Mid-Western Assassin

This episode is a turning point in the Cult season. The Cult is a good idea, but with all the politics mixed in. Every episode of this season has something that feels off about it. Not the typical AHS fans are used to. I get that they had to edit that opening scene, due to recent events, but as a whole, the edited scene feels cheap and would've felt more authentic and terrifying had they kept the scene unedited.

This season just keeps getting worst!! The whole series is a hit or miss!! This has moved into being just about gore & saying the F word!! There is nothing horror about this story!! This is more like a reality, messed up people doing horrible things for attention!! This just shows the wrongs we are going through & people are just eating it up!! This shows just how people in this world are members of cults & don't realize it!!

Ally gets a knife in her kitchen and a can of spray and rescues Meadow. She takes her to her restaurant that is closed, and Meadow tells Ally everything about Kai, Ivy and the cultists. Meanwhile the new candidate to the City Council, Sally Keffler, exposes Kai during a political meeting saying that he explores fear to be elected. During the night, Ally visits Sally, exposes Kai's insane plans and murders and asks for help. Suddenly, the cult breaks into Sally's house dressed like clowns, Kai writes a suicide note in Sally's Facebook and shoots her in the chest. On the next morning, during a political rally, Meadows shoots Kai and several people. When Ally tries to stop her, she commits suicide and leaves her gun in the hands of Ally, who is arrested by SWAT. However, the attempt was instructed by Kai, to raise in his ratings in the campaign and discredit the "crazy" Ally.

"Mid-Western Assassin" is a reasonable episode of "American Horror Story". The plot continues with unnecessary gay sex scene in addition to the lesbians, gays and other messed up people. There is no horror in the season, only a group of screwed up people killing residents expecting the general fearful American voters vote in Kai. There is also an annoying crying lesbian, Ally performed by Sarah Paulson. Her attitude crying while hidden in Sally's bathroom is ridiculous. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Mid-Western Assassin"

The show has slowed down significantly. We're getting a lot more character backstory, mostly in the form of flashbacks and narration.

I have several criticisms of the show, and one not previously mentioned in other reviews is that cults aren't scary. They're especially not scary when they're fictional bipartisan cults tied to real-world events of 2016, since there's something to directly compare it to. Too bad this wasn't made in 2020, Ryan could have REALLY let his feelings fly.

I miss Sarah Paulson pointing at random things and screaming. Now she's not even screaming at stuff a normal person would scream at.

I'm not taken by Evan's character. He's been the same uninspiring one-note buzzkill since the third episode. The writing makes no sense, and not in a way that's profound, in a way that's like "Um, you can't frame someone for a crime in front of hundreds of witnesses, they saw what you did 10 seconds ago". There is no law enforcement in this show; I guess they did explain it by saying "The cops only drove by once" in a throwaway line.

Another good episode this week that primarily deals with the city council campaign and alliances. There is some wavering in the cult and viewers are left wondering will they or won't they throughout this episode. For me it was well done and the overall intentions seemed fitting, but maybe a little over the top.

The brightest spot of the episode is seeing the return of Mare Winningham to the series. Last time she was Ms. Evers in Hotel. To no surprise she brings another good character to the show.

This episode did seem to have a plot hole in the story... well maybe two. I was taken out of the moment thinking if this was an editing error or what at the end.

8.5/10