The fourth season of American Horror Story started a few weeks ago on FX and it has generated a lot of excitement, just as expected. American Horror Story: Freak Show has not disappointed. With Jessica Lange running the show (as per usual), sexually frustrated siamese twins, and a disgustingly scary clown, how could you not watch this show?
It seemed like before the first episode of the season even ended the Internet exploded with memes, gifs, and other jokes pertaining to the show. That is probably because the show's characters this season are so unique and quirky, and more disturbing than ever before.
What may come as a surprise is some of the controversy that the show has resulted in. The club Clowns of America International is mad at AHS: Freak Show because of the shows main killer Twisty the clown played by John Carroll Lynch. Clowns of America International have every right to be mad because Twisty is easily the scariest killer AHS has ever produced, but the reality is people were already afraid of clowns before the show aired. My fear of clowns began before I can even remember.
As scary as Twisty is, something that may be even creepier is the dynamic of Gloria and Dandy Mott. Finn Wittrock's representation of the spoiled man-child Dandy makes me so uncomfortable, but I can't look away. Dandy's mother Gloria, played by AHS veteran Frances Conroy, encourages her sons eeriness.
The most recent episode (Episode 3: Edward Mordrake, Part 1) was part 1 of the Halloween special. In this episode we were introduced to the supernatural for the first time this season, only widening the already expansive variety of creepy characters on the show. The importance of Edward Mordrake, the ghost of the two-faced freak, is evident when he makes his appearance at the Freakshow Halloween night.
I can't forget to mention Jessica Lange's cover of Lana Del Ray's song "Gods and Monsters," which is what summons the ghost of Edward Mordrake.
I also can't forget to mention the appearance of Emma Roberts, who is now engaged to co-star Evan Peters even after the reports that she abused him.
With all the excitement from last weeks episode, the anticipation for next week's is almost unbearable. So far, every episode has been a scary treat. What do you think is next to come?
