American Horror Story: 1984 marked something of a departure for the veteran franchise. It’s not every series that can manage to reinvent itself over the course of almost a decade, but somehow Ryan Murphy has managed to do it. What makes 1984 so refreshing is that it is a more focused story than some of its predecessors, with fewer tangents and narrative dead-ends.
However, despite the fact that it holds together better than previous seasons, there are still quite a few things about this season-both in terms of its casting and its story-that don’t really make a lot of sense.
10 What Was Gus Kenworthy Doing In The Show?
Let’s be real. It’s a little strange to see Gus Kenworthy, the noted Olympian, appearing in television at all, let alone a horror show like this one. To his credit, he does a fine job in the role that he’s given to play, but there’s really not a lot to his character. It feels, honestly, like a bit of stunt casting, and it’s a little difficult to see him as anything other than Gus Kenworthy playing a character.
9 What Was The Point Of The Adult Film Studio Guy?
While this season of the show does manage to avoid the pitfall of having two many stories that go nowhere, there are some notable exceptions. At one point, for example, it’s revealed that Xavier has been in some adult films, and the man who has been responsible for this comes into the show. Unfortunately, he doesn’t last very long before suffering a very grisly death, leaving the viewer to wonder why, exactly, he showed up in the first place.
8 Why Did Margaret Think That Her Final Plan Was In Any Way Realistic?
Leslie Grossman has been one of the better additions to the show, and she somehow manages to make even her campiest performances compelling. In this case, she plays the central villain of the story, a shrewd manipulator who is also a psychopath and a killer. Her final plan, in fact, involves luring a number of great musical acts to her camp and then slaughtering them all.
Even in a show notorious for its leaps in logic, this seems like a bit of a stretch, and one can’t help but wonder why she thought this had any chance of success.
7 Why Didn’t The Ghosts Realize That Her Life Was Going To End On The Property?
In one of the season’s finest moments, Margaret at last gets what’s coming to her when the ghosts of those that she has killed finally kill her in her turn. Unfortunately, while they attempt to bypass the curse that keeps anyone killed within the camp bound there by throwing her into a wood-chipper, her actual death occurs within the limits. One can’t help but wonder why the ghosts, who seem to have gone to such lengths to kill her, would have left this little detail out of their calculations.
6 What, Exactly, Caused The Ghosts To Haunt The Camp To Start With?
One of the enduring mysteries of the entire episode is: what is it that keeps those killed on its grounds bound to the property? There’s been quite a lot of fan speculation as to why this might be the case, and there is something of a consensus that this is meant to be a sort of purgatory. However, for a show that seems to delight in giving backstories and background, it seems a bit strange that this would never be fully explained.
5 Why Include Robert Ramirez?
Anyone who has seen any of Ryan Murphy’s recent shows knows that he can be a bit creative when it comes to the mixing of fact and fiction. In this case, that manifests itself as the inclusion of Robert Ramirez, who was an actual serial killer active in the 1980s. It’s a bit of a strange choice, given that there’s no indication that any of the other characters have a historical basis.
4 How Did Donna Manage To Avoid Any Consequences For Her Actions?
In one of the season’s stranger twists, the woman Donna reveals that she has deliberately set the stage for the slaughter, because she wants to learn more about what makes serial killers do what they do. In an even stranger twist, she manages to not only survive the carnage but actually doesn’t seem to have to suffer for any of her actions. It’s one of those narrative moments that doesn’t really fit, and it ultimately raises more questions than it answers.
3 Donna’s Explanation For Her Interest In Serial Killers Doesn’t Really Explain Her Actions
It turns out that a big part of the reason that Donna is interested in serial killers is because her father was one. Now, on one level this helps to explain why she does what she does, but in some other ways, it falls pretty short. After all, just because she wants to understand them doesn’t mean that she should set everyone up to be slaughtered. It would have helped if the season had given that part of her character some further explanation.
2 So, Satan Is In This Show Now?
In some ways, it shouldn’t be surprising that Satan makes an actual appearance in this show. After all, his son was a centerpiece of the previous season. However, what makes it such a strange addition to this particular season was that it seemed to come out of nowhere, and it didn’t quite mesh with the rest of the action that takes place.
One can’t help but think that the entire season would have been better without that particular wrinkle.
1 Why Did Finn Witrock Only Come In At The End?
Finn Witrock has been one of the better additions to the franchise, and whether he’s a hero or a villain (or both), he seems to have a natural fit for this series. Unfortunately, he only comes in at the very end of the series, as he looks for the secret of what happened to his father. It’s rather sad that he doesn’t come in until the very end of the series, and it’s hard not to wish that they’d made better use of him earlier on.
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