For all those that have yet to
watch last night’s episode of American
Horror Story: Coven, titled ‘Burn, Witch. Burn!’, now is your last chance
to do without the threat of spoilers. For this is not a spoiler free blog. THIS REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS! You’ve
been warned.
For an episode I was looking
forward to, I was sadly disappointed with a lot of what this episode gave us. Don’t
get me wrong, it was certainly a step above every episode from last season, but
all of the filming techniques were just too damned distracting. Last week I
thought, yay, this series is finally moving this season into mostly regular
cinematography, and then this week I get blurred lens work, terrible lighting
and focus, as well a lot of terrible angle work. The cinematography was back to
being aggravatingly distracting. I mean, was I supposed to be able to pay
attention to anything going on on screen? The blurriness was in the way of so
much of it, that what was the point to adding it in? They weren’t dreaming,
everything that was happening on screen was happening, and they weren’t drunk,
so I just don’t get it.
While the cinematography was horrendous, the
writing direction of this season hasn’t been terrible. I like the way that
they’re going with Zoe’s character more now than when she was first introduced
in the season premiere. When she pulled out the chainsaw I thought, ‘Bitch with
a chainsaw, nice.’ Even if her voice was a little squeaky and high-pitched
every time she would yell at someone to run. It’s also nice to see Nan and this
boy-next-door character finding a connection, although I’ve liked Nan all
season. Fiona hit the nail on the head when she said Nan was smarter than all
of them. Queenie has had some pretty interesting lines, but what she did two
episodes ago was disgusting, and the idiocy she seems to have is a little
unbelievable. I did greatly enjoy Fiona this week, especially in that scene
where she brings the stillborn baby back to life, as well as how she was trying
to be more protective of her daughter now that she’s lost her sight. The one
thing I wasn’t too fond of was Misty bringing Myrtle back to life; I feel like
they’re going to be working in cahoots soon, when I’d really hoped Misty and
Zoe’s friendship would get more screen time.
That was definitely an interesting
choice of music for the scene leading Myrtle to the witch-burning pole. The way
that was filmed was mostly intriguing, with the two men in suits and everyone
walking out to it. The song was strangely fitting for this point in the
episode. I am now more confused with the whole daughters situation with Madame
Lalaurie. I just don’t think this writing in this episode fit the scene quite
well with the season’s premiere, but maybe I’m not able to match things up.
Overall, this episode wasn’t quite
as exciting as I expected. I think I get disappointed every time I hold high
expectations for this series, but only love it when my expectations are low.
The trouble is, every time my expectations are surpassed, they’re higher for
the next episode, so it’s almost like a rollercoaster, every other week I like
the episode, the other weeks I don’t. We’ll see how this comes to pass in
future weeks. I do hope we see Kyle again more, and that my belief that Zoe is
the next Supreme (given the evidence of this episode leading it to be the most
likely) comes to light. It would be a disappointment if she weren’t, being that
there is more evidence of it being true of her, than any of the others.
My rating: 6.5 out of 10.
Best Lines:
“I like a witch who knows how to fight.” – Fiona informs
Zoe, after she fought for the coven.
“I doubt it. You are, after all, the maid.” – Fiona tells
Madame Lalaurie, who thinks that their similar motherly circumstances could
bring them closer together.
Okay, now I just have to wait for The Vampire Diaries, Once
Upon A Time In Wonderland, Grey’s
Anatomy, and The Crazy Ones to
air, before I can review any of them. Check back in a few hours for those
reviews.
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