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AHS 13, Date Night

Oct 3, 2026

· TV shows

Episode five of American Horror Story 13 was the slowest episode so far. Which isn’t to say it was bad, by any means. And as a bonus, we actually got to spend some time with our main character.

After sleeping through what appears to be an entire day at Mr. Nas’s house, Ben receives a text from the other survivor of the plane crash. It’s Ashley, who was a friend of Ben’s girlfriend.

Now, I assumed at first that she just wanted to connect with her fellow survivor. I didn’t think either of them considered this a date. Spoiler: they did.

The date is going well, if a little intimate for a first date. They have a nice dinner, and then cuddle up on the couch to watch a movie. But when Ben sees the movie title Ocean’s 13, he has a panic attack.

It turns out, though, that Ashley also has triskaidekaphobia. She shares a story of a COVID lockdown wedding that turned into a massacre. Thirteen people were brutally murdered by a familiar face, and hook, from Roanoke.

Ben also shares some stories of his childhood. Both of his parents died, and he was raised in foster care. But when his dad was still alive, he was surrounded by a group of sweet, caring people who almost worshiped him.

How interesting.

This connection leads to some spicy time. And Ashley finds something on Ben’s back that he doesn’t remember being there.

This episode was less wild, but it was nice. It was nice to learn a little bit about Ben. Who I think we can all agree is probably the son of Satan. Unlike his predecessor, Michael Langdon, Ben seems like he couldn’t hurt a fly.

I’m sure that will change in time.

Overall, this episode answered some questions and left us with many more. I can’t wait to see what the marks on Ben’s back mean. I’m curious to see how long Ashley survives. And I can’t wait for the Coven to arrive.

Missed an episode? You can go back and check out my review of the first three seasons right here.

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Nicole Luttrell

I’m a speculative fiction writer. That means I write about dragons, ghosts and spaceships. Sometimes I write about the ghosts of dragons on spaceships.