This year's installment of American Horror Story divides the season in half in order to tell two separate stories--hence the "Double Feature" subtitle. Now in Season 10, splitting American Horror Story into two parts seemed a bit bizarre, but as we come towards the close of part one, it's the smartest decision the show could have made.

Most seasons of American Horror Story hit a bump in the road halfway through as characters get lost or new ideas/concepts are introduced late in the game. In Season 6--Roanoke--American Horror Story flipped the script by having the people who were dramatically reenacting the events on the TV show within a TV show, My Roanoke Nightmare, spend three days in the actual Roanoke haunted house. The final two episodes of the season revolved around fans of the My Roanoke Nightmare TV show and three other TV docuseries visiting the house. Yes, it's that bizarre and convoluted. While the concept of Season 6 of American Horror Story was brilliant, it was apparent that the story lost a lot of steam.

There are bumps in the roads like this in most seasons. The issue at hand isn't so much what people considered "filler episodes," though. There is typically one of these episodes per season, which dives into the backstories of a main character to help give viewers a better understanding of what is going on in the world. Those are more than welcome. Instead, the issue tends to be when American Horror Story flips the script in the latter half of the season, adding something major to the plot, leaving too much for writers and production to juggle, which leads to characters getting forgotten about or ignored and loose ends to stay loose. Remember when Season 2 ("Asylum") introduced aliens into the mix, even though it was completely unnecessary?