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American Horror Story – Coven, Episode 4 Fearful Pranks Ensue

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American Horror Story – Coven, Episode 4

Fearful Pranks Ensue

Aired Oct 30, 2013

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Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Fiona's choices rattle a decades-long truce between the Salem witches and Marie Laveau; the Council of Witchcraft pays a surprise visit to the academy with disturbing allegations.

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"Fearful Pranks Ensue" maintains the momentum of previous episodes while further developing emerging narrative threads -- and taking full advantage of an outstanding cast.

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Halle Kiefer

Rolling Stone

07/20/2016

There is a stark difference between a mother weeping over her lynched son and an undead Confederate soldier rising from the tomb and disemboweling a racist. One of those things is an artless callback to one of the darkest undercurrent in American history

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Rakesh Satyal

New York Magazine/Vulture

07/19/2016

4/5

The conceit of having a truly horrifying person be horrified in turn is a very compelling one, and Bates is one of the few actresses who could credibly convey Delphine's contrition for mistreating Queenie.

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Chuck Bowen

Slant Magazine

07/12/2016

It suggests that the series has quite a bit more in store for Bassett, which partially assuages my fears that she'd be little more than window dressing for a four-to-five episode arc.

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Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez

Tom & Lorenzo

06/18/2018

It's the questions that keep us coming back, after all. No complaints here, even if this was the least exciting episode so far this season.

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Christian Law

We Got This Covered

08/10/2016

American Horror Story have consistently been among the best of the bunch. Even though there were a bit too many cliffhangers leaving me wanting more, American Horror Story: Coven matches previous seasons' level of crazy, perhaps even exceeding it.

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Nick Harley

Den of Geek

08/02/2016

4/5

It seems a full on war has started, and I can't wait to see what this bewitching show has in store.

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Synopsis

Fiona's choices rattle a decades-long truce between the Salem witches and Marie Laveau; the Council of Witchcraft pays a surprise visit to the academy with disturbing allegations.

Executive Producer: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Dante Di Loreto, Tim Minear, James Wong, Jennifer Salt
Network: FX
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Horror, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date: Oct 30, 2013