American Horror Story is one of the boldest shows on television. It never fails to push boundaries and even get a little weird. It manages to lure its audience into dark and twisted worlds where their strangest nightmares come true. What makes American Horror Story stand out is the way it plays into the fears many people experience every day. Those fears don’t have to be dramatic, like being locked up in an asylum or running away from a killer clown, but they can be as common as the fear of losing your own child or being afraid of the dark. The show dives into the unknown and that is what frightens people the most. The show wrapped up its fifth season in January and is coming back for a sixth season! To get you through to the next season, here are some things we, as American Horror Story fans, can understand:
1. The love Elsa Mars had for Pepper
For anyone who watched the fourth season, you are probably still not over this scene. What made their relationship so special was that Elsa Mars saw something in Pepper no one else did. She didn't see a freak, but someone who deserved to be loved. While everyone else was horrible to Pepper, Elsa Mars took her in and showed her what a family and love are really like.
2. Evan Peters isn't just limited to the role of a damaged heart throb
He can also play a sadistic serial killer. I must admit I wasn't a big fan of Peters throughout the series, but his role as Mr. March in the fifth season changed my views. Peters' performance as Mr. March was one of the best, if not the best, performance of the season. It showed off not only what a diverse actor he is, but how much he is willing to put into a role such as this one.
3. Fiona Goode's attitude
Fiona Goode served up the sass while still maintaining her class. She was the only characters in the third season who seemed to know what she wanted and she didn't care what she had to do to get it. Her witty remarks revealed how strong of a character she was and how much of an influence she had on everyone around her. She proved she was the ultimate supreme.
4. The numerous amount of sex scenes
There was plenty of sexual content throughout the series, whether it was necessary or not is a matter of taste. I for one think these scenes drive the series forward, no matter how awkward they are. It shows the audience how quickly these characters give in to their desires. Their weakness for lust only steers them in the wrong direction and reveals how damaged the characters are.
5. When Misty Day finally hit Madison Montgomery
Honestly, someone needed to do it and who better to take Madison down a notch than the witch she tried to bury? Madison Montgomery was one of the rudest characters there ever on this series and she had this coming after the way she treated the girls in the coven.
6. Why Constance Langdon made us skeptical of our neighbors
Constance Langdon was one of the most complex characters in the first season of the series. She was a sly woman with homicidal tendencies and a hidden agenda. Not only was she a nosey neighbor, but she also assisted with the birth of the anti-christ. If that doesn't scream crazy, then I don't know what does. I wouldn't let her into my home.
7. The people who seem normal might be the craziest
Talk about mommy issues. At first, Oliver Thredson seemed to want to help our beloved Lana escape the asylum in season two, but he ended up being one of the most insane characters. He taught us that looks can be deceiving and we shouldn't always trust people so easily because they might end up being murderers.
8. To some degree, we are all monsters
What I love about all the characters on this series is that they all have pasts that justify their actions to a certain extent. They did what they needed to do in order to survive in the chaotic world they lived in. Many people have pasts they aren't proud of, but that doesn't make them monsters, it just makes them human.
