{"id":2137889,"date":"2025-11-06T00:31:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T00:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2137889"},"modified":"2025-11-06T00:31:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T00:31:16","slug":"this-is-going-to-be-controversial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/this-is-going-to-be-controversial\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;This Is Going To Be Controversial&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sarah Paulson may be <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/jessica-lange-returning-star-studded-162641953.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:returning to &quot;American Horror Story&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">returning to &#8220;American Horror Story&#8221;<\/a> for its star-studded 13th season, but there&#8217;s one installment of the FX anthology series that she&#8217;d rather not revisit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During her Nov. 4 appearance on Bravo&#8217;s &#8220;Watch What Happens Live,&#8221; Paulson received a predictably shady viewer question: &#8220;What would you rank as your least favorite season of &#8216;American Horror Story&#8217;?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;This is going to be controversial because a lot of people love it,&#8221; Paulson admitted, taking a much-needed sip of her drink. &#8220;But I&#8217;m going to vote &#8230; Roanoke.&#8221; When host Andy Cohen expressed genuine surprise at her response, Paulson simply said, &#8220;It wasn&#8217;t for me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">To be fair, &#8220;American Horror Story&#8221; fans have always been divided over &#8220;Roanoke.&#8221; The show&#8217;s sixth season took a major creative swing, taking the form of a docuseries called &#8220;My Roanoke Nightmare.&#8221; Lily Rabe starred as Shelby Miller, a woman who actually experienced the supernatural occurrences, while Paulson was Audrey Tindall, the actress\u00a0<em>playing\u00a0<\/em>Shelby in the show&#8217;s reenactments. The finale also reunited viewers with a much older version of Paulson&#8217;s &#8220;Asylum&#8221; character Lana Winters, who interviewed the survivors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read more: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvline.com\/lists\/best-tv-series-finales\/?zsource=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TV's 30 Best Series Finales Of All Time;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TV&#8217;s 30 Best Series Finales Of All Time<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Is Roanoke Really The Worst AHS Season?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Sarah Paulson in American Horror Story Roanoke &#8211; FX<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you ask us (and you didn&#8217;t), &#8220;Roanoke&#8221; isn&#8217;t deserving of all the hate. Following the conclusion of &#8220;Delicate&#8221; in 2024, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvline.com\/lists\/american-horror-story-review-best-worst-ahs-seasons-ranked\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TVLine ranked all 12 seasons;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TVLine ranked all 12 seasons<\/a> of &#8220;American Horror Story,&#8221; placing &#8220;Roanoke&#8221; right in the middle at No. 7. Did it lack that certain extra spice found in the show&#8217;s first few seasons? Perhaps. But when you compare it to some of the later seasons, especially the aforementioned &#8220;Delicate,&#8221; it was practically a masterpiece.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Following Paulson&#8217;s truth bomb about her least favorite &#8220;American Horror Story&#8221; season, Cohen asked if she&#8217;d ever return to the franchise, apparently unaware that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/jessica-lange-returning-star-studded-162641953.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ryan Murphy revealed the Season 13 cast list;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Ryan Murphy revealed the Season 13 cast list<\/a> (including Paulson) as a Halloween surprise. When Paulson replied with a wink and a &#8220;yes,&#8221; Cohen amended his question, asking if Paulson is going to return, to which she responded with a coy &#8220;maybe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Now that we&#8217;ve heard from Paulson, tell us: what&#8217;s your least favorite season of &#8220;American Horror Story&#8221;? And do you understand where she&#8217;s coming from about &#8220;Roanoke&#8221;?\u00a0<strong>Drop a comment with your thoughts below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Enjoyed this article? <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.tvline.com\/newsletter-syndicated\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sign up to TVLine's free newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sign up to TVLine&#8217;s free newsletter<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tvline.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:add us as a preferred search source;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">add us as a preferred search source<\/a> for the latest in TV, streaming and movie news.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvline.com\/2018359\/worst-season-american-horror-story-sarah-paulson-interview\/?zsource=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:original article on TVLine;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">original article on TVLine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sarah Paulson may be returning to &#8220;American Horror Story&#8221; for its star-studded 13th season, but there&#8217;s one installment of the FX anthology series that she&#8217;d rather not revisit. During her Nov. 4 appearance on Bravo&#8217;s &#8220;Watch What Happens Live,&#8221; Paulson received a predictably shady viewer question: &#8220;What would you rank as your least favorite season [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2137890,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[351690,407544,22727,348308,387813],"class_list":["post-2137889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-american-horror-story","tag-american-horror-story-roanoke","tag-andy-cohen","tag-sarah-paulson","tag-shelby-miller"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/This-Is-Going-To-Be-Controversial.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2137889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2137889"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2137889\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2137891,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2137889\/revisions\/2137891"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2137890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2137889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2137889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2137889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}