So as all of you know, I’m absolutely obsessed with American Horror Story, and last night was the season premiere of season four. I must say, I was quite impressed. Let’s start with the good of the premiere. I deeply enjoyed the fabulous Miss Sarah Paulson as Bette and Dot the conjoined twins. The girls are pretty much yin and yang, with polar opposite personalities. Bette is a wide eyed sweet heart with a passion for movies on the big screen, while Dot contributes as her cynical pessimistic counter part. I thought it was really interesting in the first ten minutes of the premiere how Elsa (Jessica Lange) appeared in double vision on screen while talking to the twins. It was a very cool visual move.

Another member of the crew of Freak Show who I instantly fell in a terrified love with was Twisty the Clown, as pictured below. Don’t get too scared!

Twisty gives a hell of a debut in this premiere. One episode in and he’s murdered at least four people in an absolutely gruesome manner of maniacal stabbing. There was one particular scene that really stuck out to me, which involved a young boy and a twenty something female who he kidnapped that he’s currently holding hostage in a van. He walked into the vehicle and began performing tricks for his victims, but with every sudden movement he made, it put the boy and girl into visible terror whether it be by shaking or screaming. There was something SO powerful to me about this, because it really classified Twisty as a monster to me, which is what I’ve been waiting for AHS to dabble in for a long time. The show has never really had a true scary to look at, sends shivers down your spine villain. The fact that these victims found pure fear in the clown simply making a balloon animal was interesting and intriguing to watch. It just shows how much of an effect his mere presence has and will have on this show. I’m thrilled to find out the back story on Twisty and what made him the way he is. I’m also really interested in what lies beneath his smiling mask, because according to articles I’ve read about him, something even more terrifying lies underneath.

Now, onto some things I didn’t appreciate all that much:

1) Elsa’s accent. Jessica Lange is phenomenal. We know this. However, it was beyond difficult to understand her thick German accent at some points during the show. I really wish I had subtitles while watching – that’s how hard of a time I had understanding her. Some of her dialogue was so quiet too that her voice ended up sounding very muffled. I’m really hoping that this is something that gets better as the season progresses, because Elsa is half of the show! I need her to be audible, damnit!

2) The EXTREMELY awkward scene where Jimmy Darling (Evan Peters) fingers a girl with his lobster like hands at a party. I felt it was so tasteless and inappropriate. Nothing about that scene had anything to do with Jimmy as a character at all. Of course, AHS is known for pushing the envelope on all of their seasons – but to me, this was just vulgar.

3) The Freak Show orgy. This was DISGUSTING. The gist of this was shown on a projector in black and white for at least two minutes, and it made me extremely uncomfortable. That’s really all I’m going to say about it. I think there’s a way to do certain things tastefully and dare I say artistically, but this was pure vulgarity. (which is really the only word I can think of to describe seeing stuff like this on television.)

It’s not like the things I didn’t care for about this episode “Monsters Among Us” over shadowed all of the good though. It really was a bang up premiere, which has left people talking (clearly!) and that’s exactly what the producers want. They wanted something that pushed the envelope, sparked conversation, and left people eager for the new episodes – and they did just that. I’m really looking forward to seeing what this season holds in store for us, because the premiere set the stage for a lot of crazy stuff to happen. There are still many characters to introduce as well, so I’m excited to meet all of them and start getting a feel for their back story.

Where are my AHS fans at? How did you feel about the season premiere? What did you like? What did you hate? Leave me a comment and let’s chat! -Sarah