Why did they cut off Elsa Mars legs?

Why did they cut off Elsa Mars legs?

'AHS' Went Too Far This Week But Season 4 took things ridiculously far when Elsa Mars' AHS: Freak Show backstory came to light. Elsa is victim of some rather literal torture porn, having had her legs sawed off as part of a dirty movie she was tricked into making back in Germany.

Is Elsa mars the nun?

Elsa, after her short run in hollywood, accepts a job singing in clubs where she hits the little girl and goes to the abbey to become a nun, chaning her name to Jude.

Who kills Elsa Mars?

Paul and some others decide to revenge Ethel and kill Elsa, but Bette and Dot warn her so she can escape and Elsa sells the circus to Dandy. In 1960 Hollywood, Elsa becomes famous for her groundbreaking "Elsa Mars Hour" and her gold recording albums. She receives her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Does Elsa Mars have a sister?

Remember that Lange's Season 2 character, Sister Jude, lived a life as a nightclub singer before a booze-filled night ended with her running over a young girl with her car and she decided to devote her life to being a nun. In Season 4, it has been Elsa Mars's lifelong dream to be a successful singer. Coincidence?

Why does Elsa give pepper away?

The twist in the story puts Pepper at the center. Elsa decides to give Pepper back to her sister, Rita, in Massachusetts, who gave her up in order to have babies. She never had any kids though — she just sank deep into a loveless marriage and a vat of gin.

Who took Elsa Mars legs?

Dr. Arden/ Also, the director who infected Valentino on the train in Hotel was a German film director, who could be associated with the snuff film Elsa Mars was in when her legs were cut off by Dr. Arden/Hans Gruper.

What does Elsa Mars smoke?

Elsa has him smoking opium for the pain.

What was Elsa Mars smoking?

Elsa has him smoking opium for the pain.

Is Pepper from AHS dead?

Pepper died of pulmonary fibrosis in 1966, but lived on in the deluded mind of a defrocked and committed Sister Jude.