Welcome to The Rundown with Nerd Union (as gathered by Taryn Belle) for the weekend of October 8th, 2021. MOVIES Acclaimed screenwriter Kim Krizan is putting her UCLA screenwriting course, The Magic Hour, online for Patreon sponsors. Krizan is best…
Tag: television
American Horror Story: Asylum Season Review
An exploration of the story as a whole and what made it so good. Synopsis Briarcliff is an asylum in the 1960’s run by a corrupt crew who torture their patients (“Welcome to Briarcliff“). Many horrors are drawn to its…
“Madness Ends” American Horror Story: Asylum (Season 2) Episode 13
Kit, Jude, and Lana’s stories come to an end, as does the madness that has haunted them for ages. **CONTENT WARNING: Descriptions of violence** Synopsis FOUR MONTHS AGO: Johnny walks through the abandoned Briarcliff while listening to Lana’s expose, read…
“Continuum” American Horror Story: Asylum (Season 2) Episode 12
Spanning the next several years, Kit, Jude, and Lana’s lives continue on, filled with success and horror. **CONTENT WARNING: Descriptions of violence** Synopsis In 1967, a few years after the events at Briarcliff, Kit, Alma, and Grace have built a…
“Spilt Milk” American Horror Story: Asylum (Season 2) Episode 11
Lana and Kit find liberation at last, but will they ever truly be free of Braircliff? **CONTENT WARNING: Descriptions of violence and abortion** Synopsis Johnny Morgan, apparently claiming Thredson’s old home as his own now, hires a prostitute who recently…
“The Name Game” American Horror Story: Asylum (Season 2) Episode 10
Jude endures patient life. Monsignor Timothy takes on the devil. **CONTENT WARNING: Descriptions of violence, rape, and suicide** Synopsis Dr. Arden revives Kit from death and lies to him about the success of the experiment. Afterwards, he checks on Grace,…
“Coat Hanger” American Horror Story: Asylum (Season 2) Episode 9
The truth is revealed about the Bloody Face in the present day. Dr. Arden is determined to draw the aliens back to Briarcliff. **CONTENT WARNING: Descriptions of violence/body horror and abortion** Synopsis In the present, Johnny Morgan (Dylon McDermott) meets…
“Unholy Night” American Horror Story: Asylum (Season 2) Episode 8
Sister Jude launches an attack against Sister Mary Eunice while a Braircliff patient is influenced by the Christmas spirit. **CONTENT WARNING: Descriptions of violence, mentions of genocide and rape** Synopsis In 1962, Leigh (Ian McShane) murders a Salvation Army Santa…
“Dark Cousin” American Horror Story: Asylum (Season 2) Episode 7
The angel of death makes her rounds through Briarcliff and those tied to it. Sister Jude learns some shocking news. **CONTENT WARNING: Descriptions of violence and rape** Synopsis Grace is weak from blood loss and sees Shachath (Francis Conroy), the…
“The Origins of Monstrosity” American Horror Story: Asylum (Season 2) Episode 6
We learn of the origin of many monsters—Bloody Face, Dr. Arden and his creatures, plus a new young serial killer. **CONTENT WARNING: Descriptions of violence/body horror, disturbing photos** Synopsis In present day, Bloody Face anonymously calls the police to come…