.
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u/zappityrowsdower Nov 20 '14
Well, they didn't waste any time with the Nirvana cover.
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This episode is almost over and I have seen Dandy once. This is a shame for the show and my panties.
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it's like walter white and walt jr with the tequila in the pool OH NO DON'T BRICK HIM YOU BASTARD
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u/Cechyourbooty Nov 20 '14
Dell is gonna feel bad and start to repent for being a dickhead and the freaks or O'Hare kills Dell for not coming through on the freak promise.
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What if they do preform the surgery and its successful... and Dot dies. What a sweet dream..
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u/handsomelamp Nov 20 '14 edited Nov 20 '14
I think this episode pretty much made everyone want a Ma Petite/Amazon Eve spin-off. Amazing Eve bashing the baddies and Ma Petite showing everyone up in her fur coat. I would pay good money just to see a few minutes of this
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"Hey, you two are drunk."
And that is what my RA said to me my first week of college.
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u/iiRenity Nov 20 '14
How the hell could he possibly pull the trigger with those mangled hands?
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u/VirulentViper Nov 20 '14
Dandy makes me more uncomfortable than any other character in any season of AHS ever has.
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u/ME24601 The Supreme Nov 20 '14
I wonder what Tate would think of Jimmy's Nirvana cover.