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American Horror Story – Asylum, Episode 9 The Coat Hanger

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American Horror Story – Asylum, Episode 9

The Coat Hanger

Aired Dec 12, 2012

Horror

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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The Monsignor takes an unlikely convert under his wing; Lana secures a new piece of evidence that can exonerate Kit; Dr. Arden witnesses a miraculous return.

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"The Coat Hanger" boasts controversial themes, effective scares, well-played justification of the illogical, and noteworthy performances all around.

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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

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J. Bryan Lowder

Slate

08/30/2016

I have to say, this was probably the most delightfully sacrilegious episode of AHS yet. We had a baptism after fairly graphic abortion and, just to wrap things up, a live crucifixion.

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Halle Kiefer

Rolling Stone

08/30/2016

I'm starting to think I was raised Catholic specifically so that I might to enjoy American Horror Story: Asylum. That would certainly make more sense than any other reason. That would also explain why those aliens impregnated me.

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Emily St. James

AV Club

08/29/2016

B

If there's one thing American Horror Story: Asylum excels at, it's making the illogical seem positively pedestrian.

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Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez

Tom & Lorenzo

06/19/2018

As always, we truly have no idea where it's going to wind up, but as the season starts to head into the home stretch, we find all our earlier complaints and eye-rolling to be fading away.

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Tess Lynch

Grantland

08/30/2016

Perpetual man-baby Thredson is back on the loose, so mommies, padlock your chastity belts.

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Kevin Yeoman

Screen Rant

08/30/2016

Though it probably wasn't everyone's cup of tea, last week's 'Unholy Night' was a frequently hysterical, sometimes disturbing and morbidly single-minded example of all the things American Horror Story: Asylum does well.

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Synopsis

The Monsignor takes an unlikely convert under his wing; Lana secures a new piece of evidence that can exonerate Kit; Dr. Arden witnesses a miraculous return.

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: Dec 12, 2012