I would have hated it a lot less if we a sweet-ass '50s arrangement of the song instead.
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American Horror Story: Freak Show |OT| Let your inhibitions go, it's a crazy night...
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I would have hated it a lot less if we a sweet-ass '50s arrangement of the song instead.
obin_gam
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Those without special or visual effects:
Ma Petite (Jyoti Amge)
Amazon Eve (Erika Ervin) The actress is 6 feet 8, I dont know if the character looks this tall on the television
Paul the Illustrated Seal (Mat Fraser)
Legless Suzi (Rose Siggins)
Meep (Ben Woolf)
Monocle
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I liked it. The twins are great with their opposing personalities and different body language. I'd keep watching just to see their storyline play out.
The creepy clown wasted no time getting down to his creepy business. That Zodiac homage was predictable yet effective.
The opening credits have loads of twisted sexual imagery, to the point where I have to wonder if freaky sex is going to be a major theme of this season.
The creepy clown wasted no time getting down to his creepy business. That Zodiac homage was predictable yet effective.
The opening credits have loads of twisted sexual imagery, to the point where I have to wonder if freaky sex is going to be a major theme of this season.
Rambaldi47
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But he looked more than happy doing it, which goes against his crappy "I'm sick of being treated differently. WE ARE NOT FREAKS!!!" speech.
Hope he dies next episode.
Matt_
World's #1 One Direction Fan: Everyone else in the room can see it, everyone else but you~~~
finger fucking the women isn't his issue, the issue was the fact that he has to leave through the back door without anyone seeing because the association of those women to him would likely ruin their reputations.
BertramCooper
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I wish AHS had 8-10 episode seasons instead of 13 eps.
Even though I mostly liked the premiere, you can already start to see the plethora of storylines that will emerge. And we've yet to meet quite a few of the main characters at this point, so we'll almost certainly get even more.
Even though I mostly liked the premiere, you can already start to see the plethora of storylines that will emerge. And we've yet to meet quite a few of the main characters at this point, so we'll almost certainly get even more.
Yep. I'm kinda glad this is Lange's last season. I can at least stop watching after this.
Nemesis_
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I interpreted it as her being depressed that she's performing and still isn't doing that well. I assumed she was just done doing "another show" and rewatching her performance and becoming depressed that she's stagnating as an artist. The costume was a bit weird but I assumed it was her "winding down" directly after a show where she dressed up like that, for some reason.
She's definitely great but I think there's so many other people here that make it worth watching now, some even more so than her.
Zoe
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Oh, this guy played the baby monster in the first season.
Which, BTW, I had no idea was actually alive rather than a ghost.
Oh, alright. I didn't realize it was a Bowie song.
Inb4 David Bowie appears in the story and it's revealed he copied Elsa song and style.
dave is ok
aztek is ok
Wasn't he in Carnivale too?
TheSadRanger
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Ya, he was the escaped convict that worked for the preacher as a hired goon.
Dude's played a lot of dark roles since playing as Drew Carey's brother O_O
indigo-cyclops
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I do agree the inclusion of these tunes just didn't fit. It seemed disconnected from the storyline for whatever reason.
WaffleTaco
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Hated it...the freak show isn't really creepy, but neither was coven, it just was not entertaining. The clown looks like what a typical scary clown and quite a few scenes could have been cut short. I'm not going to lie, I am actually missing Coven and that was bad, but at least entertaining.
Escape Goat
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It was bad but entertaining. I'm confused.
Didn't especially like the premiere but hopefully it'll be a reverse Coven, and will start out weak but get better.
The anachronistic songs look like they'll be a recurring feature and I can't help but think they're going to outstay their welcome. The opening was the worst in the series [based entirely on the music, not the visuals]. The characters were not very compelling (though in fairness, probably half of the main cast has yet to be introduced). Kathy Bates' accent was the only consistently entertaining part of the episode.
I'm trying to keep an open mind but Coven clearly burned most of the goodwill I had for AHS.
The anachronistic songs look like they'll be a recurring feature and I can't help but think they're going to outstay their welcome. The opening was the worst in the series [based entirely on the music, not the visuals]. The characters were not very compelling (though in fairness, probably half of the main cast has yet to be introduced). Kathy Bates' accent was the only consistently entertaining part of the episode.
I'm trying to keep an open mind but Coven clearly burned most of the goodwill I had for AHS.
BoboBrazil
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The secret to AHS seasons. Stop watching after episode 12. That is when the shown actually ends.
Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
Any place I can rent new episodes online?
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
NickWright
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Why is everyone hating on the episode? ;_; I really liked it, and Sarah Paulsson is OBVIOUSLY grasping the Emmy in her hands.
It's true the premiere is a bit less interesting than Coven, which went nuts with events and stuff. But Coven's first episode was probably the only redeeming quality it had, so it means nothing.
It's true the premiere is a bit less interesting than Coven, which went nuts with events and stuff. But Coven's first episode was probably the only redeeming quality it had, so it means nothing.
Fantastical
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Surprised to see so many didn't like it. I thought it was a really solid premiere.
My favorite parts were the clown and when all the freaks started ripping the cop's body, lmao. I loved how all of them were ready to get their hands dirty.
I didn't think it was bad but it dragged in some parts, it would have been better as a 60 min episode. I didn't care about Dot and Bette's plot at all (the murder of her mom). And tbh, I'm not interested in Elsa's either.
I didn't think it was bad but it dragged in some parts, it would have been better as a 60 min episode. I didn't care about Dot and Bette's plot at all (the murder of her mom). And tbh, I'm not interested in Elsa's either.
Kitschkraft
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I didn't hate the episode...but it was lackluster considering that they went all out with the hour and a half long premier. I feel like the actual content didn't warrant that. Regardless, I'll stick around for Sarah Paulson no matter what. And I think you'd be a fool to give up before the rest of the cast gets a say. Angela Basset really brought a lot of fun drama last year.
the_firewithin
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Fuck. That. Clown. So. Much!
Nemesis_
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I think their strategy is to get the exposition out of the way now with two longer episodes focusing on the core cast, so they can focus on the storylines for the remainder of the season. Rather than Coven which just drip fed you character development and exposition all over the place all over the season.
Maybe....
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The writers who understood narrative must have left between seasons two and three.
I'm easy to please with this show. Just show me some random, fucked-up shit and I'm good... At least for 4-5 episodes, then something substantial needs to start happening. Hopefully Freakshow beats Coven in that regard.
Tiny lady is beyond adorable, I hope she has more scenes.
Tiny lady is beyond adorable, I hope she has more scenes.
Seasons 1/2 were very structured, and it was obvious that S3 was being written on the fly for the most part. It sounds like they've gone back to the structured method, given that they've said that they're introducing the main cast in chunks in the first 3 episodes in order to let them breathe, hopefully they can keep up the quality.
Escape Goat
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Yeah, S3 really felt like they had no big picure or Bible to work off of. This is why I enjoy shows wit smaller episode orders. A tightly structured 12 or less season let's writers write scenes without losing sight of how it fits into the big picture.
RatskyWatsky
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Coven was only 13 episodes though.
A Serious Man
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AHS is just a stage for Ryan Murphy to jerk off on. Narrative is not something the show has ever been interested in. I still watch it because Murphy jerks off in entertaining ways but I stopped expecting it to be coherent a long time ago.
RatskyWatsky
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I'd argue that season one at least had a basic sense of propulsion. Maybe even a *tiny bit* of restraint. Not so much, nowadays.
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*understood narrative can be taken to mean "the story doesn't feel like it was improvised on set"
Escape Goat
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Was it really? It felt like it was so long. Well that is just embarrassing. Even in a compressed structure they couldn't handle a season long plot.
Taissa Farmiga is so boring that I didn't realize until recently that she's the girl dancing next to Emma Watson in "The Bling Ring" GIF:
I could use a lot more of that gif in my life.
I'll stick with the show for a few more episodes. Kept me intrigued to an extent. Michael Chiklis though? Damn, didn't see this coming for him.
The dude (Mat Fraser) has done a ton of performance art/stage show type stuff, a bunch of it nude with his wife. Doesn't seem like the shy type.
RadAndrew502
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That HAD to be an homage.
But S3 had literally no MAN ASS!
A Serious Man
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Wouldn't surprise me considering John Carroll Lynch plays the evil clown and was also the main suspect in Zodiac.
Zoe
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How many times is that now that they've broken a record?
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