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American Horror Story
The Origins of Monstrosity
Directed by
David Semel
TV-MA
S2 • E6
Nov 21, 2012
42m
8.1
7.2
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A mysterious little girl is abandoned at Briarcliff; the Monsignor makes a Faustian pact with Dr. Arden; the origin of Bloody Face is revealed.
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Cast of The Origins of Monstrosity
Zachary Quinto
Dr. Oliver Thredson
Joseph Fiennes
Monsignor Timothy Howard
Sarah Paulson
Lana Winters
Evan Peters
Kit Walker
Lily Rabe
Sister Mary Eunice McKee
Lizzie Brocheré
Grace Bertrand
James Cromwell
Dr. Arthur Arden
Jessica Lange
Sister Jude Martin
Chloë Sevigny
Shelley
Mark Consuelos
Spivey
Dylan McDermott
Johnny Morgan
Jenna Dewan
Teresa Morrison
Amy Farrington
Mrs. Reynolds
Nikki Hahn
Jenny Reynolds
Mark Margolis
Sam Goodman
Eugene Byrd
Greyson's Partner
David Semel
Director
Ryan Murphy
Writer
Michael Goi
Director Of Photography
Fabienne Bouville
Editor
American Horror Story - S2 • E6 Ratings & Reviews
Tom & Lorenzo
Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez
Defies conventional storytelling techniques and that it's going to gleefully keep throwing things in the air in order to keep our attention.
Wall Street Journal
Gwen Orel
The framing device returns, as a 911 call summons police to the ruins of Briarcliff.
TV.com
Price Peterson
After five episodes of extremely dense storytelling, we got a breather episode in which the writers decided to fill in certain backstories to prepare us for a turbo-charged endgame.
We Got This Covered
Christian Law
Despite the amazing set up it was given from last week, The Origins of Monstrosity doesn't quite live up to the preceding episode. That's not to say it's a bad episode, especially since I've yet to see a bad outing from this series.
TV Fanatic
Carla Day
In "The Origins of Monstrosity," we find out that both are most likely true with Little Jenny and Oliver supporting the two differing cases. We can't forget the third option of evil: being possessed by the devil.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Julieanne Smolinski
Thredson tells Sarah Paulson he wants her to be his new mother. ("GET IN LINE!" - everyone.) She eventually plays along to avoid being murdered, and he delivers the dialogue of the Episode/Decade: "Baby needs colostrum."
IGN Movies
Matt Fowler
"The Origins of Monstrosity" seemed to be more about filling in the gaps and delivering information. Which is fine and noble. There were definitely cracks that needed caulking.
Entertainment Weekly
Jeff Jensen
The problem of evil is a tricky little devil. There is no single or simple answer to explain wickedness. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't ask and explore the question.
Den of Geek
Ron Hogan
Even in a good, but not great, episode of American Horror Story, there's some interesting content to be mined, and some clever plot machinations at work.
Collider
Dave Trumbore
Though not nearly as visually engrossing as last week, tonight's episode did give some interesting reveals as to the nature of these disturbed characters.
AV Club
Emily VanDerWerff
It's easily the most boring episode this season, and it spends lots of time offering origin stories for characters who either already had them or didn't particularly need them.
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