American Horror Story - Season 6, Episode 04: Chapter 4
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Season 6 is back without Jessica Lange and is focusing on the physical and psychological fears traumatising the staff and clients at a terrified colony.
It does seem that the one that has the first five episodes reflecting elements of each previous season has already more or less come to pass, what with the mention of the Mott family in this episode.
Holy exposition, Batman, this episode sure has a lot jammed into it. It's like, all of a sudden, the staff of AHS realized they only have so many episodes left so it's time to stop dithering on My Roanoke Nightmare and start answering some damn questions.
Shelby and Matt reneged on their agreement with the erstwhile Thomasyn White in "Chapter 4" Wednesday, setting the stage for more of the kind of supernatural shenanigans for which the word "Croatoan" was apparently invented.
Instead of all the blood and sex American Horror Story is known for, this week's Roanoke was one big info-dump, laying out the entire history of the Millers' haunted farmhouse - including an interesting connection to Freak Show.
Episode 4 brought us a better look at the mysterious "Pig Man", who fans are potentially pinning down as linked to Murder House's "Piggy Man" - an urban legend which terrorised one of Ben's patients.
American Horror Story Season 6 Episode 4 was the televisual equivalent of reading a speculative history paper about the vanished Roanoke Colony. To rephrase: There was so. Dang. Much. Exposition.
It's a graphic bloodbath that oozes all over your screen in the raw and sadistically compelling way only American Horror Story can pull off. Beware if you turn green easily: most of this episode cannot be unseen.
You'll recall that last week I mentioned that "Roanoke's" biggest sin so far was that it was boring. The good news is that "Chapter 4" brings some of the old "American Horror Story" magic.
