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American Horror Story – Asylum, Episode 7 Dark Cousin

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American Horror Story – Asylum, Episode 7

Dark Cousin

Aired Nov 28, 2012

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Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Sister Mary Eunice is terrified to discover a dark angel at Briarcliff; Kit makes a bold move to be reunited with Grace.

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Forgoing the regular camp, "Dark Cousin" makes some poignant historical references while serving up a hefty dose of creep and gore.

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Zachary Quinto

Dr. Oliver Thredson

Joseph Fiennes

Monsignor Timothy Howard

Sarah Paulson

Lana Winters

Evan Peters

Kit Walker

Lily Rabe

Sister Mary Eunice

Lizzie Brocheré

Grace

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Gwen Orel

Wall Street Journal

Aug 16, 2016

The angel of death is beautiful and sympathetic this episode.

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Julieanne Smolinski

New York Magazine/Vulture

Aug 9, 2016

2/5

Well, I guess it can't be rainbows and colostrum every week. This episode skipped a lot of the usual camp fun in favor of some goth shenanigans and serious carnage.

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Jeff Jensen

Entertainment Weekly

Aug 9, 2016

"Dark Cousin" never once made explicit reference to the sociopolitical strife of mid-sixties America... Still, the history was there in the subtext, and its concerns were dramatized.

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Price Peterson

TV.com

Aug 15, 2016

WHAT a show it was this week. "Dark Cousin" was immediately one of my favorite ever episodes of AHS the second that guest-star Frances Conroy appeared onscreen as a goth geisha and unfurled her feathered wings. YES.

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Christian Law

We Got This Covered

Aug 15, 2016

It looks like after giving viewers a bit of history, American Horror Story: Asylum is getting back on track with the stories at hand.

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Carla Day

TV Fanatic

Aug 9, 2016

4.4/5

"Dark Cousin" was an odd episode of American Horror Story: Asylum - and not in the normal American Horror Story freaky, scary or horrific way. It felt like a transitional hour that moved characters from one place to another.

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Synopsis

Sister Mary Eunice is terrified to discover a dark angel at Briarcliff; Kit makes a bold move to be reunited with Grace.

Executive Producer: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Dante Di Loreto, Tim Minear
Network: FX
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Horror, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date: Nov 28, 2012

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