Written by Luke Barnes
Summary
A young woman , played by Bella Thorne, believes herself to be the target of a serial killer after she is chased by a manic driver.
This episode was lazy, they rip off the classic urban legend of the murderer in the backseat and think that by calling it out they somehow make up for it, which is simply untrue. I suppose I should give them some credit they do flip it so that the killer is actually the driver and the person in the backseat a victim, but even this feels contrived and lazy.
The story seems to go out of its way to spoil the twist, and when we finally learn that a bored and disinterested Bella Thorne is the murderer we are left going ‘well obviously’ rather than feeling anything even remotely akin to shock.
I would also question in what way this is supposed to be scary, it feels far too tongue in cheek, especially the ending and makes me question whether they even got the brief.
Overall, the worst episode of the second season of American Horror Stories so far.
Pros.
It is watchable
It is unintentionally funny at times
Cons.
Throne
The episode ruins the twist midway in
It isn’t scary
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