American Horror Story: Roanoke [1] has hit its stride! We've got the theme, Roanoke, the location, the characters . . . the only thing missing was Evan Peters — that is, until this week's fifth episode. On Wednesday, creator Ryan Murphy announced on Twitter that Peters would make his Roanoke debut [2], and he wasn't misleading us! While we had theorized that he may be playing the "real" version of the red-headed police officer, the pig-headed man, or the grown version of the Antichrist baby from season one, Peters is actually playing — drum roll please — Edward Phillipe Mott! He's the original owner of the haunted home. An avid art collector, Mott left his family to live in the country with his male lover/servant. Unfortunately, he ends up with a pole through his chest (courtesy of The Butcher and her people) and must roam the estate with the rest of the lost souls.
Not only is it a shocking new look for Peters (the wig suits him), but the character is also a link between this season and Freak Show. Several weeks ago, Ryan Murphy revealed that we'd get the story of the Mott family in season six [3], and while we can assume that Edward is a great-, great-, great-grand-relative of Gloria and Dandy, we'll hopefully get more information about how everything ties together.
— Additional reporting by Maggie Pehanick
