American Horror Story Review: "Madness Ends" (Episode 2.13)

By Amy Amatangelo at 1:39 PM on January 24, 2013

For a show that has featured aliens, human experiments, mutilations, torture, the wearing of human skin and (in an image I’ll never quite recover from) a grown man breastfeeding, American Horror Story: Asylum ended its season more like a Lifetime movie-of-the-week than the outrageous show it has been all season long. In the present day, we learn that Lana Winters has become something of a cross between Barbara Walters and Truman Capote. She’s written six best sellers and is the country’s premier interviewer. She realized early on that TV was where it was at—that people needed the visual images. Lana...  read more

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American Horror Story Review: "Continuum" (Episode 2.12)

By Amy Amatangelo at 2:28 PM on January 17, 2013

Oh, the mysteries of American Horror Story: Asylum. The penultimate episode of the FX drama time-jumped but still found itself mired in clichés. Now that he’s back at home, Kit suddenly sports an even more exaggerated Boston accent. He walks into his home sounding like he is auditioning to play a Kennedy in a Lifetime movie. Kit, Alma and Grace are living it up Big Love style—two wives, two babies, one husband—but Grace is obsessed with remembering her encounter with the aliens while Alma wants to forget the whole thing. Grace is the ax murderer, but it’s Alma who ends...  read more

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American Horror Story Review: "Spilt Milk" (Episode 2.11)

By Amy Amatangelo at 1:46 PM on January 10, 2013

Can a totally wacked-out, disturbed series become even more crazy?   read more

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American Horror Story Review: "The Name Game" (Episode 2.10)

By Amy Amatangelo at 10:28 AM on January 3, 2013

American Horror Story kicked off the new year by killing off two major characters and giving viewers a twisted musical number straight out of a bizarro Glee.  read more

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Catching Up With Jessica Lange

By Amy Amatangelo at 2:58 PM on December 13, 2012

Jessica Lange’s Sister Jude began this season of American Horror Story: Asylum as a punitive nun with a steely stare and “spare the rod, spoil the child” approach to managing her patients at Briarcliff Asylum.  read more

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American Horror Story Review: "Unholy Night" (Episode 2.08)

By Amy Amatangelo at 2:48 PM on December 6, 2012

Oh, you better watch out! You better cry. Because Santa Claus is coming to Briarcliff  read more

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American Horror Story Review: "I Am Anne Frank, Part 2" (Episode 2.05)

By Amy Amatangelo at 9:56 AM on November 15, 2012

Since this season of American Horror Story began, the two obvious choices for Bloody Face were Dr. Arden and Dr. Thredson.  read more

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American Horror Story Review: "I Am Anne Frank, Part 1" (Episode 2.04)

By Amy Amatangelo at 11:01 PM on November 7, 2012

You have to wonder what the conversation was like when American Horror Story: Asylum offered Chloe Sevigny the role of Shelley.  read more

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American Horror Story Review: "Nor'easter" (Episode 2.03)

By Amy Amatangelo at 11:00 PM on October 31, 2012

Is it possible that American Horror Story wants to send me to the asylum? Perhaps. Because the show is making me crazy.  read more

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American Horror Story Review: "Tricks and Treats" (Episode 2.02)

By Amy Amatangelo at 10:14 AM on October 25, 2012

Last week I criticized American Horror Story: Asylum for leaving no horror movie trope unturned. I was wrong.  read more

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