On its 10th anniversary, American Horror Story: Coven is still the horror anthology series at its very best.
, anyone would buy whatever Ryan Murphy was selling. After making their names with black absurd comedy, Murphy and his creative partner Brad Falchuk shifted directions and decided to take on the horror genre. “I wanted to do something challenging and dark,”, the anthology series that premiered on FX in 2011, was going to be that exact thing..
showcases some of its best actors having as much fun as possible in the horror genre. Jessica Lange earned praise for every season she was on, and her depiction of Supreme witch Fiona Goode is no exception. Emma Roberts is pitch-perfect as spoiled movie star/proud mean girl witch Madison Montgomery. And Kathy Bates’ turn as the absolutely vile Delphine LaLaurie is despicable with just the right amount of dark comedy that comes out in her scenes with Queenie .
Diving into a new genre and form of television show gave Murphy and Falchuk an excellent chance to take on tropes in the horror sphere through their own style and social lens.explores the intersections of sex and race in witchcraft with the two warring covens from different schools of magic. It’s not any revolutionary commentary, butstill feels fresh in its willingness to explore the darkest periods of American history, the ones that provide true horror stories.
because they wanted to do something “dark” and “different.” There’s no shame in writing what you’re good at. Murphy and Falchuk were good at absurd, black comedy. And even though they channeled their horror-comedy interests by making, like all Ryan Murphy productions, is running on autopilot. Every passing season seems less sincere. It’s the work of a man who just slaps his names to projects and let’s ill-planned chaos put them together.
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