American Horror Story - New York City

I can't write about the atypical chapter without minor spoilers. The B-movie direction of 1984 and Double Feature pushed the series into a dead end, where it was necessary to be serious and come up with a story that (exaggeratedly) makes sense. And the result is an experience of a sweltering metropolis where someone is killing and someone else too. Two storylines intertwine until they eventually separate, and while one of them fits into the AHS universe, the other divides the audience with great force. Ryan Murphy came up with Angels in America(n Horror Story) and although I would expect a similar experience in some other anthology or maybe in Pose, somehow a mystery torments, moves, and excites completely differently than any previous series - and it works. Despite intentionally confusing the viewer's expectations with the script, thanks to the brilliant final episode, it brings the relevance of Russell Tovey's fistula, the return of Zachary Quinto's sliminess, obvious and hidden metaphors, and ten-minute scenes where seemingly nothing happens and yet nothing needs to be added. (21/12/2023)