Favorite TV Episodes of 2013 Part II

2013 has been a great year for television and as we head into 2014 we here at BeyondFandom wish to put the spotlight on some of our personal favorite TV episodes of the year. 

Favorite TV Episodes of 2013 Part I

2013 has been a great year for television and as we head into 2014 we here at BeyondFandom wish to put the spotlight on some of our personal favorite TV episodes of the year. 

'American Horror Story:Coven' 3.09 "Head" Review

FX

The first two seasons of American Horror Story dealt almost exclusively with a contained setting be it the infamous murder house populated by both the living and dead, or Briarcliff Manor the torturous mental asylum at the center of last season. Part of the reason why Coven seemed so exciting at first had to do with the idea of several locations and of several factions of an impending witch war. It didn’t take long however for the show to spend way too much time with a set group of characters at Miss Robichaux’s Academy and short-change a number of other characters and stories introduced in the first couple of episodes. Throughout the winter finale, ‘Head’, a number of these backseat storylines were given the chance to shine but this late in the game is it enough to save what’s been a fairly weak season of American Horror Story? 

'American Horror Story' 3.08 "The Sacred Taking" Review

FX

Filler episodes of American Horror Story are a very peculiar creature. They look good but they truly put the faults of the season on display. It isn’t that nothing happens--the entire episode was based around a special ritual called the Sacred Taking wherein the coven can produce a new Supreme through the sacrificial suicide of the current one so there was a great deal of plotting and manipulation--it’s just that nothing means anything by the end of the episode. The status remains quo and this season remains The Fiona Show with occasional special guests. This is something I brought up last week, but yet again the focus on Lange’s character far beyond all others is starting to turn Coven into the lesser of three seasons.

'The Originals' 1.09 "Reigning Pain in New Orleans" Review

CW

Can you smell the character development in the air tonight?  It smells a lot like blood!