American Horror Story
monition : Spoilers for American Horror Story time of year 12 , instalment 9 .
Summary
WhileAmerican Horror Storyseason 12 solved some of the anthology show ’s biggest way out , the outing ’s best improvement only elaborate the future of the series . Every time of year ofAmerican Horror Storyis plug in , but the show disconcert this tradition with its most recent picnic . American Horror Story : Delicatewas the first season to be based on an existing piece of source textile , namely author Danielle Valentine ’s novelDelicate circumstance . AlthoughAmerican Horror Storyseason 13might issue to the fictional universe shared by the anthology show ’s earlier time of year , Delicateseemingly get office in a world of its own .
Delicatetold the account of Anna Alcott , an actor balancing her maternity with an awarding campaign while essay to bring out a creepy conspiracy of cultists working against her . American Horror Story : Delicate ’s endingfinally explained the show ’s big twist , disclose that Kim Kardashian ’s character Siobhan Corbyn was secretly the season ’s baddie all along . Siobhan was Anna ’s publicizer , but she was also revealed to be an ageless satanic entity who convinced cleaning woman to incubate daimon in telephone exchange for success and power . Anna defeated Siobhan in a bizarrely rushed , anti - climactic serial finale , but it was not cleared if either character can return .
American Horror Story: Delicate May Not Be Canon
The Anthology Horror Season Was Based On A Book
SinceDelicatewas found on a pre - existent , self - take school text and did n’t share any characters with earlier seasons ( unlike every preceding outing of the series),American Horror Storyseason 12 may not even be part of the show ’s larger overarching canon . It is unclear whether the characters featured in the series can return in later excursion , which is doubly inauspicious afterAmerican Horror Story : Delicate ’s short season 12 finale . Although Anna ’s storey did get an ending , the way she destroy her curse was ill-defined , the fate of the rage members choke unmentioned , and various subplots ended dead after integral episode of apparatus .
While the preceding episode revealed that Anna ’s husband , Dex , had an affair with a nursemaid , this was never mentioned again since Dex was swiftly killed off in the last . Siobhan inexplicably revealed that she was Dex ’s mother after his death , but there was no time for the implications of this twist to lapse in . American Horror Storyseason 12 ’s hurried conclusion revealed legion interesting villainsand leave various plot threads dangle . Since the time of year was based on a novel , it is currently unclear whether subsequent outings will mention these characters and events again or if they will be forgotten .
American Horror Story: Delicate’s Best Characters Might Never Be Seen Again
Season 12’s Story Didn’t Explore Its Full Potential
Many ofAmerican Horror Storyseason 12 ’s best characters were woefully under - explored and this was aggravate by the panicked tempo of the final episode . In special , Matt Czuchry ’s Dex and Kim Kardashian ’s scoundrel Siobhan wrench out to be campy highlights , with Dex ’s affaire being one ofAmerican Horror Storyseason 12 installment 8 ’s best twists . However , Anna ’s final interaction with her hubby consisted of a thirty - 2nd scene where she inform him that they were separating , followed by a disorderly ambulance ride that stop with his grisly , sudden , unexplained expiry . Even this death had untapped chronicle potential .
Kardashian ’s villain ordered an underling to kill Dex , only to then bolt down her when she went through with the request . Siobhan pronounce that this was all a trial , a gonzo and hilarious twist that provedKardashian ’s character could have become as iconic as Jessica Lange and Kathy Bates ’ earlierAmerican Horror Storyvillains . However , her sudden , unsatisfying death in the very next scene will likely be the last time that viewers ever see Siobhan . Adapting a bookimprovedAmerican Horror Storyseason 12 , but it also means that the show will now have a gruelling time bring back these underused fibre .
Delicate Hurts American Horror Story’s Best Future
Upcoming Outings Should Adapt More Original Stories
The last four seasons of the series , Apocalypse,1984,Double Bill , andNYC , started strong , switched plots after only an installment or two , and completely lost their purpose before their halfway point .
The next seasons ofAmerican Horror Storyshould consider repeatingDelicate ’s best prank by adapting other original stories . Compared to the messiness of season10,Double Bill , and time of year 11,NYC , Delicatehad a cohesive plot with clear stakes until its finale . It might be grueling to believe since the finish descend into jumbled silliness , butDelicatefeatured some of the show ’s strongest plotting in years until its coda . The last four season of the series , Apocalypse,1984,Double Bill , andNYC , started strong , switched plots after only an episode or two , and whole lost their original purpose before their halfway point .
In demarcation , Delicatenot only made sense but patiently built tension across its first half . Even the first episodes of Part Two were substantial , maintaining a cleared plot line while easy add in more and more whacky and outlandish twists . However , adapting original works is an glide path that has drawbacks of its own . play another book to life history would imply thatAmerican Horror Storyonce again could n’t use the circumstance and events from the sprawl fabricated universe of its first 11 season . The serial also could n’t bring back underrated characters , like Talia , who were wasted throughoutAmerican Horror Storyseason 12 ’s earlier episodes .
How American Horror Story Season 13 Can Handle Delicate’s Standalone Story
The Next American Horror Story Outing Should Reference Season 12
There is a way forAmerican Horror Storyseason 13 to fixDelicate ’s biggest mistakeand the fact that the serial often retcons events from former seasons helps . quality from season 13 could make oblique references to the account ofDelicate , thus confirming that the time of year did take place in the show ’s universe after the fact . American Horror Storyhas used the same actors in new roles for over a decade , so there is nothing unusual about the same stars appear in season 13 and playing unlike character . This think thatDelicate ’s story does n’t necessitate to be an unrelated waste .
As such , American Horror Storyseason 13 could make the most ofDelicate ’s fictional universe without necessarily being a lineal follow - up to the season . The only unmediated sequel in the show ’s history , season 8’sApocalypse , was one of the bad expedition of the serial and a misjudged belated follow - up to 2013’sCoven . It is clean thatDelicatedoesn’t demand a second time of year to flesh out its plot of ground . WhatDelicatedoes need is to become part of the larger universe of the series , mean its under - utilized case could potentially lop up again in later expedition ofAmerican Horror Story .
