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** Her girlfriend threw her in there to keep her schoolteacher carreer, and when Lana tries to get a message to her, she is dead.

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** Her girlfriend threw her in there to keep her schoolteacher carreer, career, and when Lana tries to get a message to her, she is dead.
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* '''Santa.''' He's a crook who has long-standing issues with Christmas (that left him with no Christmas spirit whatsoever and a desire to convince others not to have any), who dresses up as SantaClaus and murders people. He was locked up by Sister Jude when he arrived at the asylum and forgotten about until Eunice decided to use him against Jude.

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* '''Santa.''' He's a crook who has [[RapeAsBackstory long-standing issues with Christmas Christmas]] (that left him with no Christmas spirit whatsoever and a desire to convince others not to have any), who dresses up as SantaClaus and murders people. He was locked up by Sister Jude when he arrived at the asylum and forgotten about until Eunice decided to use him against Jude.
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* Arden's experiments on Kit in the first episode are bad enough (he ''cuts open his neck)'', but in hindsight, knowing that he's a former Nazi doctor who very likely did similar things to the prisoners in the camps makes it utterly stomach-churning.

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* Arden's experiments on Kit in the first episode are bad enough (he ''cuts open his neck)'', but in hindsight, knowing that he's a former Nazi doctor who very likely did similar things to the prisoners in the camps makes it utterly stomach-churning.stomach-churning.
* The beginning of ''The Nightmare Ends'' features a OnceMoreWithClarity scene. Between shots of Leo and Teresa fooling around, we see Johnny lurking nearby the whole time, and getting very angry and sinister, starting when he hears Teresa posing for a picture next to some Bloodyface graffiti. The culmination of the scene has Johnny putting on a Bloodyface mask and chopping Leo's arm off. It's a ForegoneConclusion, but the build-up is still unnerving.

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'''As a Moments subpage, all spoilers are unmarked [[Administrivia/SpoilersOff as per policy.]] Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned.'''
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* [[spoiler:[[GoAmongMadPeople Lana being admitted in to Briarcliff against her will.]]]]

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* [[spoiler:[[GoAmongMadPeople [[GoAmongMadPeople Lana being admitted in to Briarcliff against her will.]]]] ]]



* Lana's [[spoiler:electro shock treatment.]]
** [[spoiler: Jude receiving the same.]]
* The [[spoiler:DemonicPossession]] from "Tricks and Treats".
* Shelley [[spoiler: discovering that her legs have been amputated by Dr. Arden and becoming another one of his experiments.]]
* Lana (Can the girl get a break?) discovering [[spoiler:Wendy's corpse in Dr. Thredson's basement. Not to mention the mask made from her face.]]
-->[[spoiler:Thredson]]: Don't worry, she won't bite. I took her teeth.
** [[spoiler: Dr. Thredson explaining what he makes his furniture out of and how he does it. It's all the more disturbing because this was a guy who seemed relatively tame compared to Dr. Arden.]]
** Bonus points for the agonizingly slow [[TheReveal reveal]] of the character's true nature. Our first hints come during a seemingly innocuous scene in his living room, when Lana turns on a lamp [[spoiler: with a shade made from human skin]], and gets offered a bowl of mints [[spoiler: made from a hollowed-out human skull]].
* Santa. Oh my gosh, ''Santa''...
** [[spoiler: He's a crook who has long-standing issues with Christmas (that left him with no Christmas spirit whatsoever and a desire to convince others not to have any), who dresses up as SantaClaus and murders people. He was locked up by Sister Jude when he arrived at the asylum and forgotten about until Eunice decided to use him against Jude.]]
* [[spoiler: Dr. Thredson is ''pissed''. "You're going to be the start of a new Bloody Face..."]]
** [[spoiler:Kit and Lana manage to imprison him in a supply closet. Sister Eunice took care of that.]]
* [[spoiler: Lana attempting to give herself an abortion via coat hanger.]]
* [[spoiler: The sheer amount of torture Timothy Howard had to go through. He got drowned, crucified, and raped by his own subordinate, who he is later forced to kill.]]
* [[spoiler: Johnny [[FlayingAlive skinning]] Teresa. Even with a GoryDiscretionShot, simply because of the agonized screams.]]
* [[spoiler:[[SelfImmolation Dr. Arden cremating himself alongside Mary Eunice.]]]] Also qualifies for TearJerker.

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* Lana's [[spoiler:electro electro shock treatment.]]
treatment.
** [[spoiler: Jude receiving the same.]]
same.
* The [[spoiler:DemonicPossession]] DemonicPossession from "Tricks and Treats".
* Shelley [[spoiler: discovering that her legs have been amputated by Dr. Arden and becoming another one of his experiments.]]
experiments.
* Lana (Can the girl get a break?) discovering [[spoiler:Wendy's Wendy's corpse in Dr. Thredson's basement. Not to mention the mask made from her face.]]
-->[[spoiler:Thredson]]:
face.
-->'''Dr. Thredson:'''
Don't worry, she won't bite. I took her teeth.
** [[spoiler: Dr. Thredson explaining what he makes his furniture out of and how he does it. It's all the more disturbing because this was a guy who seemed relatively tame compared to Dr. Arden.]]
Arden.
** Bonus points for the agonizingly slow [[TheReveal reveal]] of the character's true nature. Our first hints come during a seemingly innocuous scene in his living room, when Lana turns on a lamp [[spoiler: with a shade made from human skin]], skin, and gets offered a bowl of mints [[spoiler: made from a hollowed-out human skull]].
skull.
* Santa. Oh my gosh, ''Santa''...
** [[spoiler:
'''Santa.''' He's a crook who has long-standing issues with Christmas (that left him with no Christmas spirit whatsoever and a desire to convince others not to have any), who dresses up as SantaClaus and murders people. He was locked up by Sister Jude when he arrived at the asylum and forgotten about until Eunice decided to use him against Jude.]]
Jude.
* [[spoiler: Dr. Thredson is ''pissed''. "You're going to be the start of a new Bloody Face..."]]
"
** [[spoiler:Kit Kit and Lana manage to imprison him in a supply closet. Sister Eunice took care of that.]]
that.
* [[spoiler: Lana attempting to give herself an abortion via coat hanger.]]
hanger.
* [[spoiler: The sheer amount of torture Timothy Howard had to go through. He got drowned, crucified, and raped by his own subordinate, who he is later forced to kill.]]
kill.
* [[spoiler: Johnny [[FlayingAlive skinning]] Teresa. Even with a GoryDiscretionShot, simply because of the agonized screams.]]
screams.
* [[spoiler:[[SelfImmolation [[SelfImmolation Dr. Arden cremating himself alongside Mary Eunice.]]]] ]] Also qualifies for TearJerker.



* Arden's experiments on Kit in the first episode are bad enough (he ''cuts open his neck)'', but in hindsight, knowing that he's a [[spoiler:former Nazi doctor who very likely did similar things to the prisoners in the camps]] makes it utterly stomach-churning.

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* Arden's experiments on Kit in the first episode are bad enough (he ''cuts open his neck)'', but in hindsight, knowing that he's a [[spoiler:former former Nazi doctor who very likely did similar things to the prisoners in the camps]] camps makes it utterly stomach-churning.
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* Arden's response to someone asking if he's going to kill her: [[FateWorseThanDeath "Not exactly."]]

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* Arden's response to someone asking if he's going to kill her: [[FateWorseThanDeath "Not exactly."]]"]]
* Arden's experiments on Kit in the first episode are bad enough (he ''cuts open his neck)'', but in hindsight, knowing that he's a [[spoiler:former Nazi doctor who very likely did similar things to the prisoners in the camps]] makes it utterly stomach-churning.
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* Santa. Oh my God, ''Santa''...

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* Santa. Oh my God, gosh, ''Santa''...
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** [[spoiler: He's a crook who has long-standing issues with Christmas (that left him with no Christmas spirit whatsoever and a desire to convince others not to have any), who dresses up as Santa Claus and murders people. He was locked up by Sister Jude when he arrived at the asylum and forgotten about until Eunice decided to use him against Jude.]]

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** [[spoiler: He's a crook who has long-standing issues with Christmas (that left him with no Christmas spirit whatsoever and a desire to convince others not to have any), who dresses up as Santa Claus SantaClaus and murders people. He was locked up by Sister Jude when he arrived at the asylum and forgotten about until Eunice decided to use him against Jude.]]
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** Her girlfriend threw her in there to keep her schoolteacher carreer, and when Lana tries to get a message to her, she is dead.
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** Bonus points for the agonizingly slow [[TheReveal reveal]] of the character's true nature. Our first hints come during a seemingly innocuous scene in his living room, when Lana turns on a lamp [[spoiler: with a shade made from human skin]], and gets offered a bowl of mints [[spoiler: made from a hollowed-out human skull]].
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* [[spoiler: Dr. Thredson is ''pissed''. "You're going to be the start of a new Bloody Face...."]]

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* [[spoiler: Dr. Thredson is ''pissed''. "You're going to be the start of a new Bloody Face....Face..."]]
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** [[spoiler: Dr. Thredson explaining what he makes his furniture out of and how he does it. Its all the more disturbing because this was a guy who seemed relatively tame compared to Dr. Arden.]]

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** [[spoiler: Dr. Thredson explaining what he makes his furniture out of and how he does it. Its It's all the more disturbing because this was a guy who seemed relatively tame compared to Dr. Arden.]]
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* [[spoiler:[[SelfImmolation Dr. Arden cremating himself alongside Mary Eunice.]]]] Also qualifies for TearJerker.

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* [[spoiler:[[SelfImmolation Dr. Arden cremating himself alongside Mary Eunice.]]]] Also qualifies for TearJerker.TearJerker.
* Arden's response to someone asking if he's going to kill her: [[FateWorseThanDeath "Not exactly."]]
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** [[spoiler: Basically he's a crook who has long-standing issues with Christmas (that left him with no Christmas spirit whatsoever and a desire to convince others not to have any), who dresses up as Santa Claus and murders people. He was locked up by Sister Jude when he arrived at the asylum and forgotten about until Eunice decided to use him against Jude.]]

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** [[spoiler: Basically he's He's a crook who has long-standing issues with Christmas (that left him with no Christmas spirit whatsoever and a desire to convince others not to have any), who dresses up as Santa Claus and murders people. He was locked up by Sister Jude when he arrived at the asylum and forgotten about until Eunice decided to use him against Jude.]]
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* [[spoiler:[[SelfImmolation Dr. Arden cremating himself alongside Mary Eunice]]]] Also qualifies for TearJerker.

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* [[spoiler:[[SelfImmolation Dr. Arden cremating himself alongside Mary Eunice]]]] Eunice.]]]] Also qualifies for TearJerker.
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* [[spoiler: Johnny [[FlayingAlive skinning]] Teresa. Even with a GoryDiscretionShot, simply because of the agonized screams.]]

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* [[spoiler: Johnny [[FlayingAlive skinning]] Teresa. Even with a GoryDiscretionShot, simply because of the agonized screams.]]]]
* [[spoiler:[[SelfImmolation Dr. Arden cremating himself alongside Mary Eunice]]]] Also qualifies for TearJerker.
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* [[spoiler: The sheer amount of torture Timothy Howard had to go through. He got drowned, crucified, and raped by his own subordinate, who he is later forced to kill.]]

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* [[spoiler: The sheer amount of torture Timothy Howard had to go through. He got drowned, crucified, and raped by his own subordinate, who he is later forced to kill.]]
* [[spoiler: Johnny [[FlayingAlive skinning]] Teresa. Even with a GoryDiscretionShot, simply because of the agonized screams.
]]
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* The Raspers. We don't see much of them but we do know that they used to be human.
** They make their visual debut in "Nor'Easter". Enjoy your dreams after seeing them up close...
* [[spoiler:[[GoAmongMadPeople Lana being admitted in to Briarcliff against her will.]]]]
** Made all the more horrific by the fact that it's very much TruthInTelevision.
* Lana's [[spoiler:electro shock treatment.]]
** [[spoiler: Jude receiving the same.]]
* The [[spoiler:DemonicPossession]] from "Tricks and Treats".
* Shelley [[spoiler: discovering that her legs have been amputated by Dr. Arden and becoming another one of his experiments.]]
* Lana (Can the girl get a break?) discovering [[spoiler:Wendy's corpse in Dr. Thredson's basement. Not to mention the mask made from her face.]]
-->[[spoiler:Thredson]]: Don't worry, she won't bite. I took her teeth.
** [[spoiler: Dr. Thredson explaining what he makes his furniture out of and how he does it. Its all the more disturbing because this was a guy who seemed relatively tame compared to Dr. Arden.]]
* Santa. Oh my God, ''Santa''...
** [[spoiler: Basically he's a crook who has long-standing issues with Christmas (that left him with no Christmas spirit whatsoever and a desire to convince others not to have any), who dresses up as Santa Claus and murders people. He was locked up by Sister Jude when he arrived at the asylum and forgotten about until Eunice decided to use him against Jude.]]
* [[spoiler: Dr. Thredson is ''pissed''. "You're going to be the start of a new Bloody Face...."]]
** [[spoiler:Kit and Lana manage to imprison him in a supply closet. Sister Eunice took care of that.]]
* [[spoiler: Lana attempting to give herself an abortion via coat hanger.]]
* [[spoiler: The sheer amount of torture Timothy Howard had to go through. He got drowned, crucified, and raped by his own subordinate, who he is later forced to kill.]]

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