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As Gino leads the hunt for the Mai Tai killer, getting captured by him once again, this time in the city hospital, the "big bad" of the previous episodes, Big Daddy, feels like the lesser of all evils, and at the center of it all is Dr. Hannah Wells who, not only seems to personally know the Mai Tai killer, but is seemingly pregnant with Adam's (Charlie Carver) baby? As we've seen in previous seasons of "AHS," including both parts of "Double Feature," children are anything but bundles of joy in this show. Having a child in the midst of abject horror? Talk about a nightmare.

American Horror Story NYC - Episode 1

The premiere episode featured more realistic elements feeling almost like a season of Murphy's anthological "American Crime Story" rather than another horror installment. Episode 2 fully embraced "American Horror Story's" signature bloody style with a refreshing new opening title sequence and an unflinching torture scene between Gino and his attacker. This continues with another jaw-dropping cliffhanger when the killer leaves a chain of victims' hands strung together in a sickening banner.

While the intention was to intertwine these plot lines together to tell a multifaceted story, the writers fail to do so with any elegance or style. The pacing and flow of these plot lines is a massive problem, with scenes sporadically bouncing back and forth between storylines without reason, ultimately hampering how enjoyable the season is. For example, the Mai Tai killer plot line, the central plot of the season, ended in the seventh episode. I repeat, the central source of plot and tension for the entire season ended with THREE more episodes left. After Episode 7, all that remains are the two minor subplots that barely had any development up to this point.

And with the spinoff American Horror Stories (featuring a different storyline each episode) now part of the expanding universe (it returned for a second season in July), fans have a lot to enjoy from the franchise.

I found the premiere episode extremely slow and introduced too many plot lines and characters to give the audience an opportunity to care for or focus on one because none of the characters stood out to me as a favorite. Having two episodes back-to-back I think will not only move this story along but is the only way to keep me interested

The demand for "American Horror Story" was so high that Murphy and his producing partner Brad Falchuk created a spinoff show, "American Horror Stories." While both are anthology series, the spinoff features standalone episodes, whereas the original features one continuous storyline throughout the entire season.

After keeping things hush-hush for quite some time, FX announced Thursday that Season 11 of Ryan Murphy's horror anthology series will be titled American Horror Story: NYC. It will premiere October 19 with two episodes on FX, and episodes will stream next day on Hulu.

Given the newest season of the horror franchise is ending with its next two episodes, which air on Wednesday, fans may well be wondering what's to come next, if anything at all, and TV network FX has revealed its plans for the series.

The ninth season of American Horror Story, 1984, is a favorite among fans of the series. This season pulled inspiration from classic '80s slasher movies, and it was a major hit. In the first episode of the season, it opens with a flashback to a massacre at Camp Redwood in 1970. It's a very gruesome scene, especially for the intro to the season. The summer camp slasher trope isn't new, but something about it is always a little scary. This episode also introduced the presence of the Night Stalker in Los Angeles at the time, which is an equally creepy storyline that continues throughout the rest of the season.

I am hesitant to become really invested for a couple reasons. First, since I know that Ryan Murphy starts out slow and then twists and turns the story into something more outlandish, I am worried what we will end up with is something a bit too far out there for me. And second, there seems to be a trend for the depiction of animal violence and death, which I cannot abide. In the first episode, a herd of deer needs to be put down due to the epidemic, and in the second episode, a character with a lot of cats is introduced, and I am going to be worried about the cats throughout the whole season. 041b061a72