History YMMV / AmericanHorrorStoryHotel

* MemeticMutation: Likening the show to ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'', particularly Mr. Moseby.

* BaseBreaker: [[DrJerk Alex Lowe]]. A lot of fans hate her for being [[IceQueen cold]] and [[{{Workaholic}} detached]], finding her to be far too unlikeable for a protagonist. Her comments about ParentalFavoritism towards Holden and request for a divorce did not help. On the other hand, a lot of fans find her to be an incredibly compelling character because of how flawed but sympathetic she is, noting that she's [[AdultFear a mother who lost a child and is now trying her best to move on with life]], while also putting the smackdown on a GranolaGirl mother who refused to vaccinate her children (with [[IllGirl predictable results]]). Creator/ChloeSevigny's near-universally praised performance plays no small role in her popularity either.

** [[Creator/ChloeSevigny Chloë Sevigny]] got this too after her monologue in Episode 3. While a fair number of people knew just how capable of an actress she was (she even has an Oscar nomination), even more were either unfamiliar with her or had only seen her performance in Series/AmericanHorrorStoryAsylum, and were subsequently impressed by just how strong her performance was.

* BaseBreaker: [[DrJerk Alex Lowe]]. A lot of fans hate her for being [[IceQueen cold]] and [[{{Workaholic}} detached]], finding her to be far too unlikeable for a protagonist. Her comments about ParentalFavoritism towards Holden and request for a divorce did not help. On the other hand, a lot of fans find her to be an incredibly compelling character because of how flawed but sympathetic she is, noting that she's [[AdultFear a mother who lost a child and is now trying her best to move on with life]]. Sevigny's near-universally praised performance plays no small role in her popularity either.

* MemeticMutation: Likening the show to TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody, particularly Mr. Moseby.

* NightmareFuel:
** The horrendous, graphic rape of [[spoiler: Gabriel]] by the Addiction Demon. Doubles as a major case of Squick.
*** The Addiction Demon in general counts as this: An emaciated, wax-like creature who rapes his victims with a drill dildo and ''enjoys'' hearing their screams.
** Elizabeth/The Countess in general, but especially her introductory scene, where she and Donovan are shown in a foursome with another couple that ends with them drinking the latter's blood.
** Elizabeth's troupe of creepy, kidnapped, blood-sucking children, one of which is [[spoiler: John and Alex's son]]
** The first murder scene that we see, on so many levels. The victim is still alive, missing both his eyes and his tongue, and is.....ahem.....[[GroinAttack stuck]] in the other victim, with whom he was having sex.
** Scarlett's second visit to the Hotel Cortez to look for Holden. She sees Sally, who laughs and ''grinds her own teeth away into smithereens''.
** The editors of a gossip site getting their tongues nailed into their desks by the killer while still alive.

* SheReallyCanAct: Creator/LadyGaga has been getting this since the pilot, but episode 2 cemented it. Critics and fans alike are citing her as one of the highlights of the season.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Alex's speech denouncing anti-vaxxers in the second episode is incredibly {{anvilicious}}, but the show does make a very good point which honestly shouldn't need to be made at all, let alone by a TV show.
** Embittered ghosts, vampires in need of humans to exploit for blood, and psychopathic killers in need of stimulation all serve as heavy-handed metaphors for addiction. Cue ''Hotel California'' by [[{{Music/Eagles}} The Eagles]] to close out the first episode.
* ViewerGenderConfusion: Before Lachlan is identifies as a male, it's hard to tell what he is. The long hair makes it difficult.
* WinBackTheCrowd: Many fans have praised the season as being a return to form, owing to the better characters and larger emphasize on the horror the series does well.

* VampiresareSexGods: "Why are we not having sex right now?"

* WinBackTheCrowd: Many fans have praised the season as being a return to form, owing to the better characters and larger emphasise on the horror the series does well.

* ViewerGenderConfusion: Before Lachlan is identifies as a male, it's hard to tell what he is. The long hair makes it difficult.

* BaseBreaker: [[DrJerk Alex Lowe]]. A lot of fans hate her for being [[IceQueen cold]] and [[{{Workaholic}} detached]], finding her to be far too unlikeable for a protagonist. Her comments about ParentalFavortism towards Holden and requesting a divorce from a clearly unstable John didn't help. On the other hand, a lot of fans find her to be an incredibly compelling character because of how flawed but sympathetic she is, and are able to sympathize with what she's going through as [[AdultFear a mother who lost a child and is now trying to move on with her life]]. Sevigny's performance plays no small role in her popularity either, and even most people who hate her agree that Sevigny's doing a good job.

* BaseBreaker: [DrJerk Alex Lowe]]. A lot of fans hate her for being [[IceQueen Cold] and [[{{Workaholic}} detached]], finding her to be far too unlikeable for a protagonist. Her comments about ParentalFavortism towards Holden and requesting a divorce from a clearly unstable John didn't help. On the other hand, a lot of fans find her to be an incredibly compelling character because of how flawed but sympathetic she is, and are able to sympathize with what she's going through as [[AdultFear a mother who lost a child and is now trying to move on with her life]]. Sevigny's performance plays no small role in her popularity either, and even most people who hate her agree that Sevigny's doing a good job.

** [[Creator/Chloe Sevigny Chloë Sevigny]] got this too after her monologue in Episode 3. While a fair number of people knew just how capable of an actress she was (she even has an Oscar nomination), even more were either unfamiliar with her or had only seen her performance in Series/AmericanHorrorStoryAsylum, and were subsequently impressed by just how strong her performance was.

** Creator/ChloëSevigny got this too after her monologue in Episode 3. While a fair number of people knew just how capable of an actress she was (she even has an Oscar nomination), even more were either unfamiliar with her or had only seen her performance in Series/AmericanHorrorStoryAsylum, and were subsequently impressed by just how strong her performance was.

* TearJerker: Donovan desperately trying to bring [[spoiler: Iris]] back using the virus after she's DrivenToSuicide.

** Embittered ghosts, vampires in need of humans to exploit for blood, and psychopathic killers in need of stimulation all serve as heavy-handed metaphors for addiction. Cue ''Hotel California'' by [[{{Music/Eagles}} The Eagles]] to close out the first episode.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Alex's speech denouncing anti-vaxxers in the second episode is incredibly {{anvilicious}}, but the show does make a very good point which honestly shouldn't need to be made at all, let alone by a TV show.

* [[HeReallyCanAct She Really Can Act]]: Creator/LadyGaga has been getting this since the pilot, but episode 2 cemented it. Critics and fans alike are citing her as one of the highlights of the season.

* [[HeReallyCanAct She Really Can Act]]: Creator/LadyGaga has been getting this since the pilot, but episode 2 cemented it. Critics and fans alike are citing her as one of the highlights of the season.

* NightmareRetardant: The season's subtitle. After Murder Houses, Asylums, Covens and Freak Shows, Hotel isn't exactly the scariest thing.

** The first murder scene that we see, on so many levels. The victim is still alive, missing both his eyes and his tongue, and is.....ahem.....[[GroinAttack stuck]] in the other victim, with whom he was having sex.

* MemeticMutation: Likening the show to TheSuiteLifeOfZachAndCody, particularly Mr. Moseby.

** Elizabeth/The Countess in general, but especially her introductory scene, where she and Donovan are shown in a foursome with another couple that ends with them drinking the latter's blood.