Agnes Mary Winstead (Kathy Bates) was awarded the role of the Butcher, also known as Thomasin White, in My Roanoke Nightmare. She seems perfect for the role but becomes obsessed with it, thinking she has some sort of "connection" to the actual colonial woman. Throughout the season, viewers can see Winstead's psychotic downfall, as she takes to the streets in her garb, running around Los Angeles with a cleaver.
Winstead creates good drama for the reality series portrayed in Roanoke, but she becomes unhinged and is eventually forbidden to visit the reality show set. In the end, the real Butcher, Thomasin White, played by Susan Berger, ends up killing her, which is kind of trippy since, in a way, Bates played both characters. Overall, these characters must've been fun to play, and by the looks of Bates' performances, she was the perfect actress to do it.
