AMERICAN HORROR STORY on FX — Page 2

It was his daughter that saw him with the maid (1/2 Mrs. Fisher/ 1/2 Katie the Wiccan Spy), but yeah, you never saw him say anything to her after he chased after her. And I guess she never mentioned it to the mom. There were a few things like that seemed like they were loose ends. On almost any other show, I'd just say they were sowing seeds for later, but it's a Ryan Murphy/Brad Falchuck show, so not only are those loose ends, but I'll probably get called out online by them for noticing!

"Ah you're tight."

Thank you.

The housekeeper should be an interesting plot point. ****SPOILER ALERT!!!!!***** Did you hear Jessica say to her "Don't make me kill you again"?

Ooooooooh!

Updated On: 10/6/11 at 03:11 PM

"Soiler Alert"? What's with you people??

But you're right, sorry! I'll add that.

That line was spoiled for me in a review, but it doesn't really spoil anything about the show.

When will Paltrow guest star?

That's the santorum origin story.

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I'm iffy on horror in general, but I enjoyed it. It was just creepy enough to keep me on edge without going into stupid (like most horror does for me).

Definitely wondering who the man in the rubber suit was...

For me, the maid was the most interesting part - but I love Francis Conroy, so no surprise there.

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Totally.

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Upon watching it a second time, they seem to be relying too much on the nudity and their being to use the word "SH*T" (which after the 50th use just became laughable) and other words and not relying on actual horror as the shocking thing in the show. It's fine to push the envelope but they need to live up to the title of the series if they're going to keep the horror fans interested.

You can't have Frances Conroy just peeling off her face and chasing Connie Britton around the room in the first five minutes.

For horror, no. For comedy, absolutely! I think you're on to something there, Reg. I want to see THAT series!

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I think it might have been somebody who was a recent Louis Ironson.

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I thought it was incredibly derivative, as is much of Ryan Murphy's work, and not scary at all. And I say this as someone who hates horror movies precisely because they scare me so much. Mainly because it's SO predictable and he cites so many other horror movies that at all points you're pretty sure of what to expect. Murphy spends so much time trying to "pay homage" (via stealing) to other movies that he probably expects people not to realize how bad of a writer he is--that scene with Connie Britton with her gyno was pretty laughable, I loved how they kept referring to whether she had told her husband about "something" as if we're supposed to not know what's going on. It's just the kind of show that's gonna bring in a twist after another without ever trying to be consistent.
Having said that, Connie Britton and Frances Conroy are pretty wonderful and the trick with the maid was the one really nifty moment in the pilot. Dylan McDermott and his amazing body make me have some of the dirtiest thoughts, he's only gotten hotter with age. Lange has such a stereotypical role, and I also have issues with the daughter, not sure how I feel about Ryan Murphy's use of autistic characters in general since he does it so often.
Besty, the whole thing felt very much like ROSEMARY'S BABY to me, down to the Jessica Lange character, a rape scene, and the scary living space.

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