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The Dance

  • Episode aired Sep 18, 2020
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 2m
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Judy Davis and Jon Jon Briones in Ratched (2020)
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Promoted to head nurse, Ratched plans a dance at the hospital and invites Gwendolyn to be her companion. Lenore makes Ratched an offer.Promoted to head nurse, Ratched plans a dance at the hospital and invites Gwendolyn to be her companion. Lenore makes Ratched an offer.Promoted to head nurse, Ratched plans a dance at the hospital and invites Gwendolyn to be her companion. Lenore makes Ratched an offer.

  • Director
    • Michael Uppendahl
  • Writers
    • Ian Brennan
    • Ken Kesey
  • Stars
    • Sarah Paulson
    • Finn Wittrock
    • Cynthia Nixon
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    7.8/10
    2K
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    • Director
      • Michael Uppendahl
    • Writers
      • Ian Brennan
      • Ken Kesey
    • Stars
      • Sarah Paulson
      • Finn Wittrock
      • Cynthia Nixon
    • 10User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Top Cast26

    Sarah Paulson
    Sarah Paulson
    • Nurse Mildred Ratched
    Finn Wittrock
    Finn Wittrock
    • Edmund Tolleson
    Cynthia Nixon
    Cynthia Nixon
    • Gwendolyn Briggs
    Jon Jon Briones
    Jon Jon Briones
    • Dr. Richard Hanover
    Charlie Carver
    Charlie Carver
    • Huck Finnigan
    Judy Davis
    Judy Davis
    • Nurse Betsy Bucket
    Sharon Stone
    Sharon Stone
    • Lenore Osgood
    Alice Englert
    Alice Englert
    • Nurse Dolly
    Sophie Okonedo
    Sophie Okonedo
    • Charlotte Wells
    Brandon Flynn
    Brandon Flynn
    • Henry Osgood
    Joseph Marcell
    Joseph Marcell
    • Len Bronley
    Liz Femi
    Liz Femi
    • Patient Leona
    Amanda Plummer
    Amanda Plummer
    • Louise
    Jermaine Williams
    Jermaine Williams
    • Harold
    Alfred Rubin Thompson
    Alfred Rubin Thompson
    • Albert Alton
    Teo Briones
    Teo Briones
    • Peter
    Devon Conrad
    Devon Conrad
    • Male Student
    Amber Laird
    Amber Laird
    • Female Onlooker
    • Director
      • Michael Uppendahl
    • Writers
      • Ian Brennan
      • Ken Kesey
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    • Goofs
      Dolly tells Edmund she went out and bought the prettiest pink dress she could find for the dance. The dress she wears to the dance is red.
    • Quotes
      • Charlotte Wells: [Harrasing a student is playing his violin] You're shit! Look at your bow hold.
      • [cackles]
      • Charlotte Wells: that's an incorrect bow hold. Your thumb should be bent, you arrogant sack of garbage!
      • Female Onlooker: Leave him alone.
      • Charlotte Wells: [walking over] Don't you dare talk to me. I am a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music. The Royal Academy of Music. Of the Juilliard School of Music.
      • Male Student: Go away.
      • Charlotte Wells: No! I was first chair violin of the London Symphony Orchestra. I played Mendelssohn for Prince Louis II of Monaco. If Mendelssohn heard you, he would shoot himself in the head!
      • [the student finally fed up packs up his violin and angrily walks away from her]
      • Charlotte Wells: Beethoven would fuck you in the face! You're nothing! You're excrement. You're no one!
      • [walks down the steps after him before stopping]
      • Charlotte Wells: You don't get to walk away from me! I am Ondine Duquette! I played for the King and Queen of England. Do you hear me? I am Ondine!

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 18, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • 1960 La France Avenue, South Pasadena, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Ryan Murphy Productions
      • Touchstone Television
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 2m(62 min)
    • Color
      • Color

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