Freak Show Fans Really Feel About Dandy

Reddit user u/BitOfACraic was clearly in the mood to stir up a discussion when they started a thread titled "I'm years late on this lads, but Dandy from S4 was absolutely hilarious and my favourite character so far." To kick off the discussion, they wrote, "For such a dark season, he really does brighten it up. But proper evil bastard at the same time ..."

As it turns out, they are far from the only fan harboring major love for the character. The responses to u/BitOfACraic's original post were a cavalcade of praise for Dandy and Wittrock's performance. User u/w00dw0rk3r declared, "Dandy was the best character out of all the AHS', IMO," while u/BettyLoops wrote, "He's a perfect example of characters who are AWFUL but soooooo much fun to watch that you end up loving them!"

While some commenters traded their favorite Dandy lines (his repeated refrain of "I Hate you, I hate you, I hate you!" was cited frequently), others dug into what makes the character so uniquely great. Much of that praise was focused on Wittrock, with user u/lile1239 saying, "Likely an unpopular opinion because many don't care for Freak Show, but Dandy is probably my favorite character Finn has played in AHS."

User u/Gullflyinghigh even compared Dandy to one of TV's most unlikeable characters ever ... in a good way. "I hated Dandy to a near Joffrey degree," they wrote, bringing the reviled former King of Westeros from "Game of Thrones" into the discussion. They continued by adding, "In both instances, it was excellent acting that made them so immensely awful rather than funny."

It looks like whether they love to hate him or hate to love him, Dandy is still charming "American Horror Story" fans to this day.