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Season 3 - Best Episodes Of American Horror Story

Overall Rating: ★ 7.9

Season 3 - Best Episodes Of American Horror Story

(Overall Rating: ★ 7.9)

Episode Ratings & Analysis

Explore season 3 episodes of American Horror Story. Explore detailed ratings, episode summaries, and visualize how the show's quality evolved over time.

An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a farmhouse in Roanoke, a cult, the apocalypse and a summer camp.

12 Seasons
132 Episodes
Returning Series
Drama Mystery Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Best Episodes
S3E1 - Bitchcraft ★ 8.3
S3E9 - Head ★ 8.3
S3E4 - Fearful Pranks Ensue ★ 8.2
Worst Episodes
S3E10 - The Magical Delights of Stevie Nicks ★ 7.7
S3E11 - Protect the Coven ★ 7.7
S3E13 - The Seven Wonders ★ 7.7
★ 8.3/10 (6990 votes)
#1

Bitchcraft

S3:E1
Oct 9, 2013

A young girl discovers she possesses a strange genetic affliction tracing back to the dark days of Salem; Fiona Goode returns to town.

Davy Endgame X Aug 31, 2020

WELL HERE WE GO AGAIN WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR ME THIS TIME, I'M ALL EYE'S. WITCHES BITCHES.....

★ 8.3/10 (4955 votes)
#2

Head

S3:E9
Dec 11, 2013

Cordelia’s attacker is revealed. Fiona looks to form an alliance with Marie Laveau. Nan learns a disturbing truth about Luke’s past.

Davy Endgame X Sep 6, 2020

IT WAS GOING TO BE A 6 THIS EPISODE BUT DUE TO THE LAST 5MINS IT BRINGS IT UP TO AN 8. DON'T ASK ME ...

★ 8.2/10 (4899 votes)
#3

Fearful Pranks Ensue

S3:E4
Oct 30, 2013

Fiona's choices rattle a decades-long truce between the Salem witches and Marie Laveau; the Council of Witchcraft pays a surprise visit to the academy with disturbing allegations.

Davy Endgame X Sep 3, 2020

TOTALLY FREAKING AWESOME AMAZING FANTASTIC EPISODE IT HAD EVERYTHING AND STILL KEPT ON GIVING RIGHT...

★ 8.2/10 (4889 votes)
#4

Burn, Witch. Burn!

S3:E5
Nov 6, 2013

Besieged by Marie Laveau's army, Zoe unleashes a new power; Fiona and Myrtle clash over control of the coven; Madame LaLaurie is confronted by old ghosts.

Imme van Gorp Jan 29, 2024

Zoe is just genuinely such a good person; so brave, so kind.

★ 8.1/10 (5054 votes)
#5

The Replacements

S3:E3
Oct 23, 2013

Fiona takes on an unlikely protégé; a guilt-ridden Zoe tries to give Kyle his old life back; Madison has a fiery exchange with Joan Ramsey.

BlueDi Aug 12, 2016

[spoiler] >This coven doesn't need a new supreme. It needs a new rug.[/spoiler]

★ 8.1/10 (4470 votes)
#6

Go to Hell

S3:E12
Jan 22, 2014

Cordelia's latest vision puts the coven's future in question; the girls manifest powerful new gifts; Queenie's search for Marie Laveau leads her to hell and back.

nimnz Aug 14, 2018

"Get up, Hollywood!" LOL Best line from the best character, Misty

★ 7.9/10 (5183 votes)
#7

Boy Parts

S3:E2
Oct 16, 2013

Fiona helps Zoe and Madison deal with a horrible tragedy; Delphine LaLaurie struggles to adjust to modern life; Cordelia faces a dark decision about her family.

mattdeezly1996 Jan 5, 2022

Its good, but like classic American Horror Story there are things that just make no sense.... Mainl...

★ 7.8/10 (4577 votes)
#8

The Axeman Cometh

S3:E6
Nov 13, 2013

Zoe, Queenie and Nan make contact with a dark spirit trapped in the academy; Cordelia's new power brings on a heartbreaking revelation.

Imme van Gorp Jan 30, 2024

Urgh, Marie is so goddamn annoying. Seriously, what is this woman’s problem?? She’s constantly so an...

★ 7.8/10 (4489 votes)
#9

The Dead

S3:E7
Nov 20, 2013

Fiona finds purpose in a dangerous love affair; Queenie questions her place in the Coven; Cordelia makes a decision about her mother.

Davy Endgame X Sep 4, 2020

THIS EPISODE WAS SHIT, WHERE'S THE HORROR THE GORE THE BLOW MY MIND WTF. INSTEAD OF JUST WTF. WHERE...

★ 7.8/10 (4400 votes)
#10

The Sacred Taking

S3:E8
Dec 4, 2013

Cordelia rallies the girls in the fight to stop Fiona; a dangerous new enemy puts Misty in the cross hairs; the rivalry between Marie Laveau and Delphine comes to a head.

mattdeezly1996 Aug 8, 2021

Queenie is unbearable, good lord.

★ 7.7/10 (4552 votes)
#11

The Magical Delights of Stevie Nicks

S3:E10
Jan 8, 2014

Fiona attempts to out the new supreme with a visit from Stevie Nicks; Cordelia learns the truth about Hank and the witch hunters; Madison tries to eliminate her competition for the supremacy.

Davy Endgame X Sep 9, 2020

LOVELY EPISODE, SHAME IT TOOK ALL SEASON TO GET HERE, BUT WERE HERE NOW SO NO MORE COMPLAINTS FROM M...

★ 7.7/10 (4364 votes)
#12

Protect the Coven

S3:E11
Jan 15, 2014

Fiona and Laveau have a deadly face off with The Corporation; Cordelia makes a desperate sacrifice.

Davy Endgame X Sep 9, 2020

AWESOME EPISODE, JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER, I SHOULD THINK SO WITH THE END IN SIGHT. ALL...

★ 7.7/10 (5316 votes)
#13

The Seven Wonders

S3:E13
Jan 29, 2014

A new Supreme rises.

AzuneMadness Mar 11, 2015

The show hit rock bottom with this so called finale. How could they stray so far from their roots?

★ 7.7/10 (4552 votes)
#1

The Magical Delights of Stevie Nicks

S3:E10
Jan 8, 2014

Fiona attempts to out the new supreme with a visit from Stevie Nicks; Cordelia learns the truth about Hank and the witch hunters; Madison tries to eliminate her competition for the supremacy.

Davy Endgame X Sep 9, 2020

LOVELY EPISODE, SHAME IT TOOK ALL SEASON TO GET HERE, BUT WERE HERE NOW SO NO MORE COMPLAINTS FROM M...

★ 7.7/10 (4364 votes)
#2

Protect the Coven

S3:E11
Jan 15, 2014

Fiona and Laveau have a deadly face off with The Corporation; Cordelia makes a desperate sacrifice.

Davy Endgame X Sep 9, 2020

AWESOME EPISODE, JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER, I SHOULD THINK SO WITH THE END IN SIGHT. ALL...

★ 7.7/10 (5316 votes)
#3

The Seven Wonders

S3:E13
Jan 29, 2014

A new Supreme rises.

AzuneMadness Mar 11, 2015

The show hit rock bottom with this so called finale. How could they stray so far from their roots?

★ 7.8/10 (4577 votes)
#4

The Axeman Cometh

S3:E6
Nov 13, 2013

Zoe, Queenie and Nan make contact with a dark spirit trapped in the academy; Cordelia's new power brings on a heartbreaking revelation.

Imme van Gorp Jan 30, 2024

Urgh, Marie is so goddamn annoying. Seriously, what is this woman’s problem?? She’s constantly so an...

★ 7.8/10 (4489 votes)
#5

The Dead

S3:E7
Nov 20, 2013

Fiona finds purpose in a dangerous love affair; Queenie questions her place in the Coven; Cordelia makes a decision about her mother.

Davy Endgame X Sep 4, 2020

THIS EPISODE WAS SHIT, WHERE'S THE HORROR THE GORE THE BLOW MY MIND WTF. INSTEAD OF JUST WTF. WHERE...

★ 7.8/10 (4400 votes)
#6

The Sacred Taking

S3:E8
Dec 4, 2013

Cordelia rallies the girls in the fight to stop Fiona; a dangerous new enemy puts Misty in the cross hairs; the rivalry between Marie Laveau and Delphine comes to a head.

mattdeezly1996 Aug 8, 2021

Queenie is unbearable, good lord.

★ 7.9/10 (5183 votes)
#7

Boy Parts

S3:E2
Oct 16, 2013

Fiona helps Zoe and Madison deal with a horrible tragedy; Delphine LaLaurie struggles to adjust to modern life; Cordelia faces a dark decision about her family.

mattdeezly1996 Jan 5, 2022

Its good, but like classic American Horror Story there are things that just make no sense.... Mainl...

★ 8.1/10 (5054 votes)
#8

The Replacements

S3:E3
Oct 23, 2013

Fiona takes on an unlikely protégé; a guilt-ridden Zoe tries to give Kyle his old life back; Madison has a fiery exchange with Joan Ramsey.

BlueDi Aug 12, 2016

[spoiler] >This coven doesn't need a new supreme. It needs a new rug.[/spoiler]

★ 8.1/10 (4470 votes)
#9

Go to Hell

S3:E12
Jan 22, 2014

Cordelia's latest vision puts the coven's future in question; the girls manifest powerful new gifts; Queenie's search for Marie Laveau leads her to hell and back.

nimnz Aug 14, 2018

"Get up, Hollywood!" LOL Best line from the best character, Misty

★ 8.2/10 (4899 votes)
#10

Fearful Pranks Ensue

S3:E4
Oct 30, 2013

Fiona's choices rattle a decades-long truce between the Salem witches and Marie Laveau; the Council of Witchcraft pays a surprise visit to the academy with disturbing allegations.

Davy Endgame X Sep 3, 2020

TOTALLY FREAKING AWESOME AMAZING FANTASTIC EPISODE IT HAD EVERYTHING AND STILL KEPT ON GIVING RIGHT...

★ 8.2/10 (4889 votes)
#11

Burn, Witch. Burn!

S3:E5
Nov 6, 2013

Besieged by Marie Laveau's army, Zoe unleashes a new power; Fiona and Myrtle clash over control of the coven; Madame LaLaurie is confronted by old ghosts.

Imme van Gorp Jan 29, 2024

Zoe is just genuinely such a good person; so brave, so kind.

★ 8.3/10 (6990 votes)
#12

Bitchcraft

S3:E1
Oct 9, 2013

A young girl discovers she possesses a strange genetic affliction tracing back to the dark days of Salem; Fiona Goode returns to town.

Davy Endgame X Aug 31, 2020

WELL HERE WE GO AGAIN WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR ME THIS TIME, I'M ALL EYE'S. WITCHES BITCHES.....

★ 8.3/10 (4955 votes)
#13

Head

S3:E9
Dec 11, 2013

Cordelia’s attacker is revealed. Fiona looks to form an alliance with Marie Laveau. Nan learns a disturbing truth about Luke’s past.

Davy Endgame X Sep 6, 2020

IT WAS GOING TO BE A 6 THIS EPISODE BUT DUE TO THE LAST 5MINS IT BRINGS IT UP TO AN 8. DON'T ASK ME ...

★ 8.3/10 (6990 votes)

Bitchcraft

S3:E1
Oct 9, 2013

A young girl discovers she possesses a strange genetic affliction tracing back to the dark days of Salem; Fiona Goode returns to town.

Davy Endgame X Aug 31, 2020

WELL HERE WE GO AGAIN WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR ME THIS TIME, I'M ALL EYE'S. WITCHES BITCHES.....

★ 7.9/10 (5183 votes)

Boy Parts

S3:E2
Oct 16, 2013

Fiona helps Zoe and Madison deal with a horrible tragedy; Delphine LaLaurie struggles to adjust to modern life; Cordelia faces a dark decision about her family.

mattdeezly1996 Jan 5, 2022

Its good, but like classic American Horror Story there are things that just make no sense.... Mainl...

★ 8.1/10 (5054 votes)

The Replacements

S3:E3
Oct 23, 2013

Fiona takes on an unlikely protégé; a guilt-ridden Zoe tries to give Kyle his old life back; Madison has a fiery exchange with Joan Ramsey.

BlueDi Aug 12, 2016

[spoiler] >This coven doesn't need a new supreme. It needs a new rug.[/spoiler]

★ 8.2/10 (4899 votes)

Fearful Pranks Ensue

S3:E4
Oct 30, 2013

Fiona's choices rattle a decades-long truce between the Salem witches and Marie Laveau; the Council of Witchcraft pays a surprise visit to the academy with disturbing allegations.

Davy Endgame X Sep 3, 2020

TOTALLY FREAKING AWESOME AMAZING FANTASTIC EPISODE IT HAD EVERYTHING AND STILL KEPT ON GIVING RIGHT...

★ 8.2/10 (4889 votes)

Burn, Witch. Burn!

S3:E5
Nov 6, 2013

Besieged by Marie Laveau's army, Zoe unleashes a new power; Fiona and Myrtle clash over control of the coven; Madame LaLaurie is confronted by old ghosts.

Imme van Gorp Jan 29, 2024

Zoe is just genuinely such a good person; so brave, so kind.

★ 7.8/10 (4577 votes)

The Axeman Cometh

S3:E6
Nov 13, 2013

Zoe, Queenie and Nan make contact with a dark spirit trapped in the academy; Cordelia's new power brings on a heartbreaking revelation.

Imme van Gorp Jan 30, 2024

Urgh, Marie is so goddamn annoying. Seriously, what is this woman’s problem?? She’s constantly so an...

★ 7.8/10 (4489 votes)

The Dead

S3:E7
Nov 20, 2013

Fiona finds purpose in a dangerous love affair; Queenie questions her place in the Coven; Cordelia makes a decision about her mother.

Davy Endgame X Sep 4, 2020

THIS EPISODE WAS SHIT, WHERE'S THE HORROR THE GORE THE BLOW MY MIND WTF. INSTEAD OF JUST WTF. WHERE...

★ 7.8/10 (4400 votes)

The Sacred Taking

S3:E8
Dec 4, 2013

Cordelia rallies the girls in the fight to stop Fiona; a dangerous new enemy puts Misty in the cross hairs; the rivalry between Marie Laveau and Delphine comes to a head.

mattdeezly1996 Aug 8, 2021

Queenie is unbearable, good lord.

★ 8.3/10 (4955 votes)

Head

S3:E9
Dec 11, 2013

Cordelia’s attacker is revealed. Fiona looks to form an alliance with Marie Laveau. Nan learns a disturbing truth about Luke’s past.

Davy Endgame X Sep 6, 2020

IT WAS GOING TO BE A 6 THIS EPISODE BUT DUE TO THE LAST 5MINS IT BRINGS IT UP TO AN 8. DON'T ASK ME ...

★ 7.7/10 (4552 votes)

The Magical Delights of Stevie Nicks

S3:E10
Jan 8, 2014

Fiona attempts to out the new supreme with a visit from Stevie Nicks; Cordelia learns the truth about Hank and the witch hunters; Madison tries to eliminate her competition for the supremacy.

Davy Endgame X Sep 9, 2020

LOVELY EPISODE, SHAME IT TOOK ALL SEASON TO GET HERE, BUT WERE HERE NOW SO NO MORE COMPLAINTS FROM M...

★ 7.7/10 (4364 votes)

Protect the Coven

S3:E11
Jan 15, 2014

Fiona and Laveau have a deadly face off with The Corporation; Cordelia makes a desperate sacrifice.

Davy Endgame X Sep 9, 2020

AWESOME EPISODE, JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER, I SHOULD THINK SO WITH THE END IN SIGHT. ALL...

★ 8.1/10 (4470 votes)

Go to Hell

S3:E12
Jan 22, 2014

Cordelia's latest vision puts the coven's future in question; the girls manifest powerful new gifts; Queenie's search for Marie Laveau leads her to hell and back.

nimnz Aug 14, 2018

"Get up, Hollywood!" LOL Best line from the best character, Misty

★ 7.7/10 (5316 votes)

The Seven Wonders

S3:E13
Jan 29, 2014

A new Supreme rises.

AzuneMadness Mar 11, 2015

The show hit rock bottom with this so called finale. How could they stray so far from their roots?

Season Average Rating Episodes Best Episode Worst Episode
2 ★ 8.3 13
★ 8.8 The Name Game
★ 7.8 Continuum
1 ★ 8.0 12
★ 8.4 Smoldering Children
★ 7.8 Open House
3 ★ 8.0 13
★ 8.3 Bitchcraft
★ 7.7 The Magical Delights of Stevie Nicks
8 ★ 8.0 10
★ 9.2 Return to Murder House
★ 6.6 Sojourn
4 ★ 7.9 13
★ 8.7 Orphans
★ 7.4 Bullseye
9 ★ 7.8 9
★ 8.3 Final Girl
★ 7.4 Rest in Pieces
5 ★ 7.8 12
★ 8.0 Devil's Night
★ 7.5 Mommy
6 ★ 7.6 10
★ 8.3 Chapter 6
★ 6.3 Chapter 10
7 ★ 7.2 11
★ 8.0 Mid-Western Assassin
★ 5.9 Valerie Solanas Died for Your Sins: Scumbag
10 ★ 6.6 10
★ 8.4 Gaslight
★ 3.9 The Future Perfect
11 ★ 5.8 10
★ 6.4 The Body
★ 4.8 Requiem 1981/1987 (2)
12 ★ 5.3 9
★ 5.9 Rockabye
★ 3.3 The Auteur
Emma Roberts
Matt Czuchry
Kim Kardashian
Annabelle Dexter-Jones
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