LOL yea that was an odd way to explain how he got the tape.
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American Horror Story: Asylum |OT| Nuns, and nazis, and scares! Oh, my!
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LOL yea that was an odd way to explain how he got the tape.
Neuromancer
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Neuromancer
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^Whoah yeah
LukasTaves
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That never happened. Lana describes the scene, the reporter said she couldn't remember that scene, and Lana says that's because it's not how it happened.
Zoe
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Someone on another forum pointed out that she looked Native American...
I still don't get the ending scene with the weird shot of Jude looking at Lana like the devil was thrown into Lana and the devil is "fame." (Since Jude wanted the Monsignor to become pope and ride his success) But the statue final shot also threw me for a loop. It's important in the credit theme but not really seen for the whole series besides "WHORE! *throw and break*" Arden scene and this scene.
And no, the intro episode had Lana and Jude walking down the stairs. They go outside and see Kit coming in. But the going down stairs bit was shorter than this scene.
And no, the intro episode had Lana and Jude walking down the stairs. They go outside and see Kit coming in. But the going down stairs bit was shorter than this scene.
darkazcura
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Not necessarily. There really was no resolution to the baby/kid from last season. I was really looking forward to seeing a second season with the kid growing up and doing whatever crappy things he may end up doing. This was before I knew that each season would be its own story.
I'd like to know about the aliens, but I wouldn't be surprised if they just leave it as is.
The baby was Bloodyface's Son's son! WhatATwist.jpg
But yeah, they went no where with that one. But I could see them shoe-horning that into "I don't want to say Aliens but... it's Aliens" territory despite season 1 being ghosts. :/
But yeah, they went no where with that one. But I could see them shoe-horning that into "I don't want to say Aliens but... it's Aliens" territory despite season 1 being ghosts. :/
EleventhDoctor
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I really think it needs to be said again what an amazing actress Jessica Lange is -and last night I finally had a realization of what a tremendous actor Dylan McDermott is too. I had always had this "impression" of Jessica Lange, but taking both of these characters she's portrayed on the show-and the level to which she was willing to unglamorize herself this year really made me appreciate her.
Pre-season 2 (and possibly pre-season 2 production) didn't someone close to the series say something along the lines of "you haven't seen the last of that baby?" I remember being kinda confused when it was announced that S2 was completely unconnected.
Anyway, liked the episode a ton. The biggest swerve of all was that there really wasn't a swerve. Only big shitty part was dyin' Jude's way overwrought and cheesy deathbed speech to the kids.
RatskyWatsky
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I remember Ryan Murphy saying something like that yeah. That he wanted to eventually return to that storyline and delve into it a little more or something like that.
Also,
Was the latest Horror Story all a hoax?
Native American confirmed.
And Ben Harmon being Bloodyface would've been hilarious in a jumping-the-shark way.
I really do hope they go back to the season 1 baby. That cliffhanger is just bad to end on. We need to see how EVIL the baby is (and before Jessica Lange gets "old"er/retires from acting. D
And Ben Harmon being Bloodyface would've been hilarious in a jumping-the-shark way.
I really do hope they go back to the season 1 baby. That cliffhanger is just bad to end on. We need to see how EVIL the baby is (and before Jessica Lange gets "old"er/retires from acting. D
Jessica Lange, the guy who plays Lana's son and Kit's actor are all great actors. It's amazing when you compare them to season 1. And did you see how many different roles Jessica Lange had act do this season, she showed us many different sides to the character, Oscar worthy.
Mercury Fred
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I absolutely loved the season and loved this finale. Hell, Paulson's costumes and styling alone in the flashback sequences made this episode sparkle! I thought that the ep also did a great job of paying off some of the themes of the season-- redemption, forgiveness, learning from one's mistakes. And that final flashback scene made perfect sense; we get a snapshot of Lana's early ambition before going into full bloom and we get to recall the horror that it wrought for her and for others, namely, her girlfriend at the time and later, her son. I thought that the ruthlessness of her shooting him when he made himself vulnerable was just perfect and gave the great, tart punch of a satisfyingly mixed ending. Fucking awesome and surprisingly effective.
Now that I've seen the episode again, the ending was just a way of saying that there's evil in everyone of us and if we're not careful, it'd get the best of us just like it got the best of Lana, Jude, and almost every other character.
Having said that, if Lana hadn't followed her ambition (her 'evil' side), she also wouldn't set off a chain of events which made life better for other people, namely Kit and Jude. if she hadn't gone to Briarcliff, Thredson may still going on killing women, Kit will be falsely sent to electric chair, and Jude will continue on her self-destruct path. Even though her choice caused her a lot of pain (and personal success), it also brought about better life path for others she met along the way. And oh, Briarcliff wouldn't have been exposed for their mistreatment of the mental patients if she hadn't gone there either.
Having said that, if Lana hadn't followed her ambition (her 'evil' side), she also wouldn't set off a chain of events which made life better for other people, namely Kit and Jude. if she hadn't gone to Briarcliff, Thredson may still going on killing women, Kit will be falsely sent to electric chair, and Jude will continue on her self-destruct path. Even though her choice caused her a lot of pain (and personal success), it also brought about better life path for others she met along the way. And oh, Briarcliff wouldn't have been exposed for their mistreatment of the mental patients if she hadn't gone there either.
InaudibleWhispa
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I enjoyed the last episode and it was satisfying from a story perspective, tying up loose ends, but it was a bit of a damp squib in terms of actually being a horror story. When you think back to the first half of the season it was absolute insanity, each episode introducing a whole host of bizarre scenarios and characters and a smorgasbord of different horror tropes. From the moment Mary and Arden died the story took a more linear path, tying up the remaining threads of story but losing a bit of what makes the show fun -- the horror.
Granted, I never find the show scary, more ridiculous, but I feel a season should build to a climax, as a good horror film does, yet the horror climaxed a few episodes back and it's been running as a character drama with a few drops of horror since. That's not to say it was bad, I enjoy the characters and the end of their story, I just hope next season they have a more clear beginning, middle and end for the actual horror story.
Granted, I never find the show scary, more ridiculous, but I feel a season should build to a climax, as a good horror film does, yet the horror climaxed a few episodes back and it's been running as a character drama with a few drops of horror since. That's not to say it was bad, I enjoy the characters and the end of their story, I just hope next season they have a more clear beginning, middle and end for the actual horror story.
a secret-boss
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did I miss he previous episode? wat happened to Keith's crazy girlfriend and his resurrected wife?
really like the slow closing of the series. "very smooth" transition to the end.
Lana cold blooded to the end
really like the slow closing of the series. "very smooth" transition to the end.
Lana cold blooded to the end
ChosenPredator
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yeah, the horror in this one was on and off....I want something scarier next season I am still campaigning for the carnival freak show run but that might be to similar to an asylum ...but clowns man!
Spectral Glider
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You mean Kit's? The resurrected wife murdered the crazy girlfriend, was committed to Briarcliff and then died there.
You must have, they explained that last week.
Alma ends up killing Grace cause she wouldn't shut up about the aliens. Alma then gets sent to Briarcliff and eventually ends up dying there. During his visits Kit spots Jude in there and that's how he finds out she's still alive.
LukasTaves
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OMG i'm dying with this site:
http://theartsyfilmblog.com/2012/11...ew-love-angel-music-demon-tv-com-photo-recap/
Best recap ever!!!
http://theartsyfilmblog.com/2012/11...ew-love-angel-music-demon-tv-com-photo-recap/
Best recap ever!!!
Yes you did, it shows what happened to them.
Okay.
Anyway, if they jump on the Ass Creed 3 wagon/Native Americans I hope they don't shoe-horn/phone-it-in like Ass Creed 3 did. :/
Up to the break, I thought the show was much better than S1. Maybe not scarier, but better overall. After about episode 9 it really fell of though imo. That said, I liked the last 10-15 minutes quite a bit. The nice thing is that AHS is an anthology of sorts so the relative weakness of the end of the season won't carry over like in a traditional serial drama.
Oh my god, the Sister Eunce lines and the "THIS WAS A VERY BAD IDEA" macro slays me. #dead
NotTheGuyYouKill
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That was quite a lovely finale. I really liked how Kit came back and rescued Jude and she spent her final days, you know, loved. We didn't get closure with the aliens, but I'm kind of alright with that. I loved Kit's final shot as he's about to die and they come for him. I hope we see the aliens return at some point in the series. And hey... Lana's tough, but she ain't no cookie. Too bad Howard didn't get eviscerated with an alien ray gun. I'm a little disappointed about that :/ I hope they give Fiennes a meatier part if he returns next season.
Great finale. Except... they didn't explain the Bloody Face imposters from like Episode 3. Why were they there?
Great finale. Except... they didn't explain the Bloody Face imposters from like Episode 3. Why were they there?
I suppose we're just supposed to take that at face value? They were impostors that may or may not have been caught. A little disappointing, you're right.
From Fiennes suicide I get that he never really overcame his pride in that he chose to kill himself rather than face his crimes. I REALLY liked Lana's end however. She was (or became) the evil that she (or Jude in this case) came face-to-face with. It's open to interpretation of course, but in my mind she along with Fiennes was the evil ambitious figure who knew no bounds, unlike Arden who valued the purity of Sister Eunice.
The woman/angel in black? Or Lana's later lover?
Zoe
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The woman in Kit's house.
Amazing finale. That scene with Jude and Death was incredible.
Seems to be a pattern with the series. Didn't the first season have some people trying to recreate the murders in the house?
Seems to be a pattern with the series. Didn't the first season have some people trying to recreate the murders in the house?
Nemesis_
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I was thinking about this after you raised the question but I got a Prometheus effect where it made less sense as I thought about it.
Basically I interpreted it to mean that Ryan and Brad were playing around with the idea of how someone who does horrible things can become so infamous (this is reaffirmed by Lana's speech at the beginning of her interview during the modern day and how she didn't want to give him as much coverage) and it kind of calls back to the second episode of the first season where some nuts want to reenact crimes that happened in the Harmon house so many years ago.
But then I also wonder why would they go to Briarcliff? Were they literally just wanting to explore an abandoned place where Bloody Face was purported to live? Or were they following Leo and Teresa to mess around with them? Or were they just weird teenagers who got a little bit weird as soon as they put on the mask (this is a psychological phenomena, btw).
There are a few questions surrounding it, you're right. I think honestly it was just written in to keep the modern day sub plot going and to keep us guessing for the first few episodes, and also to foreshadow that Bloody Face would remain infamous both now and then.
Zoe
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This last one. There was a woman that the camera lingered on when he drove up with Jude.
The mystery woman was in last nights episode. I think she appears when Kit first takes Jude home.
The friends I watched the episode with also claim they saw her at the wedding, I tried to find her but I couldn't.
Could she just be a Nanny or something? Or Kit's "current" girlfriend?
How much time passed between the time Lana and Kit talked and his wedding?
The friends I watched the episode with also claim they saw her at the wedding, I tried to find her but I couldn't.
Could she just be a Nanny or something? Or Kit's "current" girlfriend?
Is that the woman Kit married later on? There was a marriage scene but I didn't get a good look at his new wife.
HanShotFirst
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At first I thought it was the same actress who played pepper. I thought maybe the aliens saved her when she was taken away but I doubt it.
Nemesis_
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a secret-boss
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Ah thanks for the recap.
Hmmm...hints for next season then?
That's what I said, but we'll never know until Season 3 happens.
She does look vaguely Native American which I see you picked up on. Season 3 = Native American musical then? lol
NotTheGuyYouKill
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If we're going Native American, I wanna see a Wendigo.
An alien Wendigo.
An alien Wendigo.
Hilarious. This one got me...
I thought it must have been one of Kit's free-lovin' commune conquests watching the kids. It seemed strange how the camera stayed on her and she wasn't shown again though.
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