In the new season of American Horror story, creepy Kai Anderson (Evan Peters) starts a "Make America Great Again" cult with some disenfranchised women and an army of blue-jacket thugs. Good for his plans of taking control of the U.S. and becoming the next Orange Goblin, and good for viewers, since we get to see the super-hunks cast as thugs in their underwear, listening to "bedtime stories" about cult suicides.
The thugs all have whimsical names, to depersonalize them. They are:
1. Speed Wagon: Cameron Cowperthwaite, who can also be seen on
The Unbreakable Kimmie Schmidt and several gay-themed shorts.
2. Sandstorm: Jess Allen, who has a long list of credits playing bullies, thugs, henchmen, "Buff Guy," and Claire's friend on
Modern Family.
3. Pus Bucket: Caleb Foote. I think he's the one on the left, with the abs.
4. Heart Attack: Johnny Gorman, in his first tv role.
5. Tripod: Dustin King, also in his first tv role. I assume he's Tripod because he has a third leg.
6. Gutterball: Kaiwi Lyman, originally from Hawaii, a Hollywood fixture since 2003.
7. Unnamed: Danny Belford, who has had guest spots on a dozen tv series and
Grease Live (2016), mostly as a dancer.
Don't bad mouth goblins! Why, some of my greatest Magic victories have involved blowing up a goblin in my opponent's face. To say nothing of Piledriver...
ReplyDeleteI know I've seen Lyman elsewhere; I'm just not sure where. (Actually, he reminds me of David Chokachi circa 10 years ago: Still good-looking, but past his prime. Thinned a bit.)
David Wong wrote a book set in an over-the-top future where the villain is basically a MAGA stand-in, even when Hair Furor was a joke candidate. Molech goes around shirtless a lot. He even has the 4chanism down pat, talking about how he wants to take his new hand for a "test drive".
This future itself makes me think of Barbarella, Fifth Element, Flash Gordon, and the Metropolis anime all at once.