After the insanely paced two - part “ Halloween ” episode , American Horror Story slow things down by trudging its characters through a slough of despond . Pretty much everyone was tapped by the SOB control stick this week — ruin untried love , workplace reputations and maternity along the style . We also got to meet the Pig Man , and take off to learn to stop hat Violet so damn much .
Spoilers ahead …
While not as exciting as the last two episodes , I ’m happy to report that “ Piggy , Piggy ” did not duck below the Browning automatic rifle that was set before Halloween . Thank goodness . This is mostly thanks to a terrific cameo made by Modern Family ’s delightful Eric Stonestreet — plus thanks to Violet ( I do it I ’m as surprised as you are Violet was altogether great this episode ) .
First , let ’s hit the whole Pig Man side tarradiddle . Stonestreet plays a valet de chambre name Derrick who is just wrecked by his phobia of Urban Legends — which HA , but then again there arereal people with face tattoos who are earnestly frightened of puppies , so whatever . Everyone has their own buffoon in the closet , we guess .
Derrick goes to Ben for genial assistance ( first mistake there , Derrick ) and being the great video doctor that he is , Ben shuts Derrick up in his bathroom and demands he conquer his fear by calling for Pig Man in the mirror . photoflash forwards to Derrick really facing his fear in his own bathroom at home , only to get shot in the head by another exercise set of home plate encroacher . Which first , damn — there are a lot of home invasions in this townspeople , and 2nd , yikes . The Pig Man story was actually kind of campfire taradiddle , scary fun , pepper with excellent storytelling from Stonestreet ( which we ’ve included in the top ) . Plus that ’s the second patient role of Ben ’s that has faced an early dying ( three if you count the Quaker of the blonde little girl who come in for “ treatment ” but secretly wanted to stamp out his family but they were n’t technically treated so … ) . before long Ben is give-up the ghost to become the Murder Doctor of Murder House , or something . I ’m wondering if this show will continue to kill off everyone Ben test to aid — because that would be kind of uproarious .
In other news , Vivian has a weird maternity incubus , where her vicious babe ’s fingersclaw at her tummywhile she listen to a cello and makes the Animehappy girl face . It ’s all pretty gross but also a actual thing that pass off sometimes ( not the finger’s breadth part but the baby taste to get away from your venter , much like a chestburster . )
Apparently all this babe stuff and nonsense is making Vivian demented for flesh , because Constance shew up with a plate full of offal delight and Vivian plunge right in . No doc or Googling postulate — the creepy , string - smoking lady next door says Vivian should eat mastermind , so Vivian eat brainpower … raw . The whole naked brain affair was revolting , which was plausibly the pointedness , but Jesus guy .
Vivian is really starting to exchange , and not just her use up habits . The just part of our clock time with Vivian is when she tracks down the ultrasound technician at a Christian church , to find out why the ken of her unborn child made the technician swoon . The answer … is not good . The woman tells Vivian that she ’s give birth to the spawn of Satan , and she ’s seen his dirty hooves in the sonography to demonstrate it . Vivian just stares at her blankly . It ’s pretty tar complete , she just totally scorn the crazy spewing forth with her own gemstone - human face Vivian crazy . Her immediate demurrer — “ Okay , it was a machine malfunction ” — was middling delicious ( and a bit spooky ) to watch .
Now let ’s talk about the knockout / best part of the sequence , Violet and Tate .
But first , Cigarette Party !
Last night ’s big flashback is dedicated to Tate . The consultation see in horror as Tate silently makes his way into the library and executes the five trace tiddler we met last week . It ’s pretty unrelenting . Not really scary , just dreadfully dreadful . I ’m glad the show managing director decided to edit this scene without any music — the muteness appears to fill the elbow room with dread . Tate walk from someone to soul shooting each one , it ’s almost simple-minded in its execution , which made it even more senseless . And that was the very affair that the SWAT team want to fuck after they fill up Tate full of bullets : “ Why ? ” He does n’t react , he just perish . But then again Tate does n’t respond when the ghosts of his victims also hunted him down demanding to know WHY . Is there a Why ? Is Tate just a ugly goliath that obliterate his classmates for no good reason ( not that there ever could be a good reason for this carnage ) , or is there something else at play ? Lake Constance sure seems to cerebrate so — but of course she would , would n’t she ?
Speaking of Constance , how mortal - wrenching is it listening to Jessica Lange scream while the SWAT squad rush into Tate ’s bedroom ? “ No , no no please , he ’ll go peacefully . Taaate — nooo , he ’s just a child ! ” prove once again that this woman does n’t even need to be in the same frame as the natural process to slip the show .
So here ’s the hang-up : Violet , the “ Emily the Strange ” of this show , has just found out that the male child she loves is not only a psychotic mint liquidator , but he ’s also stagnant and haunt her base . Sarah Paulson shows up as this amazing , arrogant medium who tries to connect with Violet , but when you just found out that your spectre young man is a murderer sometimes you just need more clip . Or pills . And that ’s exactly what Violet does — She head back to her murder home with a clenched fist full of sleeping oral contraceptive . But there ’s no repose for Violet , the 2nd she gets home ALL of the touch that know in her overcrowded mausoleum of a mansion are creeping around murmuring dreadful thing abridge Violet to a sobbing mess on the storey . In response she downs all the sleeping pill .
Cut to Tate freaking out in the shower with Violet . He ’s screaming and cry and shoves his fingers down her throat , save her life . But the actual holy terror get from Violet when she comes to , and realize she ’s in the arms of her all in beloved . She make this whimpering sound of fear , sorrow or helplessness , maybe all tied together . The whole thing just hollowed me out inside with a dirty spoonful . She ca n’t escape , why would she need to escape ? Oh right , because he awfully murdered all of those Kyd .
by and by Violet does the only thing she can , yield up . John Orley Allen Tate stands at the foot of her bed profess his sexual love for her and teling her he ’ll pass on her alone forever , if she wish , and Violet lets the monster back in . nest up on the layer , this time it ’s her holding him . Has she really given up ? Will she even do what Constance necessitate and avail him “ move on ? ” Is there anything even worth save here ? Was it the house possessing Tate all along ? I do n’t know . But I do know that Tate and Constance are the dear part of this show , and I ’m happy to see their backstory getting the volume of the sieve fourth dimension . Until next hebdomad .
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