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American Gothic S1E4 — Damned If You Don't

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American Gothic•Season 1•Episode 4

Damned If You Don't

7.6/10 · 127 votesOct 10, 199545 min

Ranked #6 of 18 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

Carter Brown panics when Sheriff Buck wants his teen-age daughter to work for him as payback for an old favor. When he refuses, his life quickly begins to unravel.

Directed byLou Antonio

Written byMichael R. Perry, Stephen Gaghan

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Season 1 Episodes18

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Pilot

A Tree Grows in Trinity still

A Tree Grows in Trinity

Eye of the Beholder still

Eye of the Beholder

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Dead to the World

Meet the Beetles still

Meet the Beetles

Strong Arm of the Law still

Strong Arm of the Law

Rebirth still

Rebirth

Resurrector still

Resurrector

Inhumanitas still

Inhumanitas

The Plague Sower still

The Plague Sower

Doctor Death Takes a Holiday still

Doctor Death Takes a Holiday

The Beast Within still

The Beast Within

To Hell and Back still

To Hell and Back

Learning to Crawl still

Learning to Crawl

Triangle still

Triangle

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The Buck Stops Here

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Requiem

Cast8

Gary Cole

Gary Cole

Sheriff Lucas Buck

Lucas Black

Lucas Black

Caleb Temple

Paige Turco

Paige Turco

Gail Emory

Brenda Bakke

Brenda Bakke

Selena Coombs

Sarah Paulson

Sarah Paulson

Merlyn Temple

Nick Searcy

Nick Searcy

Deputy Ben Healy

Jake Weber

Jake Weber

Dr. Matt Crower

John Mese

John Mese

Dr. Billy Peale

Crew3

Lou Antonio

Lou Antonio

Director

Michael R. Perry

Michael R. Perry

Writer

Stephen Gaghan

Stephen Gaghan

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Damned If You Don't" is episode 4 of American Gothic season 1. It scored 7.6/10 from 127 votes, ranking #6 of 18 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Lou Antonio and written by Michael R. Perry, Stephen Gaghan, it aired on October 10, 1995.

Next: E5 · Dead to the World Best of Season 1