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Jimmy brings his carny friends to his friend the waitress at the diner, wanting to be served. Most take seats at the diner bar. Some disgusted patrons complain or leave. Paul grabs a plate that another patron left behind, but the waitress will not let him keep it. Dell angrily hauls Jimmy out and beats him in the street, upset that the troupe has given a "free show" to the diners. |
Jimmy brings his carny friends to his friend the waitress at the diner, wanting to be served. Most take seats at the diner bar. Some disgusted patrons complain or leave. Paul grabs a plate that another patron left behind, but the waitress will not let him keep it. Dell angrily hauls Jimmy out and beats him in the street, upset that the troupe has given a "free show" to the diners. |
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+ | The clown's captives try to rip their way to freedom when Twisty returns to the bus, followed unknowingly by Dandy. Twisty enters the coop and sits with the children, saying nothing. He pulls the wind-up robot from his pocket and sets it walking towards the boy. Still confused, they do not laugh. Defeated, he pulls a severed head from his bag instead. The girl assaults him with a loose board and they try to escape, dislodging Twisty's mask. Below, his lower jaw is missing, and the bloody remainder is a "[[wikipedia:Glasgow_smile|Glasgow smile]]". She collides with Dandy on the way out, but he carries her back to the bus. |
Back at the grounds, Jimmy (with a black eye) calls on Elsa. Dell is posting his matinee posters, but Elsa has reversed her position and letting him try. She thinks it's good to have Dell around. Jimmy reveals that he disposed of the detective. Elsa is impressed. |
Back at the grounds, Jimmy (with a black eye) calls on Elsa. Dell is posting his matinee posters, but Elsa has reversed her position and letting him try. She thinks it's good to have Dell around. Jimmy reveals that he disposed of the detective. Elsa is impressed. |
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Revision as of 04:50, 21 October 2014
"Massacres and Matinees" is the second episode of Freak Show. It premiered October 15, 2014. [1]
Synopsis
A citywide curfew threatens to shut down the freak show. A strong man from Ethel's troubled past arrives at camp. Gloria arranges a terrifying play date for Dandy. The Tattler Twins reveal a talent that could knock Elsa from the spotlight.[2]
Plot
At the carnival, the carnies do laundry and eat while listening to the radio. Jimmy adjusts the dial for local news of the murders. A police detective is reported missing, and the police arrive on the scene to ask questions. Jimmy confirms with Paul that the body has been dealt with. Jimmy directs the police to Elsa's tent. They are enforcing a curfew that will impact business. The twins arrive and Dot corroborates the story that their mother's killing matches the accounts of the other murders. Not mollified, the officers leave.
In a toy store, a clerk calls after the owner. Some items are out of place. A toy windup robot tracks blood from the next room while Twisty lurks unmoving against a wall. The clerk follows the blood trail to his employers severed head before the killer clown's shears penetrate his throat from behind.
A record player during dinner plays as Suzi skates her way down the table to a sullen Jimmy. He snaps at them and storms out. He later apologizes for his behavior to Eve and Paul as they disinter the dismembered body of the officer with intent to burn them. They muse that "freaks" are no different from normal folk. Eve finds the officer's badge and gives it to Jimmy.
In the elegant Mott mansion, Gloria and Dandy have a sullen dinner, as well. Dandy flicks his fork to offset his boredom. Dandy now refuses the escargot which he ordered. He fills his glass "nipple bottle" with cognac. Gloria insists that a female companion would do him good but all he wants is to be an actor. She won't have it and he runs off in a huff. The cook mentions that she found the remains of the neighbor's cat, implying that Dandy is the culprit. Gloria will not believe it.
Ethel observes Dell arriving, a trailer (bearing Desiree) in tow. Desiree is unimpressed with the place. She and Dell have been with a Chicago troupe for the last six years but left after Dell killed a young homosexual man who hoped to "change his stripes" by having sex with the hermaphrodite. Desiree reveals that in addition to her three breasts, she has full female genitalia and a penis. Dell asks that they be able to join the act. Elsa asks to read Dell's palms and audition his bark.
Gloria drives leisurely, encountering a walking Twisty roadside. She pulls alongside, asking if he does private parties for children. She will pay him handsomely to cheer Dandy.
Jimmy and Dandy talk. Dandy says he's not infatuated with the twins, but he wants to join the troupe. Jimmy says that he's not the first to want to "join the circus" but that without a deformity, he won't do well. Dandy insists that he will prove he's a freak. Jimmy tells him to count his blessings that he is normal. Dandy retreats to the car where he beats his head against the steering wheel.
Gloria has a surprise for him when he returns, a "new friend". Dandy examines Twisty curiously.
Desiree emerges from the trailer, observed by Ethel. Ethel takes the opportunity to visit Dell. She tells him that he is not welcome here. Dell tried to kill Jimmy when he was a baby, but Ethel drove him away. Now, Dell claims that Elsa has deputized him as her new second in command.
On the main stage, Desiree plays "When I'm Calling You" and Bette proves that she can't sing. Elsa insists that it doesn't matter what their talent is, so long as they have two heads. Jimmy suggests that Dot give it a try. Dot shyly starts off "Dream a Little Dream of Me". Dell says that it will be nice for the new matinee to get around the curfew. Elsa think that the evening is the only time for a freak show, adding to the mystique of the show, and asserts her authority. Dell insists that "no lady is the boss of him". He nearly strikes Jimmy before running off to town.
Dandy tries to entertain Twisty with a marionette show. Twisty is not amused, though Dandy wants Twisty to take a turn amusing him. Dandy more closely observes Twisty, but says that the clown will have to earn his keep to stay. After a knock to Dandy's head, Twisty runs off.
Jimmy brings his carny friends to his friend the waitress at the diner, wanting to be served. Most take seats at the diner bar. Some disgusted patrons complain or leave. Paul grabs a plate that another patron left behind, but the waitress will not let him keep it. Dell angrily hauls Jimmy out and beats him in the street, upset that the troupe has given a "free show" to the diners.
The clown's captives try to rip their way to freedom when Twisty returns to the bus, followed unknowingly by Dandy. Twisty enters the coop and sits with the children, saying nothing. He pulls the wind-up robot from his pocket and sets it walking towards the boy. Still confused, they do not laugh. Defeated, he pulls a severed head from his bag instead. The girl assaults him with a loose board and they try to escape, dislodging Twisty's mask. Below, his lower jaw is missing, and the bloody remainder is a "Glasgow smile". She collides with Dandy on the way out, but he carries her back to the bus. Back at the grounds, Jimmy (with a black eye) calls on Elsa. Dell is posting his matinee posters, but Elsa has reversed her position and letting him try. She thinks it's good to have Dell around. Jimmy reveals that he disposed of the detective. Elsa is impressed.
Dell intros with Meep biting the head off a chicken, followed by Dot singing (anachronistically) Fiona Apple's "Criminal" while a "mosh pit" forms amid the front row. Bette sings back-up vocals, and the elated crowd cheers. Elsa sees her dreams of stardom crushed as they receive more applause than her wildest dreams for herself.
The police return to search the camp. They received an anonymous tip leading them to Dell. Apparently, Dell was one step ahead and found the badge first, moving it under Meep's bedroll. They detain Meep and shove him into a cell with a bunch of hardened and angry locals. They threaten to rip his fingers off one by one, and the small man screams.
Elsa visits Bette, who is upset that she could not be the star her sister is. Elsa commiserates with her, and tells her that the fickle crowd will see her as the star soon. Dot sleep talks. Elsa sows discord between the two, saying that Bette mustn't allow Dot to steal Bette's stardom and slips her a knife under her pillow.
A drunken Jimmy is awoken by Ethel. Jimmy is distraught at what happened to Meep and blaming himself. Ethel assumes the police roughed Jimmy up. Ethel says that Dell is bad news and to stay away from him. Jimmy intends to confess to free Meep, and Ethel is confused. Moments after he emerges from the tent, a truck dumps Meep's corpse at Jimmy's feet. As JImmy wails, the others crowd around him in comfort.
Notes
- Denis O'Hare (Stanley) and Emma Roberts (Maggie Esmerelda) are credited, but don´t appear.
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References
- ↑ Episode Titles
- ↑ [1] Synopsis