Well put. The first season was great story telling plus good visuals, while this season seems to be mostly good / shocking visuals. So, while I’m still enthralled with the “look” of it, I’m missing the good story telling. I’ve read that a deal for a third season has been made so it must be appealing to a lot of people, and that’s cool. I like it, for what it is, it’s just not what I was expecting, based on the first season.
That cute, little, blonde, possessed nun is hottt!!!
Seems like everybody is losing interest in this one. Maybe still watching but not worthy of comment.
I wonder why the heck they introduced the Angel of Death character just now. All I can think is that the actress (the old maid from Season 1) had a scheduling conflict.
The last thing this series needed was another element. I won’t be surprised if they bring super heroes into it in the second half of the season.
Aw, I still like it. The actual gore last night made my skin crawl.
I wondered about the Angel of Death only making an introduction last night, too (and her name isn’t just Aramaic, it’s *ancient *Aramaic!), but whatever. For some reason, they’ve never chosen to show us death through the dying person’s point of view before last night.
After last week’s, and yesterday’s, endless torment of that poor woman, I really only watch this out of the corner of my eye (while doing something else) now. I’m still interested, but can’t really apply myself, it’s just too gross. Last season was much better.
They have apparently decided to double-down on the “jumbled mess” approach to this season. Angel of Death? Give me a break.
Now I’m just waiting for Buffy to show up and slay them all.
Well, in season one we saw the daughter’s suicide from her perspective, though that was chock full of misdirection.
Lily Rabe is the daughter of actress Jill Clayburgh. She really stood out last season, but she’s taking over the show in this one.
Just caught up on the last three episodes, and I’m loving this season. Yeah it’s a mess, but it’s a *glorious *mess. I’m really enjoying the wtf craziness, and the actors are fantastic. Jessica Lange, Lily Rabe, and Sarah Paulson are pretty much made of awesome.
I admit, I’m of an opposite view. Last week’s episode was my last straw… I’ll try it again next season.
Another new character last night (this one I like) … and another appearance of an actor from last season.
I wonder if there is some kind of contractual reason to bring them in late into the season. Both of the characters involved would have made the show better if they were around sooner… at least that’s MHO.
I don’t think Dylan’s appearance earlier would have helped. The writers seem to like to really withhold the pieces that make the whole picture fit together as long as they can.
As insane as it is, I still like this season. The doctor’s strategy to use Kit as bait was marvelous. Finding out what he found out as a result was laughingly satisfying. On another plot thread, having the priest up where he was isn’t explainable at all, but was too cool not to do, I guess.
What an insane show.
I thought that part was silly too. What’s to stop a person from removing mittens??
Things I like:
The goring of Adam Levine. I hate that guy.
Everything Jessica Lange does, even that grating accent.
The possessed blonde nun
Things I don’t like:
The superfluous aliens.
I was all set to be annoyed by the Anne Frank bit, but looks like that was just a delusion…right?
The coat hanger thing the other night was personally the most shudder-inducing thing I’ve ever seen on that show. Ickkk.
Absolutely not. The doctor is a Nazi war criminal that she identified by name (Hans Grueber?). Just last show he gave rubies to Sister Eimpossessed, rubies he took from a concentration camp woman.
Too bad they couldn’t get Alan Rickman to reprise his role. (I assume it is a Die Hard callout anyway…)
That said, this season is just too… busy for me. Too many characters/plot points, and I’ve never been a fan of seizure-cam. I loved the first season however.
There’s no reason she couldn’t have just been obsessed with Anne Frank and pored over concentration camp photos that happened to include the doctor.
Right, they showed how she had many pictures/news articles on her wall about concentration camps and that he was in one of them. He definitely is a Nazi war criminal, but I’m not sure if she’s Anne Frank. I hope she isn’t because, as others have mentioned, the story is busy enough without introducing famous characters.
The character’s been lobotomized so I suppose it doesn’t really matter, but if we are to believe her husband, she is not Anne Frank. He tells Sister Jude that he caught her giving herself the concentration camp tattoo, and the whole Anne Frank thing is a delusion (her name is Charlotte). I don’t think we’ve been given any reason to disbelieve him, notwithstanding her apparent Nazi-hunting abilities (as, yes, Arden is Gruber).
:smack: *That’s *where I know that name from! I’ve never seen Die Hard
but references to the character musta stuck in my brain.
Any old way, this season is so freaking out there I’ve kind of stopped trying to make sense of it and just sit back and enjoy the freakiness. I don’t know if that’s what the producers are going for - to me it doesn’t seem much of a testament to great storytelling- but it is absolutely MUST SEE TV for me.
I hope it goes on for several seasons and becomes the show that respected actors want to have a part in. Like a dark version of The Love Boat, only with A list actors.
Good lord, Lana Banana couldn’t catch a break with a mitt.
Just watched The Coat Hanger and The Name Game, and I could not love this show more. Everyone involved needs aaaaallllll the awards ever, and Jessica Lange needs to be made immortal, because the world should never be without her.