Ryan Murphy has officially picked a side in the great“American Horror Story”debate, and it’s a bold one. At the premiere of“American Horror Story: 13,”the co-creator told Page Six that his favorite season of the entire franchise is“Roanoke,”the sixth installment that fans spent years complaining about. He even owned the hate, saying,“My favorite season is the season which everybody hates, which is‘Roanoke.'”Murphy praised the season’s experimental fake-documentary format and threw his support behind a“justice for Roanoke”movement.
The plot twist? Sarah Paulson, one of the show’s most recognizable stars, completely disagrees. She told Entertainment Tonight that she can’t stand“Roanoke”and doesn’t care who takes offense. That blunt honesty is very much her brand, and it instantly turned a simple question into a full-blown fandom war.
Meanwhile, the franchise keeps chugging along, with season 13 now airing Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on FX and streaming on Hulu the next day. Thirteen seasons in,“AHS”is still sparking debates about taste, reinvention, and which chapter truly deserves the crown. So we have to ask: which season gets your vote, and are you Team Murphy or Team Paulson?
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