What AHS has been doing wrong for quite the number of seasons now is to insert these stereotypical hyperbolic characters. We don't need quirky exaggerated personalities to make the show interesting, but it seems the new strategy is to replace good storytelling with exactly that. It started for real during Roanoke and kept going for a while, although they redeemed themselves a lot during season 11. Now it's back to being so random and messy that you can't explain away the bad writing.
In fact, it's REALLY annoying to see main characters hallucinate all over the place so nobody knows what's real or not. It makes it extremely hard to pick up on the story and to know what's even worth noticing or to dismiss as the main character's hysteria, or whatever else is wrong with her.
Another thing that's getting old is this complete and utter "lonely helplessness" of women in relationships. If she and her husband is so physically and personally distant from each other that every single worry or experience she has is immediately dismissed or gaslit it gets even more frustrating for me as a viewer. What sort of relationship and friendships does this person have? She has the stereotypical shallow and sassy best friend (Kim Kardashian) then has virtually no one else to turn to, including her husband. She's apparently a star, yet just runs around lost, scared, confused and helpless like she's some shy little kitten.
This episode was a total mess, and I hope it's not an indication of how the rest of the season will be, because if it is, then I'm shelving this show for good.
In fact, it's REALLY annoying to see main characters hallucinate all over the place so nobody knows what's real or not. It makes it extremely hard to pick up on the story and to know what's even worth noticing or to dismiss as the main character's hysteria, or whatever else is wrong with her.
Another thing that's getting old is this complete and utter "lonely helplessness" of women in relationships. If she and her husband is so physically and personally distant from each other that every single worry or experience she has is immediately dismissed or gaslit it gets even more frustrating for me as a viewer. What sort of relationship and friendships does this person have? She has the stereotypical shallow and sassy best friend (Kim Kardashian) then has virtually no one else to turn to, including her husband. She's apparently a star, yet just runs around lost, scared, confused and helpless like she's some shy little kitten.
This episode was a total mess, and I hope it's not an indication of how the rest of the season will be, because if it is, then I'm shelving this show for good.