AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW “Test of Strength” Review


With the conjoined twins back everyone is on edge and not sure who is able to trust. Read on to find more.

The Official Description from FX

The women of the Freak Show rally against Dell after his latest act of violence. A strange encounter with Dandy raises Jimmy’s suspicion about the clown murders.

This week’s episode was a great one with some highs and lows. First off, it had women power moments, which I found fantastic. With women’s rights being brought up in the media, it was nice to see to Ryan Murphy use his show to give us a stance on women’s rights and show the power behind them. It is really well done and speaks to the times. It also goes very hard on men, I mean it is very hard and harsh because the men in this are pigs and it can be seen. There are some touching moments between Jimmy and Dell and it is great.

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The episode plays pretty straight with Dell being blackmailed by Stanley to kill freaks in order to keep his secret that Dell is gay. Then, the twins come back with Jimmy from the house in which they blackmail Elsa. The first freak that Dell tries to kill is “Amazon Eve”. He fails after she beats the crap out of him. The women are about to take vengeance but Jimmy says he will talk to him. However, instead, they get drunk and have a tender moment, in which, Jimmy reveals that he knows Dell is his son. After that, Dot reveals that she wants the surgery to get them separated and Elsa agrees to help in order to keep them quiet. After that, we Dell kill Ma Petit. It is very sad.

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The best actor in this episode is Evan Peters. He is a seasoned actor on this show and every time, I feel that he knows what he is doing. He plays the emotions in this episode so good. I fell for his sadness and I think that this is the best after so far.

Overall, I think that this episode was great because it was simple and didn’t try to do too much. It was really fantastic.

OUR RATING
9
  • +Evan Peters is really a star
  • +Made me angry in a good way
  • +A new development will bring the dram
  • +A very simple timeline.