Ryan Murphy is clearly channeling Larry Kramer in this new installment of AHS. So far, the nods to 80s (and 70s) New York are kind of fun. From Bette Middler and Barry Manilow at the Ansonia Baths, to Mars in its earliest incarnation to Friedkin's Cruising, anyone who was in the scene at the time is giddy while watching. I squealed with the short clip of Robin Byrd, and appreciate the multiple references to "something is coming" - a theme that's been used in everything from 86ed to Angels in America to Rent and again, Larry Kramer's Cassandra calls.
So far it's been an enjoyable slice of nostalgia of a time and a place so dark and sad that the camp is actually enjoyable.
I can't wait to see what other NYC icons he'll bring us...The Adonis? Koch? Christopher Street Bookstore?
I see you all shiver with Antici.....pation.
So far it's been an enjoyable slice of nostalgia of a time and a place so dark and sad that the camp is actually enjoyable.
I can't wait to see what other NYC icons he'll bring us...The Adonis? Koch? Christopher Street Bookstore?
I see you all shiver with Antici.....pation.