Oh yes, Porter gets her very own slide. There are lots of fun performances in Roanoke, including Kathy Bates as The Butcher/Agnes and Sarah Paulson as the TV version of Shelby/Audrey Tindall/Lana. However, the real reason to cherish this season forever is Porter.
Porter is something of an AHS regular now, but her small role in Murder House aside, she was a virtual newcomer to the franchise in season six. And the truly impressive part of her performance is that for the first five episodes, she only appears in the talking head scenes of My Roanoke Nightmare, while Angela Bassett plays the fictionalized version of Lee. Even in those moments when she's simply recounting the trauma of her daughter's disappearance and the ghostly occurrences she faced at her brother's home, Porter's Lee is enigmatic and infinitely watchable.
When Porter is finally released from the safety of a studio in the back half of the season, she brings all of Lee's frustrations, fears, and secrets to life with a ferocity that leaps off the screen. By the time she becomes the season's requisite final girl, it's not at all surprising that she out-survives Shelby or Monet, the actor who played the character of Lee: she's a force of nature. Porter perfectly balances Lee's unwavering will to survive and protect her daughter with the character's dangerous side. The result is a mesmerising performance that made Porter an essential member of Murphy's repertoire of actors.