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8/10
Tales from the Crypt???
Gai-jin25 October 2018
I was amused that the movie Bubbles McGee was filming was the first segment of 1972's Tales from the Crypt starring Joan Collins. Did anyone else catch that?
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7/10
This was okay
sarah-8710525 October 2018
Probably the weakest episode so far, not bad but definitly not great. Missed micheal, felt weird without him in an episode since it seems like this entire season is about him. NEXT episode looks BADASS tho
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8/10
Getting caught way more than enough in previous seasons.
hamedazad25 October 2018
This season might run into multiple problems wrapping up the stories. We are reaching the closing episodes of this season, and yet we are still caught up in season 3,1 and some pre-apocalypse adventures. I would really enjoy watching cordelia, zoe, madison, and others roaming about on my screen, but there are also parts like Ms. Venable, Mr Gallant, Emily, Timothy and others in apocalypse that I feel are completely forgotten. There were so many half-baked stories in the first 3 episodes that I feel are going to waste.

What is evident is that we have only 3 episodes to wrap up a story containing 3 very different seasons, and as the past coven/murder house episodes indicate, I highly doubt the writers dedicated enough time to fully appreciate apocalypse. I hope they don't wrap up this season, or leave it for another season. There were extremely interesting possibilities for a post-apocalypse show.
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10/10
First 10/10 apocalypse episode for me.
callmemaybe75724 October 2018
It's the best episode so far out of the seven of Apocalypse. There was no useless, unnecessary comedic element, except for Coco's power, but it actually fits in and it was enjoyable. The less, the more. It's the first episode which gets close to previous seasons, when it's come to darkness, depth, thrill, seriousness - but I hope it still developes. Also, we get an answer finally for Myrtle being back alive. Maybe I'm not the biggest Cody Fern fan, so I didn't feel I was missing something with him not appearing in it.
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10/10
Excellent pacing
sscialli25 October 2018
As Cordelia breaks boundaries the show shines again as more and more of the coven show up. I love the ladies showing their awesome skills. Nice to have more of the witches on. I think we will be really jazzed for the next few episodes as I'm on the edge of my favorite eazy sleazy-chair recliner waiting waiting waiting! Great balance in this episode. See ya all in the funny papers!
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Nothing special
alienf3tus25 October 2018
There was nothing overtly bad here, but nothing good either. This episode was just plain. Seeing the reappearance of Nan was definitely interesting, but on the other hand, Grossman is still the worst and most annoying character ever. Finally, we get an explanation of how Myrtle came back to life, taking way too long to explain. Also why is she vaping? Is that needed? As of this episode, we now have more episodes of flashback than of the present, after the apocalypse, which this season is subtitled. I have a bad feeling that the last episode or two will be dedicated to the events after episode 3 when the flashback started, and will wrap up the season too hastily. We shall see.
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10/10
SO GOOD!!
vincentlucia-3770025 October 2018
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Well I have to say that tonight's episode was so good. And it made me want to watch it over and over again. And seeing Coco's new power was so amazing and really funny. And seeing Papa Legba again was both Scary and Awesome. And what else that I really loved about this episode was when Mallory brought Coco back to life since Coco was choking on a piece of food. Two, Mallory bringing back John Henry Moore was so amazing. And finally, seeing all of the Witches and John Henry Moore buring Ariel, And Baldwin, And Ms.Mead to ashes was so amazing. And seeing Joan Collins new character was so cool!
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10/10
Best ep in years and Ultra Delicious
mikeinaples25 October 2018
My sentiment mirrors callmemaybe757- I was ok not to have Langdon in this ep. Allowed the other characters to shine up to possibly defeat him- who knows; but omg- the fashion at the Bates & Warlock BBQ was divine and they all are such supreme actors- Bates' crazy face in the flames 🔥 was as fabulous as ....everyone is so on their game. No one had a small role!! Myrtle is full of life, Joan May as well be in a bikini on ice skates- she is SO HOT! I want to give every single one their due, as they seriously ALL brought it!
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8/10
Twas a bit of a sleeper
wikzonenicho25 October 2018
Definitely a filler episode, as in it filled the blanks and felt natural. Downside is it didn't hold my attention 100% so if you're easily distracted keep that in mind.
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10/10
Very good episode
AdrianSince19xx25 October 2018
This all stars season is getting better & better, love the story line and great acting skills save this show . Well done Ryan and Brad
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7/10
Pyre
ZegMaarJus12 July 2021
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This episode begins with Dinah, she killed a woman and pulled her heart out. Bubbles stabbed open her husband's stumic, he died afterwards. It was just filming a movie. Papa Legba appears, Cordelia needs him. Nan is Papa Legba's helper. Cordelia don't has a deal with Papa Legba. Coco can read calories from food. Mallory revived John Henry out of his ashes, this is the last seven wonder. Mallory is the new Supreme. Coco got shot down by Miriam. Miriam and Coco got ubducted. Ariel, Baldwin and Miriam got burned to death by Cordelia's helpers. Solid episode of American Horror Story Season 8, this episode was okay. It had some action but the storyline gets a short break here.
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10/10
Amazing
frankuche64525 October 2018
Everything about this episode was amazing. the writing, the actors. Can't wait for next week
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6/10
Plot-hole with Joan Collins
TheFearmakers11 May 2021
In the fallout shelter she was a vain, empty starlet. Now we learn she had witch powers and could read people's mind... before the nuclear bombs, so why didn't she read minds and have powers later on?
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4/10
the only thing left to see
otter6825 October 2018
Is how Mallory defeats Michael. It's painfully obvious how this will end. Every episode between now and the finale is just filler. They gave away the ending weeks ago by showing how powerful Mallory is. They might as well just do the finale next week. If you remember Coven and Cult, when there's a battle of the sexes in AHS, the women win.
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10/10
Bubbles is just life
chris_hindlaugh27 November 2018
This episode deserved way more love than it got.

Love this episode from start to finish, especially bubbles tale from the crypt!
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9/10
If You Are Collecting For Charity, I Don't Give To Charity.
wandernn1-81-68327419 August 2021
Hhaha, Joan Collins back as a different character. +1 Star.

+1 Star for Santa dropping heads down the chimney, as nature intended.

Omg...+1 Star for a GREAT Line!!! Joan Collins, lol, so funny.

Oh this ep. Was a good one. +1 Star for Kathy Bates, the great scene at the end. 9/10.
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9/10
Traitors are burned
mohamadacma15 October 2019
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In the first few minutes of the episode we got introduced to a witch that would later help the supreme for 100,000$ fee to meet with a dark dead witch that asks of the supreme the souls of her girls which she didn't accept. Fiona shows up too to his side. One of the girls discovers a new power that can read calories in food once looked at. This witch dies suffocating with a piece of cake but then gets revived by her friend with that opens a slice in her throat, extract the piece hindering the repiration and closes the slice healing her. With the help of an other witch that is now an actress, two traitors(warlocks) are discovered thru the power of reading minds that the old witch posess. The supreme asks one of her girls to look for the trator colluding with Micheal(antichrist) and brings her to her. She finds the traitor. And now the three traitors are waiting for their demise burning at the stake which was ignited by a brother witch that was himself revived by an other witch. A lot happens in this episode but the summary is that the witches have gathered themselves and everyone doing their parts, they will prevent Micheal from becoming supreme and taking over the world. Will see if they succeed..
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1/10
Low point for the Season
zjoliver25 October 2018
Worst episode of the season so far, another complete flashback episode and has no Micheal in it at all. After building Micheal up to be some all knowing and powerfull anti-christ figure it was painfully obvious after this episode that its going to end with Mallory and the witches winning at the end of the season. I hope i'm wrong and Micheal pulls a fast one on all of them but i just dont see it happening with the whole 'Me too' vibes coming off this last episode.
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2/10
This is where Season 8 finally lost me
dwasifar9 October 2019
This is where Season 8 finally lost me. Though to be fair, it barely had my attention after the reappearance of Stevie Nicks. Having her show up in Ep 5 and sing a song while everyone else stops moving the plot forward and blissfully admires her was just as jarring this time as it was the first time.

Anyway. The season starts well, with a literal bang, and then throws away its interesting premise in favor of some warmed-over gobbledygook about witches and warlocks. Bringing in characters and locations from previous seasons seems interesting for about five minutes until the novelty wears off and leaves it feeling like a clip show.

The dialogue mostly sounds like it was lifted from a second-rate book of ghost stories for young adult readers. It's a credit to the ensemble cast of AHS veterans that they can deliver some of these ridiculous lines with a straight face. Some of them can't, in fact. Most of the senior warlocks are given really bad lines and can't find a way to make them convincing. Billy Porter in particular seems to have decided that if he's going to have to read silly dialogue, he's going to camp it up as much as he can get away with. There are some excellent performances here, but that's like saying someone makes excellent mud pies. They're carefully crafted but still made of mud.

In the end I just couldn't take it anymore. It's not that I can't suspend disbelief about the supernatural long enough to enjoy a good piece of fiction, it's more that I can't imagine real witches and warlocks talking to each other like their speeches were written by Ed Wood.
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3/10
The writers are getting more and more desperate
avenuesf15 November 2018
I may be in the minority here, but each season of AHS seems to be getting progressively worse. Each show feels like it was written quickly and on the spot, and the plots are becoming so contrived, convoluted and complicated that I'm finding them almost impossible to follow. This used to be a frightening television series... now it seems like it's mostly a rambling talkfest between all the characters. Hopefully if the series survives another season they'll come up with something more original... witches just aren't frightening.
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2/10
Where is this going?
mattoid-4560526 October 2018
Obviously this series has run out of original ideas. Too bad too. I just rewatched Hotel. Now that was a great season IMHO. I think AHS and Modern Family should just end already! Both are dying a death of a thousand cuts. This episode was totally boring and terribly over acted by every character almost to the point of camp. I'll probably finish this one out. My wife bailed out already.
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4/10
Boring.
cruise019 November 2019
2 out of 5 stars.

The script and direction is boring. Michael is missed out on this episode. The story jumps around a lot explaining the past events. It was really hard to care for this episode.
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1/10
This season its the worst
patitapatacrowley20 February 2019
American horror story was a great show but this season its getting worst i dont know if i can still watching this
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1/10
Low Quality ,Low Consciousness Television at its Worst
skip-9875625 October 2018
When this season started with the Apocalypse, i wrote a stellar review for its great writing and bold storyline..Well its has been going down the sewer with each show getting worse,descending into a mish mash of gross,demented and disgusting stories that would best be never made let alone acted out..Its turned from Apocalypse, into Coven murder house....I have nothing good to say about this mess of a season, thats been designed to disgust ,gross out and bring down the consciousness of anyone who would waste their time watching it... I've passed completely on some of the other seasons and will likely pass on this one...what a waste of money for whoever produced this, and a waste of time for whoever watched it.
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3/10
Too many cringey tropes
rupertwalker2 November 2021
Of course, the black actor HAD to practice voodoo didn't she. Sigh. For a show that mentions racism you'd think they'd be keenly aware of how bad this is. And the African music? I was nearly pulling my hair out.

For starters voodoo has nothing to do with witches or Wicca. This episodes brings down the whole season and will certainly not stand the test of time. Ridiculous.
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