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American Horror Story – Apocalypse, Episode 9 Fire and Reign

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American Horror Story – Apocalypse, Episode 9

Fire and Reign

Aired Nov 7, 2018

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Mystery & Thriller

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Lamenting the state of society, Mutt and Jeff set their sights on a "brighter" future; an emboldened Michael plunges the Coven into their darkest hour, forcing them to gamble their hopes on the abilities of one witch.

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Not even a pitch-perfect reference to Omen III could keep Apocalypse's penultimate episode from succumbing to the franchise's penchant for uneven pacing and meandering character arcs.

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Andrea Reiher

Variety

11/09/2018

Yet again, the episode felt like it ended rather abruptly. It seems insane that there is only one episode left because there is a lot of ground to cover.

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Molly Horan

AV Club

11/09/2018

B-

Evan Peters' tech bro realizing the Antichrist's plans for total world destruction is cribbed from The Omen 3 is a funny line, but it also highlights just how annoyingly directionless the spawn of Satan has been all season.

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Jackie Strause

The Hollywood Reporter

11/08/2018

The eighth season of the FX horror anthology laid the groundwork for a swirling theory to materialize in the finale...

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Stephanie Archer

Film Inquiry

11/15/2018

While the episode did not return all of the season's luster, which had been sucked dry during the last episode, it was an intriguing and captivating take on revenge, time travel and the ultimate forms of magic.

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Dustin Rowles

Pajiba

11/12/2018

And so now, all the pieces are in place for next week's season finale, except for any explanation whatsoever of Timothy and Emily's role in all of this.

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Kenneth Broome

Black Nerd Problems

11/09/2018

Speaking of me being over something, I also think it is lazy writing, and has been repeated far too much over the course of this entire series, that at the end of the series the only way to get rid of everyone is a mass death.

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Synopsis

Lamenting the state of society, Mutt and Jeff set their sights on a "brighter" future; an emboldened Michael plunges the Coven into their darkest hour, forcing them to gamble their hopes on the abilities of one witch.

Director: Jennifer Arnold
Executive Producer: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Tim Minear, James Wong, Alexis Martin Woodall, Bradley Buecker
Screenwriter: Asha Michelle Wilson
Network: FX
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Horror, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date: Nov 7, 2018