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Plotting: Last season, Patty (Glenn Close, right), was revealed to be behind the unsuccessful hit on her protegee, Ellen (Rose Byrne). This season, premiering Wednesday on FX, the tables are turned, and Ellen is secretly working to bring down Patty.
Plotting: Last season, Patty (Glenn Close, right), was revealed to be behind the unsuccessful hit on her protegee, Ellen (Rose Byrne). This season, premiering Wednesday on FX, the tables are turned, and Ellen is secretly working to bring down Patty.
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