Necro is the latest episode of American Horror Stories. It is directed by Logan Kibens, and stars Madison Iseman.
On this occasion, the script is written by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk y Crystal Liu.
Plot
A very sensitive woman works as an undertaker at a funeral home. Torn between continuing her promising career path and marrying the supposed man of her dreams, when she meets her new colleague, the attractive grave digger, she starts to question her feelings. When the gravediggers’ corpse is her next assignment, everything will change forever.
About the Chapter
As a story, it is confounding, however on a visual level it is not so impressive.
Necro does indeed have a story to tell, which is not anecdotal as has been the case with the previous episodes (barring Dollhouse). It has a quite good narrative build-up and manages to complete the story well, within the duration of the episode. It is not hastened, and succeeds in developing its characters in a way that does not appear forced.
It startles as all chapters in this series do, but on this occasion the “shocker” adapts well into the story proving that the screenplay has been well crafted. With that said, the visuals are not outstanding, and we are under the impression that the director has not given it high priority to seek peculiar frames nor distinctive takes that would have given the story that macabre cinematographic feature that is present in the screenplay.
That dissonance between the visual and the actual narrative allows the spectator to focus on the well told story (a macabre story, true) that is good in itself and impacts, and, finally, gives us one of the best chapter endings in the entire two seasons of American Horror Stories.
This was a very good episode that has assisted us in recovering the faith in the potential of this series, which by its own doing has resulted so uneven as entertainment, week after week.
Release date
September 1, 2022
Where to watch
Hulu
Cast
Madison Iseman / Sam
Cameron Cowperthwaite / Charlie
Spencer Neville / Jesse
Jeff Doucette / Henderson
Sara Silva / Sam’s Friend #1
Jessika Van / Sam’s Friend #2
Chelsea Marie Davis / Sam’s Friend #3
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