“American Horror Story” returns with a vengeance
If you missed the premiere of “American Horror Story: Hotel” last night, then you missed out on creepy kids, blood orgies, Lady Gaga, and Matt Bomer’s butt. Basically, if you didn’t watch you’re a nerd, and need to drop everything and find it streaming online.
After last season, my standards were set very low for the return. “Freak Show” was good, but it was no “Coven.” Lucky for us, Ryan Murphy came back from the dead with a vengeance. Right out of the gate we get a look into the hotel when two international young women check in and concierge Kathy Bates assigns them to room 64, only to be welcomed by a nearly dead, man climbing out of the mattress. Honestly, I slept on the couch last night.
That was all before the credits, which would induce nightmares on it’s own. But the real fun came after the credits, when things got graphic and unnerving.
We get introduced to what we assume will be the main cast of the season. Of course there’s Kathy Bates as Iris alongside her gender-bending bellboy Liz Taylor, played by the marvelous Dennis O’Hare. Together they keep things maintained in the hotel, feeding the guests by any means possible, and changing light bulbs.
Residents of the hotel include, a number of creatures, Hypodermic Sally (Sarah Paulson), The Countess (Lady Gaga), Donovan (Matt Bomer), and two new residents, who may expose the hotel as the demonic getaway, detective John Lowe (Wes Bentley), and fashion designer and new owner Will Drake (Cheyenne Jackson).
Each resident is as creepy as the their neighbor. I mean, look at Paulson’s crimped hair and strung out face, that’s the real horror. Match that with Bomer and Gaga’s weird fascination with blood and sex, and Bentley’s obsessive behavior and we have the makings of a truly scary series.
The first episode didn’t explain a lot. But what we got was The Countess holds the power, Sally is looking for love, Donovan , Liz is fierce, John is boring, and anyone who enters room 64 better sleep with one eye open. Oh, and this season is definitely not meant for children as every other scene included nudity, or a blood orgy. We aren’t complaining though, because even with blood spurting we couldn’t help but be turned on by Gaga and Bomer. If their neon sign is any indicator, it’s not going to slow down anytime soon.
Other than that, this season is a mystery. Are they vampires? Demons? Ghosts? Or just eccentric murderers? Let’s just hope this season keeps the momentum.
