Ok, I can FINALLY comment on this thread as I've just caught myself up.
And.
Wow.
It's crazy and schizophrenic to the point where sometimes the direction literally stresses me out (in a GOOD way; they are clearly trying to disarm the audience and it worked).
I am LOVING all of the elements that are coming together - I'm going to put the "SPOILER" warning on the below just in case.
- I agree with NE - Lange and Cromwell are absolutely horrifying and brilliant. He's a ridiculously good sadistic doctor.
- Nunsploitation and Nazisploitation!! Mon dieu!! LOVE that they are delving into more exploitative genres this season; The scene with Arden and the prostitute, the fetishism - So delightfully creepy and well-done... And OH! My nerdy horror senses are tingling with the "Anne Frank" story and the fact that the EVIL DOCTOR MAY BE A NAZI DOCTOR. BRILLIANT!
- Aliens (I saw it too NE - EEEEE!), mutants in the yard - AMAZING!!
- The Aversion/Conversion therapy - Wow, so creepy it made my stomach churn.
- Also, the torture/mangling of Chloë Sevigny was so incredibly disturbing it made my mouth drop open (I love it when "surprises" like that hit me in horror movies).
- Lily Rabe is INCREDIBLE and I'm ridiculously gleeful about the Evil Demon nun.
- I thought the exorcism was great, but oddly enough I had forgotten about it until I read J's post.
- To be honest, I'm not really sure how I feel about "present day," though I'm sure J's psyched about the fate of Adam Levine. ;) I am a little baffled by it, but have faith that the show will tie it together somehow.
I would say that my biggest complaint is that I'm disappointed in Joseph Fiennes; I think that he's a weak link acting-wise, which is too bad because I was excited to see my Shakespeare again. ;)
Also, for some reason Lizzie Brocheré/Grace bothers me; not sure if it's an acting issue or what, but she doesn't sit well with me. And I think that Evan Peters was better with a bit part last year that the more leading role he has this year.
However, everyone else is amazing and I feel the need to give a shout out to Zachary Quinto (who, while
perhaps well-intentioned is wonderfully creepy) and Sarah Paulson is just perfect opposite him.
I would say that the biggest difference between last season and this season is that last season I identified and sympathized with more characters than I do this season, something that I thought would be an issue, but it hasn't stopped me from enjoying it yet.
Regardless of my complaints, I am ridiculously excited to see where the season continues to go. I think that they have reached a deeper level of dark and disturbing that has honestly unnerved me. Kudos. Can't wait to watch more of it.
I must have missed something NE because I'm not sure what you're referring to here?
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Originally Posted by neverending
The lesbian gang we saw in the previous episode has been abducted, bearing striking similarities to an infamous alien abduction case from the 50s.
Flesh eating ghouls.
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