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- "Is there anything more wonderful than the promise of a new child... or more heartbreaking when that promise is broken?"
- ―Constance Langdon
| "Home Invasion" | |
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| Air date | October 12th, 2011 |
| Writers | Ryan Murphy; Brad Falchuk |
| Director | Alfonso Gomez-Rejon |
| Producers | Alexis Martin Woodall; Chip Vucelich; Tim Minear; Jessica Sharzer; Bradley Buecker; James Wong; Jennifer Salt; Dante Di Loreto; Brad Falchuk; Ryan Murphy |
| Starring | Dylan McDermott; Connie Britton; Evan Peters; Taissa Farmiga; Denis O'Hare; Jessica Lange |
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"Home Invasion" is the second episode of season one of the supernatural thriller series American Horror Story and the second episode of the series overall. It 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 12th, 2011. In this episode, Ben Harmon begins treating a new patient named Bianca Forest, who tells him of her nightmares of being cut in half in an elevator. Ben then gets called away to an impromptu trip to Boston, when he learns that the student he once had an affair with is pregnant. That night, Bianca and her friends, who are a bunch of murder groupies, break into the Harmon's home and terrorize Vivien and Violet. The terrified women receive some unlikely and unexpected aid from not only Tate Langdon, but from Constance Langdon's culinary skills as well.
Synopsis[]
Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Dylan McDermott | Ben Harmon |
| Connie Britton | Vivien Harmon |
| Evan Peters | Tate Langdon |
| Taissa Farmiga | Violet Harmon |
| Denis O'Hare | Larry Harvey |
| Jessica Lange | Constance Langdon |
Guest Stars[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Kate Mara | Hayden McClaine |
| Frances Conroy | Moira O'Hara |
| Alexandra Breckenridge | Young Moira |
| Jamie Brewer | Adelaide Langdon |
| Jamie Harris | Franklin |
| Mageina Tovah | Bianca Forest |
| Azura Skye | Fiona |
| Kyle Davis | Dallas |
| Michael Graziadei | Travis Wanderley |
| Rosa Salazar | Maria |
| Shelby Young | Leah |
| Scott Lawrence | Detective Webb |
| Drew Powell | Detective Collier |
Co-Stars[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Aimee Deshayes | Janice |
| Celia Finkelstein | Gladys |
| Debbie Pollack | Nurse |
| Skyler Vallo | Gigi |
Notes & Trivia[]
- This episode is available on disc one of the American Horror Story: The Complete First Season DVD and Blu-ray collections.
- Actress Jacqueline Buda is uncredited for her participation in this episode.
- This is the first episode of American Horror Story with Tim Minear as consulting producer.
- This is the first episode of American Horror Story with Jennifer Salt as co-executive producer.
- This is the first episode of American Horror Story with Jessica Sharzer as supervising producer.
- This is the first episode of American Horror Story with Chip Vucelich as producer and unit production manager.
- This is the first episode of American Horror Story with James Wong as co-executive producer.
Chronology[]
- The flashback scene where Franklin murders the sorority house girls takes place in 1968.
Allusions[]
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Quotes[]
- Ben Harmon: What do you want?
- Larry Harvey: Well.. more than anything, I guess, to be on the stage. You know what stopped me? Fear of what my family would say. But... now that they're, well, you know, dead, and, uh, I have terminal brain cancer, I figure... maybe I should just go for it, you know? Chase that dream. What about you? What dream are you chasing? Or should I say, what dream is chasing you?
....
- Larry Harvey: I'm trying very hard not to judge you.
- Ben Harmon: Me? You murdered your entire family.
- Larry Harvey: Yes. But I was never unfaithful.
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- Vivien Harmon: Well, I appreciate it. I'm not usually much of a cupcake girl myself...
- Constance Langdon: Oh! They're not for you. At your age? You might as well just Krazy Glue a stick of butter to your ass.
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 This article pertains to an episode from season one of the American Horror Story television series. This template will categorize articles that include it into the American Horror Story/Season 1 episodes category. Episodes
Pilot • Home Invasion • Murder House • Halloween (Part 1) • Halloween (Part 2) • Piggy, Piggy • Open House • Rubber Man • Spooky Little Girl • Smoldering Children • Birth • Afterbirth |