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American Horror Story – Asylum, Episode 13 Madness Ends

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American Horror Story – Asylum, Episode 13

Madness Ends

Aired Jan 23, 2013

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Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Johnny sets out to complete his father's work; Lana leads the charge to finally shut down Briarcliff.

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The unexpectedly subtle "Madness Ends" provides a satisfying ending to Asylum with a twisted sort of empathy and sensitivity, though attempts to underscore its harrowing socio-medical commentary prove unsubstantial.

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J. Bryan Lowder

Slate

08/30/2016

If you can get past the roiling surface, I really believe that AHS, in its exploration of some deep American mythology, is one of most thoughtful shows on television, even if it sometimes gets lost in the murk.

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Halle Kiefer

Rolling Stone

08/30/2016

As an ending... I found the low-key finale to be ultimately satisfying. Like a haunted house, the terrors of Briarcliff were contained mostly within its walls. Once they escaped, its former inmates could move on with their simple lives.

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Emily St. James

AV Club

08/29/2016

A-

Of all of the ways I expected American Horror Story's second season to end, I can safely say an elaborate homage to St. Elsewhere's classic two-parter "Time Heals" was not among the ways I considered.

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Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez

Tom & Lorenzo

06/19/2018

This finale episode managed the odd trick of not really giving us what we wanted or expected and instead gave us something else; something we may have needed more than wanted: emotional closure.

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Tess Lynch

Grantland

08/30/2016

This finale was palpably satisfying, like eating an entire pizza by yourself with no one watching.

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Kevin Yeoman

Screen Rant

08/30/2016

Essentially, the finale... came off like they were trying too hard to heap the season's questions and examinations of mental illness and the roots of evil onto a relatively minor character whose introduction occurred more than half way through the season.

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Synopsis

Johnny sets out to complete his father's work; Lana leads the charge to finally shut down Briarcliff.

Executive Producer: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Dante Di Loreto, Tim Minear
Network: FX
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Horror, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date: Jan 23, 2013