History Trivia / AmericanHorrorStoryApocalypse

* ThrowItIn: The bit where [[spoiler: Cordelia tells Myrtle “I love you” before sacrificing herself]] wasn’t scripted. Creator/SarahPaulson improvised the line and was surprised that they left it in.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/EvanPeters was initally announced to direct the final episode “Apocalypse Then” but for unknown reasons couldn’t so regular series director Bradley Buecker stepping in.

* ActingForTwo: Sarah Paulson plays THREE separate characters: Billie from ''Murder House'', Cordelia from ''Coven'', and newcomer Venable. Taissa Farmiga plays both her ''Murder House'' character of Violet Harmon and her ''Coven'' character of Zoe Benson. Evan Peters plays Tate Langdon and hairdresser Mr. Gallant, as well as Jeff and a brief appearance as James Patrick March from ''Hotel''. Joan Collins appears as Evie Gallant and as Bubbles [=McGee=]. Billy Eichner appears as Brock and Mutt. Frances Conroy appears as her Coven character Myrtle Snow as well as Murder House character Moira O’Hara. Kathy Bates appears as Ms. Miriam Mead and cameos as her Coven character, Madame Delphine [=LaLaurie=].

* ActingForTwo: Sarah Paulson is confirmed to be playing THREE separate characters: Billie from ''Murder House'', Cordelia from ''Coven'', and newcomer Venable. Taissa Farmiga is confirmed to be playing both her ''Murder House'' character of Violet Harmon and her ''Coven'' character of Zoe Benson. Evan Peters is returning as Tate Langdon and playing hairdresser Mr. Gallant, as well as Jeff and a brief appearance as James Patrick March from ''Hotel''. Whether he returns as Kyle from ''Coven'' remains to be seen. Joan Collins appears as Evie Gallant and as Bubbles [=McGee=]. Billy Eichner appears as Brock and Mutt. Frances Conroy appears as her Coven character Myrtle Snow as well as Murder House character Moira O’Hara. Kathy Bates appears as Ms. Miriam Mead and cameos as her Coven character, Madame Delphine [=LaLaurie=].

* PuttingTheBandBackTogether: Taken to an extreme this season.

* ShoutOut: The 10/24 episode contains an extended shoutout to the Tales From the Crypt story "And All Through the House", where an escaped madman in a Santa suit stalks a woman who murdered her husband. Joan Collins, who starred in the movie's version of the tale, plays a witch actress who is filming a similar story.

* EnforcedMethodActing: [[https://www.instagram.com/p/Bozk4ntlAJd/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1qj8ihooskg0j According to some who worked on "Boy Wonder"]], the actors' reactions to Creator/StevieNicks's singing are genuine.
* FanNickname:
** The season itself has "Coven 2."
** The woman that [[spoiler: the Mead android]] is based off of is commonly referred to as "Devil Mama," as [[spoiler:it was initially unclear if "Miriam Mead" was her name, too, or just the android's.]]
** “American Horror Story: Infinity War”. Even Creator/RyanMurphy himself is in on it.
** The season now has the additional nickname of “American Horror Story: Days of Future Past” after [[spoiler: the final episode]].

** The woman that [[spoiler: the Mead android]] is based off of is commonly referred to as "Devil Mama," as [[spoiler:it's unclear if "Miriam Mead" is her name, too, or just the android's. (She is referred to as "Ms. Mead" by the butcher in "Traitor", so it seems that it is her real name.)]]

* ActingForTwo: Sarah Paulson is confirmed to be playing THREE separate characters: Billie from ''Murder House'', Cordelia from ''Coven'', and newcomer Venable. Taissa Farmiga is confirmed to be playing both her ''Murder House'' character of Violet Harmon and her ''Coven'' character of Zoe Benson. Evan Peters is returning as Tate Langdon and playing hairdresser Mr. Gallant, as well as Jeff and a brief appearance as James Patrick March from ''Hotel''. Whether he returns as Kyle from ''Coven'' remains to be seen. Joan Collins appears as Evie Gallant and as Bubbles McGee. Billy Eichner appears as Brock and Mutt. Frances Conroy appears as her Coven character Myrtle Snow as well as Murder House character Moira O’Hara. Kathy Bates appears as Ms. Miriam Mead and cameos as her Coven character, Madame Delphine LaLaurie.

* ApprovalOfGod: Creator/RyanMurphy wholeheartedly approves of fans comparing this season to ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'', due to the large ensemble cast, being a crossover and having world-ending stakes. Became full-blown AscendedFanon when Murphy used the caption of “AHS: Infinity War” [[https://www.instagram.com/p/Bob-BshBEEj/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=o8ys1mdo1ur2 on his instagram for a post showing off the cast]].
* CastingGag: In ''Murder House'', Evan Peters's character Tate Langdon was the Rubber Man, who raped Vivien when she thought he was Ben. This season, Evan Peters's character Mr. Gallant is the one who has sex with the Rubber Man, and thinks he's someone he might not be (in this case, Gallant believes him to be Michael Langdon).
** The character of Jeff, played by Evan Peters, mentions to Michael that he sleeps with Ryan Reynolds in "Sojourn." Reynolds is well-known for playing Wade Wilson/Deadpool in ''Film/Deadpool2016'' and ''Film/Deadpool2'', the latter of which Peters has a cameo in as Peter Maximoff/Quicksilver.
* DawsonCasting: 31-year-old Evan Peters and 24-year-old Taissa Farmiga reprise their roles as ageless teenage ghosts of the Murder House. YMMV on how much (or ''[[OlderThanTheyLook if]]'') either of them has aged since then.

* EnforcedMethodActing: [[https://www.instagram.com/p/Bozk4ntlAJd/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1qj8ihooskg0j According to some who worked on “Boy Wonder”]], the actors reactions to Stevie Nicks’s singing are genuine.

** The character of Jeff, played by Evan Peters, mentions to Michael that he sleeps with Ryan Reynolds in "Sojourn." Reynolds is well-known for playing Wade Wilson/Deadpool in ''Film/Deadpool2016'' and Film/Deadpool2'', the latter of which Peters has a cameo in as Peter Maximoff/Quicksilver.

** The character of Jeff, played by Evan Peters, mentions to Michael that he sleeps with Ryan Reynolds in "Sojourn." Reynolds is well-known for playing Wade Wilson/Deadpool in ''Film/Deadpool'' and Film/Deadpool2'', the latter of which Peters has a cameo in as Peter Maximoff/Quicksilver.

* CastingGag: In ''Murder House'', Evan Peters's character Tate Langdon was the Rubber Man (and may still be), who raped Vivien when she thought he was Ben. This season, Evan Peters's character Mr. Gallant is the one who has sex with the Rubber Man, and thinks he's someone he's not (in this case, Gallant believes him to be Michael Langdon).

* ActingForTwo: Sarah Paulson is confirmed to be playing THREE separate characters: Billie from ''Murder House'', Cordelia from ''Coven'', and newcomer Venable. Taissa Farmiga is confirmed to be playing both her ''Murder House'' character of Violet Harmon and her ''Coven'' character of Zoe Benson. Evan Peters is returning as Tate Langdon and playing hairdresser Mr. Gallant, as well as Jeff and a brief appearance as James Patrick March from ''Hotel''. Whether he returns as Kyle from ''Coven'' remains to be seen. Joan Collins appears as Evie Gallant and as Bubbles McGee. Billy Eichner appears as Brock and Mutt. Frances Conroy appears as her Coven character Myrtle Snow as well as Murder House character Moira O’Hara. Kathy Bates appears as Ms. Miriam Mead and cameos as Madame Delphine LaLaurie.

* ActingForTwo: Sarah Paulson is confirmed to be playing THREE separate characters: Billie from ''Murder House'', Cordelia from ''Coven'', and newcomer Venable. Taissa Farmiga is confirmed to be playing both her ''Murder House'' character of Violet Harmon and her ''Coven'' character of Zoe Benson. Evan Peters is returning as Tate Langdon and playing hairdresser Mr. Gallant, as well as Jeff and a brief appearance as James Patrick March from ''Hotel''. Whether he returns as Kyle from ''Coven'' remains to be seen. Joan Collins appears as Evie Gallant and as Bubbles McGee. Billy Eichner appears as Brock and Mutt. Frances Conroy appears as her Coven character Myrtle Snow as well as Murder House character Moira O’Hara.

* DirectedByCastMember: Creator/SarahPaulson and Creator/EvanPeters directed episodes.

* ActingForTwo: Sarah Paulson is confirmed to be playing THREE separate characters: Billie from ''Murder House'', Cordelia from ''Coven'', and newcomer Venable. Taissa Farmiga is confirmed to be playing both her ''Murder House'' character of Violet Harmon and her ''Coven'' character of Zoe Benson. Evan Peters is returning as Tate Langdon and playing hairdresser Mr. Gallant, as well as Jeff and a brief appearance as James Patrick March from ''Hotel''. Whether he returns as Kyle from ''Coven'' remains to be seen. Joan Collins appears as Evie Gallant and as Bubbles McGee. Billie Eichner appears as Brock and Mutt. Frances Conroy appears as her Coven character Myrtle Snow as well as Murder House character Moira O’Hara.

* ActingForTwo: Sarah Paulson is confirmed to be playing THREE separate characters: Billie from ''Murder House'', Cordelia from ''Coven'', and newcomer Venable. Taissa Farmiga is confirmed to be playing both her ''Murder House'' character of Violet Harmon and her ''Coven'' character of Zoe Benson. Evan Peters is returning as Tate Langdon and playing hairdresser Mr. Gallant, as well as a brief appearance as James Patrick March from ''Hotel''. Whether he returns as Kyle from ''Coven'' remains to be seen. Joan Collins appears as Evie Gallant and as Bubbles McGee.

* StarMakingRole: Cody Fern as Michael Langdon.

* ActingForTwo: Sarah Paulson is confirmed to be playing THREE separate characters: Billie from ''Murder House'', Cordelia from ''Coven'', and newcomer Venable. Taissa Farmiga is confirmed to be playing both her ''Murder House'' character of Violet Harmon and her ''Coven'' character of Zoe Benson. Evan Peters is returning as Tate Langdon and playing hairdresser Mr. Gallant, as well as a brief appearance as James Patrick March from ''Hotel''. Whether he returns as Kyle from ''Coven'' remains to be seen.