☠AMERICAN HORROR STORY☠
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I...was a little conflicted.
To start off with, AHS is my favorite show on the air right now. My favorite season is Murder House because it really has a classic vibe to it that makes me feel warm and fuzzy on the inside. PLUS, I adore Connie Britton and Frances Conray and both are among the leads in that season. Coven comes in second because Angela Bassett is really an acting goddess and so is Kathy Bates and Sarah Paulson. Like, I'm almost certain Angela Bassett is Jesus Christ. Stone me to death, but I was never a fan of Jessica Lange - more so of her characters. They just all become too repetitive to me. She was a smoking, aging widow who was addicted to being young again. And?
Anyways. Hotel has an interesting premise. I love most of the cast but I'm pretty unfamiliar with Greenfield, Jackson, and Bomer. I've seen bits and pieces of stuff with them all in it, but nothing to really judge them or anything. Lady Gaga never worried me. For anybody who is a fan or seen her perform, she knows how to captivate you and grab your attention. A few of her lines felt too delivered, but so what? She'll grow.
First off, I kinda wish the tones of everything weren't as dark, but I guess that matches the theme. Sometimes I did feel like the brightness was just turned down and it got a little annoying. Second, if Hotel Cortez existed I would be on Expedia.com in five seconds flat booking a room forever because that SET THO. Who cares if there's a moody, lying Kathy Bates at the front desk? Or a caterpillar looking condom man crawling out of the mattresses? Or Shining like children? Most people would leave right away (like the Swedish blondies should've) but you bet your behind I would not pass up a chance to spend a night there. The details. That elevator. Those room keys. The lobby. The rave party neon torture devices in the basement. It’s absolutely gorgeous. And THANK YOU @ryanmurphy for a trans character! So much yes. I think the most beautiful shot of the whole episode was when Liz Taylor was showing Detective Lowe to Room 64. That silk caftan flowed so beautifully behind her, slaying in the wind like Beyonce's weave.
As for the plot...I feel very conflicted. I like the theme of addiction; addiction to family, love, drugs, BLOOD-UH, etc. But so far, I feel like I only really like Detective Lowe. Granted, we haven't met Finn (Dandy!!!!!!!) or Angela (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) or some of the other characters, but so far we've either met blood-sucking child abducters, drug addicts with no shame, etc. I think Sarah Paulson's character is interesting and I'm curious to see why she's alive (and the same goes for Donovan). I kinda am getting Freak Show vibes already where there's too many stories going on. And we haven't even met some other recurring characters yet. At the end of the episode I just felt...empty - like I wanted more because I wasn't given enough to really grasp onto. I feel as if the show often focuses on the rich sets, costumes, and cinematography than it does the plot. I feel like that's been Murphy's weakness for a very, very, very long time. Next season I really want a focused plot and story line with the visual treats coming second. I think sometimes he throws too much your way, thinking it'll draw you in, but for me, it makes me feel distant. There's true power in following a concise plot (which is why I loved Murder House so much). When you start throwing in these weird side stories, I start tilting my head and go: why? I know it's hard to keep up a plot over the span of 13 40-minute episodes, so I do cut the writers a lot of slack. But there was just too much thrown my way in the first episode to get a grasp on the show. I mean, just to name a few, we:
Overall, I thought it was good, but did kind of fall flat. I'll still keep watching because this is only episode 1 and I eat, sleep, and breath AHS. REALLY excited to follow the 10 Commandments Killer and the other slimy caterpillar drill guy. Can't wait to figure out how they play into the story and who they are. Oh, and also I'm interested in the radio/clock dyamic in Room 64. Seems spooky wookie things happen when the radio turns on at 2:25.
OK the best line though:
To start off with, AHS is my favorite show on the air right now. My favorite season is Murder House because it really has a classic vibe to it that makes me feel warm and fuzzy on the inside. PLUS, I adore Connie Britton and Frances Conray and both are among the leads in that season. Coven comes in second because Angela Bassett is really an acting goddess and so is Kathy Bates and Sarah Paulson. Like, I'm almost certain Angela Bassett is Jesus Christ. Stone me to death, but I was never a fan of Jessica Lange - more so of her characters. They just all become too repetitive to me. She was a smoking, aging widow who was addicted to being young again. And?
Anyways. Hotel has an interesting premise. I love most of the cast but I'm pretty unfamiliar with Greenfield, Jackson, and Bomer. I've seen bits and pieces of stuff with them all in it, but nothing to really judge them or anything. Lady Gaga never worried me. For anybody who is a fan or seen her perform, she knows how to captivate you and grab your attention. A few of her lines felt too delivered, but so what? She'll grow.
First off, I kinda wish the tones of everything weren't as dark, but I guess that matches the theme. Sometimes I did feel like the brightness was just turned down and it got a little annoying. Second, if Hotel Cortez existed I would be on Expedia.com in five seconds flat booking a room forever because that SET THO. Who cares if there's a moody, lying Kathy Bates at the front desk? Or a caterpillar looking condom man crawling out of the mattresses? Or Shining like children? Most people would leave right away (like the Swedish blondies should've) but you bet your behind I would not pass up a chance to spend a night there. The details. That elevator. Those room keys. The lobby. The rave party neon torture devices in the basement. It’s absolutely gorgeous. And THANK YOU @ryanmurphy for a trans character! So much yes. I think the most beautiful shot of the whole episode was when Liz Taylor was showing Detective Lowe to Room 64. That silk caftan flowed so beautifully behind her, slaying in the wind like Beyonce's weave.
As for the plot...I feel very conflicted. I like the theme of addiction; addiction to family, love, drugs, BLOOD-UH, etc. But so far, I feel like I only really like Detective Lowe. Granted, we haven't met Finn (Dandy!!!!!!!) or Angela (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) or some of the other characters, but so far we've either met blood-sucking child abducters, drug addicts with no shame, etc. I think Sarah Paulson's character is interesting and I'm curious to see why she's alive (and the same goes for Donovan). I kinda am getting Freak Show vibes already where there's too many stories going on. And we haven't even met some other recurring characters yet. At the end of the episode I just felt...empty - like I wanted more because I wasn't given enough to really grasp onto. I feel as if the show often focuses on the rich sets, costumes, and cinematography than it does the plot. I feel like that's been Murphy's weakness for a very, very, very long time. Next season I really want a focused plot and story line with the visual treats coming second. I think sometimes he throws too much your way, thinking it'll draw you in, but for me, it makes me feel distant. There's true power in following a concise plot (which is why I loved Murder House so much). When you start throwing in these weird side stories, I start tilting my head and go: why? I know it's hard to keep up a plot over the span of 13 40-minute episodes, so I do cut the writers a lot of slack. But there was just too much thrown my way in the first episode to get a grasp on the show. I mean, just to name a few, we:
- Follow the two Swedish gals
- See the cousin of the Infantata in the mattress
- Meet Detective Lowe and learn of his family dynamic
- See two 10 Commandments Killer crime scenes
- Meet the Countess and Donovan and their blood addiction
- Meet Iris and see her backstory with working at the hotel
- Meet Donovan and see his backstory
- Watch Max Greenfield get....yeah. Poor kid. I don't know if ice is gonna fix that.
- See the weird blood sucking minion kids
- Learn of Room 64
Overall, I thought it was good, but did kind of fall flat. I'll still keep watching because this is only episode 1 and I eat, sleep, and breath AHS. REALLY excited to follow the 10 Commandments Killer and the other slimy caterpillar drill guy. Can't wait to figure out how they play into the story and who they are. Oh, and also I'm interested in the radio/clock dyamic in Room 64. Seems spooky wookie things happen when the radio turns on at 2:25.
OK the best line though:
- ur son has cheekbones 4 dayyyyyz
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Season 5 was pretty good so far... it's very dark, which I like. The theme of addiction is really intriguing and can hit home with a lot of viewers. I'm excited for Lady Gaga, even though I'm not really a fan of her, I think if I detach her musical self from her character the story is a lot better. I agree with @Oreo though- the Max Greenfield scene was really hard to watch and went too far imo :/
YES I agree completely like I don't really think it's okay to portray rape in film/tv UNLESS it's to educate people on the fact that people DO get raped and we need to be aware on the topic. That wasn't what happened in the first episode. They just included that and more for shock factor and I think that's pretty offensive.
Everything @Oreo said is on point. The entire presentation was more "grand spectacle" than it was a concise story, and it sort of missed the mark for me. A lot of characters that were given unnecessary focus right off the bat and kinda distracted us from what I think are the main plots: the 10 Commandments Killer and the Countess's blood addiction. For now I'm chalking this up to introducing us to the setting and the world building before committing us to the plot. But I will be so sad if this season suffers from the same incoherent writing Freakshow suffered from. Ryan Murphy needs to narrow down his focus of characters.
Also the Max Greenfield scene was way too much. I think I'll only be fine with it if we start seeing the effect it'll have on the plot or at least his character's arc as a complete narrative. But it was really unnecessarily intense.[DOUBLEPOST=1444399477][/DOUBLEPOST]p.s.s.: so like what exactly is going on with Lady Gaga and Matt Bomer? Are we dealing with vampires??? Deadly ghosts??? I feel like we haven't gotten a real explanation.
Also the Max Greenfield scene was way too much. I think I'll only be fine with it if we start seeing the effect it'll have on the plot or at least his character's arc as a complete narrative. But it was really unnecessarily intense.[DOUBLEPOST=1444399477][/DOUBLEPOST]p.s.s.: so like what exactly is going on with Lady Gaga and Matt Bomer? Are we dealing with vampires??? Deadly ghosts??? I feel like we haven't gotten a real explanation.
The scene was not meant to blatantly portray rape for shock value. The point of the scene was to metaphorically represent the pain of addiction using the Addiction Demon. If you watch after the demon leaves, there is no blood anywhere, meaning it didn't "actually happen". It was a psychological struggle.
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i never thought of it that way and i like that perspective! but...all in all, metaphor or not, that was pretty brutal scene and i think as storytellers, the writers could have found a more effective ways to portray that theme without it being offensive and rape-y. and i mean, i don't know the writer's intentions, but knowing the show, i will say it's not out of ryan murphy's habits to give characters like the addiction demon certain characteristics (like the drill bit...yknow) solely intended for shock factor. in the end, ahs is a horror show and a lot of horror revolves around shocking and unsettling things. so, i think to some point, the fact that the addiction demon had the parts he had was intended to make us all feel v uncomfortable. i'm still holding on for that scene to have a higher, more meaningful purpose later on in the show. otherwise i'm going to feel a little uneasy the rest of the season.
I'm a little skeptical of how this season is gonna go but I'm cutting them a little slack.. The first few episodes are usually a mess to me anyway since they're trying to introduce the 836392 different storylines.
I will say that I'm over the whole Holden thing already. Waaaaay too much focus on that and we're only two episodes in
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I will say that I'm over the whole Holden thing already. Waaaaay too much focus on that and we're only two episodes in
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Gaga broke my heart when she broke up with the heartthrob</3 if anything in this season is shocking just remember tate raped that annoying girls mother and got her pregnant in the first season and people romanticise Tate. Also every season has pushed their limit this season Ryan Murphy just seems to want to push even his own limit.
shocked that this season has turned out be a flop. i literally don't even know what is going on anymore. i feel like i was more entertained by freak show (even though it was also a flop) than i am w hotel...which is a major bummer. the ratings even aren't that great. by ep3 the ratings were as low as freak show's ratings on ep8.
LILY RABE THOOOOOOOOOOO
LILY RABE THOOOOOOOOOOO
