This is the third rape scene in five seasons of American Horror Story, and, just like the latest one, the other two were both equally unnecessary and so unimaginably sadistic it was downright baffling. Unfortunately, the careless attitude about rape Murphy seems to use in Hotel isn't the first time he's exhibited it. The way the scene is framed and the dialogue that Murphy specifically wrote to go along with it, doesn't come off as a piece of quintessential horror genre writing, but instead sounds like courtroom testimony. For lack of a better word, it's sickening. The decaying cherry on this crappy sundae, however, is Sarah Paulson's character, Sally (a dead addict permanently stuck in '90s grunge clothing) whispering "the more you scream, the more he likes it" to Gabriel, while asking him to cry for her. ![]() ![]() Instead, the scene (which is broken down into two subsequent parts), is dragged out and shot from a variety of angles, almost as if Ryan was trying to take as much as he could out of the act to complete the scene. There was no apparent reason why Greenfield's character had to be raped, nor was there enough time between introducing him on the show and showcasing the crude act to even hint that there was an underlying context for it. That's the worst part about this particular scene. Too much of the time, writers use rape as a lazy device to add drama or conflict to a show, and until it was recently called out by various critics, it was an act salacious enough to garner attention the next day. It's incredibly difficult to write a rape scene (as the Game of Thrones writers discovered), and it's even more difficult to try and convince audiences that depicting the horrific crime is absolutely necessary to move the story forward. Here's where Murphy's disregard for sexual crimes becomes apparent once again.Īs soon as Gabriel is settled in and he's pumped his body full of drugs, he's visited by the various nefarious miscreants that have taken up residence in the hotel over the years, including a man in a white suit of some sort, who viciously shreds off his clothes and violently rapes him. ![]() After rolling his eyes exaggeratedly at the concierge woman, Iris (Kathy Bates) and heckling her over the steep price for a one-night stay, he's assigned a room. Gabriel - who struts around with the air of a hungover rockstar, cloaked in the finest of faux furs - desperately needs a semi-hygienic room for the night where he can be free to shoot up. Once checked into the macabre Hotel Cortez, every creepy nook and corner explored through the disorienting fisheye lens Murphy chose to shoot a large portion of the premiere with, we're introduced to comedic actor Max Greenfield's character, Gabriel. It's hard to delve into this review without acknowledging the extremely unsettling elephant in the room that took place 20 minutes into the 90-minute premiere. They stopped by the makeshift flower bouquet stand on the way out to pick up some freshly cut flowers.American Horror Story: Hotel is yet another perfect example of showrunner Ryan Murphy using depraved and unnecessary violent sexual attacks to emphasize the importance he places on shock value instead of substance. Also in attendance was Cat Deeley and Nigel Lythogoe from the Emmy-nominated So You Think You Can Dance. Max attended the Fox soiree with his wife, casting executive Tess Sanchez, who is due with their second child later this month. In case you're wondering though, New Girl doesn't start filming again until October, so Max has plenty of time to get back to his natural shade of dark brown. Ryan Murphy recently said in Vanity Fair that we'll see Max "like we never have before," which pretty much hit the nail on the head if you're going by this look. The striking blond color is for Max's new role on the upcoming season of American Horror Story: Hotel, which premieres on FX in October. Take a look: Max spent time chatting with New Girl director-and The Grinder executive producer-Jake Kasdan. Thanks to a bottle of peroxide-and some major confidence-Max Greenfield might as well have been at Fox's TCA party last night for a new show called New Guy. ![]() Needless to say, this is not the Schmidt we remember.
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