"AHSHotel’ Trades Lange for Gaga and It’s Surprisingly Refreshing"
"Gaga, whose theatricality fits in perfectly with American Horror Story‘s precise-yet-chaotic aesthetic, is a breath of fresh air."
FLAVORWIRE
"Gaga's performance honestly took me entirely by surprise. There's no doubt she's brilliant in everything she does. What I didn't expect was how captivating her presence would be, translating to an eerie and beautiful character that is as desirable as she is terrifying"
SHEKNOWS.COM
"An impressive acting debut for Lady Gaga! Gaga effectively chews the scenery whenever she’s on camera. She does a fair job of stepping in to Jessica Lang’s stilettos"
GMP
"Gaga fits perfectly into Ryan Murphy's tableau of horror-meets-sex-meets-death. Her eroticism may be lethal but also Gagaesque, abetted by a pair of nipple shields that look expensive and painful. How fitting Gaga waited until "AHS" to make her TV series debut."
NEWSDAY
"Presence abounds for the main course of Gaga, who speaks little but conveys a star’s aura and energy as she is slowly revealed then dominates the frames of the premiere!"
M&C
"Curious viewers will “check in” to “American Horror Story: Hotel” is to see Lady Gaga in all her bloody glory.They won’t be disappointed. In the first season of the anthology horror series not to feature Jessica Lange as a leading lady, Lady Gaga‘s introduction is perfectly timed to replace what would have otherwise been a gaping casting hole."
THE WRAP
"As for Gaga, who's filling the vacancy left by the franchise's usual leading lady Jessica Lange, her glossy veneer exudes an appropriately flamboyant and playful perversity."
TV INSIDER
“The Countess,” a seductive, eccentric and methodical vampire who owns the Cortez Hotel. With the power of Gaga’s performance, Sarah Paulson, who plays Sally, a junkie and friend of The Countess, has the most provocative character of them all."
BLOODY DISGUSTING
"Lady Gaga is effectively stepping in for Jessica Lange..,She's initially just being asked to embody a visual conceit, which she does convincingly. She struts in high fashion with confidence, she does near-nudity without self-consciousness and she has a feral resemblance to Nosferatu star Max Schreck, which might seem accidental except that several characters attend a cemetery screening of the F.W. Murnau classic..."
HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
ffff there's already a thread for reviews but slay those rave reviews queen, as of the other biased and bull reviews based on the first episode alone they can stay mad and bothered
reviews based on the first episode alone they can stay mad and bothered 
So proud.