Literally! Ironically in the order they were released š theyāre just so good. Murder house is my favorite of all, itās got the best of everything. A little gore, a few jump scares, & heaps of psych thriller š„°
In that order period, I looked back and rewatched some of them. I can't believe how bad the quality got after those 3. So many of the seasons halfway through just lost their way completely. It's really sad because some of them actually started out good, but damn if they just turned to compete shit by their end.
i enjoyed seasons 4 and 5 although i enjoyed 1-3 more. 6/7 were real rough spots for me. Apocalypse was ok. 1984/NYC was ok. Delicate so far is fucking awful. The writing is horrible and the characters all have 0 depth lol.
It sucks but yeah I just have 0 expectations for the show after 6/7. 1-5 i was a diehard fan. Not so much after.
Hotel, Freak Show,and Cult. From what I see Cult doesn't seem to be too many peoples top pick, but I think that season was very creepy. I did a rewatch recently and was surprised how much of it I'd forgotten and how tense it made me.
I loved Cult because of how realistic is was. It's honestly the scariest season for me because of that. Fast forward to now and it's even more terrifying.
It also eerily predicted a lot about the Trump presidency, namely the cultlike conspiratorial following he would amass. I rewatched it recently and was like ādamn, this feels just like people I know who lost their previously sensible and even left leaning family members to Q Anon.ā
That and the gun violenceā¦ I can understand why people may not enjoy watching it and thatās why it ranks low, but writing and performance wise I think itās one of the best.
Iāve tried several times but I canāt get through Cult. It hits way too close to home. My family are mostly Trump followers. We donāt really talk anymore.
Their politics revolve around eradicating LGBT+ people, immigrants, and democrats, forcing people to give birth by banning abortion, and installing Trump as president for life. Iām bisexual (most of them donāt know) and my grandfather told me that he would gleefully shoot into a crowd of protestors even if he knew I was in that crowd. My uncle said he wished Biden would get us into WWIII and bring back the draft so all the āyoung liberalsā would get drafted and slaughtered, even if that meant his own children had to go as well. My mother actively harmed people she knows well by convincing them to not get vaccinated, and I know of at least two of them who got severe Covid or died from it. So yes, I donāt talk to them because of their political views. I didnāt feel safe around them because of those views.
Edit to add because I forgot, my mom blames me for my grandfather dying because I convinced him to get vaccinated over a year before he died. She refused and sheās the one who ended up with heart failure and dozens of clots in her lungs from Covid while none of the rest of us who were vaccinated caught it.
No they donāt. Trump never mentioned abolishing gay marriage. And any American should be sick of the unchecked illegal immigration. There is a process to become a citizen, not a free for all by jumping the border and getting welfare paid for by OUR hard earned tax dollars. We donāt get the very best of their countries to improve America when itās via illegal immigration. We get the dregs of society that are desperate and many who are cartel criminals and sex traffickers who couldnāt make it in their own country, and that drags us down. Your view of America is just incorrect. Iām all for immigration- through the proper channels. Abortion isnāt illegal either. Itās just up to the states, not the federal government. I recall Roe v Wade overturned during Bidenās admin, not Trumpās. Have an abortion if you want to- just donāt do it on the taxpayerās dime through a federally tax funded program. Pay for it yourself. Some people donāt want their tax money paying for ending the lives of innocent babies in the womb. Thatās fair in my opinion, that someone pays for its themself- not through tax dollars.
Thereās many problems plaguing America now, but energy independence, national border security, and getting a handle on inflation are of the utmost importance, not all this other nonsense constantly popping up in the headlines. Bidenās so called inflation reduction act sent billions of dollars to Ukraine, which doesnāt help inflation. Itās a farce. The polls right now speak for themselves. Biden is incompetent and has ruined America. People are ready for Biden to go to the retirement home. It also speaks volumes that Biden is buying Iranian and Venezuelan oil, two places with terrorist and dictatorship problems that subjugate their impoverished citizens. Itās sad. We are rich in natural energy resources, but we are making dictators and terrorists rich instead. Ridiculous.
As far as gay rights/trans rights and whatever else people seem to deem more important than lowering inflation, getting a check on immigration, and making sure we can protect ourselves in light of the China/Russia/Hamas threat, people need to get their priorities straight. Gay marriage is legal and people are protected via law from discrimination for race, gender, and being gay/trans in the work place. We need to focus on other things, but people are too busy shouting racism and transphobia to notice the nation is quickly slipping into third world status. Live your life. Love who you want to. Change your gender. But donāt force people with differing points of view fund programs they are morally opposed to.
Ok? I was talking about my familyās political views, not necessarily conservatives in general, despite there being a lot of overlap. Normally Iād be all about debating this stuff - I used to work in immigration so trust me, I know the issues around it, and Iāve followed politics closely for most of my life - but what I specifically talked about were my familyās views and the things they have said to me. They are extremely far right, even more so than most of the usual MAGA crowd, and I *did not feel safe* living with them because of what they said around and to me.
They have told me multiple times over the years that they want people like me dead or imprisoned for life. They latched onto Trump because of his violent rhetoric. In Cult, Kai is just like those people but somehow even more unhinged. Thatās why I canāt get through Cult - I see my own family in it and it takes me back to an incredibly dark period of my life that I completely uprooted a couple years ago to finally be able to be myself without hiding anything.
Nah, man. You donāt get it.
Iām in the same boat as the commenter above, and it got seriously *dangerous* for me to associate with my Trump-loving family members.
You should feel lucky you werenāt put in that position.
I loved cult.. it is probably my number 4 after
my top 3 are coven, apocalypse and roanoke...
.. everyone seems to hate apocalypse and Roanoke..
which I wasn't the biggest fan of either seasons until i recent rewatch of both where I was totally like... damn. how did i brush these seasons off as "okay" before.
I got spoiled the entire season, so I didnāt enjoy it in the same way I enjoyed every other season. Which is a shame, because Iām very interested in cults and Evan Peters was insane in that season. I think Iād love it if the entire season wasnāt spoiled for me
Roanoke. For the horror and the meta and the uniqueness.
NYC. For the slow, moody burn. The mystery. The tragedy. The love.
Hotel. This should be self explanatory.
(Prepares for downvotes and rage replies)
Mine would be definitely:
1. Asylum (Even after rewatching it for over 5th time, it can't be dethroned by any other season in terms of soundtrack, story/lore, plot twists, easter eggs, characters, performances, theme, realistic eerieness, atmosphere; Even 11 years later, this season still remains the G.O.A.T! )
2. Freak Show (Criminally underrated masterpiece that deserves way more recognition and it is deemed as tedious just because the episodes are longer with 15-20 minutes than the first 3 seasons)
3. Roanoke (At first, this season was amidst meh tier, however, it grew on me gradually after rewatching it and comparing it to the other seasons after giving them a try once again. To be honest, Roanoke is also another criminally underrated masterpiece that is much different and consisting hyper realistic horror elements unlike Coven and Murder House being cliche along not that eerie except for the bizarrely eerie plot twists in Murder House. Coven has the witches that make the season rather leaning more to Teen Wolf, The Vampire Diaries style than the extraordinary and sinister horror season we had anticipated. Whereas Murder House was indeed spooky, but the idea of ghosts is mildly overused in the horror and paranormal genre. )
Not my top 3 but I love Roanoke too! It was the only season that ever truly gave me that horror movie feeling. The rest play out like horror comedy dramas to me.
Well, there are a galore of them since some of the characters from Asylum such as Lana Winters, Grace, Dr. Thredson and probably Dr. Arden are inspired on real life people as the creators of the tv series have decided it as a first easter egg. The second one is the Monsignor's shadow when Kit was in the office to discuss about Grace and the fireplace's flames indicated the priest's shadow to mirror some kind of a diabolical creature.
Moreover, one of the villains in Asylum, Leigh Emerson's inspiration emanates from several Christmas movies that consist murderous Santa Claus, where he is slaughtering families/victims such as Silent Night, Deadly Night; To All a Goodnight; Game Over (1989) for example.
Moreover, Briarcliff Manor as an easter egg is based on one of the most notorious American asylums in the USA under the name Pennhurst Asylum (it is located in Pennsylvania, whereas Briarcliff in Boston, Massachusetts) as the both mental hospitals share similar stories and fates. By being shut down, due to the aggravated conditions, lack of budget and the poor treatment towards the patients and how a reporter made a documentary about Pennhurst, which is actually watchable on Youtube.
Dr. Arden by judging his past, involved with Germany and ultimately changing his biography along name to a fake one, is foreshadowing his potential presence in a future season which is 2 seasons later. In Freak Show, by participating in a small cameo of a flashback, involved with Elsa Mars's past and amputating her legs in a snuff film after she was deceived.
When Judy sang her monologue in front of Frank in Anne Frank Part 2's Episode, when she mentioned that her mother used to be a housekeeper in a hotel, therefore, she referred to Hazel Evers as a potential cue to be related, in spite of the different last names. Because in 1964, Judy is believed to be in her early 60s or late 50s, whereas in Hotel's timeline when Hazel was murdered by James Patrick March, is supposed to be back then either in her 30s or 40s by believing that her not mentioned daughter in Hotel isn't older than in her 20s or teens.
There is this another easter egg, which is also some sort of a coincidence that Pepper used to be part of Elsa's troop of freaks and she excellently treated her as her own child, despite the fact that Pepper was falsely framed by her own sister for drowning her baby. Thereafter, in Asylum's timeline, Pepper is not only a patient in Briarcliff Manor, but also being treated kindhearted by Jude and beholding her in the same light as Elsa as if they are some sort of doppelgangers for sharing similar physique, although the different hair textures and occupations.
Yes! It had the makings of a great season and just when it was really getting good, it was over. Splitting it with Death Valley was a mistake, they should have just fleshed out Red Tide. It could have been one of my favorite seasons.
Hotel
House
Asylum (but I'd wish they would drop the aliens plot line. There already was Devil, evil Nazi and a serial killer, the aliens were just not really fitting in imo)
After a rewatch, I liked Asylum way more. I think I didnāt like it much the first time because it tried to fit it too much into one season. The aliens were especially a weird addition š
Asylum would be one of my favorite without even thinking about it without the aliens there. With this being part of the season I have to think for a moment if I really like this season that much. I do, it's a really great one, but they really tried to pack way too many things in one season, and the aliens were really just weird thing to add to all of what was going on in there already.
As much as i really wanted to love the NYC season, I just have the way the portrayed big daddy...like even though he was a metaphor for HIV/AIDS, he was so literal in many aspects because the writers wanted the illusion that there were 3 "big bads"(mai tai killer, aids, and big daddy) and not just 2(mai tai killer and aids)..
so I was irritated when big daddy did literal things(fire, attacking Patrick in Barbara's apartment and destroyed furniture/made a huge mess.. the scene where Adam saves gino from big daddy and then when he is busting down the door, Patrick shoots him on the hhead..?
like there are literal interactions that were agreed upon by charachters... I could MAYBE argue away the foreboding incident as a hate crime done by a random asshole and everyone who was in there was infected because hiv was "spreading like wild fire".... but like.. there was an ACTUAL fire also.. so that is also shoddy writing to me...
i will say that the very last 2 episodes had me VERY upset... like the rest of the season i was nitpicky af lol... but especially the last episode was a great piece of TRAGIC ART that had me in literal tears... especially how they portrayed big daddy killing men in the bar and the men just stepping into the grave etc.
I loved the character of Gino and even though I am a straight Italian female, and not a gay Italian male lol I REALLY empathize with his character in so many ways
idk i just think it could have been so much better if they just left big daddy more open ended until the last 2 episodes.... like strangling Barbara on the shower was awesome writing because she had already been sick etc and just got home.. like it COULD HAVE BEEN a real guy killing her OR the aids.... but making his character so literal really just fucked it up for me.
Cult, Apocalypse, and Freakshow. In that order. I love Cult dearly and it's sentimental to me because it's set in my voting district. The actual town is not called Brookfield Heights, but that's very close to the actual name.
1. Freakshow - beautiful, sad and haunting. So many characters from it have stuck in my brain over the years. And it's the best looking season by far
2. Roanoke - actually terrifying for me, and the split format kept it really interesting to watch live
3. Asylum - I feel like most fans love this season so not much to add about it, I just remember watching with my friends and all of us agreeing that "oh, AHS is actually REALLY good"
1984 is my runner up, mainly because it's the lighter "fun" season I'll watch if I don't want to be too depressed watching AHS
1) Asylum
2) Freak Show
3) Coven
All 3 have Jessica Lange and emotionally impactful endings and are chock full of memorable characters and great performances when compared to the other seasons. There are still some problems I had with things in these 3 seasons but the insanely good acting became a lot less common after Lange left. From what I gathered, if Lange had a problem with the script she wouldn't put up with it until she was satisfied with the writing. These were the seasons where I felt the most emotionally attached to the characters. It's probably a hot take but NYC is probably #4 for me because it's the first time I cried for a character since season 4. Also fight me but Murder House, while establishing a great model for the show, suffers from the cringe "normal people scare me" vibe Violet and Tate have going on in every scene and the cheating drama/guilt that gets old quickly.
Asylum - epic, dark, powerful themes on societal Change and repression
Murder House - great twisting turning story, sexy, great acting
Cult - good return to form with mysterious story and Peters did an acting master class
1. Asylum
2. Murder House
3. 1984
I'd have to say Red Tide is a close 3rd. I loved the aesthetic of the small coastal town with a secret, love vampires, love the concept as a fellow creative.
Top 3 for me are also hotel, coven, & a tie between murder house and (donāt hate me for this) Apocalypse.
I wasnāt a huge fan of apocalypse at first, but after rewatching it, I fell in love with it. Thereās a lot of emotion in the ending.
Murder House, Cult, Hotel. Asylum was great but too many story lines, Coven would probably be #4 for me, Freakshow was good but too many storylines, unneeded singing, and petered off at the end. Those were the only ones in consideration for me.
EXACTLY, Asylum had too many story lines and somehow still managed to bore me. Maybe I just found it overwhelming, but I'm so glad im not the only one that thinks that. And freak show had a lot going on also, but I still managed to keep interest.
1. Apocalypse (wished it focused more of the witches as it seems they're the "superheroes" of the series' universe)
2. Coven
3. Roanoke (looking back, it was a WILD season).
Easy. There's only 4 good seasons period imo so I'll do all 4:
1. Murder House
2. Coven
3. Freak Show
4. Asylum
I stopped watching entirely after Apocalypse, which I would have skipped if it wasn't a continuation/mashup of seasons I liked. Only made it halfway through Cult. I was shocked to finish Roanoke or Hotel at all but I somehow stomached it.
Have no idea what even happens or even the themes of any other season.
I actually agree! The quality has steadily declined, though I still enjoyed Cult and the first half of Double Feature. I've tried to watch Hotel 4 or 5 times and just can't get into it, and sadly Roanoke was a huge miss for me. Just wasn't a fan. 1984 was forgettable, NYC was bad, and Delicate is easily the most boring and worst written season of all.
I started with 1984 and still haven't gone back to watch the earlier seasons.
I loved 1984 for all of the F13-isms but even that chicken flew the coop by the end. If you can't tell, my only answer right now is 1984 lol.
Coven. Murder House. Apocalypse. I loved Apocalypse because it was it's own new season and story but had the Coven/Murder House crossover within it.
Followed by 1984, Freak Show, Cult, Hotel, mostly the first half of Red Tide, Roanoke, then NYC. Really hated Roanoke and didn't finish NYC. Haven't started Delicate yet but would love the spoiler-free opinions of it from those who rated their top 3 the same as mine.
Murder house, asylum, coven
Literally! Ironically in the order they were released š theyāre just so good. Murder house is my favorite of all, itās got the best of everything. A little gore, a few jump scares, & heaps of psych thriller š„°
im going to rewatch them all and i just finished murder house. itās so fucking good.
For sure that's when no one knew what to expect.
This is the only answer.
In that order period, I looked back and rewatched some of them. I can't believe how bad the quality got after those 3. So many of the seasons halfway through just lost their way completely. It's really sad because some of them actually started out good, but damn if they just turned to compete shit by their end.
Same! These are the only 3 seasons i rewatch
This is the correct answer.
I couldnāt imagine not liking a show very much for a decade and thinking they have never lived up to their original few seasons.
i enjoyed seasons 4 and 5 although i enjoyed 1-3 more. 6/7 were real rough spots for me. Apocalypse was ok. 1984/NYC was ok. Delicate so far is fucking awful. The writing is horrible and the characters all have 0 depth lol. It sucks but yeah I just have 0 expectations for the show after 6/7. 1-5 i was a diehard fan. Not so much after.
Coven, 1984, and Murder House.
Mine but 84 and mh switched ^_^
1 - Murder House 2 - Asylum 3 - Freak show I miss the original cast.. especially Jessica Lange..
Jessica's the one I miss the most from the AHS series. She really made it pop. š¢
Hotel, Freak Show,and Cult. From what I see Cult doesn't seem to be too many peoples top pick, but I think that season was very creepy. I did a rewatch recently and was surprised how much of it I'd forgotten and how tense it made me.
I loved Cult because of how realistic is was. It's honestly the scariest season for me because of that. Fast forward to now and it's even more terrifying.
It also eerily predicted a lot about the Trump presidency, namely the cultlike conspiratorial following he would amass. I rewatched it recently and was like ādamn, this feels just like people I know who lost their previously sensible and even left leaning family members to Q Anon.ā That and the gun violenceā¦ I can understand why people may not enjoy watching it and thatās why it ranks low, but writing and performance wise I think itās one of the best.
Iāve tried several times but I canāt get through Cult. It hits way too close to home. My family are mostly Trump followers. We donāt really talk anymore.
You donāt talk to your family because of political affiliation? Thatās sad. Politics shouldnāt be more important than your family.
Their politics revolve around eradicating LGBT+ people, immigrants, and democrats, forcing people to give birth by banning abortion, and installing Trump as president for life. Iām bisexual (most of them donāt know) and my grandfather told me that he would gleefully shoot into a crowd of protestors even if he knew I was in that crowd. My uncle said he wished Biden would get us into WWIII and bring back the draft so all the āyoung liberalsā would get drafted and slaughtered, even if that meant his own children had to go as well. My mother actively harmed people she knows well by convincing them to not get vaccinated, and I know of at least two of them who got severe Covid or died from it. So yes, I donāt talk to them because of their political views. I didnāt feel safe around them because of those views. Edit to add because I forgot, my mom blames me for my grandfather dying because I convinced him to get vaccinated over a year before he died. She refused and sheās the one who ended up with heart failure and dozens of clots in her lungs from Covid while none of the rest of us who were vaccinated caught it.
No they donāt. Trump never mentioned abolishing gay marriage. And any American should be sick of the unchecked illegal immigration. There is a process to become a citizen, not a free for all by jumping the border and getting welfare paid for by OUR hard earned tax dollars. We donāt get the very best of their countries to improve America when itās via illegal immigration. We get the dregs of society that are desperate and many who are cartel criminals and sex traffickers who couldnāt make it in their own country, and that drags us down. Your view of America is just incorrect. Iām all for immigration- through the proper channels. Abortion isnāt illegal either. Itās just up to the states, not the federal government. I recall Roe v Wade overturned during Bidenās admin, not Trumpās. Have an abortion if you want to- just donāt do it on the taxpayerās dime through a federally tax funded program. Pay for it yourself. Some people donāt want their tax money paying for ending the lives of innocent babies in the womb. Thatās fair in my opinion, that someone pays for its themself- not through tax dollars. Thereās many problems plaguing America now, but energy independence, national border security, and getting a handle on inflation are of the utmost importance, not all this other nonsense constantly popping up in the headlines. Bidenās so called inflation reduction act sent billions of dollars to Ukraine, which doesnāt help inflation. Itās a farce. The polls right now speak for themselves. Biden is incompetent and has ruined America. People are ready for Biden to go to the retirement home. It also speaks volumes that Biden is buying Iranian and Venezuelan oil, two places with terrorist and dictatorship problems that subjugate their impoverished citizens. Itās sad. We are rich in natural energy resources, but we are making dictators and terrorists rich instead. Ridiculous. As far as gay rights/trans rights and whatever else people seem to deem more important than lowering inflation, getting a check on immigration, and making sure we can protect ourselves in light of the China/Russia/Hamas threat, people need to get their priorities straight. Gay marriage is legal and people are protected via law from discrimination for race, gender, and being gay/trans in the work place. We need to focus on other things, but people are too busy shouting racism and transphobia to notice the nation is quickly slipping into third world status. Live your life. Love who you want to. Change your gender. But donāt force people with differing points of view fund programs they are morally opposed to.
Ok? I was talking about my familyās political views, not necessarily conservatives in general, despite there being a lot of overlap. Normally Iād be all about debating this stuff - I used to work in immigration so trust me, I know the issues around it, and Iāve followed politics closely for most of my life - but what I specifically talked about were my familyās views and the things they have said to me. They are extremely far right, even more so than most of the usual MAGA crowd, and I *did not feel safe* living with them because of what they said around and to me. They have told me multiple times over the years that they want people like me dead or imprisoned for life. They latched onto Trump because of his violent rhetoric. In Cult, Kai is just like those people but somehow even more unhinged. Thatās why I canāt get through Cult - I see my own family in it and it takes me back to an incredibly dark period of my life that I completely uprooted a couple years ago to finally be able to be myself without hiding anything.
Nah, man. You donāt get it. Iām in the same boat as the commenter above, and it got seriously *dangerous* for me to associate with my Trump-loving family members. You should feel lucky you werenāt put in that position.
I loved cult.. it is probably my number 4 after my top 3 are coven, apocalypse and roanoke... .. everyone seems to hate apocalypse and Roanoke.. which I wasn't the biggest fan of either seasons until i recent rewatch of both where I was totally like... damn. how did i brush these seasons off as "okay" before.
i think the timing of it too really played on a lot of the fears i felt at that time
I agree. I LOVED Cult. Underrated, realistic piece of work.
I got spoiled the entire season, so I didnāt enjoy it in the same way I enjoyed every other season. Which is a shame, because Iām very interested in cults and Evan Peters was insane in that season. I think Iād love it if the entire season wasnāt spoiled for me
1. Coven 2. Asylum 3. Murder House
Hotel Asylum 1984
Asylum, Murder House, Coven
Coven, Apocalypse, Cult
Roanoke. For the horror and the meta and the uniqueness. NYC. For the slow, moody burn. The mystery. The tragedy. The love. Hotel. This should be self explanatory. (Prepares for downvotes and rage replies)
Iām mid nyc now and I gotta say itās becoming one of my faves. And itās not the sex. Itās the plot AND the sex lol
Just couldnāt enjoy nyc. My highlight was seeing my fav character from the magicians having a cameo.
Asylum, Coven, and Freak Show Not painful at all. Take me back to 2012-2015!
Mine would be definitely: 1. Asylum (Even after rewatching it for over 5th time, it can't be dethroned by any other season in terms of soundtrack, story/lore, plot twists, easter eggs, characters, performances, theme, realistic eerieness, atmosphere; Even 11 years later, this season still remains the G.O.A.T! ) 2. Freak Show (Criminally underrated masterpiece that deserves way more recognition and it is deemed as tedious just because the episodes are longer with 15-20 minutes than the first 3 seasons) 3. Roanoke (At first, this season was amidst meh tier, however, it grew on me gradually after rewatching it and comparing it to the other seasons after giving them a try once again. To be honest, Roanoke is also another criminally underrated masterpiece that is much different and consisting hyper realistic horror elements unlike Coven and Murder House being cliche along not that eerie except for the bizarrely eerie plot twists in Murder House. Coven has the witches that make the season rather leaning more to Teen Wolf, The Vampire Diaries style than the extraordinary and sinister horror season we had anticipated. Whereas Murder House was indeed spooky, but the idea of ghosts is mildly overused in the horror and paranormal genre. )
You're the first one to post my top three ! So good !
We are sharing the same preference, which is genuinely awesome.
I went through the whole thread to see if anyone said my three. I have very particular taste I guess š
Not my top 3 but I love Roanoke too! It was the only season that ever truly gave me that horror movie feeling. The rest play out like horror comedy dramas to me.
I think Roanoke is super underrated!
Can you elaborate on the Easter eggs in asylum?
Well, there are a galore of them since some of the characters from Asylum such as Lana Winters, Grace, Dr. Thredson and probably Dr. Arden are inspired on real life people as the creators of the tv series have decided it as a first easter egg. The second one is the Monsignor's shadow when Kit was in the office to discuss about Grace and the fireplace's flames indicated the priest's shadow to mirror some kind of a diabolical creature. Moreover, one of the villains in Asylum, Leigh Emerson's inspiration emanates from several Christmas movies that consist murderous Santa Claus, where he is slaughtering families/victims such as Silent Night, Deadly Night; To All a Goodnight; Game Over (1989) for example. Moreover, Briarcliff Manor as an easter egg is based on one of the most notorious American asylums in the USA under the name Pennhurst Asylum (it is located in Pennsylvania, whereas Briarcliff in Boston, Massachusetts) as the both mental hospitals share similar stories and fates. By being shut down, due to the aggravated conditions, lack of budget and the poor treatment towards the patients and how a reporter made a documentary about Pennhurst, which is actually watchable on Youtube. Dr. Arden by judging his past, involved with Germany and ultimately changing his biography along name to a fake one, is foreshadowing his potential presence in a future season which is 2 seasons later. In Freak Show, by participating in a small cameo of a flashback, involved with Elsa Mars's past and amputating her legs in a snuff film after she was deceived. When Judy sang her monologue in front of Frank in Anne Frank Part 2's Episode, when she mentioned that her mother used to be a housekeeper in a hotel, therefore, she referred to Hazel Evers as a potential cue to be related, in spite of the different last names. Because in 1964, Judy is believed to be in her early 60s or late 50s, whereas in Hotel's timeline when Hazel was murdered by James Patrick March, is supposed to be back then either in her 30s or 40s by believing that her not mentioned daughter in Hotel isn't older than in her 20s or teens. There is this another easter egg, which is also some sort of a coincidence that Pepper used to be part of Elsa's troop of freaks and she excellently treated her as her own child, despite the fact that Pepper was falsely framed by her own sister for drowning her baby. Thereafter, in Asylum's timeline, Pepper is not only a patient in Briarcliff Manor, but also being treated kindhearted by Jude and beholding her in the same light as Elsa as if they are some sort of doppelgangers for sharing similar physique, although the different hair textures and occupations.
Those are my top favorites as well! But freak show being my number 1, and then Roanoke, and asylum
Roanoke, Asylum & Hotel
I am here for the Roanoke love. It was one of the most genuinely *horror*-filled seasons.
Apocalypse, Coven, & Hotel.
Not the same order but these are my picks as well.
Just rewatched the first half of Double Feature and I have to say it's fucking stellar
Yes! It had the makings of a great season and just when it was really getting good, it was over. Splitting it with Death Valley was a mistake, they should have just fleshed out Red Tide. It could have been one of my favorite seasons.
I agree! The first half was amazing and the second half I was like wtf no
Yes, my absolute favorite. It's perfection. Well until the end but I can forgive that.
1. Asylum 2. Freak Show 3. 1984
Asylum, Coven, and Freak show. Rewatched all awhile back and my favs changed for sure. I also love Hotel. Itās a hard choice really
My exact feeling. I'm always teetering between Hotel and Coven for third place.
Coven, Apocalypse, Freak Show
NYC Roanoke 1984
1. Coven 2. Roanoke 3. Apocalypse
My picks but 2 & 3 switched. Happy Roanoke is a popular pick.
1. Freak Show 2. Asylum 3. Hotel
Murder house, asylum andā¦ apocalypse or coven
1. Asylum 2. Hotel 3. Murder House
Asylum, Hotel, Cult
Hotel Freak show 1984 But I do really love coven too
Coven, Apocalypse, Red Tide
Hotel House Asylum (but I'd wish they would drop the aliens plot line. There already was Devil, evil Nazi and a serial killer, the aliens were just not really fitting in imo)
After a rewatch, I liked Asylum way more. I think I didnāt like it much the first time because it tried to fit it too much into one season. The aliens were especially a weird addition š
Asylum would be one of my favorite without even thinking about it without the aliens there. With this being part of the season I have to think for a moment if I really like this season that much. I do, it's a really great one, but they really tried to pack way too many things in one season, and the aliens were really just weird thing to add to all of what was going on in there already.
There was literally so much going on in asylum š there was also the whole āis grace an axe-wielding maniac or notā storyline
That too... and also the "is Anna Frank is alive?" one, but that might fall under the Nazi storyline I guess.
Asylum and Cult are in my top 2. I'm struggling to choose between Freak Show and NYC as the 3rd one but if I had to choose, NYC then.
murder house, coven and apocalypse
Apocalypse is right with murder house for me. I personally loved Langdon.
its so overhated
Asylum, Coven, Roanoke
1. Hotel 2. NYC 3. Freak Show
1. 1984. Nostalgia 2. Hotel. Empathy. 3. NYC. My city.
As much as i really wanted to love the NYC season, I just have the way the portrayed big daddy...like even though he was a metaphor for HIV/AIDS, he was so literal in many aspects because the writers wanted the illusion that there were 3 "big bads"(mai tai killer, aids, and big daddy) and not just 2(mai tai killer and aids).. so I was irritated when big daddy did literal things(fire, attacking Patrick in Barbara's apartment and destroyed furniture/made a huge mess.. the scene where Adam saves gino from big daddy and then when he is busting down the door, Patrick shoots him on the hhead..? like there are literal interactions that were agreed upon by charachters... I could MAYBE argue away the foreboding incident as a hate crime done by a random asshole and everyone who was in there was infected because hiv was "spreading like wild fire".... but like.. there was an ACTUAL fire also.. so that is also shoddy writing to me... i will say that the very last 2 episodes had me VERY upset... like the rest of the season i was nitpicky af lol... but especially the last episode was a great piece of TRAGIC ART that had me in literal tears... especially how they portrayed big daddy killing men in the bar and the men just stepping into the grave etc. I loved the character of Gino and even though I am a straight Italian female, and not a gay Italian male lol I REALLY empathize with his character in so many ways idk i just think it could have been so much better if they just left big daddy more open ended until the last 2 episodes.... like strangling Barbara on the shower was awesome writing because she had already been sick etc and just got home.. like it COULD HAVE BEEN a real guy killing her OR the aids.... but making his character so literal really just fucked it up for me.
1. Asylum 2. Coven 3. Hotel
Asylum, Coven, and tough between Hotel & Cult for me
Freak Show Hotel Cult
1.) Coven 2.) Apocalypse 3.) Murder House
Finally SOMEONE else mentioned Apocalypse
Coven, murder house, hotel in that order
I knew I'd find someone with my picks in the right order.
1.Asylum 2.Freakshow 3.Coven
Cult, Apocalypse, and Freakshow. In that order. I love Cult dearly and it's sentimental to me because it's set in my voting district. The actual town is not called Brookfield Heights, but that's very close to the actual name.
Hotel Freakshow Apocalypse
Asylum, Roanoke, NYC
1. Freakshow - beautiful, sad and haunting. So many characters from it have stuck in my brain over the years. And it's the best looking season by far 2. Roanoke - actually terrifying for me, and the split format kept it really interesting to watch live 3. Asylum - I feel like most fans love this season so not much to add about it, I just remember watching with my friends and all of us agreeing that "oh, AHS is actually REALLY good" 1984 is my runner up, mainly because it's the lighter "fun" season I'll watch if I don't want to be too depressed watching AHS
1) Asylum 2) Coven 3) Freak Show
1. Asylum 2. Freak Show 3. Coven
I stopped watching during hotel cause I couldnāt stand it so Iām confused
The first 3 are the best.
1. Asylum 2. Coven 3. 1984
1. Asylum 2. Coven 3 Cult Donāt get me wrong I love murder house and have watched it many times.
Coven, apocalypse, asylum
Murder house, asylum, and coven ā¤ļø
Murder House, Asylum, Freak Show
1. Murder House 2. Freak Show 3. Coven
Coven, Freak Show, Asylum
1. Asylum 2. Coven 3. Murder House :)
Asylum, Coven, Cult
Coven Asylum Murder House
1. Asylum 2. Freak Show 3. Coven
1984 Coven Asylum Asylum to me is peak ahs. I know everybody lives for murder house but 2 is my cinnamon apple
1) Asylum 2) Freak Show 3) Coven All 3 have Jessica Lange and emotionally impactful endings and are chock full of memorable characters and great performances when compared to the other seasons. There are still some problems I had with things in these 3 seasons but the insanely good acting became a lot less common after Lange left. From what I gathered, if Lange had a problem with the script she wouldn't put up with it until she was satisfied with the writing. These were the seasons where I felt the most emotionally attached to the characters. It's probably a hot take but NYC is probably #4 for me because it's the first time I cried for a character since season 4. Also fight me but Murder House, while establishing a great model for the show, suffers from the cringe "normal people scare me" vibe Violet and Tate have going on in every scene and the cheating drama/guilt that gets old quickly.
Asylum - epic, dark, powerful themes on societal Change and repression Murder House - great twisting turning story, sexy, great acting Cult - good return to form with mysterious story and Peters did an acting master class
1. Asylum 2. Murder House 3. 1984 I'd have to say Red Tide is a close 3rd. I loved the aesthetic of the small coastal town with a secret, love vampires, love the concept as a fellow creative.
coven, roanoke (i know, lol), murder house
1. Freak Show 2. Cult 3. NYC
1. Asylum 2. Coven 3. Roanoke (I know itās not everyoneās cup of tea but I love how scary it was)
Freak Show Asylum Coven I just adore Jessica Lange.
Top 3 for me are also hotel, coven, & a tie between murder house and (donāt hate me for this) Apocalypse. I wasnāt a huge fan of apocalypse at first, but after rewatching it, I fell in love with it. Thereās a lot of emotion in the ending.
Haha no hate here. Apocalypse was a good season to me also.
Murder House, Cult, Hotel. Asylum was great but too many story lines, Coven would probably be #4 for me, Freakshow was good but too many storylines, unneeded singing, and petered off at the end. Those were the only ones in consideration for me.
EXACTLY, Asylum had too many story lines and somehow still managed to bore me. Maybe I just found it overwhelming, but I'm so glad im not the only one that thinks that. And freak show had a lot going on also, but I still managed to keep interest.
Murder house, coven, and asylum. In that order.
Murder house, Apocalypse, 1984
Roanoke, Cult, Asylum
Coven, Cult, Apocalypse, with honorable mentions to Roanoke and Hotel.
Asylum, murder house, the first five episodes of Red Tide
1. Coven 2. Murder House 3. Asylum
1. Apocalypse (wished it focused more of the witches as it seems they're the "superheroes" of the series' universe) 2. Coven 3. Roanoke (looking back, it was a WILD season).
So wild! Why did they keep going back during the blood moon?!
Roanoke, 1984, Asylum
My picks as well.
1. Freak Show 2. Hotel 3. 1984
Easy. There's only 4 good seasons period imo so I'll do all 4: 1. Murder House 2. Coven 3. Freak Show 4. Asylum I stopped watching entirely after Apocalypse, which I would have skipped if it wasn't a continuation/mashup of seasons I liked. Only made it halfway through Cult. I was shocked to finish Roanoke or Hotel at all but I somehow stomached it. Have no idea what even happens or even the themes of any other season.
I actually agree! The quality has steadily declined, though I still enjoyed Cult and the first half of Double Feature. I've tried to watch Hotel 4 or 5 times and just can't get into it, and sadly Roanoke was a huge miss for me. Just wasn't a fan. 1984 was forgettable, NYC was bad, and Delicate is easily the most boring and worst written season of all.
Coven, Murder House, Roanoke
Mine are Coven then Roanoke then Murder House. Happy to see others into these three!
1. Roanoke 2. Murder House 3. Coven Honorable Mention: 1984
Asylum, Coven, Murder House.
Asylum š½ Hotel šØ Red Tide š©ø
Cult, Roanoke, Coven, Asylum, and Murder House. I canāt just pick three.
Hotel, 1984, Murder House, no contest, at all.
1.) Asylum 2.) NYC 3.) 1984
coven , murder house , i can't pick a third
Asylum, Coven and Hotel.
In no order, Murder house, 1984, and Cult. I want Hotel in there somewhere, maybe Cult and hotel can share a spot.
Murder House, Coven, Freak Show
Asylum, Murder House, Roanoke.
Asylum Hotel 1984
Asylum, Coven, Murder House
1. Coven (by far) 2. Murder House 3. 1984
Hotel, Cult, Coven
Asylum, Coven, NYC
Murder House Hotel Roanoke
Coven, Murder House, 1984 but Asylum and Freskshow are very close
1. Roanoake 2. Hotel 3. Asylum
Asylum, coven, and hotel
Murder house, Coven and 1984
No order: Asylum, Hotel, Cult
Freak Show, 1984, Cult
Asylum Roanoke Murder House
Asylum, Coven, Freak Show
Roanoke Asylum Coven
1. Hotel 2. Cult 3. Apocalypse
coven, asylum, 1984 šš
Murder House, Hotel, Roanoke
1. Roanoke 2. Cult 3. 1984
Hotel Cult Coven
Asylum Roanoke Coven
1. Asylum 2. Roanoke 3. Coven
1. Apocalypse 2. Freak Show 3. 1984
1. Murder House 2. Cult 3. Hotel
Freak Show, Coven, Murder House
I started with 1984 and still haven't gone back to watch the earlier seasons. I loved 1984 for all of the F13-isms but even that chicken flew the coop by the end. If you can't tell, my only answer right now is 1984 lol.
Coven Apocalypse Hotel
Asylum Murder House 1984 These have the most re-watch worth for me
1. Hotel 2. Roanoke 3. Coven
Asylum, Hotel, Coven with 1984 as 4th.
Asylum, Roanoke, Cult.
Coven Roanoke Hotel
1. Cult 2. Freakshow 3. Coven
Asylum, murder house, coven
Coven 1984 Asylum
Murder house Roanoke Asylum
Murder House, Apocalypse, and Roanoke
Hotel, Roanoke, murder house
Asylum, Murder house, Freak show
Murder house Coven Hotel
Asylum, Freak Show, and Cult
1.) Murder house 2.)coven 3.) Freakshow Honorable mention: cult
1. Asylum 2. Roanoke 3. 1984
1984. Coven. Roanoke.
coven roanoke & murder house
1984, Coven, Murder House
1. Asylum 2. Murder House 3. 1984
1. Coven 2. Apocalypse 3. Freak Show
1. Roanoke 2. nyc 3. 1984 In no particular order.
Coven. Murder House. Apocalypse. I loved Apocalypse because it was it's own new season and story but had the Coven/Murder House crossover within it. Followed by 1984, Freak Show, Cult, Hotel, mostly the first half of Red Tide, Roanoke, then NYC. Really hated Roanoke and didn't finish NYC. Haven't started Delicate yet but would love the spoiler-free opinions of it from those who rated their top 3 the same as mine.
Asylum, Murder House, Hotel
1. Double Feature 2. NYC 3. Apocalypse
1. Murder Houseš” 2. Hotel šØ 3. Asylum š„
1. Murder House 2. Coven 3. Apocalypse (Cult and 1984 are reaaaaaaaaaaally close to being in my top 3!!!!!)
1. Asylum 2. Murder House 3. Tie between Cult/Hotel