American Horror Story

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Season 3
  • Network: FX
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 5, 2011
Season #: 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 24
  3. Negative: 1 out of 24
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Critic Reviews

  1. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Hank Stuever
    Oct 9, 2013
    60
    Coven is the first time American Horror Story gets started with the unmistakable feeling of timecards being punched, as an ensemble of big-name stars dutifully carry forward the show’s trademark fixation on style over substance.
  2. Hitfix
    Reviewed by: Daniel Fienberg
    Oct 9, 2013
    42
    American Horror Story is a glorious mess.
  3. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Oct 9, 2013
    40
    Unfortunately, too much of the focus is on novice witch Zoe, played by Taissa Farmiga with the same one-note boringly sulky attitude she exhibited as the brat you couldn't wait to see die in the first season.

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#61 Best TV Season of 2013
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#15 Most Discussed TV Season of 2013
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#5 Most Shared TV Season of 2013

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User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 702 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 541 out of 702
  2. Mixed: 78 out of 702
  3. Negative: 83 out of 702
  1. Lorcx
    Oct 9, 2013
    10
    Best series opening of the Autumn thus far, strong cast especially from Lange, who's always been the figurehead of this anthology seriesBest series opening of the Autumn thus far, strong cast especially from Lange, who's always been the figurehead of this anthology series strong script, perhaps occasionally over-stylized at parts yet all together I loved it.… Full Review »
  2. JamesSora
    Nov 21, 2013
    3
    So far this season functions as a teenage girl drama. The plot is unfocused and sloppy and the dialogue is mediocre. The main problem is thatSo far this season functions as a teenage girl drama. The plot is unfocused and sloppy and the dialogue is mediocre. The main problem is that this largely lacks the horror element.… Full Review »
  3. DTTAT
    Jan 14, 2014
    0
    Rating this season higher than the previous two is an act of madness ! I hated from the first time the notice that Taissa Farmiga would beRating this season higher than the previous two is an act of madness ! I hated from the first time the notice that Taissa Farmiga would be return in the cast; i think she's the worst actress in the USA ( at least ).
    AHS is become a teen-drama, not a horror, and low-level series full of nasty, blood and rough things. I mean, it has to be in some way like this, with withces and their macabre rituals, but Taissa Farmiga change the nature of the series into a low-teen-drama-trouble-heart-series.
    This season ? Failed.    … Full Review »
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