American horror stories bestie is one hell of an opening episode it's well acted, well directed and decently written. The episode is 52 minutes and uses the most of it that it can yes there is some minor pacing issues and and annoying writing tricks it flows a lot better than any episode of ahstories since its beginning. The acting here is outstanding the lead character Shelly is extremely likeable and tragic watching her over this episode was painful and come the end of the episode I was invested in her story. This episode is the only episode except necro that has a character in that I actually cared about and was invested in. This episode also had some amazing visuals with some very pretty shots and good sounds design.