American Horror Story: Freak Show(get ready!)

[MilkyTaroMochi]

First time watching any AHS show, and I liked it a lot. Loved Elsa's version of "Life on Mars". That clown, though...omg that clown. 

I missed who they were all stabbing at the end though... who was that? I missed it the first time and in the rerun!

Spoiler

It was the police guy that was going to arrest and take the twins away before Lobster Boy sliced his throat. They were actually chopping him [police man] up into pieces,  I think. 

[Marigold]

I feel like Jessica Lange's charecter is feeling too simular to her previous two charecters.  I'm hoping they make her stand out a bit differently as it progresses. In the last three seasons (including this year) she's played the "strong leader of a group of misfits" and she has simular traits (drinking, self doubt, feeling washed up at times, strong as a leader especially when she needs to stand up against the world, harsh but with occasional moments of having a heart).  Ther German accent doesn't really make Elsa that much different from Fiona. Yet.  Sister Jude was more distinct from Elsa and Fiona, but I still see a lot of the same personality tropes.

[ponybanker]

The clown is soooooo creepy he is burned into my mind lol... Flipper boy is a babe lol

[ponycake]

I feel like Jessica Lange's charecter is feeling too simular to her previous two charecters.  I'm hoping they make her stand out a bit differently as it progresses. In the last three seasons (including this year) she's played the "strong leader of a group of misfits" and she has simular traits (drinking, self doubt, feeling washed up at times, strong as a leader especially when she needs to stand up against the world, harsh but with occasional moments of having a heart).  Ther German accent doesn't really make Elsa that much different from Fiona. Yet.  Sister Jude was more distinct from Elsa and Fiona, but I still see a lot of the same personality tropes.

I only watched S1 and now this (and a couple episodes from the other two seasons) but I'm totally bored of Lange. Her German accent sounds bad to me and just bleh.. tired of seeing her. I liked her in the first season though. Hope she doesn't bug me the whole time in this one, if I keep watching.

[Marigold]

I liked her in the first two seasons quite a bit.  Last season wasn't my favorite all around but I wasn't too fond of her role and charecter.  It would have been interesting to see her as one of the side show charecters and not the ring leader this time.  Maybe make her personality softer or ditzy or something different.

Her German does not sound like a German accent to me at all (but my grandparents, my aunt, and most of their friends were immigrants from Germany so I have a bias as to what it should sound like).

The actress who played the sweet and then possessed nun is my favorite. She's so totally different in each role. Very impressive.

[Skeen]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/mysterious-clowns-terrorizing-california-city/story?id=26157014

NOPE. 

I used to not be afraid of clowns.  Then I met Twisty.   

[Silver Glade]

Don't know what to think of Freak Show yet.  I do like that, according to preview reports and behind-the-scenes clips, the characters that the actors with real conditions/deformities are playing will not simply be background decoration or present for shock value alone.  They will be rounded out through backstories etc. to present them as actual human beings.  What a concept! 

I can't say I'm liking the psycho killer clown thing so far.  It just feels like a way overused trope to be interesting to me.  I'm not a big fan of gore either, which is why Murder House was my favorite season.  It had more focus on the supernatural and psychological scares than just an all-out gorefest.

[Marigold]

Yes!  I had to look up the very very little lady to see if they actually used an actress with that condition. I was surprised and pleased. She's beautiful too. I just want to know if her voice is really that high pitched too.

[divalei]

I so wanna watch this season because it sounds interesting and I liked previous seasons (the first one was the best). But, I can't watch this season. Why? Because of the clown. I'm scared of them. I wasn't until I saw a show for kids (I was about 8 or something). There was a clown and laughing stick... Even thinking about them makes me quite uneasy.

Why there has to be a clown...

[NovelNerd]

The clown scares the crap out of me, but I'm entertained. Lange's character doesn't bother me that much. I've always thought she was such an amazing actress the parts she plays even less amazing ones are done so well.

Aww, when the one character died I was a little sad and then reminded myself I'm watching AHS and everyone dies.

[aero_oceana]

I am very, very curious to see what the story is going to be behind Twisty the Clown.

[Twilight Pink]

I watched it to see what all the hype was about  then I saw in the opening credits and it mentioned that Tim Burton was one of the producers(? correct me if i'm wrong) and I decided to stay 

Its pretty interesting i'll definitely be watching the rest of the series

[Skeen]

I watched it to see what all the hype was about  then I saw in the opening credits and it mentioned that Tim Burton was one of the producers(? correct me if i'm wrong) and I decided to stay 

Its pretty interesting i'll definitely be watching the rest of the series

I think you might mean Tim Minear.  I don't think Burton has anything to do with it. 

[Marigold]

 The clown is the creepiest part of this.  I am not afraid of clowns, but I do not like them.  He is just so creepy that I am starting to become afraid of them!  Lol!  I think of everything this season, he is the only thing truly terrifying. 

Spoiler

At first I thought "Dandy" was the clown.  But now that we know he isn't, well, he is certainly going to become like the clown.  I don't understand why the clown didn't outright kill him when he saw what was in his bag.  Seems like based on his killing everyone else he comes in contact with except for his captives, he would have killed Dandy and then gone after his mom if she was still in the house.  Possibly.  At least he would have killed Dandy.  I know for the plot point we needed him alive to join forces, but still.

Another inconsistency:  Elsa loves her "monsters" (her words).  Why would she allow a man like the strong man to belittle them and cause trouble?  I would think her troupe would have told her everything that happened and she would dismiss him from the group.  It seems totally out of character for her to allow him to be there when he is dangerous to them and unkind and cruel.  Hot headed and vengeful.  Just doesn’t make any sense.

[Honeycomb]

That episode ... creepier and creepier ...