Massacres and Matinees
- Episode aired Oct 15, 2014
- TV-MA
- 53m
With a killer on the loose, police impose a curfew on Jupiter. Elsa hires a strongman, unaware of his dark past with Ethel.With a killer on the loose, police impose a curfew on Jupiter. Elsa hires a strongman, unaware of his dark past with Ethel.With a killer on the loose, police impose a curfew on Jupiter. Elsa hires a strongman, unaware of his dark past with Ethel.
- Stanley
- (credit only)
- Maggie Esmerelda
- (credit only)
- Woman in Diner
- (as Valerie Boucvalt)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaA drummer in several bands prior to becoming an actor, Mat Fraser did his own drumming for this episode.
- GoofsThe blood trail left on the floor of the toy store by the small robot is excessively disproportional to the size of its feet, therefore its not possible for it to have left a trail of blood that thick and long.
- Quotes
Elsa Mars: No matinees. No, people don't come to see freaks in the heat of the day, they come in the evening, when the darkness moves in and speaks of mystery, the unknown. When logic loosens its vice grip and the imagination comes out to play. Night allows the stars to shine and we come alive. No, daytime is for kiddie shows, clowns and Kewpie dolls. Maybe that's what you're used to, but you're in a real freak show now, my freak show.
- ConnectionsReferences Freaks (1932)
Freak Show has poorly written characters trying to deliver great performances that to be honest are just awkward and watered down (Kathy Bates' character). The perfect example is the supposed scary clown that has given people nightmares; this was the most pathetic attempt at shocking and appalling horror, sure he is frightening to look at, but that is only when he does not move, because every time the clown comes on to be "scary" I end up laughing (awkward balloon pop scene). Its really sad when Pennywise from the 90s is scarier than a modern day creation.
This is not to say that the show is not promising, but nonetheless, it is not as promising as Coven, or Murder House because the plot lines seem to be just show and tell rather than staying obscured and mysterious until the end.
Also, this season is predictable, Elsa's constant struggle with her stardom delusion, the Dandy kid helping the killer because he is just as twisted as the clown, which in all honesty is completely uninteresting. The other seasons contained character depth like a wife who is married to an unfaithful man she no longer trusts, or a ghost boy who doesn't accept he is dead and a mother who has to live with the fact that her son killed school students (Lange and Peters). This season is just watered down with a plethora of simple characters with truly nothing to offer but excessive and gratuitous use of predictable suspense and watered down character plot lines. I do not know how much of this season I will be able to endure if this is the way it will continue. Maybe it will progress toward a better middle but if it doesn't I will not even bother with this season. This episode was utterly disappointing.
- Jac23443
- Oct 16, 2014
Details
- Runtime53 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1