American Horror Stories season 2 finale: Why no franchise tie-in?
First and foremost, the idea of “Lake” versus the actual execution of it. There was so much potential for something creepy and monstrous to be going on here. Instead, we were left with this messy, overly-simplified story of family and a secret that the husband (Teddy Sears) somehow conveniently kept for most of his life. The ending felt incredibly rushed, which has been one of the central issues through most of the season 2 so far.
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The other major issue with the finale is simply the lack of any buzz-worthy moment that will bring new viewers to the series. While Alicia Silverstone is a big a name, the episode itself felt hollow and uneventful. There was no significant tie to the rest of the franchise or tease for American Horror Story season 11 — while not everyone needs to have a bunch of teasers and references thrown about, we do think it’s nice when we at least get something that stirs up discussion after the fact.
Now, we have to just wait and see if this is the end of this franchise — and if not, can the season 3 episodes feel a little less rushed? Too many of them this time around were simply put into a blender at the end so that we’d get to the end result faster.
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