Our Waking Nightmare Has Made ‘American Horror Story’ Great Again
The harrowing post–Election 2016 tale about a Trumpist cult leader who’s seduced, then betrayed, people from the margins is the kind of cathartic story we need to process right now.
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Can I Turn My Feminism Off When My Shows Are On?
From ‘Game of Thrones’s’ pervasive rape to ‘American Horror Story's’ catfights, TV’s got a women problem. But that doesn’t mean we don’t love watching.
If You Think Your Mom’s Awful …
Meet “The Walking Dead’s” Carol Peletier, and “American Horror Story: Freak Show’s” Ethel Darling and Gloria Mott for starters. And we kind of love them for it.
We Don’t Need a Reason to Be Bad
We have been so forgiving of the Walter Whites and Tony Sopranos. So why do we hold antiheroines like “Homeland’s” Carrie Mathison to a different standard?