6 Burning Questions for the 'American Horror Story: Coven' Season Finale

It has been a long, meandering season for “American Horror Story: Coven.” Some subplots felt rushed, church lady Joan’s dark secret, others felt gratuitous, Kyle lingering in the background, while others, like the witch hunters, slammed shut too quickly. With the finale approaching, the identity of the new supreme is the big story. But there are some other lingering questions.

Will Fiona return?
Was it really that easy to get rid of Fiona? We didn’t see her body, and this show has a tradition of raising the dead. Besides, it is hard to believe the Axeman managed to blindside her with only a calico cat story as a distraction.

Is Cordelia pregnant?
It is a stretch, but that never stopped this show before!

Will Queenie finally deliver?
Early in the season, Queenie was a highlight of the show. Her subplot about being an outcast among outcasts added a welcome break from the Madison-Zoe rivalry. Unfortunately, Gabourey Sidibe’s dialogue was not very convincing during some of her bigger scenes. When she was telling someone off, it sounded more like reading than a read. Her voice grew very shrill and she rattled off insults as though she was going through a checklist. (This also happens on “The Big C.”) Will Queenie turn it around in the finale?

Is Myrtle up to something?
Okay, so Myrtle’s a little loopy with her theremin. But it almost seems as though she is too out of touch with reality. How did she go from being so suspicious of Fiona and concerned about the coven to obsessing about gardening and frivolous details such as Fiona’s portrait? Is Myrtle quietly working on a secret plan?

Does the power of resurrection come at a price?
Lore hints that her power of resurrection should come at a price—the life of another. “American Horror Story: Coven” seemed to be playing a different, undefined set of rules until the penultimate episode revealed details about The Seven Wonders, clearly explaining vitalium vitalis as “the balancing of scales between one life force and another."

Doesn’t that mean the witch who resurrects someone loses at least some of her own life force? If so, nearly everyone in the coven is in trouble. If not, the show needs to clarify the rules.

What about dropped characters?
What happened to the baby Laveau stole for Papa Legba? Is the ghostly Spalding still using it as his “living doll”? Someone, maybe Myrtle or Cordelia, had a Spynx cat earlier this season. What happened to that cat? Was it really just a cat?

The finale of “American Horror Story: Coven” airs January 29 on FX.