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13 Days of AHS: Why Coven Was The Best Season of American Horror Story

So in  Rewatching American Horror Story... I think Coven is my favorite season. I feel like every season has it's own charm and great aspects about it... even my least favorite seasons have something I like about them... but Coven is special for a lot of reasons.

1) It's The Funniest Of The Seasons 

I think after the very dark season of Asylum... we needed at least a little bit of comic relief. Coven was very self aware of the campy nature of it... and I kind of like when American Horror Story goes there.

2) Jessica Lange as Fiona Goode

Fiona Goode is this unstoppable, powerful woman that is portrayed as really sexy. She can have any man she wants, she wants one last love affair and she gets that with the axeman. I love that Ryan Murphy kind of isn't afraid to cast an older actress for this type of role. I feel like if this show was on The CW she would be a teenager or something... maybe Emma  Roberts would play her even... but he cast Jessica Lange and that is kind of empowering. I know there's a ton of ageism in Hollywood... and I appreciate that Ryan Murphy doesn't really follow that.

3) There Was A LOT Going On 
This is kind of a flaw to a lot of seasons... but I think it's a strong part of Coven. It's interesting how American Horror Story almost blends weekly television with a mini series... I think in seasons like Asylum a lot of the story lines got dropped because of that and they didn't really tie up the loose ends of everything. In Coven I feel like the loose ends are all tied up and it was just a thorough story that just had a little something different each week.

4) Cordelia's Greenhouse 

This is one of the best sets on the show in my opinion. I feel like the Coven itself was just very visually pleasing and I just kind of liked it.

5) Actual Historical References 
So around the time this season was released- I was either reading or had already read the book I, Tituba... which is a really great and interesting book... totally recommend it if you haven't read it yet. I was just very interested in the whole history of this season and I think that this kind of included history in the best way.

Alright! That is Everything! I hope you guys like this!

Bye!
-Shannon

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