American Horror Story returns with its latest installment, Hotel.
Here’s our premiere review…
This American Horror Story: Hotel review contains spoilers.
I kept expecting an ocean of blood to come pouring out of the elevator.
Alas, that never happens in the premiere, although I am still optimistic about later episodes.
Also Bomer fails to burst into flames when exposed to sunlight.
On the other hand they are really pale.
Im sure the ambiguity was intentional and that well find out more in later episodes.
The Hotels aesthetic is a juxtaposition of neon and art deco and it makes for an interesting look.
Sometimes it feels swanky, and glamorous and other times it looks rundown and cheap.
The one place that didnt look sinister though and that I justhaveto mention was the creepy childrens room.
You expect it to be as eerie as the little ragamuffins that dwell there but its far from it.
The big shake-up to the usualAHSformula this year was of course the loss of Jessica Lange.
Sadly shes a bad fit.
Lady Gaga, who doesnt even appear until halfway through the episode, is fine.
Its still creepy but at least its not the Claymation hell that haunted my dreams all last season.
Hopefully episode two will change my mind.
Then in the last five minutes of the show they start playing Hotel California.
Well playedAmerican Horror Story, well played.
Am I the only one who feels old thinking about how 2010 is far enough back to flashback to?
and her delivery is just perfect.
Were people saying for days back in 94?
Rating:
4 out of 5
