The Boy is Mine: Zoe is still a bit green when it comes to covering up deeds of the past. Kyle finishes his recovery to the soothing sound of Stevie Nicks and Misty’s speeches about rediscovering your voice. Zoe arrives to pick up Kyle and bring him back to a mother on the verge of a mental breakdown. Misty becomes a bit possessive of the franken-boy she nurses back to life, but ultimately caves to the only woman Kyle has eyes for.
Zoe pulls a “Ding Dong Ditch” leaving a still mute Kyle on the stoop for his pot-smoking mother to discover. It is not until later that the second of the discomforting acts occur. Incest anyone? Ever since the family lost a father figure, Kyle replaces him as the object of his mother’s affection. However, the touching goes a bit too far for comfort. Kyle’s mother recognizes her son’s body is different from the one she is familiar with. When she reaches to touch him, he finally speaks, or rather screams his first word, “No!” Kyle then proceeds to murder his mother with a trophy and greets Zoe covered in blood.
Self Preservation: Fiona is well aware that Madison may be the one to be cause of her demise. As the ladies brunch, Fiona tests Madison’s ability to control other people’s cognitive thought. Madison convinces a man that he will feel safer standing in the middle of the road. This is the moment that Fiona’s plan goes into action.
The dance Fiona mastered all those years ago, shines once again, only this time in a tight white dress of a movie star. After a few drinks, the ladies return to the house. Fiona greets the ladies of the house and advises Madison that when it comes time to have her portrait made for the wall of supremes, have it done while she is young. As Fiona continues to explain to Madison that her time as supreme is coming to an end, Madison starts to sober up and see the fragile woman in front of her.
Fiona reveals that she has cancer and will not seek a treatment that will tarnish her image. “I’ve lead a disreputable life, but I’ve done it in style,” Fiona goes on to say. The tension mounts as Fiona begins to reach her point she needs Madison to understand. Fiona squandered her time as supreme. She took it too soon and cut the throat of the woman who taught her everything right at the place where they stand.
Passing the dagger she used to Madison, she pleas with her to help the Coven by taking Fiona out. As the struggle over the knife ensues, Fiona reaches out and cuts Madison’s throat. The deed is done and the leech draining her power is removed. Fiona marches across the room to wipe the blood from her hands on a handkerchief offered to her by Spalding. Once again, the man without the power of speech is there to clean up the mess.
Scene Stealers:
• Angela Bassett’s iPad solitaire playing voodoo goddess. Whether she is dancing around a fire to summon fertility gods or lounging in a throne laying down the perimeters of battle, Bassett’s screen time was far too short!
• The silent men: Spalding’s lack of tongue places him at the mercy of Fiona’s word. Kyle’s inability to speak in this episode led to the other women in his life putting words in his mouth. Misty starts the episode trying to find a way to make him agree to stay with her. In the end Kyle makes the first utterance against the dominant female hierarchy.
• Madame LaLaurie watching President Obama’s reelection win on the “magic box.” A welcome cameo of the Flag Lady, enhanced by Bates’ tears over the ruin of our country.
• Academy, please ship Jessica Lange’s Emmy overnight. Framing the episode with two powerful monologues, Jessica Lange’s silent moments were equally captivating.
• Fiona’s final quips: “Bury her deep, God knows what all that [stuff] in her body will do to lawn when it coms up in the spring.” And, “This Coven doesn’t need a new Supreme. It needs a new rug.”
Check out the preview for next week’s episode here:
Watch ‘American Horror Story: Coven’ episode 4, ‘Fearful Pranks Ensue’ Wednesday, October 30 at 10 p.m. ET on FX
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