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American Horror Story – Roanoke, Episode 5 Chapter 5

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American Horror Story – Roanoke, Episode 5

Chapter 5

Aired Oct 12, 2016

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Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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The dark origins of the house come to light; Shelby and Matt experience a terrifying encounter with the Polks.

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"Chapter 5" provides a satisfyingly scary conclusion to Roanoke's first story arc -- and sets up a quick change of course.

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Brian Moylan

New York Magazine/Vulture

10/13/2016

3/5

I had no idea I wanted to see Evan Peters dressed in 19th-century garb and making out with a sexy young male slave until it was actually happening on my television screen, and then that was all that I ever wanted in my entire life.

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Tom Philip

Observer

10/13/2016

Perhaps the most interesting sequence... [was] when Mott's ghost leads the Millers to the pig farm where they had previously found those cute little feral boys suckling at the teat of a giant pig (you, of course, will remember this image).

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Jessica Schladebeck

New York Daily News

10/13/2016

But more interesting than theepisode itself is the previews for next week, which as promised shows a bit of different flavor.

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Emma Dibdin

Harper's Bazaar

09/29/2017

This episode felt deceptively like a season finale.

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Samantha Sofka

Nerdist

10/13/2016

The transition to the hotel makes a nice transition for whatever the showrunners have planned for the sixth episode.

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Laura Bradley

Vanity Fair

10/13/2016

On Wednesday night, Ryan Murphy finally unleashed one of American Horror Story's most precious commodities: Evan Peters. The perennial favorite's appearance has been long anticipated this season, and it did not disappoint.

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Synopsis

The dark origins of the house come to light; Shelby and Matt experience a terrifying encounter with the Polks.

Director: Nelson Cragg
Screenwriter: Akela Cooper
Network: FX
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Horror, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date: Oct 12, 2016