Why did tate kill those kids

Flashforward to and Tate sexually assaulted Vivien in a black latex suit, posing as her husband, Ben. It seems like nothing he did is forgivable, but when it comes to the circumstances surrounding Tate, things are a little more grey. Farmiga touched on this with Decider too. American Horror Story: Apocalypse confirmed that Tate was under the immense influence of the house.

Addy was in her 40s when she died. When Tate was a teen, Addy would have been already out of high school. And knowing Constance, she probably didn't even send Addy to school. It is still possible for students to have bullied her outside of the school. American Horror Story Wiki Explore. American Horror Stories. Season Camp Redwood Mr. Characters Miriam Mead Coco St. Roanoke House Hellmouth. It had also only been four years since a lone gunman killed 32 people and wounded at least 18 on the campus of Virginia Tech.

And although the show couldn't have known it, about a year later, on Dec. More pointedly, the American Horror Story school shooting draws directly on elements of the Columbine High School massacre. It's set at approximately the same time, the majority of the carnage also takes place in the library, and one victim claims that Tate asked her a question that one of the Columbine shooters asked one of his victims.

The use of these disturbing specifics makes the scene feel like fan fiction — of a mass murder. That wasn't the last time the show got in trouble for depicting a mass shooting, either. She was killed by her other son, Benjamin, in self defense. He grew up to become a janitor at the same camp. After Benjamin displayed fondness for Margaret Booth Leslie Grossman , Lavinia, as a ghost, manipulated Margaret into committing a killing spree of her own, then urged her to blame Benjamin for the crimes as an act of revenge.

Lavinia blamed Benjamin for his brother's drowning, as he had been tasked with looking after Bobby the day he died. She didn't appear to her son until years later, after the deceased counselors told Benjamin about a vengeful "lady in white. Since the ghosts in American Horror Story canon can appear to whomever they please, Hugo could have done what Benjamin did for his son, to give him guidance and closure, but chose not to for reasons that remain unknown to viewers.

Had Hugo been more interested in being a father instead of continuing his adulterous ways post-mortem, which he proves by sleeping with Hayden Kate Mara , perhaps Tate could have been saved.