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American Horror Story— Winter Kills Part 2

Recap & Analysis

Yessir
7 min readSep 29, 2021

Writers are professional liars

Sun sets on Provincetown on FX

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Once Harry (Finn Wittrock) discovers that his infant son was taken by Belle Noir (Frances Conroy) he is resolved to get him back. He brings Alma (Ryan Armstrong), the child we all can’t stand, along.

As the sun sets on Provincetown the scene opens on Ursulla (Leslie Grossman) in the cemetary talking to the pale creatures or, as she will soon coin them, the Laurence Fishburns. Ursulla is taking a big risk here and persuades the creatures to take a new pill that will reverse their condition by tapping into their vengeance against the successful pill-poppers as motivation. Her monologue here is a bit of a stretch considering how little we know about the creatures and how much they can comprehend. Ursulla taking on the role as negotiator and creature whisperer is odd, but given her career strategy of manipulating people by tapping into their most selfish desires for success it is on brand.

Ursulla play by Leslie Grossman on FX

We then join Harry and Alma walking up the steps to Belle Noir’s house. Inside they are greeted by Belle with some “baby charcuterie”. Don’t…

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