User Reviews

I miss the AHS seasons where all the sub plots tied in at the end and the "big reveal" was satisfying and not what you were expecting. This one's was just dumb. There was no element of shock or surprise or interesting nuances I would have to explain to my husband why it was cool and good writing. AND! They never answered my one burning question which is what is the deal w the mark on everyone's face?!?! Seemed to turn out to be just a bizarre friendship bracelet with no other real significance as to why they all have the mark. Did I miss something?! Super lame. Hope they do better next time. Thanks!

Really not sure why I keep tuning in each year, but the promise of a new story always makes me think "Well maybe this one will be good" Unfortunately, not the case for the 3rd year in a row (arguably since 2016).

I felt this season started off well, in both the acting, story, and the mysteriousness. However, each episode was (intentionally) confusing and there was never really much answered up until the last few episodes. This sort of style sorta makes the finale the be all and end all of the season as it needs to explain everything and wrap up the story in a good way that makes it worth not knowing what was going on for 8 episodes.

This episode doesn't do a very good job at that unfortunately, and instead adds more unexplained/weird things while answering a few plot points. Yet, the reveals aren't very satisfying, and still lead to more questions than answers. The very short runtime (31 mins!) doesn't help much as it all felt very rushed.

I also found the acting (besides Emma Roberts) just horrible this episode. Yet, I don't think that was the fault of the actors, as I'm pretty sure they were told to act that way for some reason. It was all over the top and sorta silly, which didn't match the tone at all with the rest of the season.

The one thing that really didn't make much sense to me was the last 5 minutes where the ghost(?) of the other sister showing up which lead to a chant from Emma Roberts, which somehow easily killed Sibohan (a very ancient and powerful being) and somehow maybe (don't know for sure) the other witches and made Emma Roberts character have a seemingly(?) happy ending... I've read an explanation from someone who read the book and sure, that makes sense I guess with the added context, but in the context of what we've been shown on the screen, it doesn't make sense at all as none of it is explained. The open ending doesn't really work as it was not deserved as again, the whole season has been somewhat open ended on everything. Everyone I watched it with audibly said "What?" As the credits rolled.

The good here however, is some of the shock value (gore) and the CGI. Emma Roberts I thought was a good actress this episode as well and I thought the directing/cinematography was well done.

Overall, a very rushed season finale that doesn't really answer the questions we wanted and instead adds more mystery which annoys and makes you wonder why you wasted all those hours watching this season.

Garbage, just garbage, they built up 8 episodes for this? A 30 minute episode? Kim/Siobhan dies out of nowhere with just a simple spell, we haven't even got a scene where Anna and Dex learn that Adeline and Sonia were actually twin sisters and Sonia explained her backstory. Ivy also died out of nowhere, extremely dumb death. The other witches except the Ashley(igh)'s were painful to watch. So many characters who were needed in the storyline were missing like the old Lady who helped Anna, Dex's father, we still don't know how Kim's "bf" died. The ending just made 0 sense, Anna kills a spider and holds her baby and that's how it ends. Stupid just stupid.

I liked the first part of the episode up until Anna delivered the baby, especially the acting. Emma Roberts' scream sounded so jarring and genuine, and the way the baby was conceived was intriguing. But everything went downhill after that point. There were so many questions left unanswered, and the ending made no sense at all.

For starters, we don't get to find out the deal with the dolls, despite that plot taking up several scenes in previous episodes. There's no explanation as to what Siobhan is, or what the green heels and spiders are about, etc. Not only that, but the ending gives us even more unanswered questions. Why and how did Dexter's ex-girlfriend (Adeline) suddenly appear to cast a spell with Anna? How was Siobhan, an ancient powerful being, defeated SO easily with just a spell? Did the other witches die? Why did Anna put on Siobhan's hat? If Siobhan was in the room, why didn't she try to stop them? How did casting that spell make Anna's baby not a monster anymore?

Also there is Ivy. She got killed by Siobhan for killing Dex (Siobhan's son), and Sonia witnessed her mother getting killed but didn't even react. There was no conflict, no sadness, no shock from her. She saw her mother die and just acted like nothing happened. If I'm being honest, it would've made so much more sense if Sonia had helped Anna cast a spell to get rid of Siobhan for killing her mother, instead of having Adeline randomly appear for no reason.

I also felt like the witches were greatly underdeveloped. Despite giving us a lot of screen time with them in this episode they still felt flat SPECIALLY Ashley and Ashleigh which were the main witches along with Siobhan. They're just as important as Siobhan and we never got anything of significance from them this season or this episode other than explaining along with the others why they were doing all of this.

Overall, the ending felt rushed and added many things at the last minute that didn't make sense. The reasoning behind why they did all of this felt weak and strange, and the way they defeated the 'villain' (Siobhan) was just plain awful. I was really rooting for this season-I saw people hate on it, but I actually liked it but this ending is indefensible.

I've read numerous lengthy internet breakdowns, recaps, explanations, and reviews of this episode and it makes one wonder how an episode that's almost universally considered poor at best, ever sees the light of day. I am not a professional reviewer by any stretch but even I could see that this episode, which was somewhat short, was rushed and not very thought through. Sub-plots and the deaths of the characters involved were managed very poorly or simply glossed over. And don't even get me started on the deaths of seemingly all-powerful characters in the most unclimactic ways possible. How exactly does a character that's been around for hundreds (or thousands) of years just disappear with a few words chanted? Talk about the mother of all letdowns. My point is, how does such an episode make it past writers, directors, producers, etc. Without anyone saying aloud how bad it really is?

As a long time AHS fan/watcher (since season 3) this season's finale felt natural. It explained the things that we needed to know about this season and left us with enough unanswered moments to feast upon with our own interpretation.

It makes me sad to see certain reviews saying that nothing had been explain in the finale (like the dolls which did get explained) and people need to be spoonfed almost everything nowdays.

I also wanted to comment on how Delicate and NYC are similar yet so different because both seasons deal with the gender specific problems that these 2 seasons almost seem like a necessity in the AHS catalogue.

Note: Reading the book Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine which this season is based on really helps connecting more dots.

Ryan Murphy is obviously obsessed with witches. Personally, I find the subject "slightly interesting " at best, certainly not interesting enough to be the basis for 3+ seasons.

That being said, "Delicate" was just Rosemary's Baby with a hack-writer rewrite and a LAME finale.

The entire season, I'd hoped there would be more that would reveal itself but guess what? There ISNT!!!

Blah blah blah, witches do witchy things, blah blah blah, Emma Roberts mumbles some Latin and destroys the bad guys (or gals, as the case may be) and poof! All is right with the world!!

Knowing what I know now, I never would have even bothered to watch the season. The "finale "was the biggest disappointment to date! I really feel like Ryan Murphy used up all his best tricks after season five and since then has just been either remaking, lame, modernized versions of old horror, movies, or just rambling off some gibberish with some witches thrown in. I probably won't be watching another season, if they even bother to produce another season after this bomb.

I was somewhat on board for this season but throughout I've just gotten more and more disappointed. Between Kim's terrible acting and the poorly thought out plot, I find it hard to believe this is the same show that once gave us Murder House and Coven. Also, Emma Roberts' acting has severely gone downhill IMO, and this last episode was definitely the worst. I understand the metaphor Murphy was going for but it felt extra disingenuous coming from Kim, a woman who (on the surface at least) seems to have it all. Additionally there were no plot twists at all - it was obvious from way back that the dad was involved. Come on guys, you know what the fans want, and it's not this garbage.

Honestly, I'm a little disappointed by this very hasty ending, with holes in the script and so many unanswered questions, and I wonder, why?

It's a real shame because I really liked this season as a whole, it was one of the best in years, Emma Roberts is fabulous, incredibly talented and beautiful, Anna Alcott's character is very complex and fascinating, unfortunately Shioban is a very weak villain, unfortunately the fault of Kim Kardashian's lack of talent, but in fact, overall season 12 was very good, then we get to such a botched ending.

How is it possible that a very powerful and thousand-year-old witch is killed by a simple nursery rhyme???

What happens to the other witches?

Who left the dolls with nails?

Why does Anna wear Shioban's hat in the end and why does the child go from being a monster back to being human???

All unanswered questions, everything told too quickly, an ending that is not an ending.... A real shame, a very good season which however is partially ruined in the finale, in the last minutes, because for example, the birth scene is very intense, thanks to the very good Emma.

I hope that season 13 has a good ending and above all that it is the series finale, 13 seasons are enough.

In the present moment, Anna is escorted off the stage after just winning an Oscar. She approaches Siobhan, curious about how she had known about her victory, and also refers to Dex by his alternative name, as she hates him now. Although Anna isn't pleased to see him, she allows him to join her in the ambulance. However, an unsettling situation unfolds during their ambulance ride. Surprisingly, there is no medical professional present. Ivy takes control of driving the ambulance, and tragically, she murders Anna's security personnel. Dex steps forward to assist Anna in delivering her baby, which is imminent. Unfortunately, the act of giving birth results in the severing of his hand.

The ambulance comes to a halt at a distant garage outside the city. Ivy forcefully places Dex's hand in his own mouth to "quiet" him, while Anna lets out another scream. Shortly after, Anna is seen lying on a stretcher as the other Women in Black instruct her to push. Anna successfully gives birth to a healthy baby, but is denied the chance to hold him. Ivy accuses her of prioritizing the Oscar over her own child. This leads to a heated confrontation, with Anna attempting to reclaim her baby only to be stopped by a sudden attack from behind. She is urged to give in and cease her resistance.

Anna awakens to find herself surrounded by many other members of the satanic cult. To her dismay, she realizes that she is unable to move, as she has been paralyzed. The women disclose that they seek out women who possess perfection and ambition, offering them an opportunity to be part of their mission. However, they withhold the details of this mission from Anna for the time being. Siobhan, one of the women, blames Anna for her current state, asserting that her attempt to reclaim the baby led to her paralysis. In addition, they present Anna with a choice: either join their ranks and receive the remarkable gifts of youth and beauty they possess, or face a fate similar to Preecher's, whom had tragically been decapitated after being kidnapped from the ER. Furthermore, Siobhan shocks Anna by revealing that she had a romantic relationship with Dex's father, and is, in fact, Dex's biological mother. Astonishingly, Anna discovers that she gave birth to the most powerful vessel of all, a baby who belongs to Siobhan and Dex. Siobhan informs Anna that she can hold the baby, but doing so would mean she must join their cause.

Anna is brought to a sinister nursery where Siobhan eliminates Ivy for murdering Dex. Siobhan discloses that she has preserved Dex's reproductive organs to create creatures with women, including Anna, in order to save humanity by establishing a matriarchy. Siobhan claims to be the Auteur and the ruler of the world. She entrusts Anna with a baby, who is discovered to have claws. Anna struggles as she feeds the baby, enduring pain from his bites and bloodsucking. Siobhan emphasizes that motherhood, despite its pain, is a beautiful experience. She asserts that she and Anna are blood bound, destined to be together forever.

Adeline, dressed in white, appears to Anna while she is singing to the baby and shedding tears. Adeline starts chanting the same prayer she used to recite in her restaurant, and Anna follows suit. Adeline conveys that only light can defeat darkness, and their combined chanting commences the destruction of Siobhan. Siobhan crumbles, the mirror shatters, and the monstrous baby vanishes. Anna's paralysis is lifted. All that remains is Siobhan's headpiece, which Anna wears. Upon hearing a baby cry, Anna locates an all-white nursery with a normal baby in a crib. Despite encountering a spider, Anna swiftly eliminates it before picking up the baby. She hears whispers and realizes she still possesses her Oscar and her baby, concluding with what she always had wanted: It all.

This had so much potential and they just wasted it. First of all I though the acting was okay considering the material that was given to them to work with.

I don't know if the writers are the same with previous seasons but the show even though it started with each season being a different story, they connected some seasons together later. I really hoped this was going to be one of those seasons which could have saved it at least. Once I realized it was about witches I kept hoping they will connect it with Coven somehow... I mean Madison in Coven was a movie star, Anna was a movie star in this season, she looks the same apart from being older. The season was about witches and it could have easily been a prequel on how the witches from Coven were born.

As a standalone story it all in all was terrible. I still don't know what the whole season was about. Motherhood? Witches? Stalkers? Rich people? Also I refused to believe the part where Siobhan died was real... a powerful witch died from a ghost and Anna chanting a few words?