Madame LaLaurie is infamous. And Nicholas Cage did own her house for a while. I can't remember why -- when I was in New Orleans in August 2001, the house wasn't open for tours, which was a disappointment.
The thing about using "coven" and "witchcraft" as themes for this season -- even when Zoe, for instance, doesn't seem much like a witch to me -- is that any women's skills that threatened the natural order or men's authority have traditionally been lumped under "witchcraft" (more or less). So what I'm thinking is this season is really more simply about women's power and the ways they retake it.
Oh, yes. And quite horrible -- [link]
It's a shame that they're not using more of LaLaurie's real history, including the fact that she and her family were essentially driven out of town for the torture of her slaves. I'm not sure how she got Elizabeth Bathory-ized, either.
One question about LaLuarie? What happened to the rescued slaves. Apparently one died. But what about the others? Freed? Sold?
Historically or in the show?
Historically, we dunno: [link]
Some of them were supposed to have been emancipated slaves that she kept (and tortured) illegally, weren't they? If so, I assume those would have been freed. Others might have been sold by the authorities.
Wow, this is going to be one seriously messed up season!
Yep, really digging it so far. It somehow seems less insane than previous seasons, in a way.
I'm not sure about less insane, but it definitely feels more cohesive and focused so far. Last season was just too all over the place for me.
It looks like next week is one of Tim's.
Last season had just one or two too many threads, I think. I would have ditched the aliens, for sure.
Last season had just one or two too many threads, I think. I would have ditched the aliens, for sure.
Yes, the whole alien story felt like it should have been it's own season.
