Like many American Horror Stories episodes, it uses physical mutilation to mirror psychological desperation. Theme: Ritual and Cultism
The twist involves a literal transformation. You can analyze the irony that in trying to look like a "god," the protagonist is turned into a ritualistic animal. Watch American Horror Stories S02E06 WEBRip x26...
Contrast the sterile, modern aesthetic of the surgical clinic with the primal, cult-like ritual at the end. Like many American Horror Stories episodes, it uses