There’s a mastery of camera trickery going on behind the lens, and it seems no familiar trick is missed when it comes to infusing every scene with some tension or clever creepiness. It’s one of the show’s most pleasing aspects. Every possible trick of lens, focus, and mechanical apparatus that you can do with a camera is done in the first episode, sometimes multiple things going on at once. One good thing you can say about the show is that it’s as excessive in its cinematography as it is in its content. It’s a murderer’s row of Ryan Murphy favorites, plus gratuitous ass shots, gallons of blood, and every possible physical camera trick in the book. At no point does it stop being weird or interesting or stomach-churning or some combination of all these things at once, but it also doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, but that’s probably because it’s more about introducing every character and less about offering up some narrative for our approval. It’s a bit like an entire episode assembled out of various cold openings, plus some footage of Wes Bentley spliced in from his starring role in Se7en: The TV Series. Instead, there’s just a long series of events pushed together in the same location. That core isn’t quite visible in the first episode of American Horror Story: Hotel for the bulk of the extra-long episode’s running time. Yes, American Horror Story has always taken on a lot, usually more than it can chew, and discarded bits here and there along the way like a child bored with his toys, but at least there was some kind of core holding it all together. After the kooky fun of Murder House and the insanity of Asylum, subsequent runs Coven and Freak Show were examples of the show trying to do too much, going too far, pushing too many boundaries in the name of shock rather in the name of some sort of central story. While the idea of aliens is always an interesting concept to explore, Death Valley falls short with a rushed finale and no explanation as to what this new alien species means for human civilization.With American Horror Story entering its fifth season, it’s more than fair to say that the show’s been wobbly for the last couple of seasons. It is later revealed that their pregnancies were in the works for decades - a plan put in motion by former presidents of the United States under the command of aliens, who wanted to save their own kind from dying by creating a new species. Part 2, titled Death Valley, introduces Kaia Gerber to the franchise when she and a group of college students go on a camping trip and are abducted and impregnated by aliens. While the first few episodes pull viewers in with terrific performances from Rabe, Adina Porter, Leslie Grossman and more, Red Tide comes to an abrupt end when the pill finds its way to Los Angeles. When Doris takes it (after giving birth) with the hope of becoming a better interior designer, she turns into a monster. But the pill also creates a thirst for blood and only works on those who are actually talented. There, he is presented with a mysterious black pill that helps him write like never before. ![]() ![]() ![]() Part 1, titled Red Tide, follows struggling writer Harry Gardner ( Finn Wittrock) and his pregnant wife Doris (Lily Rabe) as they relocate to Provincetown, Massachusetts, so he can focus on his work. For the first time in AHS history, Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk decided to split a season into two parts.
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