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American Horror Story Season 2 Episode 8

Unholy Night

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AIRED: Dec 05, 2012

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While a killer Santa stalks the sanitarium, Sister Jude battles Satan himself and Arden enters the Death Chute.

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American Horror Story: Asylum "Unholy Night" Review: A Very Briarcliff Xmas (PHOTO RECAP)

This week's exceedingly nasty Christmas-themed episode was light on plot and heavy on shocks.

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Characters I hate

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By melkat16, Feb 17, 2013

Ugh, I hate the Dr. Arden character. Lusting after Sister Mary Eunice all the time. Another character I hate - the Monsignor!
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Asylum.

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By Dec1964, Dec 09, 2012

Really i cant wait for Arden & Sister Mary Eunice to get there's no doubt Thresdon as well, but realistically the storylines for this are endless. Fantastic episiode, i was missing Frances Conroy. I hope she comes back.
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just awsome!

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By lepusniveus, Dec 09, 2012

this was really great episode, the Santa's customes and his character was great.

and especially, i remember sister Jude's saying, "I am a god's

well, that makes her special, even though she was loosing the fight,

and that kind of spirit, makes this show more than just a "Horror show".

so i can't wait to see sister Jude's revenge and Exocism!
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Unholy Night

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By TrueTvWatcher, Dec 07, 2012

Unholy Night was a spectacular and fantastic episode of American Horror Story: Asylum. I really enjoyed watching because the story was Christmas themed and had some great story lines and phenomenal character development. It was awesome watching Sister Jude re-enter Briarcliff to face off with the Devil. I liked how Arden went to Sister Jude for help with Sister Mary Eunice and how he had an Encounter of the 3rd Kind. I liked how every thing else played out as Lana tried to help Kit realize Thresdon is a threat to them both and the Killer Santa is released only to be taken down by the ever faithful Sister Jude. The ending was suspenseful and I look forward to watching what happens next!!!!!!!!!moreless
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Zachary Quinto	Dr. Oliver Thredson
Joseph Fiennes	Monsignor Timothy Howard
Sarah Paulson	Lana Winters
Evan Peters	Kit Walker
Lily Rabe	Sister Mary Eunice
Lizzie Brochere	Grace

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Britne Oldford	Alma	Guest Star
Barbara Tarbuck	Sister Claudia	Guest Star
Chris McGarry	Susie's Father	Guest Star
Fredric Lehne	Frank McCann	Recurring Role

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- Susie: Why are you here. Christmas isn't for six days.
  Emerson: (posing as Santa) That's what you get for letting Rudolph organize your calendar.
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- Emerson: So I'm gonna tell you what Santa's going to leave under your tree tonight. He's going to leave a little terror. A little rape.
  Susie's Father: Who said anything about her? You know the difference between that Santa Claus and me. He only comes once a year.
  Emerson: Who said anything about her? You know the difference between that Santa Claus and me. He only comes once a year.
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- Sister Mary Eunice: That mean old Grinch tossed out all our ornaments. So, we'll need to improvise. Mr. Deakins. You wear dentures, don't you?
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- Frank: Doctor, I've been thinking...
  Arden: You want to be careful, Frank. That can be dangerous.
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- Sister Mary Eunice: I know you were a petty criminal, thrown in jail for shoplifting a loaf of bread, and while you were in there, the jailers went caroling in the cell block, and five men held you down and took your virginity. Well... the first one did. The others took your dignity, and your self-esteem, and... most importantly... your Christmas spirit.
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- Sister Mary Eunice: Now... I have work to do, and you're either with me, or you're against me. And if you're against me, even God can't help you.
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- Emerson: Are we having fun yet? Have you softened up enough to receive the light? Except it won't be God... and, actually, it won't be light.
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- Mary Eunice: Well, I say... "Bah humbug."
  Referencing the famous line of Scrooge in Charles Dickens' 1843 novel, immortalized on stage and screen. It tells the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, who learns the true meaning of Christmas after being visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come.
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- Mary Eunice: That mean old Grinch tossed out all our ornaments.
  Referencing the c Dr. Seuss story and subsequent television adaptation, How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The Grinch is an unpleasant grouch who hates the holidays, and resolves to steal Christmas. When he steals all of the holiday presents and food but almost loses them over a cliff, his heart "grows three that day" with love and he finds the strength to save them.
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- Mary Eunice: We are watching Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
  Referencing the Christmas special, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964). Rudolph is a young reindeer born with a nose that "shines so bright." The other reindeerin-training mock him until it turns out that his nose is so bright that it lets Santa fly safely through heavy fog. A sequel was made in 2001.
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