| "Bitchcraft" | |
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| Air date | October 9th, 2013 (US) October 29th, 2013 (UK) |
| Writers | Ryan Murphy; Brad Falchuk |
| Director | Alfonso Gomez-Rejon |
| Producers | Joseph Incaprera; Alexis Martin Woodall; Douglas Petrie; Alfonso Gomez-Rejon; Jessica Sharzer; Bradley Buecker; James Wong; Jennifer Salt; Tim Minear; Dante Di Loreto; Brad Falchuk; Ryan Murphy; James Williams |
| Starring | Sarah Paulson; Taissa Farmiga; Frances Conroy; Evan Peters; Lily Rabe; Emma Roberts; Denis O'Hare; Kathy Bates; Jessica Lange |
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"Bitchcraft" is the first episode of season three of the horror-themed television series American Horror Story and the twenty-sixth episode of the series overall. It is chapter one in the "Coven" storyline. The episode was directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon and written by series creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. It first aired on the FX Network on Wednesday, October 9th, 2013 at 10:00 pm.
Harboring a secret agenda, Fiona Goode, the most powerful witch of their generation, returns to town, reigniting old rivalries with the coven's deadly enemies, the Voodoo. [1]
Synopsis[]
Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
Guest Stars[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Angela Bassett | Marie Laveau |
| Gabourey Sidibe | Queenie |
| Jamie Brewer | Nan |
| Grey Damon | Archie |
| Ian Anthony Dale | David |
| Ameer Baraka | Bastien |
| Josette Barchilon | Tourist |
| Maureen Brennan | Tour guide |
| Milton Crosby | Brian |
| Jennifer Lynn Warren | Borquita LaLaurie |
| David Dahlgren | Chief Magistrate |
| Haley Drago | Sorority president |
| Lucy Faust | Mercy |
| Arabella Field | Nora Benson |
| Henry Frost | Frat boy #2 |
| Raeden Greer | Pauline LaLaurie |
| Raion Hill | Bus driver |
| Scott Michael Jefferson | Louis LaLaurie |
| Kurt Krause | Charlie Taylor |
| Margaret Lawhon | Newscaster |
| Armal J. Perkins | Contortionist |
| Morgan Roberts | Frat boy #1 |
| Ashlynn Ross | Marie Jeanne LaLaurie |
| LaJessie Smith | Slave boy |
| Ash Taylor | Director |
| Ben Wisdom | Preacher |
Uncredited cast[]
Note: The following is taken from the full credits list for this entry on IMDB. As it is a website with user-submitted information, some of the data listed here, including character names may be inaccurate.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Scheryl W. Brown | Slave with peeled face |
| Edward J. Clare | Suitor #3 |
| Cody Dickinson | Pentecostal dancer |
| Cassandra Eastworld | Party guest |
| Daniel Fontenette | Slave in attic |
| Lyle R. Guidroz | Pedstrian |
| Mark Joyce | Shadow mob |
| Cynthia LeBlanc | Train passenger |
| Elton LeBlanc | Train passenger |
| Sir Maejor | Albino guard |
| Jakel Marshall | Pancreas slave |
| Quinton McKemie, II | College boy |
| Starlette Miariaunii | Slave in attic |
| Timothy Pickles | Creole gentleman |
| Logan Douglas Smith | Pedstrian |
| Joseph Uzzell | Witness |
| Sarah Reid Vinyard | School witch |
| Bob Walker | Suitor #4 |
| William Shannon Williams | Bar patron |
| Jonathan Wright | Party guest |
Notes & Trivia[]
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- This episode is included on disc one of the American Horror Story: Coven DVD collection and disc one of the American Horror Story: Coven Blu-ray collection. Both versions were produced by 20th Century Fox and released on October 7th, 2014.
- This episode is rated TV-MA.
- Production code number: 3ATS01.
- This episode had a special running time of 75 minutes.
- "Bitchcraft" aired in the United Kingdom on October 29th, 2013.
- Flashback scenes in this episode take place in the year 1834.
- Actor Scott Michael Jefferson is credited as Scott Jefferson in this episode. He is also known for playing Guest #2 in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.
- This is the first horror genre work for actor Ameer Baraka.
- Delphine LaLaurie is the first character to appear in this season. She is also the first character with speaking lines.
- Horses are the first creature to appear in this episode.
- Charlie Taylor is the first character in this season to actually "die".
Allusions[]
- The title of this episode is a rewording of the word witchcraft, while also alluding to the perceived behavioral, or "bitch", traits of the main characters in the show.
- The song that Fiona Goode dances to while using drugs is "In a Gadda Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly.
- Cordelia's line to Fiona, "Don't make me drop a house on you", is a reference to The Wizard of Oz, in which Dorothy Gale's farmhouse landed in Oz on top of the Wicked Witch of the East, killing her.
- Queenie makes reference to growing up on TV shows like Charmed. This was a show that aired on the WB Network that featured a family coven of witches known as the Charmed Ones.
Quotes[]
- Delphine LaLaurie: When the blood dries, my skin is supposed to be as tight as a drum. Just look at this waddle.
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- Delphine LaLaurie: Hush it up! Or I'll rip your lips open and stuff more shit in there.
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- Delphine LaLaurie: My great literacy began with Greek mythology... the minotaur was always my favorite.
See also[]
External Links[]
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References[]
- ↑ American Horror Story: Coven; DVD; "Bitchcraft"; liner notes.