American Horror Story: Hotel

American Horror Story – Hotel: Season 5, Episode 12 – “Be Our Guest”
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American Horror Story – Hotel: Season 5, Episode 12 – “Be Our Guest”

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 / 18 January 2016
In the season finale, the series-long question of, "Is love worse than loneliness?" finally gets a definitive answer, along with several fitting ends for our leads.
American Horror Story – Hotel: Season 5, Episode 11 – “Battle Royale”
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American Horror Story – Hotel: Season 5, Episode 11 – “Battle Royale”

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 / 13 January 2016
The dirty, stinky, gross side of rock 'n' roll throws up Sally's back-story, and all the characters are united in their aim to off the Countess once and for all in this episode.
American Horror Story – Hotel: Season 5, Episode 9 – “She Wants Revenge”
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American Horror Story – Hotel: Season 5, Episode 9 – “She Wants Revenge”

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 / 14 December 2015
Completely foregoing the Detective John Lowe story really allows the entertaining and interesting plot lines to shine in this episode.
American Horror Story – Hotel: Season 5, Episode 7 – “Flicker”
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American Horror Story – Hotel: Season 5, Episode 7 – “Flicker”

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 / 20 November 2015
Despite introducing yet another plot line, this is actually a well-done episode that explains both the Countess's origins and her connection to the infamous Hotel Cortez, even while the other storylines flounder.
American Horror Story – Hotel: Season 5, Episode 5 – “Room Service”
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American Horror Story – Hotel: Season 5, Episode 5 – “Room Service”

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 / 9 November 2015
While this episode contains a few gleeful moments, like the hipster-killing huzzah and Liz Taylor's origin story, the plot barely moves at all and relies on the tired trope of vampires to keep audiences interested.
American Horror Story – Hotel: Season 5, Episode 4 – “Devil’s Night”
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American Horror Story – Hotel: Season 5, Episode 4 – “Devil’s Night”

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 / 30 October 2015
In a special Halloween episode, the story veers off the main track to play murder musical chairs with both real-life serial killers and the fictional killers within.
American Horror Story – Hotel: Season 5, Episode 3 “Mommy”
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American Horror Story – Hotel: Season 5, Episode 3 “Mommy”

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 / 23 October 2015
This episode closely examines the theme of death through the scope that not all killing is murder, nor all murder is bad, while introducing Angela Bassett as the foxiest blaxploitation star, ever.
American Horror Story – Hotel: Season 5, Episode 2 – “Chutes and Ladders”
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American Horror Story – Hotel: Season 5, Episode 2 – “Chutes and Ladders”

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 / 15 October 2015
Diving into the backstory of the Hotel Cortez itself gives the present storyline credibility, and allows its key themes to take center stage.
American Horror Story: Hotel: Season 5, Episode 1 – “Checking In”
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American Horror Story: Hotel: Season 5, Episode 1 – “Checking In”

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 / 9 October 2015
While it's fun to guess the references and inspirations of various plot points, the fifth season premiere of American Horror Story shows the same cabinet of morbid curiosities without adding anything new.