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Thursday, December 15, 2011

American Horror Story Chitty-Chat Club!

Posted by on Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 12:23 PM

Welcome to the American Horror Story Chitty-Chat Club, and if you're a fan of horrifying, bloody birth scenes that possibly include lil' Baby Antichrist... you've come to the right place! Take an epidural and hit the jump for my spoiler-filled thoughts!

Is that a ghost penis in your pants, or are you just happy to see me?
  • via FX
  • "Is that a ghost penis in your pants, or are you just happy to see me?"

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Okay, here's what I'm thinking!

1) So who exactly is this "Thaddeus" creepo that scared the shingles out of lil' boy Tate (and me, truth be told)? He's gotta be the "big bad"/Voldemort type who will probably rear his freaking ugly head in season two, I betcha.

2) Man, the ghosts in this house are competitive. But competing over a baby? Constance wants the baby, "the gays" want the baby, old-timey Nora wants the baby... you know who doesn't want a baby? ME! I like sleeping and wearing vomit-free clothes too much!

3) Dr. Hunky McNudebutterson (okay, fine, Ben) tries to drag dead Violet out of "the house from which no ghost can leave," and she actually makes it all the way to the car! That's pretty good... but next time see if you can make it to the corner 7-11 and pick me up some smokes.

4) Best line of the night:
Constance:"Man should not lie with man - it is an abomination."
Chad: "So is that hairdo. But I figure that's your business."
BOO to the YAH! (There's some catty-ass spirits up in this haunted hizzy.)

5) Worst plan to get rid of ghosties EVER: Burn up a $12,000 watch and yell "CROUTONS!" (C'mon... ghosts love croutons.)

6) Viv's plan to avoid giving birth to her twin antichristies in the house? Fly to Florida (with a quick sidetrip to EPCOT). Naturally, her passive-aggressive nuthouse doctor informs her that, "Well, you're gonna give birth any minute, and one of your twins is eating the other, but fine, whatever, go to Florida, have fun. Hear the weather is nice there."

7) Ben's like, "Waitasecond... where's Violet?" Nice parenting skills. So he and Viv rush back to the house, where the poop splashes the fan! The babies start clawing their way out, Constance drags Viv into the mansion, Ben suddenly sees EVERYTHING and EVERYONE he's been missing, the dead ginger twins slash his tires so they can't escape, but luckily for everybody, Dr. Charles "ether huffing/human centipede-making" Montgomery is on the case, who delivers the tykes (one stillborn, one "beautiful") with assistance from two dead creepy nurses. My mom called to say that this scene was very similar to my birth.

8) Violet learns that Tate raped her mom, and screams "GO A-WAY!" which is somewhat more effective than yelling, "CROUTON!" And shockingly enough, Viv DIES during childbirth (wha to the whaaaaaa?) and joins the rest of the gang in Hotel California (where you can check out, but never leave).

9) So what the freak is gonna happen next week in the sure to be slam-bang season finale? And what does this mean for next season? Your thoughts and croutons are welcome below! CROUTON!!

AUGGGHHH!! That really tickles.
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  • "AUGGGHHH!! That really tickles."

 

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1
Thaddeus is the revived ether-son ghost.

Disappointed by the lack of gimp suite babies.
Posted by tate on December 15, 2011 at 12:29 PM
Will in Seattle 2
Oh please.

Everyone knows Newt Gingrich is the Antichrist.

Or was it Darth Vader .. um, Cheney ...
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on December 15, 2011 at 12:32 PM
FerretRunner64 3
Regarding the Thaddeus creature, it looked to me like the same thing that worked with Tate to scare the high school bully girl. Or maybe it's the mysterious "Infantada" referred to somewhere on the show's website? Did that ever get figured out? If not, I bet Infantada refers to the evil baby...
Also, since the "good baby" was stillborn (presumably), I'm betting most of next season revolves around good baby ghost vs. evil baby. Looking forward....
Posted by FerretRunner64 on December 15, 2011 at 12:39 PM
4
I fell asleep to the sounds of her screaming in labor. It was lovely.

What happened?
Posted by SweetDarkLord on December 15, 2011 at 12:40 PM
5
While I really like what AHS is trying to do, and the general style and grown-up-ness of it. And damn, the acting is surprisingly good and risky considering the main cast used to be considered hammy network second-string.

The problem is the how compressed all the episodes are with extra-scary David Fincher-treated "SUPERNATURAL STUFF (tm)." They risk really burning out.

But that's probably more the effect of being an episodic TV show where they don't know if they're going to get canceled half way through a season.

I wish they would pace themselves more. Slow it down. Because when I see this kind nerd-bait eye candy stuff in a show I suspect they just making up the plotting as they go along and cramming the story with as much weird shit as they can. And 99% of the time shows like that do a LOST or a BSG and just run out of steam and cap it all with a shitty insulting ending.

So. Please producers of this show: Slow it down. Think about your story. You got something good in there. Don't fuck us over just for the sake of the fan-boys.
Posted by tkc on December 15, 2011 at 12:55 PM
6
I always hoped the show was set up to have a new family move in every season, and then die in horribly tragic ways. With the way things are going that looks to be the case!
Posted by Super Cool Charlie on December 15, 2011 at 12:56 PM
NOP_Spinster 7
Thaddeus is the Frankenstein monster son of Doc Chuck and Nora. He was kidnapped by the boyfriend of one of the women who had received an abortion from the Doctor. He used the heart of an aborted fetus, to bring him back to life. Thaddeus is apparently dead because Nora teaches Tate how to make 'him' disappear.
Posted by NOP_Spinster on December 15, 2011 at 1:03 PM
Joe Szilagyi 8
For those that didn't know, the plan has always been I'd seen said to do a completely new story and setting each season. The story of Ben's family in the Murder House is a finite story. Once the finale rolls, that's it. American Horror Story is supposed to be a new setting with a new story and new cast in Season 2 and beyond.

I love this show to death because it's so bonkers. The pacing is the best thing, and it's something I'm seeing more shows being willing to do: cinema/film pacing versus TV pacing. Bring it on and keep bringing it on. I adore the faster pacing. It's the approach you see on HBO and Showtime. Compare how much happens in a season of Dexter or Game of Thrones compared to what happens in most episodic TV. Treat your 12 episodes like an 8 hour feature film with 4 hours of commercials. 1000% better for viewers.
Posted by Joe Szilagyi http://www.joeszilagyi.com on December 15, 2011 at 1:28 PM
9
@8 I hope your right. If each season is actually plotted to a finite conclusion then you can have a breakneck pace. But if each season is slapdash and seat-of-the-pants then it will fall apart.

Posted by tkc on December 15, 2011 at 1:37 PM
10
OMG, that's entertainment! What an episode!

I love the line, "What are you going to do? Murder me?"

I kind of figured they would be killing off everyone because,well, what else could happen? (Also, figured out that Violet was dead awhile back as well.)

But talk about cat fights? Who will end up with what baby? Did Constance take hers home (at least it would be out of that house)? If only Ben had hit the panic button?

The only person not accounted for, by my count, is Constance's fourth child. As I recall, she told someone she had three "imperfect" children and one perfect one (Tate). So the daughter is dead, the deformed one (Caleb?) dead, Tate the perfect (dead) - who's the fourth one?

Any thoughts on the significance of both Vivian and Violet having names starting with "v"?

Love Connie Britten and Jessica Lange has got herself an Emmy for sure.
Posted by westello on December 15, 2011 at 1:49 PM
11
Watching the homophobic slurs being bandied about while in the same room with my dad whose favorite swear word is "Faggot" made for an extremely uncomfortable night for me.
Posted by Drew2u on December 15, 2011 at 3:53 PM
piojin 12
Thanks #8 for that piece of info. Excited for the next season!

I too believe Thaddeus to be the Infatada. In all honesty, my blanket keeps getting in the way of getting a good look at him/her/it. Yes, I have to watch the show with a blanket.

Seriously, such a good show! I'm also really enjoying Grimm this year. Not as scary, but great storytelling.
Posted by piojin on December 15, 2011 at 3:54 PM
piojin 13
Oh, and for those who haven't yet done so, check out the show's website. Worth the visit.
Posted by piojin on December 15, 2011 at 3:56 PM
14
@10- I thought her 4th baby was the one chained in the attic who plays ball with Tate and Violet.
Posted by Duvall-ite on December 16, 2011 at 8:37 PM
15
Just loved the “Birth” episode. Just so brutal, especially for parents out there like myself…that scene showcased just about every fear I think a person can have going into delivery. I missed last week but since I work DISH and have their service I was able to watch that episode using DISHonline so I watched it Wednesday just before “Birth” came on and had myself mini-marathon. REALLY looking forward to seeing what goes down in the finale next week.
Posted by Elias on December 17, 2011 at 6:53 AM

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