American Horror Story Roanoke: 4 Things We Learned From Episode 3 [SPOILERS]

The sixth season of American Horror Story continued with a third episode that revealed a whole lot about what's happening to Matt, Shelby, and Lee in the house where they're plagued by ghosts and other strange things. This week, viewers learned what ties Kathy Bates' character to the story, and we also caught another glimpse at Lady Gaga's character.

Lee's daughter, Flora, has gone missing, but her jacket was found at the top of a tree. The family spent days searching for her but uncovered nothing from their efforts. It took the help of a bizarre psychic named Cricket from New Orleans to help crack open the door for them.

After taking in everything this episode laid out, here's what we learned about the overall story for the season. Warning: Spoilers for the third episode of American Horror Story: Roanoke ahead.

A Psychic Named Cricket Comes Calling

After Lee, Matt, and Shelby search the woods for Lee's missing daughter, Flora, only to find nothing, a weird man with a bizarre haircut named Cricket enters their house. He says he can find Flora. Everyone is a bit skeptical, until Cricket goes to the room where Flora was talking to the ghost Priscilla, in episode 2, and reveals things only Lee would know, and that Flora is with Priscilla.

After a seance where they meet The Butcher (Kathy Bates), Cricket lets Lee know it will cost $25,000 to find Flora. Lee gives in, even though her brother thinks Cricket is a con artist. Although it may seem crazy, Cricket has answers to what's happening to all of them, including the connection to Roanoke.

The Legend of Roanoke Revealed

Even though the family is about an hour drive away from where Roanoke actually exists, the land they live on has ties to it. Cricket reveals that The Butcher was once in charge of the Roanoke Colony, but winter was coming, and the colony was starving. Fed up with her leadership, one of the colonists declared mutiny and locked The Butcher up in some spiked headgear, with the help of The Butcher's son, Ambrose. They sent The Butcher to the forest to die.

Moments away from death, The Butcher was greeted by what seemed to be a witch (Lady Gaga) who offered The Butcher her freedom for her soul. Of course, The Butcher accepted and headed back to Roanoke and killed the newly appointed leaders. She retook the colony, and she moved them inland, to where Matt and Shelby live, present day.

Something is Going on With Matt

Cricket took the family into the woods to find Flora, and he finds the ghost of The Butcher. Cricket strikes up a deal to leave the Butcher's land if they get Flora back. During this time, Matt wanders off. During the on-camera interview, Matt says he doesn't know what happened.

Shelby wanders off to look for him and finds him having sex with the Witch that helped The Butcher, while two of the local hillbillies watch on. Matt is in a trance. When he does catch back up with Shelby, he has no clue what happened. However, having seen what happened with The Butcher and the Witch, there may be something bigger happening with Matt in future episodes.

There Are Still Other People in the Woods

Earlier on in the episode, the family stumbled upon a farm where they thought Flora might be. The family that lived there was long gone when everyone arrived, looking for Flora, but they did discover what was easily the most disturbing moment of the season thus far.

Two unkempt young boys, suckling milk from a pig on the floor of a barn. When the family discovers them, they scream, and the boys scream back, but they don't understand or speak English or any language for that matter. The moment is incredibly disgusting and disturbing. It's apparent that those people have been living there for some time, on The Butcher's land. Could these locals be a part of Matt and Shelby's problem?

The second episode of the new season didn't give much away to fans. We didn't see any connection to Roanoke, and it left more frustrating questions rather than answers. Episode 3 delivers a lot all at once, but it keeps building on the mythos of the season. While viewers know how this family's land ties to Roanoke, there's still a lot of mystery, especially when it comes to Lady Gaga's witch character. Who is she and where did she come from?

In addition, the episode continues to build a bit more around the local hillbillies, who somehow may play a role in what's happening to Matt and Shelby. It may have taken a backseat to everything else this week, but we still know it will be a part of the overall story. The jumping back in time to tell the story of The Butcher may have shaken up the pacing, but it gives viewers exactly what they want. Episode 3 was a great step in the right direction for the overall season.

There is also this moment where it seems the on-camera interview part of the show is going to be more than just delivering expositional dialogue. It feels like there's something bigger. Maybe the interview section of the show will be affected by The Butcher or the Witch. Or what if the actors playing Matt, Shelby, and Lee somehow cross paths with the evil in the woods? While there are still lots of questions plaguing fans, the one at the top of the list is, "Where is Evan Peters and who is he playing?"