I'm with neverending on this one. Asylum was far better than the first season. Both were equally great, IMO.

I am way too excited for Coven, though.

Interview with Kathy Bates! Check out her costume.

http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/n...story-20131008

See going to be SO amazing in that role. Madame LaLaurie is always fascinating to read about so I'm excited to see her play this role.

I'm watching it right now. I've only seen the first season but so far Coven looks amazing I love witches so when I heard that season 3 was going to be witches I got super excited and it is not disappointing.

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"Enjoy that dead girl's body."

I'm watching it now too! Already off to a great start.

That was a freaking awesome opener. This season is going to be killer.

Holy crap that premiere episode was awesome!!

There was definitely a lot going on. It felt kind of scattered to me. One particular plot device even shocked me. I'm sure all the elements will come together and be amazing, but to me, it wasn't quite there yet.

Please remember to post spoiler warnings if you discuss any specifics,

*no true SPOILERS, but don't read if you want to be completely untainted*

Yeah, it was a bit inconsistent, perhaps because of the stark difference in the two settings/eras. Also, something tells me this season isn't going to be as gritty as season 2, but who knows. That basement scene near the beginning was pretty harsh. I just love how stylized this show is. I also love seeing the same actors each season in different roles. And the opening credit sequence, once again, is pure goosebump juice.

Ooo - I'm curious; what shocked you?

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I thought that it was a good, solid opener. I'm not sure if this season is really touching on a sub-genre of horror that I particularly like but that being said, the casting and direction (and knowing how much I've loved the last two seasons) definitely kept me a fan. The fiance wasn't a huge fan of the season opener, but come on - You only have an hour - I thought that it did just what it wanted to - Introduced a peak into history and characters effectively... And I can't wait for the rest of the season.


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Two things in particular shocked me:

• Delphine LaLaurie's atrocities upon her captive slaves, especially the placing of the cow's head (shudder)
• Zoe Benson's "power" - When we see what happens when she has sex with her boyfriend at the start of the episode, I assume that the bleeding was a byproduct of something else... But the reveal at the end that her sexuality literally kills - That was unexpected and definitely shocked me.