The Morning After (American Horror Story)
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| "The Morning After" | |
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| American Horror Story episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 8 Episode 2 |
| Directed by | Jennifer Lynch |
| Written by | James Wong |
| Featured music | |
| Production code | 8ATS02 |
| Original air date | September 19, 2018 |
| Running time | 41 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"The Morning After" is the second episode of the eighth season of the anthology television series American Horror Story. It aired on September 19, 2018, on the cable network FX. The episode was written by James Wong, and directed by Jennifer Lynch.[1]
The Outpost 3 guests assemble in the library. Langdon enters and proclaims that the other American compounds have been destroyed and that he will be evaluating candidates for survival. Those chosen will live in The Sanctuary. Those not selected will be given suicide vials. Mr. Gallant volunteers to be evaluated first.
In Venable's office, Langdon and Gallant discuss Gallant's hostile relationship with his grandmother. In his own room, Gallant fantasizes about Langdon while masturbating and is interrupted by the arrival of the Rubber Man. Evie observes the two having sex and informs the warden about her grandson's indiscretions.
Timothy and Emily sneak into Langdon's bedroom and discover emails detailing Venable's transgressions against proper protocol. Langdon visits Venable and inquires about her violations.
Mead relays Evie's story to Venable and they suspect that Langdon was the suited figure. Venable interrogates a chained Gallant while Mead whips him. Later, Langdon enters and insists he has never been in Gallant's bedroom. He calls Gallant pathetic and informs him that his own grandmother informed on him.
Gallant follows the Rubber Man to a bedroom and kills him by stabbing him with scissors. Langdon finds Gallant covered in the blood of his grandmother's corpse.
Timothy and Emily speculate on the true purpose of their saving and have sex for the first time. Mead intrudes and drags them away. They confront Venable about her self-imposed rules and she sends them off. Mead takes them to a chamber for execution, where Timothy shoots her in the torso in an escape attempt. She staggers away and her wound reveals white fluid and wires.
