AHS: HOTEL Important Things That Should Be Noted

AHS: HOTEL Important Things that Should be Noted

- James March and Elizabeth had a child (which she did not kill even though it meant it was a product of her AND James’ intimacy)

- James knew about the child he and Elizabeth had that Elizabeth had kept secret, and chose to not let any harm come to it by his hand

- when James first showed Will Drake his and Elizabeth’s son, he never once offended the child, merely stated the facts, and allowed the child its own room in the hotel (not being chastised by Elizabeth when she found him with Will Drake in her child’s room as he was only trying to point out how he would never love her child or treat him with respect)

- in their many arguments, James and Elizabeth, never once did Bartholomew, their son, come up as it seems they established where they stood on that a long time ago with little retaliation 

- when James was caught by the police and killed himself, he admitted to John that spouses are not useful, thinking that Elizabeth had turned him in, but had forgiven her because of her great beauty (although we know that’s not all he likes about her;)

- James described the Countess as ‘a vision of Heaven’

- In Flicker, James noticed Elizabeth missing from the Cortez’s opening week celebration (after one glance at her, he knew she was special), and found her trying to kill herself. Instead of watching the gory scene unfold before him (let’s face it, James never misses a chance to watch a death unfold in some way, especially a woman’s) he saves her and pulls her away from the chance to end her life

- James realized that Elizabeth was even better than he had first seen when he held her from her attempted suicide and saw the monster beneath her beauty; the rage beneath the heartbreak

- James wanted to provide her with a steady hand when she first became a ghost, not letting her go it alone 

- James treated Elizabeth like a Queen, never dishonoring her authority and doing whatever he could to get what she wanted

- James never tolerated Miss Evers rudeness towards Elizabeth and even sent her packing when he found out she turned him in and had him thinking that Elizabeth had done it instead 

- Elizabeth agreed to attend monthly dinners with James even when he was dead and she could call the shots

- when Elizabeth reunited with her former lovers and James overheard the conversation, shedding a few tears that the audience thought they would never see from a man like him, proving his deep devotion and twisted form of love for her 

- Elizabeth always got dressed up for her dinners with James (wanting to impress someone, I assume?)

- when Miss Evers asked for James’ love in return and James began to walk to where she was kneeling on the ground, Elizabeth loses her calm demeanor and shifts uncomfortably in her seat, as if she is nervous that James may actually choose Miss Evers over her, not being able to take her eyes off the scene in worriment (she even dropped her cigarette to give this moment all her focus)

- at the moment James tells Miss Evers to get out, Elizabeth seems stunned by him in that moment, too stunned to smile at his choice, but seems to be stunned in a good way by him, almost as if she felt more attracted to him in that moment for his boldness and force

-  James only looks on Miss Evers with disappointment when she calls Elizabeth a whore, not giving her any satisfaction, and Elizabeth begins to inform Miss Evers of how she has nothing when she disrespects James, her confidence back and ready to stand by James’ side

- when Miss Evers commented on Elizabeth resenting every minute she was obligated to be with James, James raises an eyebrow and turns to meet Elizabeth’s eye, as if asking if this was true, to which she met Miss Evers gaze with a confident expression in knowing that the maid was wrong for once

- Elizabeth was the first one to pick up the glass in the final dinner scene as if to propose a toast to James for his actions and for the two of them

- when James’ suggests the idea of a toast, Elizabeth nods in a knowing way with a smile of her own, knowing that they had gone through so much to get here and knowing that they needed each other 

- Elizabeth, being known for her cocky remarks and having the final say had no words in their final toast and dinner together, no lash backs of any kind as if giving James his proper respect

- how James’ describes how glad he is to have Elizabeth by his side once again, you can tell how his words are as true as his love for her in that moment

- in James’ final words in his speech, Elizabeth seems almost too moved to say anything, knowing there was nothing to be said, but that James had said all the right things

- EVEN though James killed many of the men Elizabeth loved (making her want to do anything to bring him pain) she never took credit for turning him in to the police (even though she had said it would have brought her great satisfaction to see her get under his skin)

- the Countess even proves this point by telling him how she does all her kills herself, James knowing this to be true and begin to doubt why he ever distrusted her

- Elizabeth admitted that if she wanted James dead during the time they were both still living in the Cortez, she would have done it herself (by the way, she didn’t, meaning she never wanted him dead)

You hear that all you haters of this couple? That even though Elizabeth felt no feelings towards James when they had married, she was drawn to his darkness. During their honeymoon, she walked into a room to find him murdering someone, this being somewhat of a test on Elizabeth’s part to see how she would feel towards James’ hobbies. Elizabeth’s answer helped James realize he had made the right choice in marrying only her and knew that this was not some conquest. Even as Elizabeth went on in pain from being abandoned by people she loved, she came to tolerate James, eventually forgiving him for saving her that fateful day, and coming to care for him in her own way. Elizabeth may have gotten mad at him and did not love him in that way, but she did have a special place for James in her heart. Even in death where she would be trapped in the same hotel as James, she decided she would reside by him and went to him first for guidance, knowing she could always turn to him for help. And that is why I love these two, especially together. 

*Also, it should be mentioned that whenever someone or something threatened these two in some way, shape, or form, they took a stand next to each other and helped one another through it without question or argument.