American Horror Story: Delicate Part Two Is Acting Like Rent Isn’t Due
We’re back, or should I say American Horror Story: Delicate is back with a part two. The preceding episode that marked the end of part one left off on a cliffhanger, but certainly not one that kept me up at night. Nonetheless, I still tuned in to see if AHS: Delicate could redeem itself.
The first part of this series was only five episodes in length, so episode six marks part two and starts with the story of another tragedy inflicted on a woman: this time Anna’s (Emma Roberts) mother. Her mom is seen holding a baby Anna while Anna’s dad is less than helpful and more so a nuisance. Later in the night, Anna’s mother complains of leg pain, while her husband tells her it’s ‘nothing.’ I guess the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, because the whole situation seemed strikingly familiar to one we’ve seen, *cough, cough, Anna and Dex. We then see the two in bed, lights off, and Anna’s mom starts to convulse and shake. To a normal person this scene is alarming, but to a selfish man such as Anna’s dad, he doesn’t do anything and actually tells her to now calm down. Cut to him carrying a screaming baby Anna while his dead wife is being wheeled into a hospital room. If only men would listen. Anywho, a nurse comes into the room to soothe fussy Anna and help the very apparent clueless father. The woman is revealed to be Nicolette (Michaela Jaé Rodriguez), the same woman who manages Anna’s temporary Hamptons estate.
This is where the problems start. I’ll admit, the opening scene had me enticed and excited. It was everything you’d want from AHS, the gore, the cryptic tones, and suspense. As soon as Nicolette came in, all of that washed away. AHS: Delicate has revealed their antagonists far too early in the season for there to be any suspense. Instead of waiting for a big ah-ha moment this season, we’re waiting for when Siobhan (Kim Kardashian), Nicolette, Ivy (Cara Delevingne), and Sonia (Annabelle Dexter-Jones) reveal themselves to be who we’ve known all along — the villains in the story.
It makes for an otherwise anti-climatic season. We’ve also seen the same imagery throughout the measly six episodes we’ve been supplied so far, which are as followed: black goats and cats, the Anna doll, and red writing on mirrors. I think this season’s writers forgot that the entire essence of AHS is to leave some ambiguity. However, I’m still holding out faith and will tune in next week.
You can catch up on all things AHS: Delicate on Wednesdays on FX, or streaming on Hulu the next day.
