SummaryAfter a miscarriage and nearly breaking up, Ben and Vivien Harmon (Dylan McDermott and Connie Britton) move from Boston to Los Angeles with their daughter to start a new life in a house with an eerie past.
SummaryAfter a miscarriage and nearly breaking up, Ben and Vivien Harmon (Dylan McDermott and Connie Britton) move from Boston to Los Angeles with their daughter to start a new life in a house with an eerie past.
Vignettes of people reacting to the world’s end carried more emotional heft than Horror Story is known for, and the depravity that follows doomsday is, as depicted here, suitably chilling. Yet at the same time, we’re watching Leslie Grossman shriek hilariously entitled freakouts and Joan Collins purr sassy one-liners while a Ryan Murphy-approved troupe of impeccably bone-structured twinks preen in fabulous clothes (and occasionally without!). It’s fun!
Even if the formula is familiar, AHS is having one helluva time playing with it. Actors like Grossman and Williams are hamming it up with style, the fast-paced storytelling makes the most of its time jumps, and the sets are simply gorgeous.
The last few seasons left me worried for the longevity of the show, but Apocalypse is the AHS I remember! I'm pleased with the direction and the character crossovers; the production quality is exactly where the show needs to be now.
Stellar premiere. Even 8 seasons into this franchise, American Horror Story: Apocalypse is able to add something fresh and new. The cast is (unsurprisingly) stellar, with Paulson and Bates sending chills down our spins while Grossman and Collins deliver comedy gold. Visually, the show has never been better. The Victorian/ Gothic style adds a whole new dimension to the show and makes the show feel creepier than it has felt in many years. Ryan Murphy and his team are off to a good start with Apocalypse. And we've only seen one of the many returning characters so far!
It’s early yet, but the moments of genuine pain gleaned from the first moments of the episode redeem the somewhat aimless, camping next 45 minutes. ... In the absence of a greater theme announcing itself, American Horror Story: Apocalypse, ringing in the end of days with weird hairdos and an unbelievable story of the devil himself, counts as something close to escapism.
It’s the end of the world and American Horror Story is back with a bang, it’s just too early to tell if there’s any real structure worth sticking around for after the the shock and awe.
I call the premiere of American Horror Story: Apocalypse "silly," but that's hardly the worst thing in the world. The fast-moving pre-credit sequence, directed by Bradley Buecker against a deceptively sunny Los Angeles backdrop, was packed with malevolent chuckles.
A wonderful beginning to the new series which promises a **** seems to pick up the steps they had back in seasons 1 to 4. Judging only by the premiere episode, this may be the best season yet.
Apocalypse crutches on lousy characters, corny melodrama, and an inconsistent tone, but the show’s eighth installment does not disappoint once crossover aspects are introduced with AHS’s most compelling story in years.
So this was really disappointing. When I initially heard this season would be returning back to the Murder House, and not only that--the witch coven from season 3 would be returning as well, I was ecstatic. What could *possibly* go wrong with bringing back all the fan favorites and wrapping up all their story arcs in a glorious doomsday-like setting with the prophecised antichrist figure that was briefly hinted at in the season 1 finale appearing as the main villain, right? In many ways, I felt like we were going to go back to the series' roots and come full circle. I was positive this would be the best season of the entire anthology series, periodT. Well, no. Far from it. While I was quite happy to see some of my favorite characters back (as well as Queen of AHS Jessica Lange), a lot of that fun stuff was kind of pushed aside in favor of giving more screen time to new and quite frankly downright annoying characters. The antichrist turned out to be an extremely bland and boring character whose whole shtick was that he was an Instagram model with superpowers. I mean, it was all very 'Charmed' and teen supernatural drama. The writing has deteriorated so much in comparison to the earlier seasons that it actually made me quite sad and depressed. I mean, this series used to have amazing characters like Tate Langdon, Lana Winters, Sister Jude, Liz Taylor... oh well, it was a good run. I guess it's time to move on and look for real horror elsewhere!
I must confess that I stopped in the second episode due to the confused beginning of it, I will wait a little longer to try to review and say what this season has happened to me