On Season 12 of “American Horror Story,” Kim Kardashian plays a version of herself to amusing — and disturbing — effect.
Kim Kardashian, left, as Siobhan Corbyn and Emma Roberts as Anna Victoria Alcott in FX's “American Horror Story: Delicate.” Of course I know who Kim Kardashian is. I’ve seen a million stills. I know some of the gossip. I could probably recognize a few of the sisters. But last week was the very first time I’d ever seen Kim Kardashian in action.On “American Horror Story: Delicate,” Kardashian plays Siobhan, a publicist recently hired by the protagonist, Anna .
Whereas everyone else in Anna’s world acts a little bit like an alien, saying the right things while looking distinctly odd, Siobhan’s affect disturbs because of its peppy, calculated friendliness. Her “look,” with every angle accounted for and no hair out of place, is Kardashian’s, too, and bespeaks an almost monomaniacal commitment to theof perfection.
Put differently, if this storyline ends up being about female friendship, it’s a bizarre one, stripped of the usual intimacies. Anna seems not to know anything at all about Siobhan other than the IVF, and she acts more cowed than charmed by Siobhan in most of their scenes together. I’m not surprised the mirror cracked when Anna and Siobhan started singing together in Anna’s bathroom.
Kardashian’s delivery is generally placid, unblinking even at moments when she’s at least in theory commiserating with Anna over the creepy things happening to her. The moments when that surface breaks down are therefore notable, and sometimes rewarding. One comes when Anna’s mirror breaks.
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