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Ok-Blacksmith4364 t1_j1r10op wrote

I think it depends on your interest honestly. I’ve been a fan since S1 aired though and couldn’t even finish this most recent season. I’m a gay man and it even focuses on LGBTQ+ so you’d think I’d be into it but it feels way more like a crime drama than a horror story.

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Darkhallows27 t1_j1r1hao wrote

Season 10 was actual garbage; I honestly enjoyed the 80s slasher theme from S9 though

Haven’t finished S11 but not enjoying it at all

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1800TurdFerguson t1_j1r2hx3 wrote

Was it ever? I feel like the show had its “Jump the Shark” moment in Season 1 with Dermott McDermott and his “crybaiting” scene. AHS: Coven was entertaining because of Cathy Bates, but I haven’t liked any other season sufficiently to finish one.

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seriouslyepic t1_j1r55u8 wrote

It’s fun to watch, but most people agree it’s not as good as it was back in its Coven days

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DoAsIDontSay t1_j1r7akc wrote

No. It's so bad I've stopped watching it. Peaked in the Jessica Lange years and it's been downhill ever since.

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TripleT453 t1_j1r7ipw wrote

So many haters. I’ve enjoyed like 75% of the entire AHS series and definitely think it’s a great show.

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gwxtreize t1_j1raoi4 wrote

Red Tide season was just Ok. I really enjoyed the NYC season personally. Made me think about what it would have been like in NYC in the 80's as a gay man. I looked up the death statistics and if the season "wasn't enough of a horror story" for you, the stats alone should be. I'll leave it at that.

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MaeBelleLien t1_j1rbmkv wrote

It's wildly subjective. I absolutely loved season 10, especially the first half, which felt like a love story to Stephen King.

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RepTexas t1_j1rbz4u wrote

Once lady gaga showed up the show took a terrible turn.

Not that she was a terrible actor but it felt like the writing got SUPER lazy.

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Unfair-Mix9683 t1_j1rcg0s wrote

Double feature was good. And yes, even death valley. But of course there are some bad moments as it's always the case with AHS. But overall I enjoyed it.

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safe-word t1_j1rfsvv wrote

I didn't care for American Horror Story: Double Feature. I enjoyed Season 11: NYC. Season 11 felt like a reset. I thought Russell Tovey and Joe Mantello were really good as Patrick and Gino.

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[deleted] t1_j1rjem2 wrote

Replying to gwxtreize (#1,078,342)

Red Tide was the best season in years without a doubt, final episode just left a sour taste in a lot of peoples mouths. Should have been a stand alone season. Also, agree with the horror of S11 but would have fit better as a different variation of American Crime Story or a standalone season imo. Pose did a better job of focusing on the aids epidemic…

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Timid_stallion t1_j1rlvzf wrote

I personally thought that apocalypse, 1984, and NYC were pretty good

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cd0025 t1_j1rp1oo wrote

Show was mostly very good then Lang left. Hotel was a shit show. Actually didn't hate Roanoke or Apocalypse but couldn't make it through the 1980s one.

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PrinceOfLeon t1_j1rp4na wrote

No spoilers:

The last season (11) ran out of ideas pretty early and dragged on for 3 episodes after the main plot was resolved. There was some closure to various character arcs which (subjectively) felt unnecessary, like perhaps too many episodes were ordered and the writers needed to pad things out.

That "padding" amounted to various forms of artistic expression and targeted pure emotional impact which perhaps lands differently depending on how well the viewer relates to the community, time period, and themes depicted.

By comparison, season 10 was literally spilt into two entirely separate stories. If season 11 was similarly half as long it would have felt more in line with earlier seasons.

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bazzbj t1_j1rue0m wrote

I lost interest shortly after Roanoake tbh

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MadCaptainAhab t1_j1s1pbi wrote

Season 11 is so far off base of what AHS was, it feels like an entirely different show. Horror in the way you would expect is practically non-existent.

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Thatxygirl t1_j1s7cxl wrote

Replying to RepTexas (#1,078,522)

Totally agree with you about the drop, that was the last full season I watched.

However, that season does have my favorite moment in all of cinema: Matt Bomer dancing nihilistically to Hotline Bling.

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speashasha t1_j1s9b3u wrote

I enjoyed Apocalypse tremendously, it actually brought me back to the show after quitting around the end of season 3. 1984 was also a lot of fun, but as always, went on too long. Didn't get too see Double Feature yet. NYC was intriguing at first, but always felt a little bit like they ran out of ideas.

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Timelord1000 t1_j1sn914 wrote

It’s still good, but not great. Cult and Apocalypse were the last A+ seasons. Everything afterwards has been B to C+ mainly because the multiple themes switcheroo at the half season point makes it seem like the stories aren’t fully fleshed out. Roanoake could have been better because it felt like 2 stories hastily mashed together. I liked 1984. I really like elements of the current season, but they should stick to 1 theme per season. An entire season of aliens would have been awesome!

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Wokemadwhitey1 t1_j1tie2q wrote

I stoped being invested after season 5 hotel. I was still interested then I saw the previews for Ronake and was not interested still gave it a chance and found it boring. Then 2 years I watched Apolyscape which was not bad but not amazing.

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Leo_Heart t1_j1tjfs4 wrote

Replying to speashasha (#1,082,869)

You liked that they went back in time and hit satan with a car? Worst season ever, fucking pure garbage. Such a strong start and beautiful first few episodes only makes the last half hurt worse

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Microchip_Master t1_j1tr76y wrote

We watched the 2-parter season with the writer/artist family and then the alien/A52 story. At this point I'm starting to feel bad for the cast becuase the pay must be good otherwise I don't see why they'd want to be associated with the show. The stories are shit and the horror is almost non-existant.

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MadEyeMood989 t1_j1tsjxt wrote

AHS is textbook hit and miss. And also textbook Ryan Murphy, in which the season starts out good but halfway through it goes off a cliff and never recovers

But does it get better? It’s mad subjective

Roanoke I actually kinda liked thanks to the mockumentary portion but once it shifted, it got bleh

Apocalypse to me, lives and dies on whether Murder House and Coven were your favorite seasons

1984 i really enjoyed due to the 80s slasher vibes

I only seen Red Tide but it was absolute dogshit so I gave up before the Alien half

And NYC I gave up after the first episode.

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Popular-Pressure-239 t1_j1u83ep wrote

To be honest I think you can debate if American Horror Story has ever been good. I finally quit watching and didn’t watch this most recent season, but of the 10 seasons I’ve seen I think only like 4 of them are good - and I think only 2 had satisfying endings.

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roflthopter t1_j1uf169 wrote

Y’all are some troopers. S1 was fun and I thought a slightly original take on ghost stories but I quit a few episodes into Asylum. Just too many plot lines, all disconnected, felt like they were trying to do them all at once

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poppinfresco t1_j1ux7uh wrote

American Horror Story was good!?! There were like two watchable seasons, the first one and the TV show season. Rest were……a TV show I guess

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crimewavedd t1_j1v2yhe wrote

Replying to likeforreddit (#1,093,781)

Which is why I think the first three seasons were peak. Each season had a different take on the horror genre where each episode felt like an unexpected surprise, with stellar performances around the board. Now it’s just meh.

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HufflePuff_0 t1_j1vlbh1 wrote

I picked up on it when freakshow was airing on TV and tried to watch the back catalog. I was obsessed with murder house and I've watched it repeatedly. Enjoyed asylum and watching the cast become completely different characters. I was absolutely disgusted by like the first 5 minutes of coven, because of the gross racism portrayed( yes I know it's fiction and it might have even been relevant to the plot. And no I'm not a POC, and yes I know its stupid to be upset on their behalf) I couldn't stomach it... And I consume alot of fucked up media. I listen to true crime every night to fall asleep. I have gone back to watch the three seasons I enjoyed but haven't done anything more than look into the plot of the newer seasons. In part due to my supernatural anxiety, masking from some past trauma. And the other part because I was disgusted and didn't want to be disappointed again.

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