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Asylum or Freakshow? Opinions please!


Which do you prefer and recommend??

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I prefer Asylum. I was never a big fan of Freakshow and didn't even watch the entire season. It was visually appealing, but the storylines weren't great. It lost a lot of steam for me after a certain character was killed off too early. That being said, I prefer Murder House, Coven, and Hotel over both Asylum and Freakshow. That's a pretty unpopular opinion, but I thought Asylum was too political soapboxy against religion. All of the seasons have some political tone to it, but Asylum was the worst in that regard. I'm not even religious, and I thought it was a bit much.

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Asylum is my favorite and Freakshow is my least favorite of the series. Asylum can be a little all over the place at times (the aliens) but in my opinion the characters are the most well written and likeable after watching them change over the course of the season. Lana is still my all time favorite AHS character. Freakshow was basically just a farewell to Jessica Lange season and in my opinion she had the least interesting and likable character that I didn't really enjoy watching. Once a certain character dies the momentum is lost as is the horror aspect of the season.

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I would go Asylum then murder house, followed by hotel. Coven was a bit teen horror. Freak show was a bit hit and miss.

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Asylum
Coven
Murder House
Freakshow
Didn't view Hotel hated it , Roanoke was awful

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I was never a fan of asylum when I first watched it. However I'm rewatching for the second time almost finished the season and I'm loving it this time around.

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Any season with Lange is fantastic, but I will go with Freakshow.

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Nuns, aliens, nazis, serial killers. What more could you want :D

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Lady GaGa as a vampire! No forget that one....LOL

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Asylum, no contest.

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I'm with the people preferring Asylum. It, along with Murder House were my two favorites from the run. Asylum does have some total weirdness at the ending, but it was a fantastic ride.

Freakshow, on the other hand, was well done but a bit mechanical. It was good at times, but I never really became absorbed in it as I was with Asylum or Murder House.

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Freak show waaaaaay better than asylum.

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