"Forbidden Fruit" is the third episode of the eighth season of the anthology television series American Horror Story.
"Forbidden Fruit" was watched by 1.95 million people during its original broadcast, and gained a 0.9 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
The critical consensus reads, ""Forbidden Fruit" pushes Apocalypse forward, delivering on the gore, the glee, and most importantly, the girls.
"[3] Ron Hogan of Den of Geek gave the episode a 4.5/5, saying, "So far, aside from a mention of genetic perfection, there hasn't been much of a tie-in to the world of the witches (or to the ghosts, for the matter, aside from Michael Langdon's presence).
However, that connection was made more openly this week, after a solid episode which featured some very impressive visual trickery from director Loni Peristere.
Much like Rosenfield, she particularly praised the death scene of all Outpost 3 inhabitants, commenting that "I have never been so disgusted and so entertained in my life", and also liked the revelation about Mead's and Langdon's relationship.
He said, "Once the music switched from Bread to Rolling Stones, and the Coven ladies majestically swooped in, things felt infused with more energy.