Wasted Evan Peters as an Actor in AHS 13
Does anyone else feel like this season wasted Evan Peter's acting skills? All of his characters (Tate and Kai) have been used only to create comedic relief or as a plot device to create humor. James Patrick March was the first character whose performance felt authentic because the writers gave Evan more to work with than a corny one-liner or 15 seconds of dialogue. They ruined Kai's ending by bringing him back for literally no reason, as neither Tate nor Kai has contributed anything serious to the overall plot. Not to mention, both characters have been butchered and lost what made them so compelling and interesting in the first place. This is not Evan's fault. He has been doing great with what they gave him and has all the mannerisms down perfectly. But they brought back James Patrick March for one episode, only to kill him off in the next in an extremely unserious way. Evan's presence hasn't felt completely pointless but is definitely a lot less important than in previous seasons. It's not his screen time that is the problem. At least for Sara Paulson, although she wasn't in the first 5 episodes much, when she was finally on screen, her character was given a serious role with dialogue that felt emotional and significant due to her dynamic with Fiona and was just overall more important to the plot. In the next coming episodes, I do not see James Patrick March returning. Kai and Tate might return but their roles will once again be purely used as a plot device to create humor, as the season seems to focus more on the Coven now going forward. None of his characters that were brought back seem super needed, and none of them are going to get any new character development in any way. I would have much rather have him come back to play one or two returning characters that get more serious scenes and have an overall more important purpose in the season. Let me know if anyone has thoughts or theories about this down below.