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Sep 21, 2023 · Early on in “Multiply Thy Pain,” Anna’s husband, Dex (Matt Czuchry), mansplains IVF procedures, which immediately sets up their skewed power dynamic. Anna lacks any authority or agency ...
- Daniel Kurland
Sep 21, 2023 · The title “Multiply Thy Pain” is a phrase cribbed from the series’ epigraph: “Unto the woman he said, I will multiply thy pain and thy conception; in pain thou shalt bring forth...
Sep 21, 2023 · As “Multiply Thy Pain” kicked off, actress Anna Victoria Alcott (Emma Roberts) awakened to find in her bed a stranger, who left behind a torn and bloody ultrasound.
- Charlie Mason
Sep 20, 2023 · The camerawork on the series has always been impressive. Anna realizes that she’s being stalked, and with so many people going every which way, you really feel like it could be anyone, thus making her feel all the more alone, despite being surrounded by people.
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Anna Victoria Alcott awakens to feel the arm wrapped around her is not her husband Dex's, but a cloaked woman whom she chases out of her Brooklyn Heights apartment. She calls the police, who seem dubious of her account. Before the call ends, she discovers a bloody trail leading from a torn photograph of her newly dividing embryo.
One week earlier, she steps out of the shower to find Dex calling her from their fertility clinic. She is at risk of missing her egg extraction (a step in in-vitro fertilization) appointment, and Dr Hill is insistent she hurry. Emerging from her apartment building, she notices a distinctly dressed woman investigating an object on the pavement across the street. As the woman walks away, Anna observes the object herself: a birds nest with a broken fertilized egg inside. Hurrying to the clinic, Anna is surprised to see a billboard poster with her own face promoting "The Auteur". The film has gained her recent critical acclaim in the starring role; she quickly takes a picture and notices that she is running very late. Dex rushes her inside to the operating preparation room. The anesthesiologist goes over the procedure with her, though she notes she has done it twice before. Alone with Dex, she expresses her doubts and insecurities, but her husband insists all will be fine.
She awakes with good news from Dr Hill: he was able to retrieve nine eggs. He prescribes refrigerated hormones for the next step, which will prepare her uterus for embryo transfer once they have been fertilized and are viable. She is given her prescriptions, and is still in much pain as she is wheeled out of the clinic. In the lobby, she notes her own face again on the cover of a magazine. Her momentary joy is cut short by a call from her publicist, Siobhan Corbyn, which she rejects. She has mixed feelings about the gazes of the women who recognize her in the lobby, but one entering the door gets her immediate attention.
"I know you.", the woman states. Thinking she is a fan, Anna thanks her for watching. The woman insists "You are her" and takes her picture as Anna rises from the wheelchair and rushes out. The receptionist addressed the older woman as "Ms. Preecher". She notes to Dex that the oddly dressed young woman from that morning is watching them from around the corner of the building, but Dex downplays Anna's concerns about a potential stalker. They banter at lunch about their hopes of children. Alone later at home, Anna is concerned about changes in her body.
Anna meets with Siobhan, who presents some appearance opportunities to her as the actress signs promotional photos for her fans. A special item from Anna's first role as a teen actress, a "Summer Day" action figure, comes with a special request to autograph the doll's body (which she does, marking her initials on the abdomen). While she finds the request odd, Anna is delighted to hear she's been asked for a high profile interview; she sees on her calendar that it is to be recorded the same day as her potential embryo transfer and vows to make both events work. Siobhan asks why Anna has packed the doll (out of the box) to go with her, but Anna muses that she didn't put it there. Anna finally tells her publicist about the IVF treatments. Siobhan — who Anna met at an IVF support group — is overjoyed that her best friend is enjoying such success (in both her career and her treatment). Siobhan's own IVF journey was not as successful.
On a walk later, Anna and Dex muse on the effort to get pregnant. Dex becomes melancholy when Anna mentions his first wife, Adeline, who died in a tragic accident. Adeline wasn't interested in children, and they did not try to have them when she was alive. Dex looks up to find a spider crawling in Anna's hair, which he picks off. They return to the apartment to find Anna's refrigerated medication has been spoiled left out on the counter, and Anna insists she returned them to the refrigerator.
Sep 21, 2023 · Episode one, titled “Multiply Thy Pain,” set up what we can expect to be an extremely creepy (and crawly) season to come. Here’s the AHS: Delicate episode 1 recap you need to stay in the know. For a general overview of the new season, check this post out.
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Sep 21, 2023 · In “Multiply Thy Pain,” Anna and her husband, Dexter (Matt Czuchry), initiate IVF treatments for the third time. Anna’s publicist, Siobhan (Kim Kardashian), meets with her and encourages her. In addition to trying to conceive, Anna is up for an Oscar.
