paul the illustrated seal was the american horror story freak show character with little arms.
paul the illustrated seal was the american horror story freak show character with little arms.
american horror story freak show character with little arms?
paul the illustrated seal
bullet::::- paul (portrayed by mat fraser) also known as paul the illustrated seal is a performer in the freak show, who was born with phocomelia of both arms. in "edward mordrake (part 2)", he tells mordrake that he immigrated to the united states from britain to be in show business. however, he arrived during the great depression. in an act of despair, he tattooed his whole body except his face, because he believed that it would have been considered handsome and loveable if it wasn't on a freak. it is revealed that he is not only elsa's secret lover, but that of penny too, his true love. he confronts elsa in "bullseye" about the recent disappearance of bette and dot, and she in turn snaps at him for his relationship with penny. she later becomes angry about a public confrontation with the rest of the troupe and demands one of them place themselves on the spinning wheel, to prove their trust of her. paul volunteers and it is assumed she purposely threw the last knife into his gut, injuring him badly, leaving him bed ridden. he is then shocked and guilt-stricken later on in "test of strength" over penny's mutilation. in "curtain call", after trying to stand up to dandy, he is the first freak to be shot and killed during dandy's massacre. he and the other freaks appear when elsa joins the freak show in the afterlife, where he and penny have gotten married.
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american horror story: freak show is the fourth season of the fx horror anthology television series "american horror story", created by ryan murphy and brad falchuk. it premiered on october 8, 2014 and concluded on january 21, 2015. this season is mainly set in 1952 jupiter, florida, telling the story of one of the last remaining freak shows in the united states, and their struggle for survival.
american horror story: freak show