Less insane? It's never taken me longer to watch an AHS episode. Beyond the (signature) OTT sexual violence there was also crazy racial violence and I also did a lot of looking away. If not for Angela's beauty I may never have seen the minotaur full on.

Even the amount of rape in the current day made it hard to stomach in one episode after so long off. I'm not sure if/how to warn my sister.

The opening with Madame LaLaurie was a lot more graphic than I was prepared, even with this show, and the rape really took me by surprise. They definitely go all in every season, right from the start.

The minotaur thing is confusing me. Are we supposed to think that man was actually transformed into a minotaur?

It remains to be seen how the season stacks up, crazy-wise. I mean, not all that madness (npi) was in the first episode of last season, either. (Edit: Although I didn't watch the coming scenes...)

I'm just glad I finally remembered to watch this not right before bed.

I was disturbed by the extreme violence of the cold open but not surprised because I'd heard this show gets it on and cracking, but at least here in LA, the first broadcast was at 7:00 pm. I found that to be a little much. I'm all for parents controlling what their kids watch, but 7:00 is officially the family hour. I wouldn't want my pre-teen/early teenage kid to stumble across that show when surfing during what I thought was family time. It was a lot for 7:00.

but at least here in LA, the first broadcast was at 7:00 pm.

That's the East Coast feed. The show airs at 10:00 PM.

Still. I was shocked. Maybe they should just not air the show that early out here? I don't even know if that's possible, and they did have a lot of parental warnings, but...I found that the most disturbing thing.

Also, I assumed dude was actually turned into a Minotaur, but I don't think they established it clearly either way. I wonder if he's still alive, too.

It was a lot for 7:00.

Oh yeah.

Maybe they should just not air the show that early out here?

I don't know if FX can be held responsible for what the cable company (not mine! why not mine???) is doing, though. They made a show for 10.

Yeah, that is not a complaint against the show. Like I said, I was disturbed by the violence, but I imagine I was supposed to be. I also wasn't surprised because I'm a grown up (sometimes) and I choose to watch the show. Huge party foul on Direct TV for not pre-empting the 7:00 pm showing. Just way too intense for that time slot.

I think they have a blanket decision with an East Coast feed. I'd be surprised if they got into each show separately.