Watching the show could spur a lot of interesting discussions about race, but like Dana said, historical accuracy, not so much.
Hey, don't worry about it. Nest full of vampires, you come get me, okay. Box full of puppies, that's more of a judgement call.
Jonathan ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
The Minearverse 6: Fiery Thread of Death
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath. Oh, and help us get Terriers dvds!
Amy - Dec 15, 2013 9:38:01 am PST #4258 of 4535
Because books.
le nubian - Dec 15, 2013 11:12:22 am PST #4259 of 4535
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Pix,
Having never watched the show until this season, my feeling is that AHS:Coven is kind of a masterclass on how to troll on race and gender issues.
It is not more gory than True Blood (hard to be since this is FX), but it shares TB's over the top aesthetic.
Typo Boy - Dec 15, 2013 2:16:43 pm PST #4260 of 4535
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I would agree that it trolls rather than explores.
Typo Boy - Dec 15, 2013 2:18:17 pm PST #4261 of 4535
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I will say that when they were giving free samplels of TB a while back, I thought the Faerie birth scene was one of the funniest I had ever seen. Brilliant bawdy "low" comedy.
kat perez - Dec 16, 2013 10:18:45 am PST #4262 of 4535
"We have trust issues." Mylar
Myrtle with the melon baller and the eyeballs was just spectacular. Poor Beverly Leslie. I think she and Misty and Cordelia should just ditch the rest of the coven, go to LA and start over. They can bring Nan, but only if she agrees to stop obsessing about Luke, who is probably dead anyway by now so that might not be an issue.
I cannot with the LaLaurie storyline. Roots and Mandingo? Really? Sure, the BAPS line was funny but it was cheap funny. Queenie is better than that (or she should be). And this is no way to redeem Madame, if that's what they are going for. I care not a whit for a severed head crying while watching footage of the Civil Rights Movement, not that she'd do that anyway, right, given that she did far more terrible things to black folks and just called it Tuesday.
At this point, I'm just in it for the good performances. The ladies continue to bring it. I'm waiting to use "What the head said." as a way to shut down a pointless conversation in the near future.
Typo Boy - Dec 16, 2013 11:26:32 am PST #4263 of 4535
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
BTW AH:C show seems much much worse on race than gender. not saying great on gender. but on race seems completely clueless.
sj - Dec 20, 2013 5:05:41 pm PST #4264 of 4535
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Nikita! I can't even put it into words! There's not enough show left, but I'm so excited for Nikita and Alex working together again next week.
-t - Dec 21, 2013 4:08:10 pm PST #4265 of 4535
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yes!
I think I am not ready to react to last night's show yet, holding my breath for next week...
Dana - Dec 23, 2013 8:04:06 am PST #4266 of 4535
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Oh, my god, this last episode of AHS is so hilariously awful.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 23, 2013 1:53:54 pm PST #4267 of 4535
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I facepalmed when Hank started infodumping/reciting the description of the heretofore unhinted ancient order of witch hunters to his dad.