by Conan Simmons – September 14, 2020 – 6:36 am
The latest installment of the groundbreaking horror series is clearly a setup for what’s to come.
Focusing heavily on Wunmi Mosaku’s Ruby as she makes a deal with William Braithwhite, played by Jordan Patrick Smith, to live a more privileged life. As was easily guessed from last week’s episode this means turning Ruby into a white woman. Jamie Neumann plays the alternate version of Ruby and assumes the name Hillary in a subtle nod to liberal racism.
Getting a job at a department store she immediately experiences sexual harassment and just as quickly starts asserting her perceived racial superiority upon a black co-worker. The dynamics between whites and blacks are the central theme throughout.
Things do get more involved when Christina Braithwhite (Abbey Lee) starts to bond with Ruby. The mysteries get deeper when helping the Braithwhite’s out on a favor Ruby discovers a new twist about a supporting character.
Meanwhile Atticus and Leti are in full romance mode while Montrose takes to embracing his own romantic identity after murdering a ghost in last week’s episode. How much of these developments are to be decisive in the season climax as opposed to just being character development is hard to tell.
What is very likely is Ruby may have conflicting interests when the time comes to pick a side. Also, it appears that Atticus’s time in the Korean War is going to be a major plot development when Ji-Ah, played by Jamie Chung, will finally stop being just a voice on the phone.
Overall this weeks episode is the goriest of the series so far as there are numerous scenes of metamorphism. Even though it’s cgi it is some of the bloodiest cgi and appropriately effective. The closing scene may only be shocking to the less seasoned viewers. The graphicness like much of the show does feel a bit heavy handed.
Naturally last weeks episode was going to be hard to beat. It is nice to see Wunmi Mosaku get a leading role for at least one episode this season. It’s clear that everyone on this series from the cast and crew are not afraid to tackle challenging scenes and subject matter. What mysteries await us next episode?