Going after American Cryptids in the fourth Season would be brilliant -
As for this season and the finale... Hmmmmmm - My initial reaction is that I was underwhelmed with it, but I think mostly because I thought that the first two seasons were so strong.
The second season is my favorite, but probably because it hits on more subgenres that I enjoy than the first one does, though I disagree with disappointment in the Finale of the first season - I thought that the Finale of the first season was brilliant and just perfect, and rang true to the title of the series; it's a classic Horror Story trope to end with a semi-happy ending, but with a twist...
As for THIS season - Man, this one was really a mess. I feel like they introduced a LOT of really interesting ideas and characters, but maybe it was
too much -
For example - There are three main conflicts that are brought up in the film:
- The conflict between the Voodoo Queen and the Salem Set
- The conflict between the Witch Hunters and All Witches
- Who is the Next Supreme?
I feel as though the first two of these conflicts were solved much too early and were really anticlimactic... So the conflict with the Witch Hunters brought the Voodoo Queen and Salem Set together? They easily kill the Witch Hunters (really? I mean, don't get me wrong - great scene, but seemed waaaay too simplistic) - Then after that, the Voodoo Queen is disposed of rather quickly and unceremoniously...
As for the third point - I don't know - I think I lost interest in who the next supreme was when Madison tried to bury Misty alive - I think because we were distracted otherwise as an audience... So when we return for the 7 Wonders - Man, Honestly, it was too little too late. I loved it in concept but I thought that that episode just really fizzled.
HOWEVER, I like the idea of Cordelia becoming the next Supreme because this show has been a study of how being the Supreme changes and perverts people, so I think there's some ominous undertones there... But I think the last episode was mostly anticlimactic...
Other notes - Mostly echoing what NE said -
I love their exploration of Immortality and Hell. I do agree that making people immortal definitely lessened the Stakes, but on the other end is going to Hell - And the Hells represented here, while seemingly mundane, I found interesting and really horrifying in some ways. You may envision Hell with fire and pitchforks - But just waking up away from your daughter and in the house of a Fling might be another kind of Hell - Like Queenie in the Fried Chicken stand - Hell isn't extreme torture, but it's the mundane awfulness of day-to-day that you need to endure for eternity. It would be like me repeating this day over and over again - Very interesting concept.
The exploration of Immortality could actually be why the two main conflicts sort of dissipated - But that, in my opinion, also means that there was just too much packed into this season.
I was sad to see Myrtle burned. But I suppose part of the point is that no sin goes unpunished...
I liked the bookend of Kyle becoming the new Butler.
The very end - Where we leave the girls - I thought was kinda lame but...
I don't know. I just think it was a relatively uneven season. Still one of the best shows on TV, but a little too uneven for me to be completely forgiving.