Screenwriter Ryan Murphy presents the award to actress Jessica Lange at the 9th Annual Santa Barbara International Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film in Santa Barbara, California
Screenwriter Ryan Murphy presents the award to actress Jessica Lange at the 9th Annual Santa Barbara International Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film in Santa Barbara, California, November 16, 2014. Reuters/Phil Klein

"American Horror Story" returns this Wednesday, with episode 11 of Season 4. "Magical Thinking" is the title of this "Freak Show" episode. In the episode, Neil Patrick Harris is set to enter the world of freaks, donning the hat of a travelling salesman called Chester. He will be the new owner of the freak show and he is a magician, too. The preview clip of the episode indicates that Chester too loves a blood bath like Dandy, and is a "sicko" just like him.

Chester enters the scene, as fame-hungry Elsa is preparing to leave the freak show to try her luck in Hollywood. The flashforward in the mid-season finale, "Orphans," revealed that Elsa became a famous TV star. It is not yet known if "Magical Thinking" will see the last appearance of Jessica Lange in FX's horror anthology series. In one of her earlier interviews, given before the premiere of "American Horror Story," Season 4, the veteran actress had said that she will be retiring from "American Horror Story" after Season 4.

The flashforward, however, confirmed that Elsa is not going to die in the current season, or pay the price for murdering her henchwoman, Ethel Darling. The synopsis of episode 11 does not reveal what happens to Ethel's son, Jimmy Darling. But, it does reveal that Del will finally step up as a father, as he plots his son's escape from the prison.

Jimmy was arrested for the Tupperware party massacre by Detective Colquitt, the detective who sold his soul to Dandy for million dollars. In the last episode, Maggie and Desiree were shocked to see Jimmy's lobster hands as the new exhibit at Museum of Morbid Curiosities. It was not revealed what happened to Jimmy after Stanley visited him in the prison. Jimmy admitted to the con-man that he is not sure whether he killed the ladies or not, as the events of that day is a blur because of his drunken state. Stanley offered to help and hire the best lawyer to fight his case, but for that money was needed and Jimmy had no funds. Stanley told Jimmy that he has an idea how the funds can be raised, and the next shot was of Jimmy's lobster hands.

In the previous episode, Dot and Bette gave their money, which they had saved for their separation surgery, to Maggie and told her to help Jimmy. The upcoming episode will see the conjoined twins getting enamoured with Chester, as he will flirt them and call them beautiful. It is likely that Chester will be using them as distraction strategy for his sawing a woman into half magic trick. The preview clip of the "Magical Thinking" has indicated that he is likely to cut the obese freak Ima into two for real. Dandy can be seen saying, "What a sicko," after what looks like the detective informing him about Chester's bloody act.

In addition to Ima, it is to be seen who else ends up in the death-list in the current season of "American Horror Story."

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