How American Horror Story went from the new hope for horror on TV to just another show

In my previous review of episode 1 of American Horror Story, I enjoyed to show. It had a seemingly cool plot, weird characters and some creepy, unexplainable things going on.

American Horror Story tells a very Amityville-Horror-esque tale of a family who, after a life-changing affair and tragic miscarriage, decide its time to start a new life in an old home. Unsurprisingly, after their arrival, strange, supernatural occurrences begin to plague the family.

However, the show very quickly went downhill. To put it simply the show got sort of...well, it got sort of dumb. The first episode was filled with cool homages, stunning visuals and a scary plot, but as the show progressed, it lost its allure and has become a bit unwatchable. The idea of unlikable characters worked in the first episode, however, it's hard to follow an entire series with characters that you just don't like.

It's unfortunate that the show couldn't live up to the hype after episode one because television really does need another great horror show to stand up there with The Walking Dead.