Episode 9 of “American Horror Story: NYC” doesn’t hold back when it comes to featuring some absolutely tragic moments. The two-parter centers upon Patrick (Russell Tovey), Sam (Zachary Quinto), and several of other main characters as they confront their regrets before they succumb to the AIDS epidemic. There’s no sugarcoating it — it’s a dark, bitter, and surprisingly poignant turn for the series. As it turns out, the episode’s willingness to scale back the horror in favor of confronting a real-life tragedy hit home with many fans. “I ain’t never cried to AHS before,” one fan tweeted following the episode’s premiere. “This season gave us a REAL American Horror Story.”
Some viewers felt the episode was exceptionally depressing by series standards. While there have been several “American Horror Story” moments that made fans cry, such as the death of Jessica Lange’s Sister Jude in “Asylum,” the series has rarely managed to pull on its audience’s heartstrings to this extent. “Is this the saddest AHS episode of all time?” another user tweeted.
As is to be expected with such an unprecedented tonal shift for the series, the ending of “American Horror Story: NYC” didn’t prove popular with every fan. Still, many were quick to defend the episode for nailing what it apparently set out to do: make viewers bawl their eyes out. “IDK how y’all are saying the ending was awful,” one viewer tweeted. “I was literally crying for 2 hrs straight. This was beautifully done.”
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