“American Horror Story: Double Feature” aired its fifth episode on Wednesday night, and it was a doozy! (Warning spoilers below!)
During the episode, the drama and gore were at an all-time high after Harry and Doris welcomed their second child, a baby boy. Since things in the family were already rocky, the baby’s arrival caused even more of an upheaval, especially with Alma, who was later caught feeding from her little brother’s leg!
However, there was one scene in particular that caused fans to turn to social media in complaint. Mickey (Macaulay Culkin) forced Karen (Sarah Paulson) to make a shocking choice when he left her to either die or take the little black pill in hopes that she’d unlock her creativity and live the good life with him. She ultimately chose to swallow the pill and the pair were later seen at the beach ready to feed. (Trigger warning below!)
However, Karen opted to feed off of Mickey and end his life before painting her masterpiece. Once she was finished with her work of art she walked slowly toward the ocean and deeply cut her arms and walked into the water to die in an extremely graphic scene.
While “American Horror Story” fans are used to seeing shocking and gory scenarios play out on the beloved horror series, this graphic scene left many shocked by the content and surprised by the fact that there wasn’t an adequate trigger warning in place before the scene aired.
We wouldn't always recommend this, but now is probably a good time to listen to TB Karen. #AHSDoubleFeature pic.twitter.com/5QWh4L1JRG
— AmericanHorrorStory (@AHSFX) August 26, 2021
Fans react to ‘American Horror Story: Double Feature’ scene
Some viewers immediately took to social media to call out the show for not posting any warning. “OOOF that needed a trigger warning besties #AHSDoubleFeature,” one person tweeted.
“@AHSFX A TRIGGER WARNING WAS DEFINITELY NEEDED THAT WAS NOT OKAY GUYS,” another wrote. “Nice trigger warning @AHSFX,” a third person stated.
“While that ocean scene with Karen was cinematically beautiful, a trigger warning would’ve been nice at the start of the episode,” a fourth Twitter user said.
Of course, other people defended the show not having a trigger warning, reminding viewers that it’s “American Horror Story” and nearly anything goes when it comes to the iconic horror television series.
Meanwhile, following the scene, the official “American Horror Story” Twitter account tweeted, “If you are struggling, or know someone who is, help is available. Call 800-273-TALK (8255) or text ‘HOME’ to 741741. #suicideprevention @800273TALK @CrisisTextLine.”
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