American Horror Story: How Apocalypse Saved The Show
1. A Great Storyline
When we think of American Horror Story, we think outlandish themes and unforgettable settings. The anthology element of the series is one of its most appealing attributes, as it gives the writers a rare opportunity to start fresh every year. In saying that, the concepts need to be strong to ensure that the audience comes back, which is perhaps the reason Cult crashed and burned like it did - because its storyline wasn't strong enough.
Apocalypse doesn't suffer from this problem. In fact, the idea of a season devoted to the end of the world is so obvious a choice for American Horror Story, we're rather shocked the show didn't do it earlier. The concept is fully fleshed out, and using their Anti-Christ to initiate the apocalypse is a genius move on the writers' part, as it gives a whole new layer to an already great choice of storyline, and makes for a great way to bring the characters from Murder House and Coven into the fold.
The interesting thing about Apocalypse is that, with Michael Langdon as the destroyer, and brilliant new creations in Wilhemina Venable, Miss Mead and Mr Gallant, Apocalypse could've easily survived (if you forgive the pun) without the Murder House and Coven characters.
The season fully restored American Horror Story to its former glory, and it'll be interesting to see if this continues into Season 9.
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