ThisAmerican Horror Story: Cultreview contains spoilers.
The fear of terrorism is at the heart of the seasons arc.
It is its pulse.
Mid Western Assassin explores a different nightmarish version of the controlled assassin story than were accustomed.
Most political assassinations staged by outside forces in filmed entertainment come from theManchurian Candidatepremise.
The only difference is that there is no doubt Ally is left holding the gun.
Ally has enough holes in her psyche to pour several volumes of an assassins handbook into her brain.
Some of those holes are brought on by a fear of holes.
This happens during one of Allys private freak-outs.
The newly separated sufferer of every phobia known and unknown to science is wide open for suggestion.
Everything and everyone she thought could betray her is confirmed right after the trauma.
Theyve instilled fear and paranoia.
Theyve gone after politicians and journalists and are rising in the polls.
Kai does an impersonation of Mayor Quimby fromThe Simpsonswhile aiming for a JFK voice during a Facebook suicide note.
Even the suicide is twisted to the new political way.
Sallys suicide is labeled an abandonment, and Kai is ready to pick up those left behind.
The doctor professes that he didnt get any such information from the ex-cult member.
In the opening sequence, Harrison takes off after imploring Ivy (Alison Pill) to run.
He does not leave her behind.
He fully expects that she is behind him.
As much as it may look like he abandoned her, his voice says it is imperative she run.
Gary cut off his own hand to vote.
But Kai could fix anything.
The first thing he fixes is Ivy.
He sees that Ally sucked all the happiness from her soul.
It all is rooted in womb envy.
Kai totally breaks Meadow down until she is a nothing that doesnt exist.
Her demise is carried out with no regrets.
Then Kai reinvents her.
The political patsy is a time honored position.
He was described as being in some kind of trance at the time of the shooting.
But what was it that put the idea in his head in the first place.
Meadow is certainly in a trance, but she is not the ultimate target.
This reviewer wonders how many Zapruder tapes were made from the crowd on their cellphones during Kais shooting.
The audience sees what the voters see.Violence can erupt at any time, regardless of crime statistics.
But we also see how anyone can be a killer, even the bad neighbor next door.
Mid-Western Assassin was written by Todd Kubrak, and directed by Bradley Buecker.
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Rating:
4.5 out of 5
