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The ratings are in and everybody—or a large portion, we assume, of the 3.85 million viewers who tuned in—loved it. So how did American Horror Story: Asylum top its first season, which, as you'll remember, was filled with ghosts, murder, mayhem and the incomparable, Emmy-winning Jessica Lange?
Well, bring back Lange, for one. But here are five other standard (though possibly NSFW) ingredients to creating a proper episode of FX's biggest hit:
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1. Religion garners buzz, so nuns are a must. But what about sexy nuns? Bingo!
2. Some casual alien probing (in the you know where) is pretty par-for-the-course.
One of season one's biggest stars is checking in to the Asylum!
3. Something gross to make sure you weren't eating while watching. You weren't, right?
4. Cast Adam Levine! But don't make him get naked. Just kill him after he does this:
5. And did we mention Jessica Lange? Let her chew as much scenery as possible.
Mix it all together and you have a standard episode of AHS. Now, if you want to get weird...
Relive the craziest of crazy from American Horror Story's first season!