5 Reasons Why ‘Scream Queens’ Kills The Competition

There is no arguing that we are still in a golden age of television, and that great tradition continues with Fox’s brand new show ‘Scream Queens.’ From the creator of ‘Glee’ and ‘American Horror Story,’ Ryan Murphy has come up with a unique series that combines collegiate comedy with horror-inspired drama. Imagine ‘Gossip Girl’ meets ‘American Horror Story’ with all the cheesy cliché hookups turned into witty, hilarious satire.

If you’re still not convinced here are five more reasons on why you need to catch up and hook on this show asap:

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  1. Positive Female Image

Sure the show is about a sorority, including all of its basic-B stereotypes like pumpkin spice lattes and fat shaming hazing, but it is after these points have been given their satire spotlight that a unity begins to bond among these women, and they are able to put their PSL’s aside to fight a greater evil. The best so far was this week’s episode where one finds Emma Roberts (playing sorority president Chanel Oberlin) and her crew beating the crap out of the typical college douchebag, resulting in a broken cafeteria tray and broken gender standards.

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  1. Jamie Lee Curtis

Need I say more? The original scream queen (‘Halloween,’ ‘The Fog,’ ‘Prom Night’) comes to the small screen and kicks a** doing so. Playing college dean Cathy Munsch, Curtis puts forth a cunning performance of strength and terror, saying she’s interned at Madame magazine with Gloria Steinum, taking on many young, hot lovers… and listening to white noise of distressed whales and shrieks to help her sleep at night. Just watching how this character evolves is a story in of itself and keeps you on the edge of your seat, always guessing what her true potential could be. What Jessica Lange did for ‘AHS,’ Curtis does for Scream Queens.

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  1. Reference To Iconic Horror

Like its popular predecessor ‘AHS,’ ‘Scream Queens’ is consistently paying homage to the horror genre, a field Murphy is an expert in. Other than movie clips from iconic horror films (‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre,’ ‘Children of the Corn,’ ‘Leprechaun’) that will randomly play in a college film course, there is also the occasional situational reference to iconic horror such a masked murderer terrorizing young adults (‘Scream’) or Curtis’s upcoming homage to her mother, which she revealed via Twitter. *Plus, the copious amounts of gore in each episode i.e. the chef having her face melted off after it was dunked in a boiling fryer.

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  1. A Stab At Taylor Swift (and other social commentary)

It seemed to some that TSwift was untouchable, otherwise she’d write you off in a song and win a VMA for it. Luckily ‘Scream Queens’ took a chance and nailed it. At the beginning of this week’s episode we see Roberts posting a viral video where her character celebrates ‘Chanel-O-ween’ by giving out gifts to her ‘less fortunate’ Instagram followers, thus resulting in the perfect parody of Taylor Swift’s own viral video, ‘Swiftmas,’ from 2014. It just goes to show the irony in showcasing your ‘humbling’ work. Other interesting commentary on modern day practices are the hidden horrors of society’s darlings, including a fraternity president who’s a necrophile and a sorority hench(wo)man whose father is Charles Manson.

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  1. THE FASHION!

Omg, the fashion! A show where one its main characters is named Chanel has got to step up its game, right? The outfits – from preppy to glam to sporty – have something for everyone and are impeccably styled thanks to costume designer Lou Eyrich who has already won two Emmy’s for her work on ‘American Horror Story.’ Better make room in that closet for more trophies.

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