‘American Horror Story: Cult’ Episode 6: What Happened In Unedited Version?

The creators behind “American Horror Story: Cult” have not been shy about addressing major societal issues, but for episode 6, “Mid-Western Assassin,” the series took a step back from making a statement and aired an edited version of the show following the Las Vegas shooting that occurred on Oct. 1.

“In light of the tragedy last week in Las Vegas, Ryan Murphy and the producers of American Horror Story: Cult have chosen to make substantial edits to the opening scene of tomorrow night’s episode (Tuesday, Oct. 10). This opening, which was filmed two months ago and which portrays an occurrence of gun violence that has sadly become all too common in our country, contains a sequence that some viewers might find traumatic,” a statement from FX read.

“Only the edited version of the episode will air on the FX linear channel, while the unedited version of the episode will be available on the VOD platform of your cable, satellite or telco provider, as well as on the FX Networks non-linear platforms, FXNOW and FX+.”

In the opening act of the unedited version of “American Horror Story: Cult” episode 6, which was posted on the FX press site prior to its premiere, Kai (Evan Peters) is heard giving a speech at a rally in the town square when a gunshot causes the crowd to scream and scatter. Among the attendees of the rally is Ivy Mayfair-Richards (Alison Pill) who seems genuinely shocked over the shooting.

The gunshots continue to ring out with a body dropping to the ground after each shot. At one point Harrison (Billy Eichner) jumps on Ivy, saving her from being shot and tells her to run before he takes off to safety. A good Samaritan then tries to help Ivy who is frozen with fear escape but is then shot by the shooter.

Ivy attempts to grab the man’s hand who is reaching for her but the shooter fires another shot killing him and covering Ivy with his blood.

When the SWAT team moves in to capture the shooter, Ally (Sarah Paulson) is holding the gun while several bodies, including Kai, lay motionless around her.

Although Ally is holding the gun, by the end of the episode it is revealed that Meadow (Leslie Grossman) is actually the shooter who opened fire on the crowd.

Initially, Ally believed that she helped Meadow escape from Kai’s cult and they were on the same team but in reality, the shooting was Kai’s plan all along.

In “Mid Western Assassin,” it is revealed that Meadow fell head over heels in love with Kai for making her feel like she was the only person in the world, however, she quickly realized that she wasn’t the only woman in his life.

When Meadow found out that Kai was telling the other women in the cult the same sweet things he told her, she was heartbroken. When she attempts to leave, Kai, Harrison and Jack (Colton Haynes) stop her.

Rather than killing Meadow, Kai manages to gain her trust again and convinces her to tell Ally everything about the cult so the truth can hide in plain sight because no one will ever believe Ally.

Kai then tells Meadow that he needs her to assassinate him in order to gain media attention, however, he doesn’t actually want to be killed. He just wants Meadow to wound him so he can recover because in his eyes, America is a Christian Country and everyone loves a resurrection.

At the rally, Meadow kills several people but she only shots Kai in the leg. Ally attempts to take the gun away from her but before she can Meadow tells her, “this is the face of true love,” and shoots herself in the head.

Shocked by Meadows actions, Ally holds on tight to the gun until the police arrive and tell her to drop it. Ivy watches as her wife is arrested for the shooting and Kai is wheeled into an ambulance with a smile on his face.

“American Horror Story Cult” airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. EDT on FX.