"Traitor" is the seventh episode of the eighth season of the anthology television series American Horror Story.
The ex-coven member is needed back within the circle in order to use her exceptional telepathic powers on Ariel Augustus and Baldwin Pennypacker.
The critical consensus reads, "Tricky table setting doesn't stop "Traitor" from having its cake and eating it too, skillfully returning to campy form with ample gore and a wholly reunited coven.
"[3] Ron Hogan of Den of Geek gave the episode a 3/5, saying, "The stylistic choices—especially the 70's style film segment and the voodoo-themed cold opening—work really well.
Lynch has a great eye, and she's adept at the house style of American Horror Story, particularly the newsreel of John Henry's resurrection.
She also has a great handle on the actors involved, and the choice to have Miriam face her fiery death with a gleeful grin was a brilliant one.
She criticized the scene with Papa Legba and Nan, commenting that it "serves mostly as fan service [...] and the plot of the series advances by, like, a millimeter."