"Balenciaga!" Frances Conroy is a gothic fairy godmother of chaos. Myrtle Snow is a fierce, red-wigged, fashion-obsessed witch with a talent for burning at the stake and coming back for revenge. Her speeches are Shakespearean, her wardrobe is to die for, and her loyalty to Cordelia is the purest thing in the entire AHS universe. Final Verdict Coven works because it is stacked with heavy hitters. You have Lange vs. Bassett. You have Bates doing comedy. You have Paulson breaking your heart. You have Rabe making you cry over a Fleetwood Mac song.
It’s campy. It’s gory. It’s feminist. And it remains the most re-watchable season of the entire anthology. american horror story actors season 3
Talk about a redemption arc for a monster. Kathy Bates plays a real-life historical figure: a sadistic socialite who tortured slaves in her attic. Brought back to life in modern times, she is forced to be the maid for a Black witch. Bates manages to make a racist, murderous villain both grotesquely funny and, by the end, heartbreakingly pathetic. It is a fearless performance. "Balenciaga
Slick, jazzy, and undead. Danny Huston plays the real-life Axeman of New Orleans, a serial killer who loves jazz and Fiona Goode. He brings a smoky, romantic danger to the season. Their dance of death and lust is one of the most stylish subplots AHS has ever done. The Rest of the Coven Gabourey Sidibe as Queenie A human voodoo doll. Gabourey is fantastic as the snarky, lonely, and deeply powerful Queenie. Trapped between the witch world and the voodoo world, Queenie just wants to belong. Sidibe lands every punchline ("I'm not a batter witch!") and every dramatic beat. Final Verdict Coven works because it is stacked
In her AHS debut, Emma Roberts torpedoed the "nice girl" image forever. Madison is a former Hollywood starlet, a telekinetic mean girl with a Valium habit and the mouth of a sailor. "Surprise, bitch. I bet you thought you’d seen the last of me." Roberts is hilarious, terrifying, and utterly iconic as the queen bee of hell.
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