American Horror Story: Apocalypse, FX Networks, FX, 20th Century Fox Television, Ryan Murphy Productions, Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision, 20th Television

Cata Clysm

FX Networks original anthology thriller American Horror Story: Apocalypse drops its third episode Wednesday.

#AHS has been renewed for 9th and 10th seasons.

rottentomatoes: 77%

imdb: 8.1

metacritic: 62

emmys: 16 wins

***SPOILERS AHEAD***




Wilhemina Venable, American Horror Story: Apocalypse, FX Networks, FX, 20th Century Fox Television, Ryan Murphy Productions, Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision, 20th Television, Sarah PaulsonMs. Wilhemina Venable

In a post-WWIII apocalyptic nuclear winter Ms. Wilhemina Venable manages a contingent of survivors in a subterranean bunker The Outpost Three.


Wilhemina Venable, American Horror Story: Apocalypse, FX Networks, FX, 20th Century Fox Television, Ryan Murphy Productions, Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision, 20th Television, Sarah PaulsonOUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE

2 nominations: 2014, 2018

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE

3 nominations: 2013, 2015, 2018

“I am Wilhemina Venable.  Welcome to the outpost three.  It is now.  for many years, it served as an exclusive boys’ school.  The Cooperative, to whom we owe our eternal gratitude, took ownership and converted it once they realized what was coming.  No.  The beginning.  The Cooperative has plans far beyond the temporary cleansing fire of the bomb.  The Cooperative is not made up of nations or armies.  It’s a collection of the dozen greatest minds mankind has to offer.  The visionaries.  It may be seem to you a regression, Mr. Campbell, our way of life here, but you’d be dead wrong.  Technology is what destroyed the world.  Social media gave people the illusion they were equal.  Now that’s all been swept away.  The natural order will restore itself.  I’ll show you to your rooms.  As Purples, you will each be furnished with a private suite.  The elite.  The worthy.  Those chosen to survive.  In The Outpost, everyone knows their place.  The Purples wear Purple, the Grays, gray.  Grays are our worker ants.  Still a necessary component of any functioning society.  The Grays are here to serve.  And grateful for the opportunity.  The alternative being nuclear winter, cancer, death.  I am neither.  Rather, I am the strong right arm of The Cooperative.  Think of me as their face.  The house rules are simple.  You will refer to me only as ‘Ms. Venable.’  You may never leave the building.  If you wander out onto the grounds, you will not be allowed back in due to the danger of radiation contamination.  You will take your chances with the canker pus monsters beyond the gate.  And no unauthorized copulation of any kind, under any circumstances, no exceptions.  Ask the two Grays you saw on the way in if it’s a joke.  You’ll find the evening wear on the left side of the armoire.  We dress for dinner.  Cocktails in the music room at 6:30.  Be prompt.  There’s no excuse for tardiness when there’s nothing else to do.” — Wilhemina Venable

“Dinner is served.  I’m going to be very clear so there will be no misunderstanding.  We have enough nutrition for the next 18 months.  And if our situation doesn’t improve, you can count on less and less.  We had a perimeter alert this morning.  Something penetrated the grounds.  It was a carrier pigeon, delivering a message from our benefactors.  ‘There are no more governments.  Only rotting mounds of corpses, too many to bury.  Starving people kill for a piece of bread.  Three outposts have been overrun.  We are the last vestiges of civilized life on the planet.  Be vigilant.’  We will only survive if we follow the rules.” — Wilhemina Venable

“Yes?  Never more so.  Well?  Ravishing might be too strong a word, but this one certainly becomes you.  Don’t you agree?  We’re the only ones who matter.  How did you manage it?  Stu and the Geiger counter?  It was lovely work.  It’s strangely satisfying, isn’t it?  Dispensing punishment?  I love their faces… that stupid ‘can’t believe this is happening to me’ look they get.  I’m not embarrassed to say, it gives me a tingle.  You’re still uncomfortable with this and that gives me pause.  Forget The Cooperative.  It’s only us.” — Wilhemina Venable

“Nobody’s coming for anyone.  Not unless you break the rules.  This is a difficult time for everyone.  As a small consolation, we have a special treat.  Enjoy the bonne bouche.  Don’t get used to it.  Andre, we’re not trying to bribe anyone, but there is something we all need to understand.  There is no ‘us’ and ‘them.’  We are in this together.  No individual is greater than the group.  We did what we had to do.  This is quite simply a tragedy.  We have resources… for special occasions.  There are lines that can never be crossed.  Not eating people is of the first rank.  For heavens sakes, don’t be ridiculous.” — Wilhemina Venable

“I have an announcement.  This will be our last breakfast.  We’re cutting back to one meal a day.  It’s not optimal, but also not impossible.  Either way, we have no choice.  Not if we want to keep eating at all.” — Wilhemina Venable

“Wilhelmina Venable.  I’m in charge here.  You don’t sound like you believe me.  Considering?  Why are you here?  You’re here to take us there.” — Wilhemina Venable

“And nothing would be more humiliating to a man such as yourself than to learn that a woman had more information than he did.  You… and the others.  Masters of the universe… titans of industry… swinging your dicks around so much that you managed to blow the whole world to hell.” — Wilhemina Venable

“I’m just doing my best with the mess men made of things.” — Wilhemina Venable


Miriam Mead, American Horror Story: Apocalypse, FX Networks, FX, 20th Century Fox Television, Ryan Murphy Productions, Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision, 20th Television, Kathy BatesMs. Miriam Mead

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE

1 win : 2014

“Ah, God.  Ah, shit.  It was contaminated by the fallout.  Everything we know is gone.  It was always fragile.  They made you think the system was a rock.  It was a water balloon.  One prick of the needle and… …that’s all it took.  There’s a problem.  We’ve detected a spike in the background radiation, centered in this room.  Place your hands on the table.  And don’t move.  Radioactive contamination is a grave risk to our entire community.  The clean rule is there to protect all of us.  A single stray gamma particle can cause skin lesions.  Your DNA breaks apart, your body disintegrates.  You’ll wish you died in the blast.  But someone here decided that their individual needs were more important.  Someone went outside.  Touched something dirty.  It makes me sick to think this person was selfish enough to risk contaminating all… she’s clean.  You’re dirty.  Take them… to the decontamination room.  You won’t have to.  Dirty.  You won’t have to.” — Miriam Mead

“It’s me.  Are you decent?  If anyone sees us… easy.  Set the sensitivity to ten, you can make anyone sound like Chernobyl.  And a pleasure.  I wonder what The Cooperative would say about all of this, making up our own rules, terrorizing the guests.  I’m military.  My dad killed so many Viet-Cong he lost count.  Killing is in my DNA.  But I still respect the chain of command.  The cooperative’s paid my bills for a lot of years.  Just hard for me to pretend they’re not my boss anymore.” — Miriam Mead

“It’s chicken.” — Miriam Mead

“Nobody’s going anywhere.  Yes, sir, Mr. Langdon.” — Miriam Mead


Mr. Gallant, American Horror Story: Apocalypse, FX Networks, FX, 20th Century Fox Television, Ryan Murphy Productions, Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision, 20th Television, Evan Peters Mr. Gallant

“Fini.  How much do you love?  Who cares you how many followers you have?  You’re a billionaire.  Mm.  What the fuck?  Oh, my God.  Wait, was that real?” — Mr. Gallant

“Nana, I’ve been trying to call you.  The government sent a warning.  Missiles are coming.  No.  This is real, grandma.  People are going to die today.  Coco!  Coco, wait!  I overheard your dad.  There’s four spots.  Room for all of us.  This is my nana Evie.  He’s not gonna make it.  It’s chaos out there.  Jesus, what happened to your hair?  Okay?  Mwah, mwah.  What?!” — Mr. Gallant

“This song– the same one every night.  Where is it even coming from?  And why do we have to listen to it?  What are we missing here?  Would’ve been better off dying with them.  Wouldn’t have to drink this, whatever this is.  It just plays over and over, 24 hours a day.  Well, well, well.  New blood.  Um, what’s happening out there?” — Mr. Gallant

“It’s all we get.  Don’t be too disappointed.  I want to die.  Situation?  What is our situation?  It’s them; they just came from the outside.  No.  No, no, no, no, no.  That’s a mistake, because the only thing I’ve touched is Coco’s hair.  No.  This is impossible.  That machine is wrong.  Ow!  Evie!  No.  Oh, no.  I’ve never tasted anything like it.  I don’t hear anything.  It’s been the same song for two straight weeks.  Why would they suddenly change it.  don’t you get it?!  It’s a message!  Aah! ♪ Let’s keep on looking for the light ♪ Oh, can’t you… ♪ The Cooperative is trying to tell us something!  They’re saying, ‘hang on.  We’re coming for you.’  Yes, The Cooperative is coming for us.  Halle-fucking-lujah!” — Mr. Gallant

“Maybe it’s time to eat somebody.” — Mr. Gallant

“How are we supposed to survive on half a cube?  I fucking can’t do this anymore!  Finish that bumper sticker shit you used to say on your show, and I’m strong enough to shove this fork in your neck!  She’s right.  We have to get out of here.  What you going to do?!  Shoot us all?  Huh?!  What are you gonna do?” — Mr. Gallant


Coco St. Pierre Vanderbilt, American Horror Story: Apocalypse, FX Networks, FX, 20th Century Fox Television, Ryan Murphy Productions, Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision, 20th Television, Leslie GrossmanCoco St. Pierre Vanderbilt

“Am I the first one to get this cut?  Because I’m working on becoming an Instagram influencer, and I refuse to show my full ass crack, so my hairstyle has to be on point.  That’s my father’s money.  I need to make something of myself.  You did.  You’re the next Chris McMillan.  Are you trying to fucking poison me?  This tastes like turtle shit.  You’re supposed to be my personal assistant, Mallory.  Do you even know me?  Could you just go and get me a macchiato so I can rinse this shit taste out of my mouth?  No.  It’s bullshit.  It’s a hoax.  It’s like that time in Hawaii.  They’re gonna text in, like, a minute with retraction.  Oh.  Hi, daddy.  How’s Hong Kong?  Oh, you know what?  We have a terrible connection.  I’ll call you after I’m done… wait, daddy, you’re scaring me.  What are you talking about?  No!  No, no, no!  Okay.” — Coco St. Pierre Vanderbilt

“Brock, where are you?  Brock, I love you.  I don’t want to live without you.  Get to Santa Monica Airport.  There’s a plane waiting for us.  No.  no, no, no, no.  You need to stay here with me.  Okay?  You can take my brother’s ticket.  Mallory, you know I’m helpless without you.  I’m worse than Elton John.  I don’t even know how to work a dishwasher or open a door.  Besides, after the bomb drops, there won’t be anything to go home to.  Why aren’t we moving?!  Oh, my God!  Oh, my God!  What are you doing here?  No, I don’t.  What are you doing?  Brock is gonna be here.  What are you talking about?  Okay, fine.  Just get on the plane.  Okay.  Brock, where are you?  Okay, do whatever you have to do.  Just get here.  Hurry!  Oh, my God.  Brock, they’re coming.  People are coming for the plane.  Brock, do you remember the contract that we had with each other?  Uh, at any time, we can unilaterally release each other from our monogamous obligations.  You are now free to see other people.  Where are we going?” — Coco St. Pierre Vanderbilt

“Speak for yourself, darling.  No, she creeps me out.  Okay, he refused to touch my hair if he was a Gray, and she’s been to the Oscars, and was best friends with Natalie Wood, so fucking get some perspective.  I’m still hungry.  I am so tired of the hunger.  Fuck this bullshit!  With all the thought that went into this place, they don’t have a single bag of Pirate’s Booty in the pantry?  For a hundred million dollars a ticket, I expect goddamn Gordon Ramsay in the kitchen cooking us real food!  Wait.  A pigeon?  Can we eat it?” — Coco St. Pierre Vanderbilt

“Well, people do strange things when they’re stuck inside 24/7.  I’ve started masturbating with my off hand.  I’m saying Stu was boring, and using up our food, and that lesions won’t work with my complexion.  Oh, my God.  I think my mouth had an orgasm.  Mallory, come here and stick your finger down my throat.  Mallory…” — Coco St. Pierre Vanderbilt

“Or just, like, an arm.” — Coco St. Pierre Vanderbilt

“You can’t be serious.  Yeah, so is starving to death.  What is the point of all of this?  Starving, killing each other, getting shot?  All we’re doing is waiting around to find out how we die.” — Coco St. Pierre Vanderbilt


Mr. St. Pierre Vanderbilt, American Horror Story: Apocalypse, FX Networks, FX, 20th Century Fox Television, Ryan Murphy Productions, Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision, 20th Television, John GetzMr. St. Pierre Vanderbilt

“Coco, you listen to me.  Just shut up and listen.  The missile alert is real.  In less than an hour, Los Angeles is going to be an empty crater.  You can still be safe.  There are four spots reserved for our family, but your mother and brother are here with me, and we’re not going to make it.  A car is coming.  It’ll take you to Santa Monica Airport.  A private jet is waiting, so go.  So go.  Now.  Your mother and I love you very much.  Wish we could be together again, but it’s too late.  Just try to be happy, baby.  That’s the only thing that matters.” — Mr. St Pierre Vanderbilt


Dinah Stevens, American Horror Story: Apocalypse, FX Networks, FX, 20th Century Fox Television, Ryan Murphy Productions, Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision, 20th Television, Adina PorterDinah Stevens

“Come in.  Don’t be shy.  Bless her heart– a million of her and I wouldn’t have been replaced by that telenovela.  The cube on your plate contains every vitamin our body needs… …or so they tell us.  Are you saying he deserved this?  Where have you been hiding the fresh meat?  She ate it, too.  Stu was contaminated.  Why would Venable eat irradiated meat?” — Dinah Porter

“We don’t know how strong we are until we have to face adversity.  This could be an opportunity for all of us to grow.” — Dinah Porter


Mallory, American Horror Story: Apocalypse, FX Networks, FX, 20th Century Fox Television, Ryan Murphy Productions, Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision, 20th Television, Billie LourdMallory

“Take a sip so we can post.  Cold-pressed juice is trending super hard right now.  You’re gonna get, like, 10,000 likes in ten minutes.  Are the Kardashians filming out there?  We got to go, Coco.  Come on.  Come on.  Come on, Coco.” — Mallory

“Look, I can’t get a hold of anyone.  My mom’s going straight to voice mail.  I got to go home, Coco.  Okay.  Jesus Christ.  People are committing suicide to avoid the blast.  Coco!  It’s now or never.  Didn’t your dad tell you?  I’ll find out.  There’s nobody there.” — Mallory

“You get a chance to talk to Venable?  It’s not fair that they get to be Purples and not me.  We’re gonna be rescued.” — Mallory

“I say we take our chances outside.” — Mallory


Brock, American Horror Story: Apocalypse, FX Networks, FX, 20th Century Fox Television, Ryan Murphy Productions, Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision, 20th Television, Billy EichnerBrock

“Babe, are you seeing this?  What do you mean?  I’m at work.  I just heard a fucking amazing pitch.  Free Willy as a six-part limited series.  It’s kind of genius.  What?  Coco?” — Brock

“No, look, I’m coming.  I’m in the worst traffic nightmare ever.  All right, look.  I’m running.  I will be there in ten.  Wait for me.  No, no, no.  Don’t go there, babe.  No, no, no, Coco!  Do not leave me in fucking Santa Monica.  Holy shit.  You bitch!” — Brock


Evie Gallant, American Horror Story: Apocalypse, FX Networks, FX, 20th Century Fox Television, Ryan Murphy Productions, Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision, 20th Television, Joan CollinsEvie Gallant

“Ugh.  Esmerelda, the chamagne’s burnt again.  You left it in the freezer too long.  Where are you going?  You know I pay you for a ten-hour day.  When he ran MGM, your grandfather– God rest his soul– would never return calls until the following day.  All of the stars and all of the agents would have to go see him in person if they wanted to get… what are you doing?  so is global warming.  Well.  It’s probably fake news.  I’m gonna call Donald.  Let’s have some burnt champagne.” — Evie Gallant

“How do you do?  No stewardess?  Oh. I guess I won’t be ordering the fresh-cut fruit, huh?” — Evie Gallant

“Oh.  Darling, you don’t know what disappointment is until you’ve slept with Yul Brynner.  Can we boil it?  This is outrageous.  Stop!  Please stop.  Bring him back!  I don’t care what it is.  It’s absolutely divine.  And it’s full of fiber.  I’m going to finish every drop.” — Evie Gallant

“It was chicken, Andre.  Delicious white-meat chicken.  An effective dieting technique.  Oh, calm down.” — Evie Gallant


Timothy Campbell, American Horror Story: Apocalypse, FX Networks, FX, 20th Century Fox Television, Ryan Murphy Productions, Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision, 20th Television, Kyle AllenTimothy Campbell

“Where the hell is dad?  It’s almost 3:00.  I want him to be here when we find out.  I did.  Yeah.  Oh.  I got in.  I got in!  Oh, yes!  Oh, thank God.  UCLA!  UCLA!  UCLA!  He’s not serious, right?  What?  Yeah.  How do you know my genetic makeup?  What about my family?  Then I’m not going.  What?  Dad?  Dad?  Get off me!  Dad, do something!  don’t let ’em take me!  No.  No!  No!  No.  Dad.  You have to tell me where I am.  I have rights.  Hey!  Hey!  Timothy.  How long have you been here?  They tell you the same thing they told me?  found you on some ancestry web site?  They got your blood tests or from your doctor or whatever.  Yeah.  Ran it through a database.  There’s something in your DNA that they want.  This isn’t happening.  It’s not… this isn’t… it’s not real.  It’s not.  It’s not.  It’s not.  I think they’re okay.  They’re okay.  They’re okay.” — Timothy Campbell

“This is a fallout shelter?  They weren’t visionary enough to think we might be able to use some generators?  Who are the Grays?  So what are you?  You’re Dinah Stevens.  My mother used to watch your show.  She said you beat the pants off Oprah any day.  It’s all gone.  Oh. No, we went through decontamination.  We were cleared.” — Timothy Campbell

“That’s not a chicken bone.  That’s right.  Why would she feed us poison?  The whole reason she is here is to keep us alive.” — Timothy Campbell

“He was right about the song.  There was a morning after.  It just looked exactly like the previous morning.  We weren’t rescued, and no one ever came.  But nuclear winter came, and it finished off anything the bombs had left alive.  The world got colder, deadlier.  But even in all of this death, something was born.  Like everything in this place, we had to ration one kiss per week, just to be safe.  And though we couldn’t be together in every way that we wanted, it was enough to keep us from dying inside, like everyone else around us.” — Timothy Campbell


Emily, American Horror Story: Apocalypse, FX Networks, FX, 20th Century Fox Television, Ryan Murphy Productions, Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision, 20th Television, Ash SantosEmily

“Calm down.  It’s okay.  I’m Emily.  I don’t know.  Two guys dressed in black woke me up from a dead sleep, put me in a car and brought me to this room.  They didn’t tell me shit.  Didn’t have to.  They found me in jail.  I got arrested for protesting on campus.” — Emily

“Are there other people there?  Rich people.  Oh, my God.  What kind of boys’ school is subterranean?  The end?  What’s a ‘Purple?’  I’m supposed to wear this shit?  So you’re not a purple?  What?  You’re joking.  Everything.  No, no.  We were checked when we got here.  We’re clean!” — Emily

“No cubes tonight?  Shut up!  Shut up!  Just listen.  Exactly.  The song stopped.” — Emily


Nora Campbell, American Horror Story: Apocalypse, FX Networks, FX, 20th Century Fox Television, Ryan Murphy Productions, Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision, 20th Television, Dina Meyer

Nora Campbell

“Whatever happens, you just worked your butt off for three years.  Now, if they can’t see how wonderful you are, you know what?  It’s their loss.  You’re destined for great things, Timmy.  All right, all right.  Let’s check.  Come on.  Come on, come on.  I knew it.  I knew it.  Congratulations.  UCLA!  UCLA!  UCLA!  Honey?  What’s going on?  What?  No.  No.  No.  Well, I mean there has to be someplace we can go.  There’s got to be somebody’s, uh, basement or someplace that we can go.  Something.  No.  We have to go somewhere.  Prime candidate to do what?  No, no.  No!  No!  Ed.  No!  No.  No.  No!  No, no.  No.  No.  No, no.  If you can take Timothy, then why don’t you take Edward, too?  No.” — Norah Campbell


Edward Campbell, American Horror Story: Apocalypse, FX Networks, FX, 20th Century Fox Television, Ryan Murphy Productions, Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision, 20th Television, Zane DantonEdward Campbell

“It’s 3:00.  UCLA!  UCLA!  UCLA!  Yeah, I’m buzzing, too.  Dad, you missed it.  No.  I don’t know.  I don’t know.  What is… what is this?”


Mr. Campbell, American Horror Story: Apocalypse, FX Networks, FX, 20th Century Fox Television, Ryan Murphy Productions, Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision, 20th Television, Travis SchuldtMr. Campbell

“Haven’t you been watching the news?  It’s World War III.  I don’t know.  Get back.  What’s going on?  Who are you?  What do you mean ‘selected?’  Say goodbye to your brother and your mother.  You have to go.”


Michael Langdon, American Horror Story: Apocalypse, FX Networks, FX, 20th Century Fox Television, Ryan Murphy Productions, Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision, 20th Television, Cody FernMichael Langdon

“I need to speak to Ms. Venable.  Tend to the animals.  Of course you are.  Why wouldn’t I?  Seems like you’ve done a wonderful job.  The walls are still standing.  Your people are alive and healthy.  Which is… quite a feat… …considering.  That three more Outposts have been overrun, and the remaining three won’t last through the year.  Because it’s only a matter of time before the same thing happens to you.  The good news is, there’s another facility,  a sanctuary.  This one’s completely impregnable and stocked with enough supplies to last a decade.  Hmm.  I’ve been assigned to evaluate the people here and select the ones most worthy of survival.  I could take all of you… or none of you.  Those who make it live.  Those who don’t… …end up like my horses.” — Michael Langdon


Esmerelda, American Horror Story: Apocalypse, FX Networks, FX, 20th Century Fox Television, Ryan Murphy Productions, Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision, 20th Television, Diana TanakaEsmerelda

“I have to go home, Mrs. Evie.  It’s the end of the world.” — Esmerelda



American Horror Story: Apocalypse, FX Networks, FX, 20th Century Fox Television, Ryan Murphy Productions, Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision, 20th Television

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *