It’s the mystery that AHS অনুরাগী have been wondering about for the past eight episodes of FX’s thriller: Who is Rubber Man? Well we finally got our answer in the latest installment of the Ryan Murphy/Brad Falchuk creepfest. The man in the rubber fetish suit is…
Tate (Evan Peters)! Yes the ghostly son of Jessica Lange’s Constance and the boyfriend of বেগুনী (Taissa Farmiga) is the fella who impregnated Violet’s mom, Vivien (Connie Britton), with twins. I’m fairly certain that a ghost/human spawn can’t bring anything but trouble. From the episode, viewers learned that Tate did the deed in order to grant original owner Nora (Lily Rabe) some peace after her own baby was dismembered and then transformed into the “infantata.” It’s নিরাপদ to say that only AHS অনুরাগী will appreciate অথবা even understand the last couple sentences I’ve written. While EW normally chats with co-creator Ryan Murphy post-airing, this week we chatted Rubber Man himself, Evan Peters, on the totally twisted development.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: When did আপনি find out আপনি were Rubber Man?
EVAN PETERS: Just that episode.
What did আপনি think? Were আপনি shocked?
I was shocked, but I was also grateful. I was thinking, “Wow that’s pretty cool. I guess I have to slime up and put on the rubber suit.”
What did the other castmembers think about আপনি being Rubber Man? Were they shocked?
Yeah, I think everybody was pretty shocked. “Oh you’re Rubber Man? Oh my God. Wow. Oh you’re sick. Something’s wrong with you.”
Did আপনি have to go to Syren, the L.A. fetish shop, like everyone else to be fitted for the costume?
Yeah I went for “Halloween Part I,” I believe. I though, “That would be interesting if I’m actually Rubber Man. But they can’t do that.” And then they did it and I was like, “Oh my God.”
How is it putting on that suit? I’ve heard it’s oddly cold.
It is. It’s like you’re naked when আপনি walk around set because it’s just a layer of latex. It’s frustrating to put on because আপনি have to lube up basically because if it gets caught on your skin…so আপনি make sure you’re all nice and slick and then আপনি get in there. আপনি have to wear a পোশাক on set অথবা a jacket, so you’re not too cold.
So basically Tate is trying to appease Nora দ্বারা giving her the baby she lost?
Yeah. I had that প্রশ্ন too for Ryan. Basically the answer I got was he’s there to help. He sees that Nora’s soul is disturbed and is very sad. He has this sort of sweet spot for people like that. It resonates with him, so he wants to help them out and make sure they’re okay and peaceful. And since she’s dead and can’t leave the house, might as well give her what she wants so that hopefully she can be a little happier, instead of walking around crying all the time and wondering what was going on.
It’s just so twisted that আপনি impregnated Vivien and বেগুনী হারিয়ে গেছে her virginity to you. Were আপনি like, Wow this is twisted?
Yeah, I was like, “That’s a bummer.” আপনি do this thing for this person because you’re trying to be nice, and then আপনি find out the প্রণয় of your life moved into the house.
I like the Hayden/Tate ghostly duo. Do আপনি guys team up for আরো fun?
I thought that as well. I thought that was pretty cool. I don’t think there’s too much আরো in store for us. But it was pretty fun working with her — she’s great.
So will we see আপনি in the rubber suit again?
Oh yeah. Yeah. [Laughs]
Has this been the wildest role you’ve ever had? What has this been like to play?
It’s been interesting to say the least. It’s been exhausting because আপনি never know. As soon as আপনি have your mind made up about something, আপনি find something else out. So you’re kind of on edge all the time wondering what exactly have আপনি done and what are আপনি going to do so it’s been exhausting. I’m psyched for the season to be over with.
