The girls of Kappa Tau have moved on and now training at a hospital, but as strange thing begins to unfold they form an alliance with an intrepid detective.
It seems unlikely that Scream Queens will pull of the same trick as Scream the movie: being funny and suspenseful at the same time. Most viewers will settle for either, but the show will probably fall short at both.
It's an odd mash-up that leaves little room for real connection to the characters, having faith instead in laughs and blood. Then again, laughs and blood have a good track record.
Ryan Murphy's Scream Queens is exactly what you'd expect a series from Ryan Murphy called Scream Queens to be. It's a blend of everything that's campy and bright about Glee and dark and grimy about American Horror Story.
As in Glee or American Horror Story, Murphy delights in misdirection and abrupt shifts of tone, both of which he does well. The dialogue is snappy and no pretension escapes un-nailed.
