American Horror Story 1.02-1.05

I appreciate how addictive and breakneck this show is -- it doesn't seem to have filler episodes and already the Harmon family's doing everything you wish characters would normally do in horror films and stories. I hope it knows where it's going, considering how fast it's letting everything develop. It's like the A Song of Ice and Fire conundrum; it's fantastic and gripping to be willing to kill off your characters faster than genre trope usually permits, but also you run out of characters.

Anyway, let's see. I like Vivien Harmon and I'm annoyed that the cast is always billed "Dylan McDermott; Connie Britton" and not "Connie Britton; Dylan McDermott." Come on, they're co-stars, but if you had to pick one as the protag it would definitely be Viv -- Ben stands a much stronger risk of becoming the eventual antag, actually, considering that's what the house seems to do to pairs of partners. I realize Dylan McDermott is a bigger star, but he's not exactly an A-lister either. Is the marketing power of a supposed male protagonist really so strong?

Have I mentioned how much I goddamned love Constance? Everything she does or says is magnetic to watch. Chad is my favorite recurring non-main character, though, and I wish he'd join the regular cast. I guess Zachary Quinto's dance card is pretty full.

( Spoilers - Home Invasion; Murder House; Halloween Part 1 & 2 )