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I don't get why so many people hate Coven?

I'll admit that it didn't have the best finale, and what they did to Misty Day was criminal! But I really enjoyed the vibe of that season. I think it worked for me because:

-it sort of had a teen movie feel to it, with the stereotypical "good" girl, and "bitch" characters. Taissa and Emma really acted the parts well. Plus it's set in a sort of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters...but for witches!

-Misty Day was a freaking awesome character! And so was Myrtle!

-Jessica Lange was deliciously evil (but I could have done without the Jazz man storyline). Her and Paulson have good onscreen chemistry.

-Love for Stevie Nicks, and then she shows up!

-Sarah Paulson did a pretty kick-ass job in this season. Admittedly, Asylum was better for her, but this was a good follow-up. Plus you know she is going to make one hell of a Supreme.

-The New Orleans and Supreme backstories gave the season some weight.

Re: I don't get why so many people hate Coven?

It's best to just not care about why people think the way they do about certain seasons.


I've found it least stressful to just point and laugh at anyone with a different opinion


Less than forget. But more than begun.

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I liked Coven. For what its worth.
You bring up good points.

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Thanks!

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You're welcome. What did you think of Hotel? That has been the only season I flat out didn't like.
I was expecting a Shining, ghostly feel...and got vampires.

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Yeah, I'm not sure I loved it either. I don't mind vampires per se, and I think Gaga was very well cast. But I agree, I wanted more spooky, and less gory. It was another one of those seasons where they threw everything at the wall to see what stuck. I liked the actual hotel, and some of the characters, like Kathy Bates and Liz Taylor - but would it have killed her to wear a wig once? Would have been so much prettier!

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The Stevie Nicks thing.

So I'm totally digging the season, think it's great. Then, they mention Stevie Nicks and.....she's a witch. What!? Cool!

THEN they introduce Stevie Nicks. What!? Okay, that's still pretty cool! Neat little cameo thing.

THEN THEY DO A SONG INTRO WITH STEVIE NICKS. And I finally realize that I'm a looooooong ways away from the Asylum.

But I still really enjoyed Coven.

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It's interesting about the Stevie Nicks thing - because after she did the whole "Seven Wonders" music video thing, it really got me back into Fleetwood Mac. They happened to be touring shortly after that season, I bought tickets, and it was a great show! And yes, they sang "Seven Wonders" due to the Coven appearance. :-)

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I loved Coven. It is actually my favorite season. I've felt it has gone downhill since then. Freak show had some good moments and I enjoyed it. Hotel was mostly good but I guessed who the killer was in the first episode and I hate when I guess the killer so early on and I'm right so that put a damper on that season for me. Also the last half of the final episode didn't do it for me.

But I binge watched Roanoke today and I actually loved it. So I guess Coven and Roanoke are my favorites.

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ME TOO COVEN AND ROANOKE ARE THE BESTS finally someone said it other than me.

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and Murder House coming in as a strong 3rd

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I enjoyed every minute of Coven!!

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Coven is my favorite season so far. I haven't seen season 6 yet.

From what I've read, it seems a lot of people loved Coven.

I agree the finale could've have been better.


Every season has been great so far, Coven and Asylum are my faves so far and Asylum is very close to being my favorite season, I might put them as a tie.

The best parts about Coven are...

Kathy Bates joins the cast. One of my fave actresses!

Jessica Lange - Of course and she plays bad ass bitch so well. Another one of my fave actresses!

Fiona and The Ax-man - Their chemistry is freaking amazing!

Jessica Lange playing Sarah's mother! That was awesome and great chemistry.

Angela Bassett joins the cast.

So much great with that season.


Worst parts:

The finale - I agree the Finale could've been so much better.

Killing Misty Day

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The chemistry between the Axe Man and Fiona is soooooo amazing, and for me, blows Tate and Violent out of the water. Just my opinion, I love Tate and Violet too

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I loved Coven!!

An intellectual carrot ,the mind boggles

I now like Coven more

Especially now compared to Hotel (I agree with the previous poster about that season being too "in your face"), but I felt that it lacked the suspense of other seasons (especially since Nan could resurrect anyone who died). I also didn't like the Teen-vibe that it had (I watch Scream Queens for that LOL), and yes, the finale was very weak (Hotel is better than it in that regard).

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Hotel is definitely the worst

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Because it wasn't scary, suspenseful, or horrific.

And the writing and dialogue was terrible.

The characters had SO much potential, and ALL of them fell flat, except for Fiona.

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Almost agree with everything. But I thought the ending was good with the witches school. And I thought Stevie Nicks was a total waste in how she was used.. It would have been cool if she was also secretly a witch or something, but they didn't use her well.

I liked Coven. I don't know if a lot of people hate Coven, but I bet they are guys who don't like seeing a show told mostly from a female perspective.

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Personally I didn't like the characters, the only people I remotely liked were Cordelia, Misty & Spalding (and maybe Madison. It varies). I like a lot of morally grey and pure evil characters if they're interesting but none of these characters felt real, their motivations and feelings jumped around all over the place and it made them seem hollow. Almost everyone was particularly vile as well, one of the nicest characters raped a boy to death in the first episode. Evan Peters was also totally wasted. I don't hate Coven, to me it's just the season that had the most wasted potential and ended up being really disappointing, there were so many things they could have explored and plotlines that they could have expanded on and added depth to but in the end we got "Hey Misty got condemned to hell for eternity it's devastating, to lol let's go play magic-tag 5 minutes later". For me one of the only things that made that finale bearable was that Cordelia became supreme instead of one of the teen brats.

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I was sick of seeing Jessica Lange, that's why I didn't like it mainly.

And you can hate me all you want for saying this, but I also don't like the obese actress in it. She's just promoting a bad image for society. That's not a genetic disorder. She was severly obese and I don't think it's ok to try to promote that it's ok to be that unhealthy. Plus, she can't act.

#WeThePeople #ATCQ

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Sirius has said that obesity runs in her family, and that they've all been healthy and lived long.

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How can being obese be considered healthy?

Parents are the one who control a child's diet. They're largely responsible for whether a child gets obese or not. Controlling calories, eating out of the garden, going outside.

#WeThePeople #ATCQ

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I dont know why you thought she was promoting obesity in the season. She was ridiculing it from what I saw. You dont like her and that's fine, but I think your view is a bit warped there. Should overweight actors not get work?

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To be fair I haven't enjoyed any season after Asylum so it's not just Coven I disliked. But Coven felt like a hot mess to me. So many unresolved story lines.

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becuase it turned into an angry lesbian feminist's wet dream. Every male character was weak or stupid or submissive, and the ending was just an promo for GLAAD.

"Insults are the arguments employed by those who are in the wrong." J.J. Rousseau

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In other words, the show made you feel emasculated? And because there wasn't a strong, testosterone-charged, heterosexual penis to save the day, it was terrible? Not a strong argument, I've gotta say.

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Every male character was weak or stupid or submissive


Ask your mum to get her purse so you can see if your balls are in it.

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lol!! Love it!

For the record...to the OP, I love Coven. It's my favorite season. And I stated elsewhere here on the board that most people I talk to about the show who aren't on IMDB loved Coven as well. It was a very successful season. I've also mentioned that I'm partial to witch stories too so yeah, that may have a lot to do with it. Still Coven was a very good season.

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I actually stole it from this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLj7fj-3L78

I showed that to my hubby when he had man flu and LMAO.

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becuase it turned into an angry lesbian feminist's wet dream. Every male character was weak or stupid or submissive, and the ending was just an promo for GLAAD.


This sounds like your personal issue, what's your concern with strong women being represented onscreen, does is it weaken your male pride? There are of plenty of misogynistic programs that are right up your alley.

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I enjoyed Coven very much especially with the introductions of Kathy Bates and Angela Bassett to the series. I was also glad to see Taissa Farmiga back in the series. Sure, the season was more female driven, but that's not a bad thing, in my opinion. I found the season fun to watch.

So far my least favorite season is Freak Show. I haven't seen Hotel (aside from half of the first episode and I kind of was bored) but eventually I'll marathon it. I started Roanoke, it began good, despite the format, but I lost interest after episode 5. I will, however, complete the season to see where it goes.

Asylum will always be my all-time favorite season.

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We're in total agreement! Asylum is my favorite, and Freak Show is my least.

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I love Coven. Loved the characters, the setting of New Orleans, witches, Voodoo, all good in my book.
I did not like that Misty Day had such a horrible death and no one except Cordelia seemed to care. Also thought Evan Peters was wasted.

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I really enjoyed the entire season, although the finale could have been a little better, it was satisfying nonetheless. Madison Montgomery remains to be one of my favorite characters of all time.

One little Indian boy left all alone;
He went out and hanged himself and then there were none

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"I don't get why so many people hate Coven?"

Because you're stupid. Sorry but it's the truth.

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Who are you with your clothes on?

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What an intelligent and mature response. Oh wait....I meant to say STFU.

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As a huge fan of witches, I had high hopes for Coven, which is probably why I was so disappointed with it.

I guess my main issue is that when you have a season about witches that the characters should actually do witchcraft, as in magic. Instead, they should have just named it "AHS: X-Men", as it was closer to a show about mutants with super-powers.

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they should have just named it "AHS: X-Men", as it was closer to a show about mutants with super-powers.


That's actually pretty good👍. I dont particularly like witches, or boarding school environments, so that works for me.

Hey wait...are you that vaping guy from way back during the Coven season? You were hilarious.

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I think because it was the one series in which I didn't care for its vibe, I actually felt like I noticed the positive-to-negative ratio and found out that I found more negative aspects to it than positive.

Then again, I haven't had another viewing of it. It's possible that my opinion will change. As it stands, what I remember was a very so-so series with some good horror, but hardly any atmosphere and a very on-the-fly feel to it.

I want to make a movie where Helen Keller can see dead people. It's called 'The Fourth Sense'

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I hated it. It was too teen focused, too much Emma Roberts, too all over the place and far TOO predictable. Freakshow was even worse though. I just don't get RM, the themes are excellent but the writing is *beep*
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