In all that time, did no one try to investigate why that was so? Cortland seems to have known the answer, but was he the only one? It looked like Carlotta knew, but then, her actions were never quite clear. Should she not have asked why the number “13” was so relevant to what was already an all-powerful being? Finally, was she the only one who knew of the prophecy? Lasher had a generations-long association with the Mayfairs. Yes, there is a certain lore attached to the number, but Rowan is a woman of science as much as she is the descendant of a long line of witches. There was also a great deal of fuss about Rowan being the 13th witch. Had they just explored the inherent misogyny of the entire history of witch-hunting, it would have added so much to the story. Even with the witch hunter arc, its purpose was to create a situation that would incite a deep rage within Rowan and force her to accept Lasher’s powers for herself. To be honest, we wouldn’t have minded that if the vision had not felt like a filler subplot and actually imparted history or other information about Lasher or the supernatural. It was just one elongated vision of Rowan, with very few developments otherwise. In this regard, Episode 3 particularly comes to mind. We believe the reason “Mayfair Witches” failed to create the kind of impact it could have is that it did not keep up with the sensibilities of today.
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