One of televisions most popular primetime shows currently airing is American Horror Story. Ask any teenager walking the halls at school and they know exactly what time and what day the new episode premiers. Although season two is all the rage, season one is easily the superior of the two. One of the main characters of season one, Tate, is a troubled teen who has and still does viciously murder other human beings; reasons stay unknown. He however kills only to show love and affection to the only other human who sheds light on his dark existence of a life (actually he is dead so this statement is ironic and contridictory but for purposes of blogging, it makes everyone's life a little easier). Viewers believe that Tate's lover would be the obvious choice of a protagonist since the camera pays her the most attention, but without Tate she has no purpose. Throughout the entire season (which I tore through in a span of 48 hours) she is deciding if Tate only kills because he is a psychopathic undead tormented soul, or because he truly cares for her and wants her and only her attention. However, after much contemplation on my part, I realized that Tate must be an antihero. Not because he is a rebellious outcast who strives to become something significant (which cant happen because he's dead) but the complicated stroy which is intertwined with several other plots revovles entirely around his being. All the other character's fates depend with certainty on Tate's next move. Considering that he has the power to wield everyone elses futures, he must be the antihero. Without his psychoneurotic behaviours and ability to manipulate others lives, including that of his lovers and her family's, the story would have no base. No point. Tate makes an excellent antihero. No one particularly likes him, nor are they supposed to. For these reasons I enjoyed watching Tate unfold his plans on others and seeing what evil he could dabble into. Interesting ending though, Tate dies alone. This time for good.