It’s back.

The horror television series returns for its fourth season. American Horror Story: Freak Show (AHS), is inspired by circus-life and those who inhabit the circus: freaks.

This season features conjoined twins Bette and Dot (Sarah Paulson) who, after killing their mother and one trying to kill the other, move to live with a freak show after being persuaded by Elsa. Elsa (Jessica Lange), the manager and leader of the show, is fighting to keep the show up and running and hopes that Bette and Dot will bring the show more popularity. At the freak show, Bette and Dot also meet lobster-handed Jimmy Darling (Evan Peters), his mother, the bearded lady Ethel (Kathy Bates), and more later on.

As Bette and Dot continue their journey in the circus, viewers come to understand the freak show is failing and members of the show struggle to keep it running. With every minute, viewers learn and see more about the characters and the problems within and around the freak show.

In addition, a serial killer clown, nicknamed Twisty the Clown (John Carroll Lynch) by show’s creator. He provides a nice “twist” to the plot and gives us watchers more of those hair-raising moments we crave.

But it seems to me that there is a lot of plot development going on, more so than the past three seasons.

In my personal opinion, too many plot complications and story lines are undesirable. I’ve stopped watching plenty of television shows because they were too complicated and required watching every episode in order to know what was going on.

Over time, many television shows, especially ones aimed for teenagers, become way too complex to be realistic. This murder happens and this person gets pregnant and that person is this other person’s parent. And I’m afraid that AHS is going in the same direction.

But I love AHS with a passion. Horror and crime shows are my favorite shows and the cast and effects that go into each AHS episode create a unique and spooky show that is unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. Every season is different and actors always manage to show how diverse they can be when they go from good to evil between seasons.

In all honesty, if AHS does wind up to be too complicated, I’ll still probably watch the show. It’s a good show, but I’m just afraid it’ll be hard to keep up with.