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Asylum was one of the greatest events to ever happen in the history of entertainment television, as far as I'm concerned. Was it perfect? No. What it was, was a wild experiment that tested the limits of the imagination and creativity of the writers, producers and actors behind the show. Many shows often have amazing second seasons (Buffy, Nip/Tuck, etc.) because they have gotten past that initial first season test and gotten network approval to be renewed, so the staff starts really feeling themselves and pushing the boundaries of what they can do and how far they can take their show, and Asylum is a perfect example of this. It was organic and experimental and that's what so beautiful about it. It was truly an honor to watch it grow week by week.
The only thing wrong with it is that they didn't take the aliens storyline far enough. I don't mind the aliens, but they could have had their own season. If they had to be in Asylum, I would have liked to see them take the idea further, like: How does the Devil feel about the fact that God created not only angels, demons and humans but extraterrestrials too? Do the aliens even acknowledge the concept of God and the Devil? Heaven and Hell? They (Pepper) refer to her as a "***** nun" so they clearly have no idea who she is or what she is capable of. If the Devil fought against the aliens, who would win? Advanced technology, or old supernatural magic?
Murder House was great. Anyone who says otherwise only disses it because we have gotten used to better since then, but for a first season it was a star-maker. I loved Constance and Nora Montgomery the best, and the concept of Young Moira/Old Moira was groundbreaking to me. I'd never seen a ghost with dual perceptions before this.
Coven was a godawful mess. It was even worse than Dexter Season 8. I could write a thesis about everything that was wrong with it, but the less said about this crap the better. Literally the only thing that got you through it were the actresses, nothing else.
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