This has been a very good season of American Horror Story, arguably the show’s best. We’ll save that debate for after the finale — which is tonight! — but there’s one thing everyone, especially all of Twitter and Tumblr, can agree on: there hasn’t been nearly enough Evan Peters. He’s only appeared in three episodes, once as wealthy and socially insecure aristocrat Edward Phillipe Mott and twice as Audrey Tindall’s goofy husband, Rory Monahan. (If you’ve been watching American Horror Story: Roanoke, you know that Rory is the show-within-a-show actor playing Edward; if you haven’t been watching American Horror Story: Roanoke, you’re hopelessly confused right now.)
It’s been a rare showing of restraint for the oft-excessive American Horror Story — there’s no reason for Peters, who’s starred in every installment since season one’s Murder House, to be in Roanoke more than he already has. So the writers have shifted to other characters, although he did show up as a convenient-to-the-plot ghost (sort of), so… two steps forward, one step back.
But don’t tell that to his rabid fangirls and -boys who, unlike me (I just want to hear Kathy Bates’ accent), are tweeting for “more Peters” like their lives depended on it. You never know when a Pig Man might show up behind you…
https://twitter.com/ltsEvanPeters/status/797201287817347072
https://twitter.com/Aimeekennedy_/status/794623722078531584
Okay this season of American Horror Story has been amazing but the severe lack of Evan Peters has been fucking ridiculous
— Sadie (@_sadiejayne_) November 10, 2016
The lack of Evan Peters is more disturbing than the whole season of #AHSRonoake #justsaying please give him a character like Tate again. pic.twitter.com/ZPCRLpFKxF
— Whitney (@wahwhitney) November 10, 2016
The only thing disappointing about this season is the serious lack of Evan peters. Two episodes was not enough #AHSRonoake
— kristen (@krisxmurray) November 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/SuperHorrorFan/status/796553157233016832
american horror story is awful this year, there's too much gore and a lack of evan peters
— hollie 🪩 (@holl_) November 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/evanstwinkie/status/795133602228899840
https://twitter.com/Aimeekennedy_/status/794623722078531584
I'm so disgusted in the lack of my bf Evan Peters in this season. ☹️
— charlesetta (@cattvision) November 3, 2016
There's seriously more commercial time than show time and that is so frustrating. Also the lack of Evan Peters this season… 😠😭 #AHSRoanoke
— Kate ❃🇺🇦 (@katelynevamarie) November 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/GwenBegley/status/791485653641035777
https://twitter.com/ashleynadams_/status/789150218625359873
Pissed about the lack of ginger Evan peters in this season already
— ab. (@_abellen) October 20, 2016
you know what sucks? evan peters not getting more screen time in roanoke
— ere (@pjmfIuff) November 16, 2016
Ryan Murphy will make it up to pleading American Horror Story viewers by having Peters — who’s rumored to be in the finale, somehow — run around the Roanoke house while it’s on fire. That’s never been done before, right?