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American Horror Story – Freak Show, Episode 4 Edward Mordrake

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American Horror Story – Freak Show, Episode 4

Edward Mordrake

Aired Oct 29, 2014

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Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Edward Mordrake continues his search for a freak to add to his ghostly coterie; Elsa tells the grisly story of her days in Germany; Jimmy and Maggie have a run-in with the twisted clown.

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"Edward Mordrake Pt. 2" was a nice change-up from the first three episodes, giving more reasons to care about Freak Show's characters.

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Scott Neumyer

Wall Street Journal

01/21/2015

Not only is it a nice change of pace to finally get to see some of the secondary characters get their moment in the spotlight, but it's also a welcome addition to have flashbacks tell their stories.

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Erik Adams

AV Club

01/21/2015

C+

I should've known it was nothing but an origin story.

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Darren Franich

Entertainment Weekly

01/21/2015

Mordrake's method for collecting involves requiring all applicants to reveal their life story, which doubles as a nice way to get to know our characters.

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Angela L. Harmon

The NitPic

12/16/2019

Another infuriating moment: THE SEASON CAN NOW END. It feels like all the major plot points of this show has been fulfilled!

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Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez

Tom & Lorenzo

06/08/2018

It was an episode filled with stories; an episode that in many ways was all about storytelling.

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Matt Fowler

IGN Movies

01/21/2015

8.5/10

Freak Show, by dropping a few characters, losing the obligatory song, and tightening its belt, got good this week.

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Synopsis

Edward Mordrake continues his search for a freak to add to his ghostly coterie; Elsa tells the grisly story of her days in Germany; Jimmy and Maggie have a run-in with the twisted clown.

Executive Producer: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Dante Di Loreto, Tim Minear, Jennifer Salt, James Wong, Bradley Buecker
Network: FX
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Horror, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date: Oct 29, 2014