"American Horror Story: Asylum" Lightens Up with Jessica Lange Singing "The Name Game"

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American Horror Story: Asylum is simply brilliant. This week's episode, "The Name Game," featured (of all things) a musical number featuring the inmates of Briarcliff, including Sister Jude/Judy Martin (Jessica Lange). After Judy was subjected to an electroshock treatment, with the voltage turned way up high, she dissociates while listening to "The Name Game" (the popular song that was a hit back in the 1960s and continues to thrive today). As a result, Judy, along with many of the series regulars, get into the act by singing and dancing along. I sat in wonder and smiled the entire way through the scene, which is one of the best of the entire series. The lighter tone helped to soften the mood of the episode, which features two unexpected deaths, as well as a sign that the doom and gloom that has been cast over the likable cast of misfits may finally be lifting. Only three episodes remain of this season of American Horror Story, but a third season has already been confirmed and I cannot wait to see what creator Ryan Murphy has in store. (Please, more Jessica Lange and Evan Peters.)

Watch "The Name Game" performance here.