Episode
American Horror Story: Test of Strength
Overview
The women of the Freak Show rally against Dell after his latest act of violence. A strange encounter with Dandy raises Jimmy’s suspicion about the clown murders.
Details
- Series
- American Horror Story
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 2014-11-19
- Runtime
- 47 min
Episode context
Test of Strength is Episode 7 in Freak Show of American Horror Story. It aired on 2014-11-19. The runtime is 47 min.
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