American Horror Story Season 13: The Antichrist Mystery MUST Be Solved!
American Horror Story Season 13: A Must-Solve Mystery Left Hanging
American Horror Story (AHS), created by the legendary duo Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, is getting a thirteenth season! That’s amazing. This insanely popular horror anthology has a crazy amount of fans, yet there are some unresolved story issues. This isn’t something new: Many series has left plot points unaddressed—yet this show and its legacy requires an addressing of an issue long ignored in the earlier series and seasons. What happens next? We look into this critically important thematic and plot issue here. Get ready for spoilers from Apocalypse (season 8) and some speculation for the future.
AHS has this format: each season tackles a completely different horror theme. While some seasons truly capture the viewers’ imaginations; other seasons are a little more lackluster—creating both amazing highs and disappointing lows—leading to various criticisms of whether or not certain creative ideas truly worked, especially with its newer releases. There are also many returning actors (Evan Peters and Sarah Paulson are teased for season 13). Yet all that is ultimately less interesting and far less impacting than one major detail: AHS’s big unresolved mystery.
The Antichrist Mystery: Left Hanging Since Apocalypse
Season 8, Apocalypse, explored the rise of the Antichrist – this huge event connected three previous seasons—Murder House, Coven, and Hotel. Remember Tate Langdon (Peters)’s son with Vivien Harmon (Connie Britton)? He’s the Antichrist. It is described as having supernatural powers; which includes those events leading to that baby’s continued growth; despite difficulties surrounding various people trying to prevent this event and end him! His growth was portrayed as the main driving plot force of this whole story.
Then, things changed completely in an unbelievably fast, and totally epic moment of creative intervention which is why fans still remain highly invested. Apocalypse’s climax shows Mallory (Billie Lourd) killing that infant Antichrist (Michael). Yet this moment also rewrites history; only setting the stage for a bigger issue – that new Antichrist, Devan, now gets introduced! He shows some of the very same characteristics; causing fear of what this implies.
Delicate's Oversight: A Missed Opportunity
Season 12, Delicate, avoided any resolution, completely failing to do the very important work and ignoring any related mentions or discussions surrounding the story of Devan! That plot hole now needs to get filled. Why is that important? Because Devan’s introduction really is linked to Michael Langdon's story arc and significance; it also sets the narrative arc from a series standpoint–demonstrating the necessity for revisiting an otherwise forgotten piece, adding weight and profundity to season 13’s storytelling. What possibly happened? There are already expectations generated, but a completely unexplored plot needs its resolution in a larger narrative.
Season 13: A Last Chance for Resolution?
AHS got renewed through season 13 (there's no further word past that, hinting towards a possible series conclusion with season 13. This means, a final, possibly definitive answer regarding that plot is critical, for satisfying those viewers hoping to see closure—this creates anticipation but adds additional significance for these writers to take the opportunity available and deliver this. Why should anyone expect these story writers to address this now, decades later? Michael Langdon's importance to the storyline makes this a major point to include!
This doesn’t require revisiting Apocalypse’s entire story, but an episode resolving Devan’s fate would matter immensely, especially for a large segment of this ever-growing audience who really, truly want answers to the mysterious aspects surrounding these highly visible but unfulfilled expectations.
Conclusion: Don't Let the Antichrist Slip Through the Cracks!
Season 13 might just end AHS. It really shouldn't end with that enormous plot hole and a totally unsatisfied feeling for the audience members anticipating the end. If a series-finale gets confirmed, then not having answers would ruin an otherwise potentially very good ending!
The producers need to remember, audiences are still attached to Michael Langdon's arc, showing they've been interested in how and when his impact is going to end. They now need to capitalize on what they already created earlier! Not fixing this oversight would totally undervalue earlier efforts. It’s essential. This series shouldn’t become remembered only for the many successes of various creative concepts in certain years. Instead this storyline shows an extremely memorable and very interesting creative narrative arc, the potential payoff available to create that satisfying, fulfilling moment in an appropriate location in a future release!
