10 unforgettable American Horror Story characters
By Tina Wargo
American Horror Story: Asylum, episode: “Welcome to Briarcliff;” screengrab via FX.
#3: Pepper (AHS: Asylum)
Pepper is a special addition to the list, and not just because she manages to be cute AND insanely off-putting at the same time. She’s the first character in the series to appear in more than one season. We first meet her in Asylum, where she greets Lana with the unsettling, blood-thirsty rose, and we kinda know from the first time we see her that she’s one to keep an eye on. As the season progresses, she finds herself an unwilling but integral part of Briarcliff’s doctor’s human experimentation project, and from here her story takes a bizarre turn that no one could’ve predicted.
BUT flash forward two seasons and flash back 10 years, and we meet Pepper again, only this time, we’re in Freak Show and we’re smack dab in the middle of her origin story. It’s a total tear-jerker, and by the end of this episode, we have a whole new perspective on Pepper, her questionable behavior, and how she ended up in the asylum in the first place. And, perhaps most importantly, we finally have confirmation that Ryan Murphy’s wacky “it’s all connected!” concept might just be crazy enough to work.
Next: #2: Fiona Goode