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American Horror Story – Apocalypse, Episode 2 The Morning After

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American Horror Story – Apocalypse, Episode 2

The Morning After

Aired Sep 19, 2018

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Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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A new occupant arrives at the Outpost with alarming news, causing a domino effect of lust, betrayal and self-destruction.

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Though not as strong as the premiere, "The Morning After" works well enough thanks to its willingness to wade into weirder waters.

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Phil Owen

TheWrap

09/20/2018

Making this potentially weirder -- the Rubber Man was Tate Langdon, Michael's father who impregnated his mother while a ghost. So, maybe he's watching over Michael?

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Molly Horan

AV Club

09/20/2018

B-

Sure they could scan the snakes for radiation, but without a herpetologist on hand or the power of Google, how could they tell if the snakes in their snake soup were poisonous?

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Andrea Reiher

Variety

09/20/2018

These violent delights definitely have violent ends on "American Horror Story."

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Stephen Patterson

What Culture

09/27/2018

The Morning After also includes several links to previous AHS seasons Murder House and Coven. However, the majority of the episode was focused on table-setting, rather than on actual story progression.

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Stephanie Archer

Film Inquiry

09/25/2018

What began as a slow burning episode quickly descends into suspicion, shame and further confusion - and not just for viewers.

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Caralynn Lippo

Tell-Tale TV

09/21/2018

3.5/5

For now, it seems like the writers are more interested in building atmosphere, introducing character dynamics, and ramping up tension.

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Synopsis

A new occupant arrives at the Outpost with alarming news, causing a domino effect of lust, betrayal and self-destruction.

Director: Jennifer Chambers Lynch
Executive Producer: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Tim Minear, James Wong, Alexis Martin Woodall, Bradley Buecker
Screenwriter: James Wong
Network: FX
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Horror, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date: Sep 19, 2018