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The worst night of Camp Redwood is over but the fun is just beginning in American Horror Story: 1984. After a shocking finale that left everyone wondering where AHS could go next, Episode 6 picked up right where last episode dropped off and promised us all that there’s still more murder to come. Spoilers ahead for AHS: 1984, “Episode 100.”
After spending the first half of this season chronicling one horrible night in Camp Redwood, “Episode 100” jumped ahead a few years to show what’s become of our favorite murderers. Long story short, Satanic buddies Richard Ramirez (Zach Villa) and Mr. Jingles (John Carroll Lynch) took the road to kill across the world, though Jingles wasn’t a fan of it. All of the murdered camp counselors have spent their time in purgatory murdering innocent strangers. Brooke (Emma Roberts) is still in jail for a mass murdering spree that was very much not her fault. And surprise, Trevor (Matthew Morrison) and his notable package are still alive. Double surprise, he’s now married to the camp’s real killer Margaret (Leslie Grossman), who’s now a real estate tycoon.
It seemed like everyone could live in harmony. Well not harmony, but at least their own separate circles of hell. That all changed when Margaret decided it was time to throw a music festival on her favorite haunted spot, Camp Redwood. That means for next week’s episode Margaret and new hubby Trevor, The Night Stalker, Mr. Jingles, Brooke, Donna, and a whole lot of innocent victims will be flocking to a camp overrun by murderous ghosts. It’s going to be a lot of bloody fun.
But before we start wildly speculating about kills, it’s worth taking some time to reflect on this week’s episode. Here’s everything you may have missed in “Episode 100.” And if that’s not enough spooky deep cuts for you, check out Decider’s guide to American Horror Story: 1984 Episode 5, Episode 4, Episode 3, Episode 2, and Episode 1.
Is baby Bobby another antichrist?
Here’s what we know about Bobby, Mr. Jingles newly abandoned son. His father Mr. Jingles, aka Benjamin Richter, aka Donald, was Camp Redwood’s suspected serial killer. Mr. Jingles later learned he was actually innocent of the vast majority of the camp’s crimes, but he didn’t learn the truth without killing a few people himself and dying in the process. He then made a deal with Satan to help fellow serial killer Richard Ramirez (Zach Villa) in exchange for his life. All of this happened before the undead Mr. Jingles changed his name to Donald and settled down with the very alive Lorraine (Tanya Clarke) and had a baby.
Making a deal with the devil? A possible ghost impregnating a living woman? This is all starting to sound like Michael Langdon’s antichrist origin story in Apocalypse. There are a couple of distinctions between Michael and Bobby’s parentage that are worth pointing out. For one Michael’s father raped his mother whereas Bobby seems to be a product of a loving relationship. Intent and consent are always important in this series. Also we still don’t know what Mr. Jingles / Donald is. Is he a ghost? A zombie? A demon? Something more nefarious? No idea.
To date the only Bobby who has appeared in American Horror Story has been Bobby Lombardi, a character from the 1960s who was briefly mentioned in Apocalypse. But this baby Bobby is worth watching.
Margaret owns the creepy home to 'Asylum,' Briarcliff Manor.
We’ve got a confirmation: 1984 is officially connected to Asylum. After escaping Camp Redwood and blaming her many murders on Brooke (Emma Roberts), Margaret (Leslie Grossman) started her own business buying properties where murders took place and flipping them. As The Lifestyles of the Rich and the Famous shows us, she basically created dark tourism. Among her killer properties are John Wayne Gacy’s ranch house, the Lizzie Borden house, the Manson family’s former home on Spahn Ranch, the eerily constructed and allegedly haunted Winchester Mystery House, and of course Briarcliff Manor.
Briarcliff was the where all the horrors of Asylum took place. That means Bloody Face most likely existed in this universe. And since we already know that Asylum is connected to Freak Show and that Charles Manson appeared in Cult, that’s four seasons of AHS down. Another crossover season, anyone?
Between 'Black Christmas' and 'Faces of Death' this was an episode full of cult horror.
American Horror Story isn’t directly connected to Black Christmas, the horror reboot that’s trailer was shown during this week’s episode. But it sure was inspired by it. The original 1974 Canadian film is considered by many to be the first slasher. Its story about a deranged killer who attacks a bunch of sorority girls during the Christmas season largely influenced Halloween. But in the Ryan Murphy universe its influence is most clearly seen in the too-soon-canceled Scream Queens.
That wasn’t the only horror Easter egg hiding in this episode. At one point a disgruntled customer asks Mr. Jingles-now-Donald for the movies Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, and Faces of Death. The first two are slasher classics that AHS has been paying homage to all season. But Faces of Death has a far more complicated legacy.
Released in 1978 the half-horror, half-documentary guided viewers through graphic scenes of death and violent acts, many of which were real. Despite its abysmal ratings Faces of Death developed a cult following and several sequels. Essentially it was the original YouTube torture porn.
Yvonne Zima's Red is a nod to Richard Ramirez's actual in-prison girlfriends.
No show can make you say “That would never happen” quite like American Horror Story. That sentiment comes up when a random woman visits Richard Ramirez in prison and immediately presses her breasts to the glass. There’s no proof that boob pressing happened, but Ramirez had more than his fair share of female attention after he was arrested for murdering 14 innocent people and terrorizing much of LA.
Though Ramirez had several admirers who would write him letters, one was more dedicated than the rest. During his incarceration Doreen Lioy wrote Ramirez 75 letters. The two started a romantic relationship and were married in 1996, but thankfully it didn’t last. Lioy left Ramirez before his execution was carried out.
Yvonne Zima doesn’t play Lioy but Red, another one of Ramirez’s fictional stalkers. Prior to her role on AHS, Zima has starred in ER as well as The Young and the Restless where she played Daisy Carter.
Brooke's 'Green Mile' resurrection is the second time Emma Roberts has come back to life on 'AHS.'
“Episode 100” leaned harder into Stephen King than usual. The innocent Brooke’s (Emma Roberts) sorrowful execution felt like the ending of The Green Mile, almost shot for shot. But all that sadness didn’t last for long as Donna (Angelica Ross) brought Brooke back to life.
This isn’t the first time Emma Roberts has played a character that’s come back from the dead in American Horror Story. In Coven she portrayed the snarky Madison Montgomery, whose throat was slit by a vengeful Fiona Goode (Jessica Lange). Madison was later revived by two of her witch sisters on a metal table not unlike the one used in 1984. But Madison’s first words, “I need a cigarette,” are a lot cooler than Brooke’s wide-eyed stare.
