Spoilers American Horror Story: Apocalypse

[Gryffindorian]

Wednesdays, 10 PM, FX
Starring: Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Cody Fern, Kathy Bates

The new season is almost three quarters of the way to the finish, but I'm surprised there wasn't any thread on this show yet. The story focuses on the survivors of a nuclear holocaust in an underground bunker and the power play between the characters.

After skipping the last three seasons, I started watching again because I knew Jessica Lange would make an appearance, though not as a series regular. And I was thrilled to see her in the latest episode of Apocalypse, which linked the current season to where it all started, Murder House. It was great to see J. Lange, Dylan McDermott, and Connie Britton, as well as the other ghosts of the house where Michael Langdon was born and raised.

As revealed to Madison and Behold by the spirits, Michael was much more than the disturbed son of Tate Langdon, but an unholy incarnation of the darkness that haunted the property. Michael, as we know, is the Antichrist responsible for the death of billions in the future where the story is set.

Paulson, Bates, and Peter's continue to impress me with their performances, often in dual or multiple roles reprising characters from previous seasons.

What say you?

 

[Terok Nor]

Return to Murder House was pretty much perfect. Is that it for the Murder House now? It seemed final.

Successica Lange has scalped me once again with her revival of Constance. I wish she'd return full time.

 

[Turd Ferguson]

I've been posting in the other American Horror Story season 8 thread, but so far, this season has usurped Asylum as my favorite season. I enjoyed Cult for the most part, thought "Roanoke" and "Hotel" were "meh" and absolutely HATED "Freak Show".

 

[Enterprise is Great]

Roanoke was my favorite season ( tied with Asylum) but I think Apocalypse will take the number one spot. Jessica Lange was beyond awesome this week. Also Sarah Paulson directed the uhmm...hell out of this one.

 

[Gryffindorian]

What a season! Fuck Yeah! Apocalypse kicked ass!

I just finished watching the finale. Under Cordy's leadership, the witches faced off with Son of Satan, sending Mallory back in time to stop young Michael Langdon from becoming the powerful Antichrist that would destroy humanity.

This season was the best since Coven.

 

[Turd Ferguson]

I loved it! I really hope they bring Cody Fern back for another season as his portrayal of Michael Landon was pretty fun. It was easy to feel sorry for him and he really played evil and pathetic quite well. The other actors playing multiple roles (Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson, Taissa Farmiga, Billy Eichner) played their characters different enough that it didn't bring me out of the story. Right now, if I had to rank the seasons, mine would be:

Apocalypse
Asylum
Coven
Murder House
Cult
Hotel
Roanoke



























Freak Show

I reallly can't stress how much I hated Freak Show.

 

[RunningValkyrie]

I am thinking of giving this show a second chance. I haven’t watched this show since Asylum because that season made me feel like it soiled my brain with too many terrible degrading things that human beings are capable of. How bad is this season in regards to the kind of degradation of others that occured during Asylum?

 

[Gryffindorian]

I am thinking of giving this show a second chance. I haven’t watched this show since Asylum because that season made me feel like it soiled my brain with too many terrible degrading things that human beings are capable of. How bad is this season in regards to the kind of degradation of others that occured during Asylum?

What you refer to as degradation remains pretty consistent throughout the series. I stopped watching after a few episodes of Hotel because I thought the gore and violence factor was over the top while not really advancing the story. I didn't care for the senseless bloodletting.

 

[RunningValkyrie]

^ Thanks, it sounds like I should continue to avoid this series and watch something else instead.

 

[Gryffindorian]

Seeing Jessica Lange again made it worthwhile for me.

 

[Jayson1]

I really enjoyed the season but I do feel things felt kind of rushed in the final episode. They should have given the show 13 episodes. Makes me wonder what the next season will be about. You know with a character coming from what is now a altered future I could see them do a alternate present day in the next season. With Queenie not going to the "Hotel" then that impacts that show a little as does it effect "Roanoke" and "Cult." It also means you make alterations to what happens in the story without feeling the need to stay consistent with real life. What if you do a show set in a 2018 where Clinton won the election. Or maybe do a dark spin on "Ghostbusters" were the city of New York starts having people encounter evil ghosts and a team tries to stop them. Or maybe a version of "The Crazies" were a whole city goes insane.

Jason

 

[Gryffindorian]

I would love to see a spinoff based on the Coven vs. The Antichrist/Satanic Temple.