A paranormal deep dive into AHS: Roanoke 

thank you everyone for watching and enjoying this series!!!

this season works better as a binge watch than as an episodic series. I thought it was meh on my original watch but enjoyed it way more when I rewatched it in one sitting.

I always thought it was so weird that Evan Peters and Denis O'Hare have such small roles in this season, yet they are still billed as mains while Adina Porter is only a "recurring" despite being the most important character this season. You do so much work for AHS recaps, thank you for your videos

this season was so crazy; I love the fake TV show feel to it, how meta it is, and Sarah Paulson is so iconic in this. I do agree that the latter half was lackluster, it was like they ran out of ideas after the 5th episode and went really overboard with the metaness of it.

The fact that Adina porter was the only returning actor who had to reaudition, doesn’t sit right with me, giving what kind of a performance she gives and has been known to give

The campyness of this seaon is probably why its one of my favorite. Paranormal renactment shows were something i loved as a kid so seeing ahs just going for the wall with it won me over real quick. Was surprised when I realized it was on the lower teir for so many people, but could understand why. Loving these recaps, cannot wait for the insanity that is 1984 and the mess of apocalypse.

This is one of my favorite seasons, actually, much more than Freak Show or Hotel. I have a weird little fascination with colonial America. It definitely ended up being a convoluted story, but I like how they spoofed reality shows. Love the twist with Kathy Bate's character taking the Butcher role too far. The real Phillipe Mott screeching in the tunnels still freaks me out to think about. They could've completely done away with the Polks IMHO, I'm so over the inbred hillbilly trope. Wonderful video as per usual!

roanoke is one of my comfort shows, whether or not it's actually good i just enjoy watching it. i enjoy the cringey paranormal tv show/documentary, they really nailed that part specifically in my opinion. it reminds me of actually watching those shows on tv when i was in middle school and the fact that i lived really close to where it was set when it came out also made it a fun little treat for me.

leslie jordans line delivery of croatoan is so iconic

Just wanna say that Adina Porter is incredibly sweet & humble and deserves all the flowers!

I think I’d like this season more if instead of the later episodes being what they were They just showed what they thought happened to the colony after they arrived in Roanoke, couldve gotten some cool period piece stuff

the exhaustion in your voice when trying to explain/understand ryan murphy's choices is so appreciated lmao

I love Roanoke. My main problems with it are it feels cluttered towards the end, and it doesn't feel like AHS. I feel like it should've been its own show, and should've had more episodes at the end to flesh out the actor characters and the sub plots.

Unpopular opinion: Definitely top 3 season for me. Possibly my favorite. Idk

I always forget Trixie had a cameo. Whenever she mentions it I’m always so confused because nothing about Roanoke is memorable for me, so much happens but none of it sticks in my brain. I wouldn’t say I like it less than Cult or Apocalypse but I’m only invested in Angela Bassett’s and Adina Porter’s performances

This season was an absolute mess but it did give us the iconic Sarah Paulson crying meme

Not only are the episodes shorter, but there's no opening title sequence which is blasphemy. Anywho, I love Adina Porter. She’s been Mother since True Blood, imo. By the way, I love it when you do the British accent.

Cain slaying so hard for us these last few weeks

I literally finished rewatching this season yesterday, just to watch your recap. I remember loving the first half of the season and then the couple of episodes with all of the actors. I honestly think I blocked out the last three episodes because they were THAT bad. Also Sarah Paulson's English accent sent me!!! *I gasped out loud when I saw Trixie*

I will never forget the craze behind the marketing. The whole mystery about what the season was, was INTENSE! I remember that everyone kept talking about that and what the season was about. Bummer cuz the season was so bad for that really good marketing Edit: your forgot to entries 1 things! 1: Miss Trixie Mattel has a cameo in the season! I don't remember if it happened mid season or the finale but I remember it! 2: this was the 1st time that they killed a character portrait by Sarah Paulson. Maybe you didn't know this but there was a HUGE conversation because we felt that all the characters that Sarah portrait had plot armor. They were always on the verge of dying but the character would somehow survive. The reason why her character was murdered in such a brutal way (and she was the last one) was an answer to that complaint. It gave the false feeling that once again she would survive but nopes

Your explanation makes this season sound so much better than it was

you are feeding us so well lately queen

I love the visual and aesthetical appeal of Roanoke so much. It's everything I need from a scary found footage esque paranormal show in the forest

Love the librarian-core fit

controversially my favorite ahs season

I think the concept for this season was interesting but I get that it can be confusing . Personally I enjoyed roanoke much better than hotel

Plot girlie here and this was one of the better seasons in my eyes. Love the different direction they took. I knew once I saw the title it was gonna be a struggle for ppl to keep up 😭😭

I am way too chicken and sensitive to watch anything horror related, but I love knowing the entire story of shows. Obsessed with these videos!! I look forward to more, I don’t even really care about what show it is 😂 BUT if you did Buffy the vampire slayer, doctor who, or Bones I would freak 🤩

I remember actually really liking this season when I watched it a few years back, and I'm always a little surprised when I see other people rank it really low in the series. The frame narrative of the docuseries is honestly such an interesting choice and I was instantly hooked by it... But, to be fair, as a narrative nerd (I'm writing my dissertation on the narratology of YA mystery stories) that may have blinded me to some of the weaker aspects of the season. I was also one of those people who really didn't vibe with Hotel --I don't think I even finished watching that season tbh-- so I think the divisiveness of both seasons can definitely be, at least in part, attributed to the radically different focus you pointed out in this video and the last one. Roanoke was for the plot girlies and Hotel was for the character girlies, so it makes sense that a lot of viewers would feel alienated by either or even both; whereas the seasons with more of a balance of both elements tend to be better-received (or at least it seems to be easier for the audience to reach a consensus about their quality).

God I love that I got off work and I can drive home listening to you talk about AHS.

I’m sick as shit rn and this being posted now was just perfect. How do you always post at the best times

As has probably already been discussed, I kind of appreciated how this season had a very "A Haunting" feel at the start, like straight from early to mid 2000s Discovery Channel.

Hated this season... Then rewatched it, and loved it. Cant recall if there was some sort of break, or if maybe the week to week airing didn't do well for the story(I pretty much watched the whole season at once the second time) or what happened.

Cuba Gooding Jr is so amazing in ahs and for me he’s the reason this season is so good. I would love to see him again.

I actually really like the couple of episodes that take on a more reality show feel. Taissa Farmiga burning to death filmed from her pov from her gopro was so good. The worst season finale by far though. I can appreciate Roanoke some but this really is when it starts to go downhill.

When I watched this season, I felt like it gave “celebrity ghost story” vibes where they have the re-enactments but they have the actual celebrity telling the story of what happened to them and giving little comments. If you’ve ever seen that show, that’s the best way to describe this season.

I remember loving this season, and I remember watching this video five months ago… somehow I have forgotten all of the events of this season, so here I am rewatching

I’m a Roanoke apologist I liked this different style and LOVE Sarah but as a British girlie I couldn’t take it seriously

I feel for you when you get to Apocalypse lol that season is damn near impossible to fully understand even after multiple rewatches but I know your recap will be enjoyable!!

I genuinely love this season. It's so trippy all the different layers and reality switches. After the first 4 seasons, its probably my next favorite.

Honestly I think this season could be a 7 or 8 if they just took out the Polk subplot. It’s such a random thing that is just tossed in and drags it down so much. If the last bit was just about the actors realizing it was actually real while the original peeps collapsed into themselves because of ptsd and such it would have been so much better than….whatever happened in the actual ending

I was not expecting the "M IS FOR MARGARET😁" The fact that it's cut in so quickly just took me off-guard 😂😂 I'm ill on NYE so was feeling sorry for myself and looking for something to watch and it turns out I missed some releases from my favourite re-capper! I have like 3 of your videos to catch up on and I'm so pleased! 🥳

This is actually one of my favorite seasons. The second half does get confusing and the characters do feel flat especially in the first five episodes,but I don’t think that lessens my enjoyment of this season much. In fact, I feel a lot of the criticisms are kind of the appeal of the show. The true characters aren’t revealed until part 2 because the characters are only telling the parts of the story they want the audience to know. Even the switch to digital cameras instead of film fits the style of show they are trying to replicate. The second half you are essentially meeting all these brand new characters with the actors themselves joining, but also you are finally getting to see the main three fully for the first time. Having to balance all of those characters is tough in the second half is a lot especially since you only have four episodes with them. That along with the second half turning into a slasher basically makes the characters definitely feel underdeveloped, but there’s only one character who truly matters to this story and it’s the one who’s still standing in the end. This is really her story through and through. Now I do wish the final episode broke the show within a show act sooner and that even though it was found footage, the camera work in the second half was more clear. But this season has one of the best through lines thematically and is also possibly the scariest season of AHS. It’s a season that doesn’t just play with horror tropes but relishes in the fear.

loving for this series! i am so excited for your coverage of 1984, i love that season but agree that it is very different than the other seasons

dude i love this series so much you do an incredible job recapping the seasons!!

This is gonna sound so weird but I've watched this season 3 separate times in its entirety and I STILL can't describe the plot, like I just can't remember it at all it's so weird.

I think most of why I love this season is because it's so graphic and bloody. Like, pretty much everybody dies in a horrific and gruesome death, and I really love that. The plot is pretty so-so, imo. It doesn't do anything ground breaking but it's not a snoozefest either. Ms. Bates also plays Agnes soooooooo well. Her monologue in the basement/crawlspace area where she goes from the Butcher to regular Agnes is iconiiiiiiiiic. Love the vid, it's like reliving easier days❤❤

i Just binged up to coven of this series. and you upload this rn. crazy. maybe i'm the supreme

I love this season so much. One of my top 5 favorites. There is a lot going on but it's fun and creepy. The ghosts in this season were not playing around! I never realized how similar to Murder House Roanoke was. The Polks, the vilolence, the Asian ghosts, Edward Phillipe Mott as a ghost and the lighting they used to show his ghostliness, the original Butcher, Kathy Bates as The Butcher, Audrey and her extreme drama lmao, Cricket,Scáthach, Trixie Mattel, and aged Lana...what's not to like?! Complete chaos. Btw the house this season is stunning!

I couldn’t even finish this season after they gutted Leslie Jordan’s character. It actually made me sick.

When this season first aired, I didn’t like it that much. After maybe 2 rewatches, it really grew on me& it’s one of my faves

i binged this season and loved it! i was on the edge of my seat the whole time. then again, found footage and paranormal horror always scares me

Thank you for your hard work. I always enjoy story-based series/movies over character-based ones, but I can see how hard it must have been for you to get all of this together.

I only watched maybe the first 3 episodes of this season so I’m happy you’re covering it. I kept telling myself I’d go back and watch but I never get around to it. Wonderful deep dive ❤

Literally check my phone every day for another upload!! You could explain a day in the life of a sloth, and I would be entertained 🥰

Yay! Thank you for the video. Been loving your breakdowns of AHS, keep going as long as you want and I’ll keep watching!

Ngl the premise of this show was one of my favorites in AHS besides Coven. I really loved the idea of them making this documentary and then making them go back with their actors with all of this creepy shit going down. I’m also from North Carolina, so I will admit to being biased on having a horror show being set in my state lol However, I’m still trying to decide if it lived up to my expectations. Adina Porter killed it as always, and she should have gotten a lot more flowers for this season than she did from the creators

I laughed so goddamn loud when you said “they slashed his throat and took his bawdy oh my goodness” 🤣

I love this series. The mid-season twist was wild, the satire on reality tv was fun, the contrast between reality - real-life, supernatural and TV - really engaging and different. (But yeah - MAAAAAAT! 😂)

I’ve watched every season of AHS but I’ll keep watching these because I love ur commentary

i looooved ur recap. and i had forgotten abt how crazy the storyline of this season is. when i watched it for the first time i was SO confused

i have seen every single ahs season except for roanoke bc i heard it was too scary lmaooo, finally i can understand what happens thank u hehe

the dedication to these videos is amazing!! Once again you ate and left no crumbs 👑

so excited to see u explain roanoke! i was a fan during coven, stopped watching for a while and when i went back to the show i skipped straight to this season and i LOVED it!!! i haven’t rewatched it since so i’m sure there’s stuff i’ve forgotten about but i thought the whole plot was amazing

whoop 🙌 i never watched roanoke, thank you for this 🙏🙏

This definitely wasn’t my fav season but you explained everything so well & it made so much more sense than when I watched the season for the first time. Something about these deep dives are so comforting to fall asleep to and then rewatch later to catch what I missed 💜🤣

I can see why you're proud of this video, you did an amazing succinct job of explaining shit that sounds SO confusing. And you made this season sound interesting as hell to be honest, I'm almost tempted to watch it lmaooo

Yesssss another video! Made my morning to see this

I adore these videos. Also, Roanoke was the first season I watched of AHS before I went back and watched the others. It holds a special place in my heart lol

I just realized Edward Mott is Dandy's ancestor...

This is my favorite season because its actually terrifying.

Nearly broke my neck running here. Thank you for your hard work!!

First time on your channel but I am so here for this. I absolutely loved Roanoke, one of my favorites if not THE favorite. It’s just so bizarre.

This was my favorite Season 😂🤣 It was definitely a mess but I loved it 😅 However, after your summary, I am questioning everything

This season I feel had a lot of potential, a pretty good story, original ideas ish. It’s one of my least favourites tho because I personally feel it doesn’t fit with the tone of the show as a whole, where all the seasons before are dark, disturbing and really campy this season I think took itself a little to seriously. It’s probably the season that genuinely scared me the most, 11 year old me was so paranoid after every episode I watched of this season lol😂

Favorite season. Most of the other seasons I actually finished I found just found amusing or liked the characters. This is the only one whose story I was actively invested in. I also love cringe paranormal shows, so the format just did it for me.

This was genuinely the only actually scary season in my opinion and my fav

Ugh thanks for making these!! for me, the first half of the season is a drag and part two was ssooooo fun and the most unsettled I ever was from AHS.

my fav season tbh, watched it like 7 times and I WILL go back to it

Perfect timing 🙏🏻🙏🏻 just finished the first five seasons

this was my first season of ahs to watch live. i LOVED the first half but when it literally just became big brother… 13 year old me was not here for it

I literally watched all the other ahs videos last night so this is such a slay

I absolutely adored Roanoke when it aired and felt like one of five people who did 😂 I’ve loved it even more as the seasons went on and I lowkey fell off the show, but I’m glad to see others turning around on imo the last true overall good season of the show

Found footage was my favorite horror sub genre when this premiered I was so obsessed with it

Just found you last night and have been binge watching you! New subscriber here!!!🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

I have never watched any AHS but you explained the whole ride of this season in a way that makes perfect sense!

i binged this season so i enjoyed it a lot

having never seen this season, im here to smile and nod while try to unravel this mess. and im having a good time!

I didn't like this season when it came out so much I didn't finish it, but came back to try again years later and now I would say it's one of my favorite seasons, so it definitely grows on you.

Am I the only person in the world that LOVES this season?! It shook me and I’d never seen something like it before. Absolutely inventive and a mindf-k. 10/10

Powering through these videos and love them Roanoke is one of my fav series of Ahs mainly cause when I watched it I was really into true crime docs so the series fit into my hyperfixation

I use to think this season was bad until the last three seasons came out now I love this season

Have loved all your AHS recap vids so far! Just wish the characters and such were displayed digitally so I could see them better. Hope your channel continues to grow!

unpopular opinion but this was lowkey one of my fave seasons (after coven and asylum ofc) this recap made me go and rewatch it so thank u, american-brand mike's mic

OK so I finished the video... and... Hey! Don't be mean to yourself! Your re-caps are amazing, you're my new fave youtuber! I haven't watched this season and you explained it perfectly, made complete sense. Also love how low-key mad/frustrated you are at this season. On to the next two video from your biggest UK Fan! 🥳🥰

After reviewing all of these, might be interesting to see how you’d do a show like Pose. A show which succeeds where AHS NYC doesn’t.

I didn't mind this season. It is certainly better than Cult, which i couldn't get through two episodes of

I feel sick after watching the Sophie and Milo scene, genuinely disgusting and that’s why I can’t handle shows like this 😭 I should’ve just trusted it was graphic like you said and not sought it out

IDCCC this is my favorite season but i can see why some people dont like it. they were looking for a horror/drama/thriller for teens and young adults, because that’s what literally every other season of ahs is, but they got one half documentary, one half INSANE found footage/reality show… this season is just so amazing to me but it probably would’ve worked better as a movie or as its own show

I hope this recap encourages people to give it a re-watch. I enjoyed it so much more the second time.