Gaga makes her television drama debut tonight in the new season of ‘American Horror Story’. But can the Lady act? Here’s the lowdown from the critics.

“After an hour, it remains to be seen how Gaga will handle extended dialogue or emotional volatility, but she’s initially just being asked to embody a visual conceit, which she does convincingly. She struts in high fashion with confidence, she does near-nudity without self-consciousness and she has a feral resemblance to Nosferatu star Max Schreck, which might seem accidental except that several characters attend a cemetery screening of the F.W. Murnau classic.”

Daniel Fienberg, Hollywood Reporter. Read full review here.

“Gaga delivers only a few clipped lines of dialogue, but who cares? She’s gloriously photographed, in a venue where strands-of-hair placement are vital, plot scarcely matters, and sensual pleasures invariably go hand in hand with buckets of blood.”

Brian Lowry, Variety. Read full review here.

“Everything about her jaw-dropping presence, sheer star power and always outrageous eccentricity makes her an ideal fit for the FX show. While she may not fill the void left by former AHS heroine Jessica Lange (who could?), she does bring a glistening, diva-centric magnetism to the lead female role.”

Erin Whitney, Screen Crush. Read full review here.

“Given her enormous persona, the subtlety and duality Gaga brings to her role as the Countess comes almost as a shock. Her line readings have an amusing quality in that she’s aware of the inherent hokiness of the series, yet committed to it all the same. She purrs like no other American Horror Story cast member has, turning the arch dialogue into something spellbinding, maybe even sexy.”

Kyle Turner, Slant Magazine. Read full review here.

So, the word is good, folks! Madonna must be Ragin’ Spice.