Welcome back scurrdy cats… I’m trying to get my AHS:Coven mojo back, but being chained to Tamara’s radiator for the extra week has depleted my brilliance…. We are past the series halfway mark, and I’m so fucking annoyed at show creator Ryan Murphy. He does not know how to tease with spoilers. He goes straight for the money shot by blabbing everrythang except for who is the next Supreme? Just ignore the internet until after the finale …But he did say ”Nobody has guessed who the Supreme is.” So does that mean we are WRONG thinking its Zoe or Misty? Every other witch has been named, so I am going to take a wild guess. Wouldn’t it be ironic if this female dominated series concluded with a male Supreme? #BibleBoy …Remember I was right about Hank… Just curse me out in comments below.
Episode 8 “The Sacred Taking” is titled after a real tradition that dates back to the Salem days. Sometimes in order to protect other witches, a witch is allowed the sacred act of committing suicide. Well Cordelia is in “kill mommie” mode, and she is convinced of the identity of the next Supreme. So Cordelia leads the girls in this The Sacred Taking ritual which allows for the next Supreme’s ascension. How do you convince selfish Fiona to selflessly commit suicide even though she is struggling with her ailing health? The plan is to convince Fiona to give up hope so that she will take her own life. In spite of her cancer the Supreme Witch Bitch ain’t going out like that because she has got some ghost dick to ride. She intends to spite them all.
Well something happens in this episode, and Cordelia realizes that Fiona is indeed the baddest & strongest witch in town. So is it a good idea to want to kill mommie when the witch hunter is on his way to kill your Coven? Fiona is no dummy, and she is usually a step ahead of everyone else. Watch out Cordelia. #MommieDearest
A dangerous enemy is trying to kill Misty at her swamp shack. Could it be someone from her hometown trying to kill her again, or is she also in the cross hairs of witch hunters? Well a panicked Misty goes to the Academy just in time after her Crepe Myrtle blooms.
After Queenie betrayed her Coven for Marie’s voodoo tribe, she makes a decision about where her loyalties are after a tense meeting with her Coven sisters…but she delivers a warning but to who? …And Delphine is living a different kind of hell now. Living for eternity underground is a cake walk compared to being tortured by Marie over and over again; to feel the pain repeatedly and yet not die. But what’s more tragic for Delphine is that she’s still wearing that Forever 21 studded tiger sweatshirt.
We finally get to see Luke who hasn’t been seen since the zombie attack. Unfortunately for Luke his mother Joan decided to severely punish him for his involvement with the girls. However Nan wants to help him but it ends in tragedy. I don’t know what’s happening, but if they kill Nan off like they did in season 1 there will be hell to pay by me and the fans.
And what about Spalding? Hmmm. On AHS dead doesn’t mean your gig is over. He’ still around and has stuff to do. He better clean that house up before Stevie Nicks arrives at the Academy. She will appear in 2 episodes starting after the holiday break on Jan 8….Watch Episode 8 of American Horror Story: Coven on Wed 10pm EST on FX. You can stalk me on twitter @Urethra_F .
Dammit, Urethra…… I just love you. That is all.
That’s sweet, but I expected to get cursed out.
Fuck you UF…..there I cussed you out…..but Damn It…I Can’t Quit You..:-)
Thank You. I needed to hear that. #lol
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skipping so many weeks again has at least this viewer mad. Are they going to replay the earlier episodes so we can get caught back up? We get two more shows before the break? NO STEVIE FOR CHRISTMAS??
Nearly all the shows are taking a hiatus for the holidays. BUT NBC has the Olympics and theirs will be even LONGER. 🙁 You may have to pick a reality show.
On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 9:40 PM, Tamara Tattles
No Stevie Nicks until episode 10 which airs Jan 8.
Episode 8 & 9 for the next 2 weeks. Then he we have 3 weeks of NO AHSCoven. The holidays are cruel. …. If you need to get caught up, read my recaps. Just click the links that are tagged for AHS or AHSCoven. They are all there.
UF as much as i love the recaps..and i do..its not the same as watching. My point was more after three weeks without they ought to give us a mini marathon to get back in the groove. A little reward for being faithful viewers. You said it yourself you hadta get your AHS mojo back.
oh yeah i see your point. Lucky for me my DVR holds a lot of hours. I still have all the shows saved to watch anytime. Only recently I deleted ahs season 2.
I’m not even reading this pre-show blog, as I never do, since as you said in your opening, I don’t want an entire show spoiler, but I just wanted to drop in to say I CANNOT WAIT!!! I am having AHS withdrawal. Can’t believe we’re already 8 episodes in. Doesn’t seem like it at all. I’ll see you all in the after show blog. Make it good UF! (as if you could ever do any differently). *wink
I’m starting to look more Endora and less Samantha every day. ~Fiona
Me too Fiona, Me too.
Seven Wonders __ another Stevie Nicks song from Fleetwood Mac’s Tango in the Night album.
something ive wondered for a while now..If resugence is so easy and they have brought back a few now..WHY werent ANY of the old salem coven witches been brought back? Every year fewer and fewer Zoe said.
I just have to laugh at Myrtle stealing a dying Fiona’s jewelery. Hilarious. LOL
Stealing and Jewelry. I was right on your twitter!
It was funny because don’t we all have that family member that will take some jewelery from the dead? I know I do.
I wish I would have, before several other people did. At a couple of deaths actually.
Was the witch hunter, Hank? I mean he knows where the damn witches live. So I guess this is a new witch hunter with really a really bad GPS and even worse aim..
Um I was prepared for an ARM, but not THAT! OMG!
Are you serious? That Entertainment Weekly cover was a huge spoiler. They practically told us to expect it.
I didn’t see an EW cover. I try to put in pics without really reading your previews. I am trying to avoid spoilers! 🙂
You post my write ups with out reading them first? How do u know I haven’t written some crazy shit like I love Hitler or something?
I scan the previews with one eye looking for Hitler and gay porn links. This week, I know we don’t have great pictures so nothing was going to fit perfectly. 🙂 I skim the recaps with two eyes trying to get pictures in reasonable places while still getting the post up ASAP. Once I have posted and publicized it, I go back and read it closely and comment. 🙂
On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 4:59 AM, Tamara Tattles
I figured that after the head Fiona sent but I don’t get why she thought the coven would give a rat’s azz.
Yes, I was thinking hand.
Why would the witch hunter try to kill ONE witch next door with his sniper instead of going for the actual witch house and having a better chance? He deserves to get GOT by Marie.
Marie must have figured after digging Delphine up and giving her clothes and hamburgers the coven liked her. So she sent the head to let them know they need a new maid.
Hmm… could be. I was also thinking that she was letting them know that the games have only just begun. Delphine’s head was just a point she was making.
Fiona just said shit I did that a month ago, cant think of anything new? Hardware Hank/witch hunter was trying for one at a time to not alert the others..too late they know now
This may be totally off the wall thinking and feel free to give me your opinions… But why when Cordelia hugged myrtle did she not get a reading from her???
And I’m not too sold on Misty being swamp Supreme
I think because she is “undead”.
But she read Madison didn’t she??
OMG Tamara you are right. I had a brain fart. I’m busy writing a recap for tomorrow. Hmmm. Good point about Myrtle. File that under #PlotHole
I’m thinking those that thought the hottie mcbody next door was the next supreme were on the money. The bullet was meant for him. All the weird attempts his mom was making… They knew the new supreme was in their midst. It’s definitely him.
Also, I’m sick of every episode wondering who the next supreme is. I frankly don’t even care. I don’t expect much plot thickening from Ryan Murphy, I just want to see more witchcraft, sex, and bitchiness quite honestly. Like wtf was this epi anyways?
With absolutely no basis to my guess I said weeks ago he could be the Supreme. I was ridiculed, but still believed that there was more to his story. Everything is for a reason on this show.
I also think there’s more to both Luke and his enema-loving mommie dearest. She’s either a bonifide religious zealot or a witch who’s been born again. She might even have been the actual target of the witch-hunting sniper, after all, Fiona decided to test Misty out on bringing her back to life. Luke is either just a victim of child abuse or something akin to “Carrie” ….but still can’t figure out if he has ANY power whatsoever, why in the hell didn’t he just shoot that tube out of his ass before it entered???
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Ohmahgah. That was epic and nonsensical, as always. I still can’t decide whether I love this show or whether it’s total shit. I cannot stop watching, though. Damn you, Ryan Murphy. Totally agree that the bullet was for Luke and that he’s the next Supreme. And Kyle made me positively MELT this episode. Melt, I tell you. Although something tells me it’s not going to be a smooth ride for him and Zoe if Madison has her way. His “this road goes two ways” comment, while copied from the computer, could mean he loves them both, but he obviously wasn’t responding to Madison with warmth the way he was with Zoe. Eeeek.
Poor Nan…lolz….nobody has the heart to tell her why she can’t be the Supreme…side eyes work just as well right?? Oh well…at least she’ll always bea Pretty Girl!
with all the mama issues these characters have i wonder what Ryan Murphy thinks of his mom
He’s gay, which means he most likely adores her to the point of having a mini shrine to her in his home. Or he could be in the minority of that minority and hate her and harbor a tremendous fear of vaginas. The vast majority of gay men I know or have known (and I assure your that I have a statistically significant pool of guys to base my evidence on) fall in the first category. There is no bell curve in my data points just two extreme options.
On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 6:47 AM, Tamara Tattles
Um…Tamara…Yeah, I’m the gay guy who throws off that theory. Really. You found your bell curve right here.
Nope, you are in the first group. 🙂 Look around your house and office, how many pictures of your mother are there?
On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 5:21 PM, Tamara Tattles
Um..like one picture at home and a couple of our family on FB. Really. We get along fine, I love her, but I neither worship nor fear her. Or her vagina. Or any vagina for that matter. I’m rather indifferent on the subject – they are interesting for what they are, but not something I prefer seeing on a regular basis.
Fine, I will put you down at the top of the otherwise non-existent bell curve. 🙂
On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 7:55 PM, Tamara Tattles
I didn’t watch this episode yet but will check it out this evening. was trying to check out that mini series on TNT, Mob city. that crap put me straight to sleep! I highly recommend it for those who have insomnia.
Nan told Luke right after he was shot…”Don’t leave me….I am your supreme”…..so Nan just may be the Supreme
OK let me school you all. FIrst of all a man cannot be a Supreme. However every coven needs one male among them. I am guessing Spalding has served as the male energy in that coven. He did say his family has served that coven for many years. Or maybe the little queen on the council.
Fiona is not the Supreme. She stole it by killing the previous Supreme. Therefore, who in that class was the real supreme? In flashbacks we see a red headed girl and a dark haired girl in Fiona’s class. So could Myrtle be the true Supreme? Or is it bible woman next door? Maybe a reason she is so over zealous in her religion? She is a witch and knew the supremacy was stolen from her? So she denounces her witchery and goes full force to Jesus? Would make sense.
It would certainly explain why someone was out to kill her. Hank, a bad aim? Maybe not. Maybe he knows you have to take out the Supreme first. Why else would Fiona want Misty to bring her back to life? Remember when Fiona and bible woman first spoke, Fiona told her Madison had to “work on her aim” because she missed her. But Fiona has Misty bring her back to life? Why? Fiona knows the coven is under attack…and she knows it needs it’s true Supreme. Maybe Fiona’s attempt to redeem herself for stealing the Supremacy?
Big hint. When the new Supreme comes into her power, the old one begins to lose her’s.. They lead you to think Fiona is losing it because of that. Wrong. Fiona was going to lose it anyway because she is not the Supreme.
New Supreme…. Myrtle said insurgency is a sign of the Supreme. Misty has only brought back one bird, herself, couple alligators…..and maybe Myrtle. (If Myrtle is the true Supreme, she brought herself back.)
Zoe brought Kyle back with a kiss. Misty only put mud on his scars. Then Misty had Zoe put her hands on Madison….therefore Zoe brought Madison back….not Misty.
So there you go…now you see.
it sure looked like Misty brought back Lukes mom. Misty needed Zoes help with Madison cuz she had *too much death inside her* probably leftover from Spalding. Zoe read the spell from a book for Kyle the kiss was the final touch. Fiona didnt just say I am the supeme and then she was. The council put her thru the tests to prove she IS the supreme..at least for now. Madisons aim was due to the curtains not Lukes mom burning. If Myrtle brought herself back to life why is she so taken with Misty doing that? Spaldings family has served the coven for 10 generations or over 300 years its been said. The top male witch is chancelor and is appointed by the supreme.
Re the theories of Fiona being a Supreme or not, I’m pretty sure she is the real deal. And when she was so weak when Madison was doing the red dress dance she could barely close that door, then swallows pills, throws up, perks up, ends up next door and with just a flick of her wrist, doors close, cops answer her questions and leave the premises? She’s got her mojo back. She’s definitely the Supreme for now. And I really think she had Misty revive Mrs. Luke for a reason other than testing her: Mama Luke is likely a witch from the same school as Fiona, and renounced her power for Jesus, but she’s needed now. There’s a war coming and whatever the problems among the witches, they need to band together to fight off the Voodoos. Just my humble opinion but it’s Ryan Murphy’s crazy world and we know he’s making this shit up as he goes, it’s not all been filmed yet!
Hi everybody.. My recap is finished. Just waiting for TT to post it soon. Let’s carry this great insightful discussion over there too!!!!!!
Well Thank God! (I knew I should’ve written down things last night that were noteworthy to me – other than what I couldn’t help myself to spit out here. I’ve probably forgotten unless your recap sparks my memory:)
Your comments are always great. Especially the ones above. When the recap posted is soon, copy and paste comments again because they are though provoking points.
UF i watched the ep7 rerun last night and caught the Axeman ask Fiona if her body ever make a lightshow before? He guessed not. That means Fiona was REALLY enjoying the Axeman when the lights exploded!!
Pop Boom Pow! LOL
I just watched this episode again, and I don’t think it was witch hunters that showed up to Misty’s cabin because the gunman used a shotgun. I don’t think professional witch hunters would use a shotgun. That is a “country” weapon. I think it was someone from her hometown for sure.