What Rough Beast, the eighth and final episode of AMC’s supernatural drama “Mayfair Witches,” depicts the events that follow Tessa Mayfair’s death. Rowan Mayfair wants to exact her vengeance on Keith Murfis for killing her cousin by calling Lasher. The supernatural creature not only fulfils her command but also shows her a world where she can remain as powerful as him. Ciprien Grieve attempts to save Rowan as her pregnancy takes an unforeseen turn. Episode 8’s interesting conclusion combines vague yet significant events with disclosures. You have come to the ideal location if you are attempting to understand the same. Spoilers follow.
Mayfair Witches Season 1 Finale Recap
Recap of the Mayfair Witches Season 1 Finale “What Rough Beast” opens with Rowan Mayfair pleading with Lasher to murder Keith, but the paranormal force grants her request by consuming him inside a log cabin. Lasher subdues Rowan’s thoughts and transports her in her head to Suzanne’s home. The neurosurgeon fantasises about being perplexed by the abilities Lasher gives her. They engage in sexual activity in her dream after she becomes sufficiently enthralled to accept him as her adored. She is a part of a prophecy, according to Lasher, that was made before he even met Suzanne, the original Mayfair witch. Rowan, the thirteenth Mayfair witch is a “doorway” according to the prophecy.
Albrecht, the Talamasca chieftain, informs Ciprien that Cortland Mayfair murdered his niece Deirdre Mayfair in order to bring about the fulfilment of Lasher’s prophecy. Albrecht should be released, according to Ciprien, since he is a member of the same group as the father of Rowan’s child. When the agent enters Cortland’s home and touches a mask, a vision of Cortland raping his niece Deirdre appears to him. He acknowledges Cortland’s paternity. The unborn child of Rowan continues to grow unhindered. She is discovered by Cortland in the woods, and he brings her to the Mayfairs’ tomb.
Rowan encounters Suzanne’s ghost at the location of her relatives’ graves. The neurosurgeon is informed by the late midwife that it is time for the baby to be delivered. Calling the Talamasca to inquire about her missing brother is Ciprien’s sister Odette. At Ciprien’s apartment, when Arjuna and Albrecht arrive, the Talamasca leader obliterates Odette’s memories.
Mayfair Witches Season 1 Ending: What is Lasher’s Prophecy? How is Rowan a Doorway?
Lasher informed Suzanne that they were tied together because of a prophecy after he saved her from the King’s men of faith. The thirteenth Mayfair witch would enable Lasher, a supernatural being, to revert to human form, according to the prophecy. Then, Lasher made contact with all the witches of Mayfair, including the twelfth witch, Deirdre. He feels the need to establish a connection with Rowan as well because she is Deirdre’s daughter and the thirteenth Mayfair witch. In the meantime, Rowan and Ciprien come acquainted without being aware of the centuries-old prophecy. By becoming pregnant with Ciprien’s child, Rowan creates a path for Lasher to develop into a person.
Rowan is compelled to ask Lasher for assistance in order to teach the Knights of America a lesson when they begin to threaten the Mayfairs by killing Tessa. The paranormal being takes advantage of the situation and grants the witch’s request. He also shows off his strength, captivating the defenceless and vulnerable Rowan. Rowan accepts Lasher and his abilities when he offers them to her so that her family won’t be in danger once more. Her deliberate choice to establish contact with the supernatural being creates the conditions for Lasher to become involved with Ciprien’s unborn child. The child Rowan gives birth to is none other than the human equivalent of Lasher, and by doing so, Rowan fulfils the prophecy that she will be a “doorway.”
Both the Talamasca and the Mayfairs have been waiting for Rowan to give birth to Lasher’s human counterpart. In order for Rowan to finally give birth to Lasher’s human counterpart and carry out the prophecy, Cortland raped Deirdre in order for her to give birth to the thirteenth Mayfair witch.
Why Do Rowan and Ciprien Break Up?
Albrecht tells Ciprien about the prophecy, and Ciprien then understands that Rowan is becoming into Lasher’s prisoner. He doesn’t want her to fall prey to extreme manipulation, therefore he wants to save her from the supernatural entity and his human counterpart. Rowan and her child are there when the agent arrives at the Mayfairs’ grave in a hurry. Rowan is delighted to see him and suggests they move in together to the Mayfair home. To cut the two of them off, Ciprien tries to remove the human Lasher from her. But, Rowan does not accept it and forbids him from coming near her.
Rowan thinks Cirprien is doing to her what her great-aunt Carlotta Mayfair did to her mother Deirdre by pulling her away from the twelfth Mayfair witch as he tries to separate Rowan and her child. She cannot allow the same thing to happen to her child as it did to Rowan, who went his entire life without receiving any care from his original mother. Rowan compares Ciprien to Carlotta because of the latter’s emphasis on keeping the mother and child apart. After adopting the agent, she begins to think and act like Lasher, which causes them to be separated because she now views the agent as a threat. She may desire power after experiencing it via Lasher, which must be what is tying her to his child despite Ciprien’s best efforts to keep them apart.
Is Cortland Dead?
Cortland attempted to capitalise on Lasher’s prophecy after learning about it. In order for Deirdre to give birth to Rowan and fulfil the prophecy, he sexually assaulted his niece. Cortland seeks to link Rowan with Lasher once she returns to the Mayfair household. Cortland must have understood that he might use the prophecy to avoid death and achieve immortality when he was diagnosed with the deadly motor neuron disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Together with aiding Lasher, he prepares the ground for Rowan’s delivery to achieve immortality.
Cortland gains immortality after Rowan gives birth to Lasher the human. He is unaffected when Rowan uses her superpower to try to murder him, making it clear that he will no longer perish. Rowan chooses not to kill him but to stop him instead. With the abilities she gains from Lasher, she appears to cover him in stone or transform him into a stone statue. If he is protected by solid stone, he might still be alive and unable to remove the barrier. If so, Cortland might live on forever, but from the inside of a stone covering, he would be effectively dead.
Because of Cortland’s greed, Rowan punishes him. He should have stayed away from Rowan and Lasher after becoming immortal. Instead, in order to use Lasher’s abilities for his own selfish objectives, he tries to capture the human counterpart of Lasher. Rowan ensures that Cortland is stopped since she doesn’t want to lose her child.