Scream Queens

The series is undemanding and simple - a relaxing watch, which lets you just switch off and chuckle at the witty criticism of contemporary society. I quite enjoyed this series and had a lot of good laughs. Unfortunately, this only applies to the first season. The second season wasn’t that amusing, I was rather disappointed. (18/01/2020)

Season 1: The first four episodes had me thinking: What the hell am I watching? Some sort of self-parody? A sarcastic comedy for people with an IQ less than 90 and undemanding sense of humor? Making fun of '90s horrors mixed with 21st-century American teenage humor? Yes, my friends, it's a bit of all that I mentioned. Scream Queens, at first glance, seems like a series without absolute sense, logic, or natural character behavior. It's simply offensive, incorrect, cheap, and awkward entertainment. Don't look for any major plots, first-class detective story, or meticulously planned dialogues here. The pace is simply murderous, Emma Roberts crushes all the screenwriters with her timeless monologues, and Murphy kills off all the retro slashers ever made in thirteen episodes of this ride. Murphy probably took on this series just to show that he can joke around in a big way. Scream Queens significantly stuck in my memory just because of how insanely absurd their dilemmas were. Essentially, Murphy's team took my breath away, and I would like to write so much more, but this just can't be described in a few sentences. It has to be experienced to be understood. The latter, however, will be difficult for the vast majority of the audience, if they even manage to watch the series to the end. I myself wondered if I should give up on this. But here it applies that patience brings roses. Season 2: For me, unequivocally even better than the first season. Perhaps it's due to me getting used to the absurdity of the whole series and the crazy dialogues and premise. The second season, however, is superior thanks to its more convoluted, less predictable story, better-developed characters, more elaborate dialogues, and especially less monotonous twists and plots. Additionally, the hospital setting is much more fun and diverse. The familiar faces from elsewhere also bring joy, as well as the old ones from the previous season. In short, I commend Murphy a lot and see that he put more energy into Scream Queens than into the last awful season of AHS. In any case, I'm already looking forward to the third. (27/12/2016)

Season 1 – 70% – If you blink you'll miss the joke; if you don't pay attention you won't know whose doing the killing. Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan rely on innuendos, winks, and openly parodic jokes with unstoppable speed. One of the funniest points of the whole murderous concept, however, remains how many people didn't understand it. I would never dare to explain to someone how they should interpret a specific genre in life, but the more users complain about Scream Queens being not scary enough and not seeing or wanting to see the humor, the more I have to laugh. Still, the Kappas are lacking much that keeps them from perfection. First, at least some, even pretended, coherence. The concept would work best in a full-length movie. This way, the search for the identity of the killer or other key characters is too fragmented with unruly nonsense. Not that Chad's self-centered monologues or the snarky jokes at the expense of Chanel No. 5 needed any further development. The key to appreciating the series, however, is admiration and respect for the main and supporting actresses. I would never have believed that Jamie Lee Curtis could get back in the saddle so quickly, and yet she steals every scene. The most appreciated scenes, of course, go to Ryan Murphy's favorite ladies, namely Emma Roberts and Lea Michele. Any one of their grimaces, grounding lines, or bewildered questions are pure gold. I enjoyed it, shook my head, enjoyed it again, but at the very end, I still need to know more. After everything that happened, a possible second season could be the real challenge. Season 2 – 70% – The guessing game of the killer doesn't work too well this time around due to the low number of new characters, and because there's no point in dragging it out, the creators reveal the truth quite early on. From that moment on, it intentionally focuses on mindless parody, which those who were complaining about that last year would certainly be unable to survive. Unfortunately, this also explains the very low viewership numbers, which were so low with each episode that I suspected the series was being watched by Czech pirates more than American TV viewers. However, the level of entertainment remains high because Abigail Breslin, in the role of the fifth Chanel, becomes even my favorite character, and she was the one I felt the most for when she was mercilessly pursued by the green monster. John Stamos was also a pleasant surprise, with his timelessly (?!) handsome doctor stealing the majority of scenes with his deadly comedic timing. If this is truly the end, I have even more positive feelings about it than the previous season. (13/12/2015)