Checking In
- Episode aired Oct 7, 2015
- TV-MA
- 1h 2m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
6.5K
YOUR RATING
A pair of foreign sisters check into the Hotel Cortez, while an L.A. detective investigates a brutal murder.A pair of foreign sisters check into the Hotel Cortez, while an L.A. detective investigates a brutal murder.A pair of foreign sisters check into the Hotel Cortez, while an L.A. detective investigates a brutal murder.
Evan Peters
- James March
- (credit only)
Angela Bassett
- Ramona Royale
- (credit only)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe Hotel Cortez is inspired by the Hotel Cecil which has a dark history which includes several suicides, murders, and was stayed at by serial killers Richard Ramirez a.k.a. the Night Stalker and Jack Unterweger. The Hotel Cecil made news in 2013 with the mysterious death of Elisa Lam (to whom season five is dedicated).
- GoofsWhen Iris pushes Hypodermic Sally on the window, she falls on her back. When she hits, she is on her chest.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 American Horror Story Moments (2017)
Featured review
A beautiful disappointment
The first season was good enough to keep me watching. It then becomes a question of whether season 2 or 3 was better. The hospital was slightly darker and more experimental, in terms of writing and story (eg. name game sequence). Coven was less experimental but was livelier, not just in terms of its characters, it was lighter, literally. My friends and I have debated which is the better season but it's consistently a debate between seasons two and three. Season four surpassed all previous seasons in terms of effects. The intro sequence alone was mesmerizing. Unfortunately, as the spacial effects improved, the writing and characterization declined significantly. The dark humor became simply dark and the characters were so bleak I was left with nobody to root for. By the time the finale rolled around I was left with no interest in what happened to anybody. Thanks almost solely to the effects department I continued into season 5. Six episodes in it apparent that style didn't simply take over for substance, it slit substances throat and tossed it down the laundry chute. Judging the tone, suppose 10 is overwhelming elation and 0 is utter despair. Season five started around a 3 and has been going downhill ever since. There's nothing to hope for and nobody to care about. The acting is probably as good as the writing allows and the effects are unbeatable but the emotional investment is about the equivalent of a music video. Much like season 4,there are no high points, there is no fun, and without somebody to root for, there is no hope. Although it would work great as a backdrop for a Trent Reznor concert, as a show it is thoroughly disappointing. Barring an astonishing one-eighty from the writing staff, season 5 will be my last season of American Horror Story.
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- teaguemcmartin
- Nov 14, 2015
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Filming locations
- Oviatt Penthouse, 617 S Olive St, Los Angeles, California, USA(Hotel Cortez entrance)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime1 hour 2 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
- 16:9 HD
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