Ma Petite in a Jar

In “Bullseye”, the 6th episode of American Horror Story: Freak Show, first little Ma Petite was given to Elsa as a live cuddle hot water bottle birthday present. Then after Elsa had her way with Paul, the Illustrated Seal, and offers him a job as her chauffeur and part-time lover when she goes to Hollywood, she asks him to bring her Ma Petite. Elsa tells Ma Petite “Je t’aime plus que les autres” — she loves her more than the others.

Later, Esmerelda wakes Ma Petite up, intending to kill Ma Petite so she and her partner Stanley can make a score off the American Morbidity Museum. Esmerelda has convinced Stanley that they ought to kill tiny Ma Petite instead of Jimmy because she is a lot easier to lug around. Here’s how that went:

Ma Petite: The moon is beautiful.
Esmerelda: Yes.
Ma Petite: You are beautiful.
Esmerelda: Quiet.
Ma Petite: Where we go?
Esmerelda: There, that barn. That’s where your surprise is.
Ma Petite: A pony? I dream to ride a pony.
Esmerelda: We’re gonna play a game.
Ma Petite: I like games.
Esmerelda: I’m gonna put you in this jar, okay?
Ma Petite: Like butterfly?
Esmerelda: Yeah. Like a butterfly.

But Esmerelda could not go through with it and returns Ma Petite in time for hotcakes.

In the preview of next week’s episode, it looks like Stanley is going to strong-arm Dell into providing him with a specimen for the museum. Daddy has a surprise for Penny, too. Ma Petite is shown back in the jar, but let’s hope that’s just a flashback!