Post by The Curmudgeon on Feb 8, 2016 14:07:29 GMT 2
No spoilers going forward, please.
Gotta admit, I'm disappointed so far.
It's telling that we, Mrs C and I, really weren't feeling the latest installment of AHS because the series has sat on our Sky planner for months with only the first episode watched. And that's surprising given how much we have loved almost all of the series (with the exception of the fairly weak "Coven").
With this series there just seems to be no suspense or build up. Shit's only scary if it's relatable and believable, or at least gradually builds up over time. In the first hour we've seen vampires, ghosts, anal rape with a spike.. fuck. Where do you from there? The whole episode just played out like a Marilyn Manson video.
The second episode built the story up a little better, and the cast are all good. Kathy Bates is as reliable and great as ever, Chloe Sevigny brings her tightly wound mother from Big Love to the show and Lady Gaga may well be the fucking sexiest creature alive.
I'm obviously going to watch it till the end, but for anyone who's seen the full series, does it live up to the previous highs of Asylum and Freakshow?
Gotta admit, I'm disappointed so far.
It's telling that we, Mrs C and I, really weren't feeling the latest installment of AHS because the series has sat on our Sky planner for months with only the first episode watched. And that's surprising given how much we have loved almost all of the series (with the exception of the fairly weak "Coven").
With this series there just seems to be no suspense or build up. Shit's only scary if it's relatable and believable, or at least gradually builds up over time. In the first hour we've seen vampires, ghosts, anal rape with a spike.. fuck. Where do you from there? The whole episode just played out like a Marilyn Manson video.
The second episode built the story up a little better, and the cast are all good. Kathy Bates is as reliable and great as ever, Chloe Sevigny brings her tightly wound mother from Big Love to the show and Lady Gaga may well be the fucking sexiest creature alive.
I'm obviously going to watch it till the end, but for anyone who's seen the full series, does it live up to the previous highs of Asylum and Freakshow?
