), football star Travis Kelce made his scripted series debut via FX‘s Grotesquerie on Wednesday.
Even better, Kelce’s appearance — which came towards the end of Episode 3 — didn’t require him to participate in any of the show’s actual, you know, grotesquerie.
Only this time, Lois’ mistake ends with her waking up handcuffed in the hospital after crashing her car into a pole.
Of course, just because we can finally put a name to Kelce’s character, there’s still a lot we don’t know about Ed.
(Update: Episode 4 taught us a little more about Ed, a recovering cocaine addict and former cruise ship stripper.
The football player Travis Kelce made his scripted series debut on FX’s Grotesquerie on Wednesday, following his transformation of the reality TV landscape with E!’s Catching Kelce (never forget!).
Better yet, Kelce’s cameo at the end of Episode 3 spared him from any of the real-life gore that the show so sadly lacks. Judge Jeanine Pirro squawking on Fox News with a “You Won’t Believe What Taylor Swift’s Boyfriend Did With a Goat-Headed Sex Puppet!” is the last thing this world needs.
After a particularly tense encounter with Nurse Redd, Ed Laclan, Kelce’s character, meets Lois. Ed Laclan is a good-natured orderly. Like, even worse than the occasion when Lois said the nurse had made love to her unconscious husband. Ed shows up at the perfect time, giving Lois (also known as “Sassy Pants”) a smile, lightheartedness, and some advice: “You’re too drunk to drive home!” This isn’t the first time someone has accused her of drinking too much, and she has a history of brushing them off. This time, however, Lois’ error results in her awakening in the hospital with handcuffs after her vehicle collides with a pole.
Fortunately (or maybe thanks to hallucinations), Ed is the orderly assigned to Lois, and he needs very little convincing to assist her in getting away. They even share a flirtatious moment in which he asks her if she needs assistance getting out of her hospital gown, to which she responds with a playful chuckle. It is precisely this.
Granted, Ed’s identity remains largely unknown to us, even though Kelce’s character now has a name. Is he even real? What does he mean when he says, “It sure is, but we’re not allowed out there,” in response to Lois’s statement that the outside garden looks “like heaven”? And, most importantly, what detergent does the hospital use to keep his scrubs looking so white?
Aside from Kelce news, Episode 3 essentially presents a roster of murder suspects, all of whom demonstrate proficient suturing skills. A murderer-like demeanor already characterizes Nurse Redd, and Father “Assless Chaps” Charlie appears to be sutures his own self-inflicted whipping wounds. (Whoa, try saying that five times quickly. Not to mention, after witnessing what that woman can do with a turducken, it would be foolish to rule out Lois as a suspicious. Put away anyone who feels comfortable stuffing and sewing animals inside other animals.
(Update: A little more about Ed, a former cruise ship stripper and cocaine addict in recovery, was revealed in Episode 4. He watches vintage Western films and cooking programs in his spare time now that he is in a better place. Furthermore, he is “not” having an affair with her mother, despite Merritt’s claims to the contrary. ).
