"The Origins of Monstrosity" is the sixth episode of the second season of the FX anthology television series American Horror Story.
At the past asylum, little Jenny Reynolds (Nikki Hahn) becomes a new patient after her mother (Amy Farrington) believes she has killed someone.
Sister Jude (Jessica Lange) finally gets evidence of Dr. Arden's (James Cromwell) horrific past, but puts someone's life and her career at stake as Arden, Monsignor Howard (Joseph Fiennes), and Sister Mary Eunice (Lily Rabe) indirectly form an evil union.
Lana (Sarah Paulson) remains a hostage of Dr. Thredson (Zachary Quinto), who tells her what set him on his dark path.
Sam Goodman calls Jude to tell her he has found evidence that Arden is, in fact, Nazi war criminal Hans Grüper.
"The Origins of Monstrosity" was watched by 1.89 million viewers and received an adult 18-49 rating of 0.9, marking the series' lowest numbers,[1] until "She Gets Revenge" from the fifth season.
The critical consensus reads, ""The Origins of Monstrosity" is not as engrossing as its predecessor, yet several plot machinations serve to fill in the gaps.
It's easily the most boring episode this season, and it spends lots of time offering origin stories for characters who either already had them or didn't particularly need them.