Thirteen seasons and fifteen years later, American Horror Story might be having its comeback moment. Season thirteen premiered its first three episodes on FX and Hulu, and the big news is Jessica Lange returning as Constance Langdon. She’s set up in a forbidding New York apartment building called the Apollyon, where dead fan-favorite characters like Tate, Adelaide, and Kai keep waking up. The hinted endgame? Some kind of plot to open a portal to hell.
The nostalgia doesn’t stop there. Sarah Paulson is back as Cordelia Goode, Evan Peters is pulling double duty as Tate and Kai, and the witches are expected to get drawn into whatever is happening inside the Apollyon. Papa Legba and Marie Laveau may also factor in. According to Slate’s critic, the first three episodes restore the camp-and-grotesque balance that made the show’s golden age, from Murder House through Hotel, so beloved.
One thing to clear up: despite years of assumptions, AHS 13 is not officially the series finale. That means the franchise still has room to keep going, and this season might be the proof it deserves to. So is it a genuine return to form or another beautiful mess? Watch the first three episodes and decide for yourself.
Are you team comeback season or team hot mess? Sound off in the comments.
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