American Horror Story

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Season 6
  • Network: FX
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 5, 2011
Season #: 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
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Critic Reviews

  1. The Atlantic
    Reviewed by: Spencer Kornhaber
    Sep 15, 2016
    80
    None of it innovated on horror tradition--echoes of The Blair Witch Project, The Hills Have Eyes, and The Amityville Horror abounded--but the creep-outs were executed with careful timing and visual flair. The documentary aspect and the limited cast size thus far has also offered convincing, grounded characterization of the leads--and more importantly, characterization of their relationships.
  2. Time
    Reviewed by: Daniel D'Addario
    Sep 15, 2016
    80
    A lot of this was great fun. ... The grace notes the show allowed itself--the witty depiction of Shelby as a bougie yoga lover who likes her evening glass of wine maybe a little too much, the unapologetic plot holes that garishly remind you that yes, this is a horror story--were actually allowed to resonate, rather than being muffled by too much too-muchness.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Daniel Fienberg
    Sep 15, 2016
    80
    If you tuned in for the start of "My Roanoke Nightmare," chances are good that you'll continue with it because it was a lot of ground-laying, but almost none of the excess that the show is known for. ... Beyond the atmospheric set-up, the "My Roanoke Nightmare" was worth watching just for the initial casting fun, always an AHS staple.
  5. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Jeff Jensen
    Sep 15, 2016
    75
    The use of mystery to market the season may have been contrived, but at this point, mystery might also be the best thing going for it, too.
  6. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Ben Travers
    Sep 15, 2016
    75
    Murphy and Falchuk didn’t exactly sell a whole new “Horror Story” in the first hour, but what’s here marks an effort to try something new in a franchise that both reinvents itself every season and remains frustratingly similar. ... "My Roanoke Nightmare” is a promising start with a central mystery as tantalizing as the ads teasing it.
  7. Yahoo TV
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    Sep 15, 2016
    70
    Right now, the new series looks both promising (especially good this night: Angela Bassett and Adina Porter sharing the same role as Matt’s sister, a police detective clinging to new sobriety) and limiting: How many times can Roanoke slam a door and make us jump?
  8. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Jen Chaney
    Sep 15, 2016
    70
    All of that is clever, but after watching last night’s episode, I’m still not sure whether this season can accomplish what earlier seasons of American Horror Story and this summer’s Stranger Things did: spin all those embedded references into something engrossingly new. One of the problems of the documentary-style approach is that it automatically sucks some of the tension out of what we’re watching.
  9. The Daily Beast
    Reviewed by: Kevin Fallon
    Sep 15, 2016
    60
    My Roanoke Nightmare is a fascinating new direction in that mission. We’re not sure quite yet if we’re applauding the new direction; to be quite honest, we found the premiere to be so heavy on explanation that we were slightly bored.
  10. We Got This Covered
    Reviewed by: Isaac Feldberg
    Sep 15, 2016
    60
    The whole thing is staged in a strange and somewhat discombobulating manner--with act breaks that carry a logo and the name “My Roanoake Nightmare,” the season feels like a reality show. ... This one, on the other hand, has the potential to excel as something American Horror Story has never been: a simple scary story, an old campfire tale delivered in a modern manner but still loyal to the more clear-eyed, heart-in-mouth horror of the unknown.

Awards & Rankings

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#76 Best TV Season of 2016
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#21 Most Discussed TV Season of 2016
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#68 Most Shared TV Season of 2016

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User Score
7.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 305 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 213 out of 305
  2. Mixed: 34 out of 305
  3. Negative: 58 out of 305
  1. marco34la
    Sep 15, 2016
    1
    This series had ONE amazing season -- that was Season 1. Season 2 sucked, S3 was average, S4
    and S5 were unwatchable... and Season 6 is    This series had ONE amazing season -- that was Season 1. Season 2 sucked, S3 was average, S4
    and S5 were unwatchable... and Season 6 is shaping up to be as bad as the last two. Again, the first season was groundbreaking, intriguing, mysterious with a great feveloped characters and storylines. Unfortunately this series has turned into "let's throw everything into it including the kitchen sink" and it's lost any sense of feeling like a solid show and instead feels like an over-the-top caricature of itself. Such a shame. RIP AHS    … Full Review »
  2. Rysingzombie
    Sep 15, 2016
    10
    I was extremely relieved that the first episode of this season wasn't over the top and crazy like in Season 5 Hotel. Last year I was so turnedI was extremely relieved that the first episode of this season wasn't over the top and crazy like in Season 5 Hotel. Last year I was so turned off by the pornographic scene featuring the demon forcing himself sexually on one of the characters I almost didn't watch it. This year it appears the creators, writers, and even actors have gone back to what made this TV show so great and that is the character development and a sense of building a story with mystery with some good scares. As I was watching the first episode I was taken back to the first season a bit by the situation the couple found themselves in and by them moving into a new place. It seems similar to Murder house, but also felt comparable to movies like The Strangers, or Straw Dogs. I love the location and the theme so far and I can't wait to see where they are going to go this season!… Full Review »
  3. SHKNasm
    Nov 1, 2016
    3
    IMO this is the worst season yet! Devoid of what ive loved about the AHS series is the imagination, creativity and in some cases historicIMO this is the worst season yet! Devoid of what ive loved about the AHS series is the imagination, creativity and in some cases historic references in the storylines...But not season 6! Nope....they miss the mark on all counts...So much gratuitous carnage so predictably served up.....Snore....so unsophisticated, unimaginative, predictable and lazily written.... The writers called this one in for sure! The only reason I keep watching is for the performances by the very talented actors. If youre planning a season 7, Please get NEW writers?? Thanks… Full Review »
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