The suggestion that Freak Show and Asylum could be connected in a traditional sense - as in, all of the characters in Freak Show and Asylum are one and the same, but for some reason use different names - doesn't exactly fit. It's particularly odd considering that, in theory, Freak Show could act as a prequel to Asylum - Season 2 and Season 4 are the only seasons of American Horror Story that appear to work out in that way - at least until Murphy decides to explain all these so-called connections. At the same time, it does have some interesting implications for Freak Show, namely that it begs the question as to whether Pepper and Sister Mary Eunice are aware that the people they interact with in Freak Show share a face with the people they will meet later in life, when they arrive at Briarcliff Asylum. This new connection between Freak Show and Asylum will no doubt excite fans - Rabe's character in Season 2 was easily one of the actress' strongest performances on the series, and it's interesting to see her bring the the Sister back. And now, Ryan Murphy admitted all AHS seasons are connected, so does that change things for AHS: Freak Show? We learned months ago that Freak Show would include recurring character Pepper from second season Asylum as one of the so-called "freaks" in Elsa Mars' show and then it was announced that actress Lily Rabe will reprise her role as Sister Mary Eunice from American Horror Story: Asylum in Freak Show, which means that the worlds of Season 2 and Season 4 of the series are officially connected. Though the fourth installment of the FX anthology series features many of the same tropes as Murder House, Asylum, and Coven, it stands out in one important way - American Horror Story: Freak Show is the first season of the series to suggest that there could be some connection between the others. I think sometimes you come to the end of something.We're still early into American Horror Story: Freak Show and the new season is already separating itself from the three previous seasons. “Everything changed from one year to another, which made it very interesting to me. “I had four years with that, four seasons, and each year was a marvelous character,” she said. In a 2016 interview with now-disgraced talk show host Charlie Rose, Lange explained her choice. Lange stopped performing regularly in American Horror Story after its fourth season. And of course her favorite season is Asylum, widely regarded as AHS’s best and creepiest installment. “My very favorite, just from the experience of doing it, was Freak Show, although I think Asylum was the better season,” she said. Lange put her role as Constance Langdon in Murder House in third place, followed by her part as Elsa Mars (her last regular role on the series) in Freak Show in second. I didn’t particularly like the whole set-up and season and story we were telling. “I was stunned that year to get the Emmy for that part,” she told Gold Derby. Lange’s least favorite season? Coven, a major crowd-pleaser ( BALENCIAAAAGA!) in which Lange played the hilariously bitchy supreme witch Fiona Goode. “I never saw Apocalypse, so I don’t know ,” she said. She even admitted to having never watched the most recent season, in which she appeared in just one episode. An essential cast member, she was well-rewarded for her efforts, receiving two Primetime Emmys, a Golden Globe, and countless other accolades for her performances.Īnd in the interview, she was refreshingly honest, giving answers that may shock some longtime fans. Lange has appeared on five iterations of the series– Murder House (Season 1), Asylum (Season 2), Coven (Season 3), Freak Show (Season 4) and Apocalypse (Season 8). Jessica Lange, icon, beyond-worthy Ryan Murphy muse, gave an interview to awards-focused website Gold Derby in which she ranked her favorite seasons of American Horror Story (the ‘80s-set season 9 premieres this fall).
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