10 Things Wrong With American Horror Story: Coven

3. Fiona's Cancer Peaks When It's Convenient

As mentioned before, Fiona's character is introduced with a 'secret', this being that she has cancer. Fiona, the supreme, gets weaker and ill when one of the other witches' is advancing towards becoming the next supreme. Her cancer comes into play when she decides that she will kill each of the girls in order to stop herself from dying however her cancer goes from one extreme to the next. When she's introduced she's ill, she fears her hair may fall out. A few episodes through and she seems perfectly fine - which, we can argue, is normal with some cancer patients. Then, on the episode where the other witches torment her so she'll kill herself, she seems already on the edge of death, like the cancer is decaying her. Next episode, when she's decided to be OK again, her hair is back and she's alive and well. This secret goes back to what is completely wrong with this season which is that plot lines are introduced with a lot of potential and fall short. It seems that the writers don't know how to continue with a plot line. Fiona's cancer comes in and out when they please and peaks when it suits. When they want her to be well and swinging an ax into a man's throat, they do. When they want her hairless and crawling on the floor in pain, they do. To hell with continuity! Fiona's cancer relates back to the problem with character. She may be a witch and with that we don't need realism but she has a human disease - a life threatening disease - and with that we do need realism. To have her dying one minute and completely fine the next slants towards the ridiculous. Continuity may be something the writers don't consider but maybe they should.