American Horror Story has had its ups and downs since premiering back in 2011. The first season was great, but you had to get through the first few episodes. I did what most people did and stopped watching after the third episode because it was so confusing. But therein lies the mistake. Once you got past those three episodes, that season was one of the best things on TV in the past decade.

Now, the other seasons have had moments of brilliance -- and also moments of absolute crap. Season two was almost a waste. They started too many story lines and weren't able to properly take care of them all.

As I have had to explain to multiple people at this point, you do not need to watch the previous seasons to watch this season. They do have recurring actors playing different roles throughout the series, and if you want to get super nerdy, there are links between the seasons. But you can start watching this season with zero reference to any of the previous seasons. And so far, this season has started off with a bang.  In the meantime between episodes, go back and watch the first season, either for the fist time, or again.

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