This is one of those rare shows, for me, where I put everything aside and watch, enthralled, from beginning to end of every episode. I love everything about this series. I especially love that it's announced that it's been picked up for a second season.
The twists and turns, of course, are what everyone is talking about. However, I really enjoy the back stories of the house, and the cinematography, which is surprisingly quite subtle. A little sideways camera here, some blurring in the background there...the darkness of the whole thing.
For those who don't know, this series revolves around a haunted house in California. The Harmon family moves there from Boston, after the father (Ben) is caught having an affair with one of his students. The mother (Vivien) has been through the ringer, including a horrific miscarriage. She is newly pregnant again, though, with twins. But, of course, that's not going to go well, I don't think. Brooding daughter, Violet, gets involved with one of her dad's patients (he's a psychiatrist), Tate, who is most likely a ghost. A ghost who shot up his high school, Columbine style, and set his step-father on fire (as we found out in this episode).
Jessica Lange is mesmerizing as Constance Langdon, Tate's mother, and the Harmons' neighbor. Is she dead, too? We're not sure yet. But, she is an evil, evil lady, and I love every scene that she's in. Along with Frances Conroy (most well-known for playing the matriarch in Six Feet Under), the melancholy maid, who comes with the house. Of course, she's a ghost, as well.
The plot is intricate and if you look away, you can miss one little clue that ties together some of the story lines. Not that you'd want to look away...it's eerily addicting.
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