Review of Ba'al

American Horror Stories: Ba'al (2021)
Season 1, Episode 5
7/10
Better Writing in This One.
7 August 2021
Warning: Spoilers
...no wonder Billie Lourd chose this one to be a part of. (Do you really think it's an accident that "poor Carrie Fisher's daughter" got the best part?_ Come on, people...she's not responsible for the content. They let her have the part because of who her mother is.

That being said, I love Billie Lourd but I don't think she's the be all end all actress that "saved the series." The writing and content (and that opening title sequence ALONE was above and beyond) is what made the episode better.

Which leads me to the creep factor: This one was absolutely creepy, from opening to the statues to the items in that girl's apartment.

It was VERY obvious to me that the blond chick was going to be part of it. Once the creatures began to mutate...I got suspicious. However, giving the benefit of the doubt PLUS knowing how crazy things can get with AHS...I reserved my suspicions. (Then was validated. Yay Me, boo for the show...wouldn't it have been better if it wasn't a set up?) Yes I know it twists yet again, but at that point...? Predictable.

They needed to review legalities regarding inheritances a little better; no person with that kind of money would be allowed (yes, you read that correctly) to just hand it over to the husband in this case. If she kept the money in a separate account--which would have been an advisory long before she inherited it--he'd get nothing, it would skip to the child. I had an ex whose mother thought she (and her son) were going to live on easy street once we got married...and this VERY THING had come up, that I was unwell or unfit, etc., just to get my inheritance. Took them three attorneys (after I divorced him) telling them that they were not 'entitled' to anything that was left to me. I kept everything separate--ESPECIALLY the inheritance which happened during the marriage--and my Wills and Codicils were all in line during the marriage and after regarding our children. They literally hired three attorneys to try and get their hands on my money.

So AHStories needs better consultants IF they are going to run on a budget. This series has fallen short of that, but we'll forgive them, as AHS original will be here in less than 20d.

I hope all the other episodes are as good as this one, no matter what I did or did not like about this one.

Thank you for reading dear family of AHS, if you got this far.

Peace.
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