American Gothic

1. S01E01PilotSeptember 22, 1995—In Trinity, South Caroline, the boy Caleb Temple is celebrating his birthday with his deranged father and his beloved disturbed and traumati
2. S01E02A Tree Grows in TrinitySeptember 29, 1995—Caleb flees and misleads Sheriff Lucas Buck that is chasing him with his men, dogs and Gail. He sees a burial and discovers that his father
3. S01E03Eye of the BeholderOctober 6, 1995—Lucas Buck pulls strings in order to make sure he adopts Caleb. Caleb meets Loris Holt, a lady who seems to have a knowledge of the occult.
4. S01E04Damned If You Don'tOctober 10, 1995—Carter got away with molesting a girl, via Sheriff Buck's influence, but 17 years later, stalls about providing his own 15 year-old daughter
5. S01E05Dead to the WorldOctober 13, 1995—Gail accuses Sheriff Buck of foul play when she learns that her childhood friend Holly Gallagher, who was Sheriff Buck's girlfriend, was wit
6. S01E06Meet the BeetlesOctober 20, 1995—The bones of one of Trinity's residents are found at the remains of the burned-out Temple home, which now belongs to Lucas. The victim's bro
7. S01E07Strong Arm of the LawNovember 3, 1995—Some racketeers are staying at the boarding house where Caleb and Dr. Crower live, and they're shaking down the town's business owners for c
8. S01E08RebirthJanuary 3, 1996—Merlyn Temple badly wants to be alive again and to feel what human beings feel. She steals the soul of the unborn baby of Gail's friend Chri
9. S01E09ResurrectorJanuary 10, 1996—A local talk radio host wants the sheriff's help in getting a TV show for him and his on-air partner, his wife. When Lucas says no, the host
10. S01E10InhumanitasJanuary 17, 1996—Merlyn's back, and she's hell-bent to get Lucas. The sheriff is on his own bent, though, to get a lawyer who screwed him over. He corners th
11. S01E11The Plague SowerJanuary 24, 1996—A plague hits Trinity, and Dr. Crower becomes infected and starts going wild, ranting about repentance. Gail succumbs to her passions with S
12. S01E12Doctor Death Takes a HolidayJanuary 31, 1996—Dr. Crower decides to investigate Merlyn's murder and becomes even more curious after a woman checks herself into the hospital claiming to b
13. S01E13The Beast WithinJuly 3, 1996—Deputy Ben's brother Artie breaks out of the psych ward and terrorizes the people in Trinity, taking Sheriff Buck, Dr. Crower, Gail and Cale
14. S01E14To Hell and BackJuly 3, 1996—Matt Crower is haunted by the memories of his wife Lily and his daughter Claire, who died because of his drunk-driving crash. The sheriff ma
15. S01E15Learning to CrawlJuly 4, 1996—Sheriff Buck takes Caleb on a fishing trip in a neighboring town, but they encounter the kidnappers of a corporate mogul. One, Ted, has shot
16. S01E16TriangleJuly 10, 1996—Gail tells Lucas she's leaving town, with Caleb, but then discovers she's pregnant with Lucas' child! But is the sheriff still wrapped up in
17. S01E17The Buck Stops HereJuly 10, 1996—Sheriff Buck is giving Caleb lessons on "the Buck" and how there's only one for every generation. This causes Caleb to really begin to embra
18. S01E18RequiemJuly 11, 1996—Caleb moves into Sheriff Buck's house to take up his evil mantle, and when he learns from Selena that Gail is pregnant with Lucas' child, he
19. S01E19Potato BoyFebruary 6, 1998—Caleb is intrigued by a strange "potato boy," a deformed child who lives alone in a creepy house in Trinity but whose sweet singing voice ca
20. S01E20Ring of FireFebruary 6, 1998—With thoughts of why she originally came to Trinity still on her mind, Gail researches the 1976 fire that killed her parents, convinced that
21. S01E21Echo of Your Last GoodbyeFebruary 6, 1998—Every time he turns around, Deputy Ben sees Merlyn. She has something to show him: her mother's work with needy children at an old abandoned
22. S01E22StranglerFebruary 6, 1998—After another run-in with Merlyn, Sheriff Buck conjures up the spirit of the Boston Strangler, Albert DeSalvo, to deal with her once and for

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