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American Horror Story – 1984, Episode 5 Red Dawn

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American Horror Story – 1984, Episode 5

Red Dawn

Aired Oct 16, 2019

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Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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As twilight broaches, the survivors brace for a final brawl.

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The mystery of Camp Redwood comes to a head in the wicked and gory "Red Dawn."

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Phil Owen and Jennifer Maas

TheWrap

10/17/2019

While the Episode 905 answered a few major questions, those reveals created a bunch of new questions.

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Molly Horan

AV Club

10/17/2019

A-

With a new day and a new reality opens up a whole lot of new possibilities for this season with only a few episodes left.

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Kat Rosenfield

Entertainment Weekly

10/17/2019

B+

With a satisfying cap like that, American Horror Story could've ended its ninth season right here.

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Joe Lipsett

Gayly Dreadful

12/13/2019

This is, without a doubt, the best episode of the season.

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Terry Mesnard

Gayly Dreadful

12/13/2019

1984 finally feels like it has some forward motion, instead of just spinning its spandex-covered wheels.

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Stephanie Archer

Film Inquiry

10/23/2019

With the second half of the season left to still air, and the follow up episode giving attention to the survivors, it feels as though that is exactly what we are going to get - a sequel.

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Synopsis

As twilight broaches, the survivors brace for a final brawl.

Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Executive Producer: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Tim Minear, James Wong, Alexis Martin Woodall, Bradley Buecker
Screenwriter: Dan Dworkin
Network: FX
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Horror, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date: Oct 16, 2019