Jessica Lange Retiring Soon?!

Lange as Fiona Goode, Supreme witch in AHS Coven.

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past few weeks, you'll probably know that on Wednesday the premiere of American Horror Story season three, subtitled Coven, was aired. You might also know that the premiere was a huge hit with 5.54 million U.S. viewers alone. Even with show's success, during a recent interview with Yahoo TV Coven star, Jessica Lange, has announced that she is planning on retiring in the next few years.

Since Lange, who has starred in all the previous AHS seasons, is a fan favorite her announcement might upset some, but it's not all bad. Jessica said, "... if we do another one, I’ll do that, but then … yeah.  Because I’m kind of coming to the end of acting, anyhow.” So, even if she does retire in the near future we will still see her play at least one more awesome and crazy AHS character.

However, all hope is not lost! Ryan Murphy, AHS creator, when asked about the announcement said that each year Jessica says it's her last but keeps coming back for more. Since she's already committed to a fourth season, who knows? Maybe she'll stick with AHS till the end. (Which might actually be a long time since Murphy also said that he wants to see AHS go for 10, 12 or maybe even 15 years!)

I think there will definitely be some backlash towards Jessica's decision but in her defense, it's completely reasonable for her to want to retire, after all, she is almost 65... 

For now all we can do is enjoy Coven and look forward to season 4! 

What do you guys think? Are you upset over her announcement? If Game of Thrones has taught us anything, it's that a show can still be AMAZING even if beloved characters depart from the show. I think that the rest of AHS's great cast will easily be able to carry the show without Jessica... 

Check out my review of Bitchcraft, episode one of AHS Coven!
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