This season had some really cool aspects, and some very entertaining characters. But the biggest problem with it, was the amount of useless characters around. Too many people, and very little time to invest in each one. Which made for a very flat and convoluted season. Dandy has been one of the best characters this season, and Finn Wittrock plays him amazingly, you can tell he has fun with this character. Which makes Curtain Call, that much more disappointing. The final rampage of him killing all the remaining characters you care about, felt lazy and meaningless. Paul, his girlfriend and Eve, specially, they were very likable, more likable than some of the bigger named actors on the show. And in a heartbeat, they are all dead. What is most frustrating, is the fact that they tried to do what they did for season 1 (If you haven't seen season 1, there will be spoilers here, you have been warned) The finale of 1 was very satisfying, because every single character dies, and we think all is lost. But then we see the happy ghost family in the house, and they are much happier now, than they were while living. So back to Curtain Call, now we do the same format, where they kill everyone, and show us they are in a happy place in the afterlife. That's lazy, they have done this already. Now Dandy gets taken by the freaks, and gets what he deserves. Again, the execution of his death scene, felt flat to me, but that's officially nitpicking. Now Elsa. The final scenes with Elsa were painfully boring. When I get to the point where all I want is for this episode to end, something has gone wrong. The problem with her story conclusion, was mostly because they started a new storyline at the middle of the last episode, when at this point, there should be a climax and a conclusion. But we are introduced to new characters and story lines that quickly dissolve to just give Elsa an undeserved happy ending. They should have used Chester for this finale, giving the fact that he was introduced only 2 episodes prior, and vanished. He could have made the ending a little more interesting, now that Dandy, Twisty and pretty much the whole cast is dead. Even Edward Mordrake could have appeared in a more interesting, or scary way. But maybe that's asking too much. In conclusion, this is one of my least favorite episodes of the entire series so far. I love seasons 1 and 2. (For the most part) And this season had a lot of potential, but ultimately felt convoluted, flat and without a driven plot. But Finn Witrock and Neil Patrick Harris owned the screen, along with Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson and of course, Jessica Lange.
Review of Curtain Call
