Fire and Reign
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Episode 9
| "Fire and Reign" | |
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| American Horror Story episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 8 Episode 9 |
| Directed by | Jennifer Arnold |
| Written by | Asha Michelle Wilson |
| Production code | 8ATS09 |
| Original air date | November 7, 2018 |
| Running time | 38 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Fire and Reign" is the ninth episode of the eighth season of the anthology television series American Horror Story. It aired on November 7, 2018, on the cable network FX. The episode was written by Asha Michelle Wilson, and directed by Jennifer Arnold.[1]
Having made a deal with the Antichrist, Dinah Stevens breaks a protective spell that Cordelia placed on Miss Robichaux's Academy, letting Michael and Mead in. Together, they murder most of the witches, including Zoe, Queenie, and Bubbles, but Cordelia, Myrtle, and Mallory escape. Michael meets with Jeff and Mutt who present him with the Cooperative, an organization of elites who sold their souls to Satan in exchange for worldly gifts – formerly known as the Illuminati. They begin to devise plans for the end of the world and Ms. Venable is made the administrator of Outpost 3.
Cordelia, Myrtle, Mallory, Madison, and Coco take refuge in Misty Day's shack. Cordelia is devastated as she fails to resurrect the murdered witches, and Madison reveals that Michael has the capability to erase souls from existence. Myrtle reveals that there might be a way to bring the dead witches back via a time-travel spell known as Tempus infinitum, but mentions that every attempt to perform such a feat resulted in death. Myrtle believes Mallory possesses such power and asks her to travel back in time to save Anastasia Romanov from execution. Mallory successfully travels back in time but is unable to save Anastasia.
Because of Mallory's near success, Cordelia contemplates dying to let Mallory rise as the Supreme, and therefore secure the success of the spell. Myrtle discourages her, certain that she has some fight left. The witches travel to California to seek aid from Behold and John Henry, only to find them and their students murdered (presumably by Michael and Mead).
Michael and Mead meets with the Cooperative, where they begin to gather information about the Outposts and start the plan for the Apocalypse.
