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A bloodthirsty, impossibly horny hotelier, The Countess is still the most glamorous character to ever appear in an AHS season her wardrobe of luxurious gowns and jewel-encrusted gloves was enviably chic, a not-so-subtle indicator of the expensive taste that could only be satisfied by some of the world’s most. As “The Countess,” the now Oscar-nominated actress (and Oscar- winning singer) was an electrifying presence in Hotel - arguably her most high-profile television appearance since her one-scene arc in The Sopranos. But did we need to broach this conversation quite like this? 9. Sure, Evan Peters using his lobster hands to bring sexually-deprived housewives a healthy dose of orgasmic pleasure told an effective story about the mutual benefits of consensual sex work. Murphy obviously wanted Freak Show to “say” something, but it failed to deliver. (And let us not forget Jessica Lange’s instantly-iconic renditions of “ Life On Mars” and “ Gods And Monsters.”) But by midpoint, the show had completely gone off the rails, crushed under the weight of its multitudinous storylines. The season started off promising enough, making cult figures out of some of its characters - especially fan-favorite Twisty The Clown and his spoiled brat of an acolyte, Dandy Mott (who benefitted from being played by Finn Wittrock, at the time Murphy’s latest hunk of the moment).

Unfortunately, its politics continue to stick out for the wrong reasons - though Murphy did right by employing disabled actors, the decision to use them in roles where their disabilities were placed on display as evidence of their “scary” “freakdom” was questionable at best.

AMERICAN HORROR STORY SEASON 1 TO 10 FULL

After three increasingly popular installments, Murphy went full crazed with Freak Show, moving his talented cast to the circus to tell what was clearly meant to be a seriously poignant story about what it means to be an “outsider” desperate to fit in.

Freak Show (Season 4, 2014)įittingly, American Horror Story’s first truly disappointing season still stands out as the franchise’s worst. So in honor of Halloween (and the currently airing Double Feature), NYLON ranked all ten seasons of the hit.

The show has wavered in quality over time but has never fully lost audience attention, still showing signs of life ten years on. Either way, the show’s success hinges on the talent of its cast (which helped the career resurgences of industry icons like Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, and Sarah Paulson), the cleverness of its writing (so many one-liners), and the sheer bizarreness of its plotting (you want someone with a literal killer sex drive to have a threesome with two ghosts, you’ve got it). Recycling a sprawling cast of recognizable Hollywood names to play brand new characters in a brand new story every year? Groundbreaking.Īt its best, AHS could be exhilarating, whether delivering on true spooks as it did in its inaugural Murder House season or gleeful camp as it did in the recent 1984.

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Exactly a decade ago, Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and FX Networks debuted American Horror Story, a spooky little series that ushered in a fresh era of horror on TV while also setting the scene for the newly-defined “anthology” series.

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