Whether it was the doll itself, or Jamie Brewer enacting the role herself. "Magical Thinking," the latest installment of "American Horror Story--Freak Show," mercifully did not include Joan Didion, but Marjorie sure livened things up.
The problem is Neil Patrick Harris. I am sure he was cast for that androgynous quality he has perfected, especially since doing 'Hedwig' on Broadway, but last night viewers were treated to the spectacle of his smooth and succulent peach butt, as it slammed away at--oh, my God--the Tattler Twins!
Poor Sarah Paulson! On this show, all she does is have sex with gay men!!!!!!!!!!
As for Neil, as soon as he made his entrance, as Chester Clamp (I think that was his last name), a fast talking salesman from Georgia, I could see such EFFORT going into his performance, that I became exhausted watching, and it detracted from my belief in his character. As Sondheim once said, Neil, you should go to an acting school; that seems clear!
A better actor could have really made something of Chester, who is one fascinating sicko. Of course, I completely get he is doing the Michael Redgrave/Anthony Hopkins "Dead Of Night/"Magic" homage, but Marjorie stole the show, there!
Poor Chester. He went off to war, and it is too bad he did not die! Because his wife, and next door neighbor, Alice, fell in lesbian love--can you believe it, girls??? In the South, in the Forties????--and while Alice's husband did not make it back, Chester did, and the girls are a bit reluctant to have them around. Chester is so traumatized he can only get aroused by watching Alice and Lucy (his wife!) having lesbian sex, ,while sitting in a chair, relating to Marjorie! I loved the scene where the callous Alice, berates Neil, saying how she can make two fingers disappear! Uh-huh!!!!!!!!!
Of course, Chester has to leave Georgia, because a cold blooded murder of the two women took place--Lucy and Alice. He swears Marjorie did it, and we see her doing it, but come on, dolls, if you have seen "Dead Of Night," you know what is going on! Too bad Michael Redgrave was not still alive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Then, there was Del! He finally got his! Maggie and Spencer somehow managed to abduct Ma Petite from Lillian Hemmings' museum. I loved the scene where Angela Bassset confronts Del, makes him admit to killing Ma Petite, and Jessica Lange/Elsa hears, and shoots him from behind! He got just what he deserved! But what happened to Lillian Hemmings?????????? I am almost certain a return visit to the Museum Of Morbidity will reveal that!!!!!!!!!!
Meanwhile, what is Dandy up to? Will there be some kind of homosexual encounter with Chester, or a bloodbath? It is said that Neil's husband, David Burtka, will appear in the final episode. With just two to go, a lot has to be wrapped up--the Tattlers, Dandy, Elsa, Jimmy Darling, Maggie, and most of all, Spencer has to get his comeuppance. And Lillian Hemmings!!!!!!!!!!!
But do not mess with Angela Bassett as Desiree Dupree, the Three Breasted Woman!!!!!!!!
YES! Jamie Brewer ROCKS!
ReplyDeleteBeen anxiously awaiting her return since the season started, but it seems she's getting more of a cameo role this year (her shortest AHS stint since *not appearing at all* in Asylum).
I forgive her being shoehorned in at the last minute because she's playing an insane, possessive ventriloquists dummy! Hooray: its about time she got to be villainous, and you can see she's loving it! Her facial expressions are so entertaining, and she's pitched her voice perfectly for an evil doll (imagine if they'd cast her as Annabelle!)
Best of all, she's making mincemeat out of our way-overexposed friend NPH. The writers obviously intended her as some sort of counterweight to make NPH seem more plausibly str8. But instead, he comes off as gayer than usual!
I mean, seriously: if you're a str8 marine who loses his mind in WWII and turns to a doll for camaraderie, how likely is it you'd choose a hideous female doll with a face like La Befana? And insist on it participating when you get laid?
Loved the look on Jessica Lange's face when she finally noticed all is not right with NPH. But as Entertainment Weekly just posted:
"I can spot a good business deal in the dark with a blindfold on," says Elsa, perhaps inadvertently describing the writing process for this season of AHS."
ReplyDeleteWell, you've heard me on Neil. That's my story, and I am sticking to it! And next to Brewer, Angela Bassett stole the show!