Boy Parts

Detective Sanchez and Stiles interrupt to talk to Madison and Zoe about the deaths of the fraternity brothers. Zoe cracks and reveals to the detectives that they're all witches. Cordelia and Fiona cover for her.

Zoe and Madison cast a resurrection spell in order to bring Kyle back to life. When Kyle reanimates as a scared, angry monster, Zoe must seek help from a reclusive Necromancer, Misty Day.

At a gynecology appointment, Cordelia gets bad news that her fertility drugs aren't working after a year of taking them. Dr. Morrison suggests in-vitro. Hank, her husband, asks if she wants to keep trying and asks her to use magic, but she doesn't want to become like her mother. so she goes to a doctor named serenity McCaul and dr serenity was not impressed about her big brother Keagans behaviour at school today so she went back to work to deal with cordelias fertility drugs and its not good......uh oh.

iStill seeking to be perpetually young and beautiful, Fiona questions her new captive, Madame Delphine LaLaurie. Delphine tells Fiona that 180 years ago, a voodoo priestess named Marie Laveau gave her an immortality elixir, killed her family, and buried her alive. In hopes of becoming immortal as well, Fiona visits the still-living Laveau in a 9th Ward beauty salon and confides that she wants to know her secret to immortality. Marie mocks her and calls her muscle to toss Fiona out, so Fiona lights her racks of wigs on fire, promising she'll be back.

In its original American broadcast, "Boy Parts" received a 2.5 18–49 ratings share and was watched by 4.51 million viewers.{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/10/17/wednesday-cable-ratings-duck-dynasty-wins-night-american-horror-story-bad-ink-key-peeletop-chef-more/209762/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020052118/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/10/17/wednesday-cable-ratings-duck-dynasty-wins-night-american-horror-story-bad-ink-key-peeletop-chef-more/209762/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 20, 2013|title=Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Duck Dynasty' Wins Night, 'American Horror Story', 'Bad Ink', 'Key & Peele','Top Chef' & More|website=TV by the Numbers|last=Bibel|first=Sara|date=October 17, 2013|accessdate=October 17, 2013}}

"Boy Parts" was critically acclaimed. Rotten Tomatoes reports a 100% approval rating, based on 15 reviews. The critical consensus reads, ""Boy Parts" is escapist camp and perfect fodder for the enormously talented female cast."{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/american_horror_story/s03/e02/|title=Boy Parts – American Horror Story: Coven, Episode 2|website=Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate=November 29, 2018}} Emily VanDerWerff of The A.V. Club gave the episode a B rating for "Boy Parts", stating that the episode was "all good fun".{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/boy-parts,104267/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017194308/http://www.avclub.com/articles/boy-parts,104267/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 17, 2013|title=Boy Parts|last=VanDerWerff|first=Emily|website=The A.V. Club|date=October 16, 2013}} Matt Fowler from IGN gave the episode a 7.9/10 rating, calling it a good episode, though stating, "I'm still waiting for something truly great to pop out at me in American Horror Story: Coven."{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/10/17/american-horror-story-coven-boy-parts-review|title=American Horror Story: Coven – "Boy Parts" Review|website=IGN|date=October 17, 2013|accessdate=October 26, 2013|first=Matt|last=Fowler}}

At Vulture, Rakesh Satyal gave the episode 3 of 5 stars, calling it "a slower episode after the premiere" and criticizing it for "long swaths of exposition." However, Satyal praised Lange, Bates, and Bassett's performances and expressed excitement for the storylines involving Marie Laveau and Kyle.{{cite web|url=http://www.vulture.com/2013/10/american-horror-story-coven-recap-season-3-body-parts.html|title=American Horror Story: Coven Recap: Fried Chicks|website=Vulture|date=October 17, 2013|accessdate=April 11, 2015|first=Rakesh|last=Satyal}}

The Huffington Post{{'s}} Chris Jancelewicz criticized the show for "an entire segment...that isn't quite working." He noted an imbalance between "a super-strong older cast knocking it out of the park" and the teenage witch storyline he finds much less interesting, despite strong acting from the younger cast. He also stated that a resurrection plot should "never, ever be included in any movie or TV show ever again." However, Jancelewicz complimented scenes involving Marie, Fiona, LaLaurie, and Misty, and "remain[s] optimistic" about the rest of the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-jancelewicz/american-horror-story-coven-episode-2-boy-parts-recap_b_4094239.html|title='American Horror Story: Coven' Episode 2 Recap: The Whole Not A Sum Of Its 'Parts'|website=The Huffington Post|date=October 16, 2013|accessdate=April 11, 2015|first=Chris|last=Jancelewicz}}

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