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Okay so when using the word funny it doesn't always mean laughable it's not always talking about humor it means strange or weird in the context he was using when talking to Nell about sleep paralysis . He wasn't desensitized to it.
Bent Neck Lady is a representation of Nell's creeping depression. That's why when Life is good with Arthur, she "goes away". She see's her when she see's her brother relapses after she buys him drugs, she sees it at one of the worst moments in her life when Arthur has an aneurysm. She sees it at the motel after none of her siblings picked up her calls. When her mother left her in the middle of the night after she needed her. This show loves to represent grief, mental health, and trauma as the real ghosts and Nell's is so well done to show how su*c*de can feel like a looming inevitability for someone with this horrible disease.
I understand what you are saying but you’re trying to put real life applications into a horror series about ghosts. Sometimes horror is just horror. It is written very well.
@@eddietucker7005one of the major themes in the show is that "a ghost can be a lot of things" as Steven puts it. What makes this show so great is that it purposefully ties in real human elements & emotions into a story about ghosts - it shows that people are "haunted" by very secular things such as grief, anger, sadness, addiction, depression, etc, as well as the paranormal. In this universe, the ghosts are very much real but they also serve as a metaphor for all those things the family goes through. That's the whole point of the story
@@eddietucker7005saying sometimes horror is just horror to Mike Flanagans shows is an insult haha. He’s a genius in horror and everything he does is with intention. So yea the ghosts are not just ghosts they represent a lot and it’s intentional.
So, this was Victoria’s first MAJOR acting role….EVER. There are so many reasons that you will understand after the end of the series why she is a true, true icon.
arthur really died of aneurysm guys, the bent-neck lady comeback in that moment is just to show how his influence in her life helped her avoid the ghosts of her past, but from the moment hes gone, she comes back.
Oh this episode absolutely wrecks me every time 😭 The idea that Nell was haunted her entire life by her death was so tragic. Credit to Victoria Pedretti, because you truly feel how broken that character becomes this episode.
-time isn’t linear on this show; so it’s a repeating cycle that nell sees when she foresees her own death. the house preyed upon her the most because she was the most vulnerable. this whole family was tormented as soon as they stepped foot in that house. - it’s sad to see that after arthur’s death none of the siblings were there for her afterwards. theo literally mentioned her not being well, but none of them really checked up on her. she shouldn’t have been in that house by herself regardless if they’ve been speaking to each other or not.
I mean, theo tried to talk to her and help her but after nell violated her biggest boundary I honestly can’t blame her for feeling like she needed space. nell never tried to call her, only steve and shirley which is likely because of their fight.
In the episode 1 when Steve hanging out with Luke in the tree house, Steve looked at one of Luke's drawing of someone (a girl) wearing pink dress with her mouth opened (like screaming), and said "Luke, where do you get these ideas for these drawings?". And Luke replied with "I don't know" gesture. It turns out Luke may have been looking into the future. That drawing is actually adult Nell. It's a twin thing.
Blake trying to crack his neck about 32 minutes in during THIS ep had me on edge man. Also for Blake’s question near the end, horror is a way to explore these feelings from a safe distance and this series is expertly done.
I find Blake’s reaction so interesting. I’ve watched a ton of reactions to this show and even the most scared/traumatized people are able to empathize with the characters. So it’s interesting to see him be so cold 😂😂😂
Wild how he said they are bad parents and gaslighting the kids. Like in real life 99.99999% of the time when a kid says they see something it’s not an actual ghost. Idk what he was expecting them to do pretend to be scared and traumatize the kid when in real life it’s not an actual ghost
I’m surprised no one said this yet but Nell’s therapist is played by the actor from the 1960s movie of Haunting of Hill House. If you like classic films, it’s worth a watch. He’s also an actor on Twin Peaks. His cameo is a nice easter egg for fans of the 60s movie. ☺️
The title of the 1963 film is The Haunting. - no reference to Hill House in the title. The actor’s name is Russ Tamblyn and his character name is Luke.
As human beings were built to feel emotions. We watch comedies to laugh, we watch thrillers to feel thrilled and be on the edge of our seats, we watch action to get excited, we watch dramas to cry, we watch horror to feel frightened. This show is such a well written story with well crafted characters. The juxtaposition between the horror elements and mental illness and maybe health issues (with the sprinkling of black mould here and there). They leave it open for the viewers to lean whichever way they want to.
He ABSOLUTELY does!!! As he should! Hehe I mean the original Saw movie manages to get maybe 1 toe anywhere close to actual substance (maybe!) They can be gory(-ish) and a tiny bit of good acting & good writing but I think I'm too generous giving it that much praise.
You know a show is good, when a single scene has you volleying back and forth between covering your face out of fear and crying over Nell dancing with her dead husband. I mean, that’s why I keep watching 🤷🏻♀️
FUN FACT…. I’ve suffered from sleep paralysis. It happened so often at one point in my life I was scared to go to sleep. I no longer sleep on my back to this day. But watching this show actually taught me to focus and squeeze my fist. And it WORKS. It’s so interesting. It takes ALL of my strength to do but it does in fact work… :)
One of the best twist endings ever! The next episode is an absolute technical masterpiece. Corey missed the ghost lurking under the piano in the scene where the mom was fussing at Nellie for writing on the wall.
To why someone might enjoy this show, these heavy feelings/moments are normal days for some of us. It's gratifying to experience them through great writing, acting, and a creative lens that is there to tell a story start to finish.
That therapist was actually doing the right thing. This is a show with ghosts and poltergeists, but in real life the way you cure (or at least manage) people's fears like that is by confronting them. The only mistake there was that he advised HER to do it instead of making sure she is supervised by either him or someone else as she goes to the house. Then she'd have to slowly go into that house, as much as she can handle at a time, so that she can confront that fear slowly break free from it. Just wanted to mention this so the therapist doesn't seem like a "bad guy" in the show.
Right. Same when they said Liv and Hugh were shitty parents for sleeping with their child until she fell asleep, after she said she saw something that's impossible in the real world. Horror movies set in reality rarely work, if it's a reality where ghosts and demons are perfectly normal and everyone in the world know it. It's implied that no such things exist and now these characters from "our reality" is suddenly thrust into a reality where it IS real. Should parents in their situation panic and have told their small child "Oh no. A real monster was in your room. It could kill you! Run as quick as you can if anything like that happens again to save yourself and come find us". Like, what?
Nell’s plot twist being the bent-neck lady herself was the best and most devastating plot twist ever, I love love love this show and cry every time nell and Arthur dance in the hill house 💔
That reveal of the Bent-neck Lady was perfection. FUN FACTS: The Haunting of Hill House is based on a novel of the same name by Shirley Jackson, and the eldest sister was named after her. Mike Flanagan did a fantastic job of reimagining the narrative. In the book, Dr. John Montague hosts a group of strangers to stay in the haunted mansion, and Luke is the heir of the place. Flanagan made these strangers family and injected them with loss, fear, and love. All the main characters in the book are here, with Nell, Theo, Luke, Dr. Montague in a lesser role than in the book, and the Dudleys. The additions are the parents, Steven, Shirley, and Nell’s husband.
The next episode is the entire reason I started watching the series. I randomly caught a behind the scenes video about its making in particular and I knew I had to see it in context. I swear it should have won all the awards.
The cinematography is mind-blowing and the acting is top-notch. Mike Flanagan is a world class story teller and I try to get everyone I know to watch this, preferably with me.
My answer for why I like this is plain and simple, I like content that makes me cry. Bonus points if it’s horror that makes me cry. All of Mike’s works have made me cry at one point for one reason or another, and usually it’s been enough to get me to full on sob. It’s a coping mechanism I use to help regulate my feelings and cry in a controlled environment with controlled triggers.
This show has among the most tightly written scripts, some of the best acting, masterful editing, and absolute top-tier cinematography of almost anything I've ever seen on television. That's why I like it.
3:23 lol I don't know if it's right to blame the parents here, they are just trying to comfort their daughter and list logical explanations so that their daughter can be at peace instead of terrified (they have never seen any ghosts, and I believe that any parent who receives their daughter crying in the middle of the night would think she just had a nightmare) what did you want them to say to their, what, 5 year old daughter? "yes, daughter, you really are being haunted by a ghost, and I'm telling you this even though I have never believed in the existence of ghosts, so you should be afraid for your life, because the evil ghost definitely wants to get you, In fact, if I were you, I would never sleep again, because I would be afraid of ghosts appearing. That said, since you now know that there are ghosts, from now on you must spend your whole life in fear and worrying about them haunt you"
This far we just know Abigail as Abigail, her last name has never been mentioned. As for the therapist, he did his job with a logical mind in a world that exists in ours. There are those that believes in ghost & those that dont & a "normal" therapist would probably say similar. :)
I can't watch this episode without crying, poor sweet Nellie just wanted her family to be together and happy. Blake, you guys are watching the Saw movies which are absolutely disgusting, Hill House is so good on so many levels. Not really scary, but very emotional.
This is such an engrossing tale full of drama, horror, mystery and emotion. Why wouldn’t you love it? The performances are incredible. The atmosphere and the production design is immaculate. And, the directing is some of the best I’ve ever seen. This story along with the companion series The Haunting of Bly Manor are some of the best in this genre. It’s also so well written and multi layered it’s quite brilliant. The next episode pay attention to the direction. You won’t be sorry.
The lore behind Hill has some linear time effects on the family since they're sensitive, I think the house feeds on the fear and mental health. Imagine being haunted by your own death your whole life! I'm so invested in the following episodes!
i’m also a baby about horror but i’m very fond of this show, enough to rewatch it several times over, because i think that exploring the characters’ personal and familial journeys in a supernatural context was extremely well done. it definitely sticks the landing, even if blake ends up not liking the show i hope he appreciates what it’s about in the end.
Why do we like this? Because it’s fantastically written and directed and the characters are so rich and interesting and the story is hauntingly beautiful. And also because being scared in the safety of fiction is fun.
A line that has always stuck with me from Stephen King's novel "It" was that a haunt can also be defined as a feeding place for animals, and all the people in her illusion at the climax of the episode looked absolutely predatory, smiling at her with hungry eyes.
38:26 Show is good 🤷🏽♀️ Great writing, great acting, great revision on a classic book, great cinematography. I don’t know what to say. It’s a great show. Sorry.
Every character was haunted by something. I like to think that Nellie was haunted by her own death. So, as a kid, she give the name of her fear of Bent-Neck Lady - sorry for the english. Brazilian here. Awesome channel!
I always cry when Nell see’s Arthur again in Hill House. Her facial expressions break me, her every movement, the song.. everything about that scene is so incredibly done. Victoria is an amazing actress
This was my favorite show for years! It's great because the characters are developed and deep, the plot is intricate, and the direction is masterful. And yes, the horror is top-notch. It's so well done, including the ghosts hidden in the background of many shots. It's just so well crafted and designed. It also examines trauma as ghosts and how trauma impacts and wears people down differently. That's why I love this show.
I loved this show for the horror- paranormal and the horror of our reality as humans. Loss, grief, anger, addiction- all things in our real world right now that could affect any one of us. The story telling- the ghosts are just the cherry on top. The blurred lines between paranormal and mental illness… its like a beautiful intertwined dance
This is one of my favorite series, ever. I've rewatched it many time and I love it because not only does it tackle the horror elements perfectly, but the overall story is so beautiful to me, about family, love and loss. This reveal is by far one of the most bone-chilling moments of the show.
Nell stopped using her meds cause she knew because of the twin thing that it is causing Luke to get hooked on drugs as well, that’s why Luke went as far as 90 days of sobriety after nell stopped, and whenever Luke USES Nell sees hallucinations via her sleep paralysis
34:03 The mirror you noticed is the Lasser Glass from the movie Oculus, one of Mike Flanagan's other works. The mirror appears in pretty much every single thing Flanagan has made. He even used the lower part of the frame for the bed frame where Carla Gugino's character (she plays the mom in Hill House) is tied to in Gerald's Game.
The whole series is a masterpiece. I wish I could go back in time and watch it for the first time again. The storytelling, the characters, the emotions, the drama, the terror - all perfectly wrapped up in a genius script and twists and turns. It’s beautiful.
Well for me, I like this show because it's the probably the most realistic towards a grieving family, each member deals with tragedy in their own way, and some may not be healthy but people are imperfect. And my favorite episode is next, is so top tier.
so in the old days, nicknames were usually a rhyme version of your shortened name. so eleanor --> el ---> nell gilmore girls is another popular one that confuses people. lorelei- lori - rory
I've watched this episode about a dozen times now and I never made the connection until now that, yes, they shared the withdrawal symptoms, but also that Nellie stopped taking her meds at the same time that Luke went into rehab and actually stayed clean. It's a Twin Thing indeed, ugh.
It's literally early as hellll in the morning right now but I'm already too hyped to watch this reaction because this episode is truly one of the best episodes of television I've ever seen.
The reason that I like horror, and particularly this episode... it honestly just *increases my empathy.* It reminds me of what people can go through, and that mundanity can be something to be appreciated in a sense. No matter how bad your real life is, at least most of us aren't haunted since our inception by the precise reality of our inevitable end. Also, everyone needs a close support network. If you have one rock, and then you lose them, you are overwhelmingly at risk beyond that point.
The first time I saw this I was most scared of the bent neck lady. Every other watch leaves me heartbroken from episode 1 knowing whats coming from this episode. Such a great show and excited for you to continue as all the pieces of the puzzle fall into place so you can see the big picture.❤
arthur died of an aneurysm. I don’t think the show means for that to be ambiguous outside of nell’s perspective. nell is the bent neck lady and if you notice she often appeared to herself in times of stress or turmoil which makes sense as to why she showed up in that moment.
I've said it before, but that mirror 34:11 is the Lasser Glass, and appears in some form in every one of Flanagan's works after Oculus. It is the headboard for the bed in Gerald's Game. It can be seen in the community center in Midnight Mass. It's another thing to keep an eye out for in the future! Cheers, fellas!
Around 13:08 is when the best hidden ghost (imo) first appears and is just chilling underneath the piano. I love it so much, he is so creepy. You see him crouched, and his hands on the ground. He's there the entire scene ❤
I've watched this show 7 times and each time the fear goes away when you start to focus on the other part that really needs to be seen, and when we say "it is not scary" bc we see through it, the meaning of each character development, and i think, in my perspective, very sad but beautiful
38:57 That’s why it’s called the horror genre. Being horrified is not quite the same emotion as being scared. Flanagan is a master of walking that line. 4:28 Laughs in Six Sense
38:13 - Yes, I actually can. When I was watching this show the first time- I was pissed at this point. It thought it was terrifying for no reason…. Episodes 6,7,9 and 10 change that. EVERY SINGLE THEROY that you guys are presenting are the same theories I WAS holding onto. The reality will play out on the screen. The story and how it unfolds, made this one of my favorite television shows of all time.
This show is a great meditation on the seven stages of grief and it's just damn good writing, acting and directing. That's why I think this show is great.
One of the details in the series that breaks my heart is that Nell's and Luke's lives are so intertwined because of the twin thing that both of them feel each other's pains. So much so that Nell, in an effort to help Luke get better, stopped taking her meds so that Luke won't relapse (she says Luke always relapses when she's on her meds and always seem to get better when she's off her meds) and in the process, she became worse.
This episode gets me every time ... loved the reaction. One of the most tragic fates/deaths of a character i've seen in a show/movie. So dark. I was thinking too much about this after watching it for the first time :D I was reacting pretty much like Igli after that :D Pure shock. Loved that. And I was just sad. Felt that pretty much.
Please stick around for the next episode, Blake. Cinema magic is about to happen.... tv making perfection! The hard and dedicated work of the cast and crew shines through in the next episode and I think you won't want to miss it. I'm being 100% honest when I say that whole college courses could be created from analyzing the many deliberate, intricate elements of the next episode. It is chefs kiss level tv!
I loved this show because going into it you think it's just some ghost story, but the stories of each of the kids is heartbreaking and gut wrenching at times. I also like how we're getting the story of each kid as we get flashbacks of their childhoods as well as where they are as adults now and how their time at Hill house drastically changed their lives rather they want to admit it or not.
So, I'll admit this is my favorite show. Just to gush a little: One of the things I learned in my Gothic Literature class was the difference between Horror and Terror. Horror is often visceral, gory, visually frightening. Terror is dread, that chill in your spine, when you know something is wrong but you don't know what. We have a ton of horror out there, but I would argue we don't often get really good terror. This show delivers the terror in spades, while also giving us a fascinating and heartbreaking family drama at the heart of it. The fluid shift through the past and the present is also done exceptionally well. That's my position, at least. Also, to echo many others: Gear up for Episode 6. It's my favorite episode from the series. As far as I'm concerned, it's a masterclass in cinematography AND acting.
If blake doesnt like to watch this show and cant understand why people watch something that be stressful or sad, he can stick to teletubbies. That seems more his speed 🙄
I've watched this show three or four times now and the hanging scene still gives me chills every time. Personally the reason I really like this show is just the impeccable writing and really likable characters. It makes for the kind of horror that sticks with you for hours or days after you watch it and keeps you thinking about it.
To answer Blake's question, I LOVE this show because it has everything I like, a mind bending well written story, great plot twists, great characters, amazing cinematography, and more than anything, the fact that it just made me feel sooooo much. Maybe it's because it's a family drama, but i found myself relating to the chatacters on more than one occasion. For me nothing tops Hill house, not even Bly Manor even though that one made me cry as well lol
really hope you guys go onto Midnight Mass and Bly Manor after this, all three are different, all three are great. love your reactions, these and the Saw movies got me to subscribe!
I like this show because this episode, and many of the ideas in the rest of the series, are true horror. It shows the horror in real life through fantasy, as many of the best stories (and some would argue all) do. Nell has depression, and if you understand that, you understand the bent neck lady.
Been watching u guys since Final Destination, and i was very excited when y'all started to watch this show. keep doing the good job, guys! i'm sharing your channel with my friends here in Brazil xD
This series is so well written. There's a fan theory that I believe Flanagan confirmed, that the children represent the stages of grief. Steve is denial, Shirley anger, Theo bargaining, Luke depression, and Nell acceptance.
To Blake, I grew up watching horror movies from my earliest childhood with my dad. It's in my blood! This show has great direction, scares and an amazing story.
Blake, it’s the reveal, young Nell saw her future, she didn’t know what she would look like. All the girls have a power. The only one that knew was Theo, because the mom took her. The house, isn’t just a house.
LOLL, replying to Blake's question, I love this show cuz it has it all: good horror, scares, comedy, gorgeous shots, quality writing and emotional moments. In fact I was sobbing again in the Nell's hallucinations part just by watching it here, and it's like the 10th time I'm rewatching
OMG NELL! 🤯😢
This episode was incredible!
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Okay so when using the word funny it doesn't always mean laughable it's not always talking about humor it means strange or weird in the context he was using when talking to Nell about sleep paralysis . He wasn't desensitized to it.
Bent Neck Lady is a representation of Nell's creeping depression. That's why when Life is good with Arthur, she "goes away". She see's her when she see's her brother relapses after she buys him drugs, she sees it at one of the worst moments in her life when Arthur has an aneurysm. She sees it at the motel after none of her siblings picked up her calls. When her mother left her in the middle of the night after she needed her. This show loves to represent grief, mental health, and trauma as the real ghosts and Nell's is so well done to show how su*c*de can feel like a looming inevitability for someone with this horrible disease.
Beautiful explanation ❤
I understand what you are saying but you’re trying to put real life applications into a horror series about ghosts. Sometimes horror is just horror. It is written very well.
@@eddietucker7005 no like Mike Flanagan confirmed his ghosts are all representations of real world issues. It's his schtick
@@eddietucker7005one of the major themes in the show is that "a ghost can be a lot of things" as Steven puts it. What makes this show so great is that it purposefully ties in real human elements & emotions into a story about ghosts - it shows that people are "haunted" by very secular things such as grief, anger, sadness, addiction, depression, etc, as well as the paranormal. In this universe, the ghosts are very much real but they also serve as a metaphor for all those things the family goes through. That's the whole point of the story
@@eddietucker7005saying sometimes horror is just horror to Mike Flanagans shows is an insult haha. He’s a genius in horror and everything he does is with intention. So yea the ghosts are not just ghosts they represent a lot and it’s intentional.
So, this was Victoria’s first MAJOR acting role….EVER. There are so many reasons that you will understand after the end of the series why she is a true, true icon.
She is a really really good actress. She needs main role in major films.
arthur really died of aneurysm guys, the bent-neck lady comeback in that moment is just to show how his influence in her life helped her avoid the ghosts of her past, but from the moment hes gone, she comes back.
Oh this episode absolutely wrecks me every time 😭
The idea that Nell was haunted her entire life by her death was so tragic. Credit to Victoria Pedretti, because you truly feel how broken that character becomes this episode.
-time isn’t linear on this show; so it’s a repeating cycle that nell sees when she foresees her own death. the house preyed upon her the most because she was the most vulnerable. this whole family was tormented as soon as they stepped foot in that house.
- it’s sad to see that after arthur’s death none of the siblings were there for her afterwards. theo literally mentioned her not being well, but none of them really checked up on her. she shouldn’t have been in that house by herself regardless if they’ve been speaking to each other or not.
I mean, theo tried to talk to her and help her but after nell violated her biggest boundary I honestly can’t blame her for feeling like she needed space. nell never tried to call her, only steve and shirley which is likely because of their fight.
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The fact that the house showed Nell everything she ever wanted to lure her in, and then KILLED her. Wtf.
The house is very possessive and knows how to love bomb, hoover, and gaslight.
Gaslight, gatekeep, houseboss. 🏚️
I fcking hate this house. Nell didn't have a ghost of a chance.
In the episode 1 when Steve hanging out with Luke in the tree house, Steve looked at one of Luke's drawing of someone (a girl) wearing pink dress with her mouth opened (like screaming), and said "Luke, where do you get these ideas for these drawings?". And Luke replied with "I don't know" gesture. It turns out Luke may have been looking into the future. That drawing is actually adult Nell. It's a twin thing.
Wow I've binged this show several times and never put that together!!🫢😳 Thanks for pointing that out!😢❤
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Blake trying to crack his neck about 32 minutes in during THIS ep had me on edge man.
Also for Blake’s question near the end, horror is a way to explore these feelings from a safe distance and this series is expertly done.
I find Blake’s reaction so interesting. I’ve watched a ton of reactions to this show and even the most scared/traumatized people are able to empathize with the characters. So it’s interesting to see him be so cold 😂😂😂
Wild how he said they are bad parents and gaslighting the kids. Like in real life 99.99999% of the time when a kid says they see something it’s not an actual ghost. Idk what he was expecting them to do pretend to be scared and traumatize the kid when in real life it’s not an actual ghost
3:22: olivia and hugh are not shitty parents. in fact, I think they were pretty great parents who were unfortunately put in an impossible situation.
Victoria who plays Nell in this show was fantastic in this episode, and also the ending on who the Bent-Neck Lady is was shocking.
I’m surprised no one said this yet but Nell’s therapist is played by the actor from the 1960s movie of Haunting of Hill House. If you like classic films, it’s worth a watch. He’s also an actor on Twin Peaks. His cameo is a nice easter egg for fans of the 60s movie. ☺️
The title of the 1963 film is The Haunting. - no reference to Hill House in the title. The actor’s name is Russ Tamblyn and his character name is Luke.
great catch! I love how this show is more of a "remix" of the original novel as well as the 63' film adaptation than a straight remake
He is also from "West Side Story" and "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" both movie musicals. He was a gymnast too, he was a good singer and dancer.
As human beings were built to feel emotions. We watch comedies to laugh, we watch thrillers to feel thrilled and be on the edge of our seats, we watch action to get excited, we watch dramas to cry, we watch horror to feel frightened.
This show is such a well written story with well crafted characters. The juxtaposition between the horror elements and mental illness and maybe health issues (with the sprinkling of black mould here and there). They leave it open for the viewers to lean whichever way they want to.
Spoilers!!! Lmao! No, seriously - this! 💯 Facts! So well said.! IDK If I could've said it better myself (especially RN at 4:30 ish o' clock lol)
Every time Blake says “I hate this show” my blood pressure goes up a bit lol
I think you secretly like it though 😂
He ABSOLUTELY does!!! As he should! Hehe I mean the original Saw movie manages to get maybe 1 toe anywhere close to actual substance (maybe!) They can be gory(-ish) and a tiny bit of good acting & good writing but I think I'm too generous giving it that much praise.
Blake while watching Saw III: I hate this. I'd rather be watching Hill House!
Blake while watching Hill House: I need a stress ball.
this show wreaked havoc on my emotional state. got whiplash from how often it pulls between frightening to heartbreakingly sad.
Nell's husband never set foot in the house, so he really did just die from an aneurysm. They suck.
This is like my worst fear
You know a show is good, when a single scene has you volleying back and forth between covering your face out of fear and crying over Nell dancing with her dead husband. I mean, that’s why I keep watching 🤷🏻♀️
33:45 "this demon does not play fair" he said that with so much sincerity it broke my heart. 😂😢
FUN FACT…. I’ve suffered from sleep paralysis. It happened so often at one point in my life I was scared to go to sleep. I no longer sleep on my back to this day. But watching this show actually taught me to focus and squeeze my fist. And it WORKS. It’s so interesting. It takes ALL of my strength to do but it does in fact work… :)
One of the best twist endings ever! The next episode is an absolute technical masterpiece. Corey missed the ghost lurking under the piano in the scene where the mom was fussing at Nellie for writing on the wall.
Sad that I missed the piano ghost, but at least I caught a couple -Corey
@@RaggedyPack That was a tricky one for sure. You've done better than most people.. even the ones that know there are ghosts to be seen.
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To why someone might enjoy this show, these heavy feelings/moments are normal days for some of us. It's gratifying to experience them through great writing, acting, and a creative lens that is there to tell a story start to finish.
That therapist was actually doing the right thing. This is a show with ghosts and poltergeists, but in real life the way you cure (or at least manage) people's fears like that is by confronting them. The only mistake there was that he advised HER to do it instead of making sure she is supervised by either him or someone else as she goes to the house. Then she'd have to slowly go into that house, as much as she can handle at a time, so that she can confront that fear slowly break free from it.
Just wanted to mention this so the therapist doesn't seem like a "bad guy" in the show.
Right. Same when they said Liv and Hugh were shitty parents for sleeping with their child until she fell asleep, after she said she saw something that's impossible in the real world. Horror movies set in reality rarely work, if it's a reality where ghosts and demons are perfectly normal and everyone in the world know it. It's implied that no such things exist and now these characters from "our reality" is suddenly thrust into a reality where it IS real. Should parents in their situation panic and have told their small child "Oh no. A real monster was in your room. It could kill you! Run as quick as you can if anything like that happens again to save yourself and come find us". Like, what?
Nell’s plot twist being the bent-neck lady herself was the best and most devastating plot twist ever, I love love love this show and cry every time nell and Arthur dance in the hill house 💔
That reveal of the Bent-neck Lady was perfection.
FUN FACTS:
The Haunting of Hill House is based on a novel of the same name by Shirley Jackson, and the eldest sister was named after her.
Mike Flanagan did a fantastic job of reimagining the narrative. In the book, Dr. John Montague hosts a group of strangers to stay in the haunted mansion, and Luke is the heir of the place. Flanagan made these strangers family and injected them with loss, fear, and love. All the main characters in the book are here, with Nell, Theo, Luke, Dr. Montague in a lesser role than in the book, and the Dudleys. The additions are the parents, Steven, Shirley, and Nell’s husband.
And here, Dr John Montague is the name of the bad therapist and is played by the same actor who played Luke in the 1963 original The Haunting.
The next episode is the entire reason I started watching the series. I randomly caught a behind the scenes video about its making in particular and I knew I had to see it in context. I swear it should have won all the awards.
that video about the making of episode 6 on netflix’s youtube channel is how i found out about this and started watching it!
The cinematography is mind-blowing and the acting is top-notch. Mike Flanagan is a world class story teller and I try to get everyone I know to watch this, preferably with me.
My answer for why I like this is plain and simple, I like content that makes me cry. Bonus points if it’s horror that makes me cry. All of Mike’s works have made me cry at one point for one reason or another, and usually it’s been enough to get me to full on sob. It’s a coping mechanism I use to help regulate my feelings and cry in a controlled environment with controlled triggers.
this is the best explanation, i've never been able to put this into words!
1:53 - “That’s a boob.” 😂😂😂 - Thanks for that Blake
This show has among the most tightly written scripts, some of the best acting, masterful editing, and absolute top-tier cinematography of almost anything I've ever seen on television. That's why I like it.
3:23 lol I don't know if it's right to blame the parents here, they are just trying to comfort their daughter and list logical explanations so that their daughter can be at peace instead of terrified (they have never seen any ghosts, and I believe that any parent who receives their daughter crying in the middle of the night would think she just had a nightmare) what did you want them to say to their, what, 5 year old daughter? "yes, daughter, you really are being haunted by a ghost, and I'm telling you this even though I have never believed in the existence of ghosts, so you should be afraid for your life, because the evil ghost definitely wants to get you, In fact, if I were you, I would never sleep again, because I would be afraid of ghosts appearing. That said, since you now know that there are ghosts, from now on you must spend your whole life in fear and worrying about them haunt you"
Exactly!! Was a little irritated at their logic 😂😂😂
This far we just know Abigail as Abigail, her last name has never been mentioned.
As for the therapist, he did his job with a logical mind in a world that exists in ours. There are those that believes in ghost & those that dont & a "normal" therapist would probably say similar. :)
True. But he obviously wasn't the right doctor for her.
@@kflowers8276 Brother no doctor could've helped her. She needed a priest lmao
I can't watch this episode without crying, poor sweet Nellie just wanted her family to be together and happy. Blake, you guys are watching the Saw movies which are absolutely disgusting, Hill House is so good on so many levels. Not really scary, but very emotional.
the therapist is not a bad guy, he does not know he's in a horror show, he does not know hill house is actually haunted.
This is such an engrossing tale full of drama, horror, mystery and emotion. Why wouldn’t you love it? The performances are incredible. The atmosphere and the production design is immaculate. And, the directing is some of the best I’ve ever seen. This story along with the companion series The Haunting of Bly Manor are some of the best in this genre. It’s also so well written and multi layered it’s quite brilliant. The next episode pay attention to the direction. You won’t be sorry.
The lore behind Hill has some linear time effects on the family since they're sensitive, I think the house feeds on the fear and mental health. Imagine being haunted by your own death your whole life!
I'm so invested in the following episodes!
i’m also a baby about horror but i’m very fond of this show, enough to rewatch it several times over, because i think that exploring the characters’ personal and familial journeys in a supernatural context was extremely well done. it definitely sticks the landing, even if blake ends up not liking the show i hope he appreciates what it’s about in the end.
Why do we like this? Because it’s fantastically written and directed and the characters are so rich and interesting and the story is hauntingly beautiful. And also because being scared in the safety of fiction is fun.
Russ Tamblyn, who played Nell’s therapist, played Luke in the original movie adaption of the Haunting of Hill House, called The Haunting.
Everyone hates the therapist, but he did and said everything a sane therapist would to a patient 😅
A line that has always stuck with me from Stephen King's novel "It" was that a haunt can also be defined as a feeding place for animals, and all the people in her illusion at the climax of the episode looked absolutely predatory, smiling at her with hungry eyes.
bro in pink it’s truly not that serious LMFAOOOOO.
38:26 Show is good 🤷🏽♀️ Great writing, great acting, great revision on a classic book, great cinematography. I don’t know what to say. It’s a great show. Sorry.
Every character was haunted by something. I like to think that Nellie was haunted by her own death. So, as a kid, she give the name of her fear of Bent-Neck Lady - sorry for the english. Brazilian here. Awesome channel!
I always cry when Nell see’s Arthur again in Hill House. Her facial expressions break me, her every movement, the song.. everything about that scene is so incredibly done. Victoria is an amazing actress
This was my favorite show for years! It's great because the characters are developed and deep, the plot is intricate, and the direction is masterful. And yes, the horror is top-notch. It's so well done, including the ghosts hidden in the background of many shots. It's just so well crafted and designed. It also examines trauma as ghosts and how trauma impacts and wears people down differently. That's why I love this show.
I loved this show for the horror- paranormal and the horror of our reality as humans. Loss, grief, anger, addiction- all things in our real world right now that could affect any one of us. The story telling- the ghosts are just the cherry on top. The blurred lines between paranormal and mental illness… its like a beautiful intertwined dance
We need Bly Manor, Midnight Mass, and Fall of the House of Usher after this.
This is one of my favorite series, ever. I've rewatched it many time and I love it because not only does it tackle the horror elements perfectly, but the overall story is so beautiful to me, about family, love and loss.
This reveal is by far one of the most bone-chilling moments of the show.
Nell stopped using her meds cause she knew because of the twin thing that it is causing Luke to get hooked on drugs as well, that’s why Luke went as far as 90 days of sobriety after nell stopped, and whenever Luke USES Nell sees hallucinations via her sleep paralysis
34:03 The mirror you noticed is the Lasser Glass from the movie Oculus, one of Mike Flanagan's other works.
The mirror appears in pretty much every single thing Flanagan has made. He even used the lower part of the frame for the bed frame where Carla Gugino's character (she plays the mom in Hill House) is tied to in Gerald's Game.
The whole series is a masterpiece. I wish I could go back in time and watch it for the first time again. The storytelling, the characters, the emotions, the drama, the terror - all perfectly wrapped up in a genius script and twists and turns. It’s beautiful.
Well for me, I like this show because it's the probably the most realistic towards a grieving family, each member deals with tragedy in their own way, and some may not be healthy but people are imperfect. And my favorite episode is next, is so top tier.
so in the old days, nicknames were usually a rhyme version of your shortened name. so eleanor --> el ---> nell
gilmore girls is another popular one that confuses people. lorelei- lori - rory
even watching somebody else’s reaction, this episode has me sobbing. the tragedy and inevitability of poor nell will never not break my heart
I've watched this episode about a dozen times now and I never made the connection until now that, yes, they shared the withdrawal symptoms, but also that Nellie stopped taking her meds at the same time that Luke went into rehab and actually stayed clean. It's a Twin Thing indeed, ugh.
It's literally early as hellll in the morning right now but I'm already too hyped to watch this reaction because this episode is truly one of the best episodes of television I've ever seen.
this was the episode that got me hooked on the whole show
Our little guy Blake is holding out so well 😊 ur so close!! You can do this little guy!!
The reason that I like horror, and particularly this episode... it honestly just *increases my empathy.* It reminds me of what people can go through, and that mundanity can be something to be appreciated in a sense. No matter how bad your real life is, at least most of us aren't haunted since our inception by the precise reality of our inevitable end.
Also, everyone needs a close support network. If you have one rock, and then you lose them, you are overwhelmingly at risk beyond that point.
The first time I saw this I was most scared of the bent neck lady. Every other watch leaves me heartbroken from episode 1 knowing whats coming from this episode. Such a great show and excited for you to continue as all the pieces of the puzzle fall into place so you can see the big picture.❤
I’m SO excited for EPISODE SIX- it will finally, finally bring the story forward. It is also one of the best shot episodes of television in general.
arthur died of an aneurysm. I don’t think the show means for that to be ambiguous outside of nell’s perspective. nell is the bent neck lady and if you notice she often appeared to herself in times of stress or turmoil which makes sense as to why she showed up in that moment.
I've said it before, but that mirror 34:11 is the Lasser Glass, and appears in some form in every one of Flanagan's works after Oculus. It is the headboard for the bed in Gerald's Game. It can be seen in the community center in Midnight Mass. It's another thing to keep an eye out for in the future! Cheers, fellas!
In the therapist and parents defense, they do not know they are in a horror tv show😅
Around 13:08 is when the best hidden ghost (imo) first appears and is just chilling underneath the piano. I love it so much, he is so creepy. You see him crouched, and his hands on the ground. He's there the entire scene ❤
Heaven forbid people appreciate a well acted, well written, amazing show, lmao. Yeah, it's grim, but it's also so good!
I've watched this show 7 times and each time the fear goes away when you start to focus on the other part that really needs to be seen, and when we say "it is not scary" bc we see through it, the meaning of each character development, and i think, in my perspective, very sad but beautiful
I loved Blake's outburst at the end lmao, such a crazy episode
38:57 That’s why it’s called the horror genre. Being horrified is not quite the same emotion as being scared. Flanagan is a master of walking that line.
4:28 Laughs in Six Sense
Because it’s a powerful story you can’t appreciate until it’s revealed in whole
38:13 - Yes, I actually can. When I was watching this show the first time- I was pissed at this point. It thought it was terrifying for no reason…. Episodes 6,7,9 and 10 change that. EVERY SINGLE THEROY that you guys are presenting are the same theories I WAS holding onto. The reality will play out on the screen. The story and how it unfolds, made this one of my favorite television shows of all time.
This show is SOOOOOO GOOD, every episode is good, but Episode 6 is a masterpiece.
This show is a great meditation on the seven stages of grief and it's just damn good writing, acting and directing. That's why I think this show is great.
One of the details in the series that breaks my heart is that Nell's and Luke's lives are so intertwined because of the twin thing that both of them feel each other's pains. So much so that Nell, in an effort to help Luke get better, stopped taking her meds so that Luke won't relapse (she says Luke always relapses when she's on her meds and always seem to get better when she's off her meds) and in the process, she became worse.
This episode gets me every time ... loved the reaction. One of the most tragic fates/deaths of a character i've seen in a show/movie. So dark. I was thinking too much about this after watching it for the first time :D I was reacting pretty much like Igli after that :D Pure shock. Loved that. And I was just sad. Felt that pretty much.
Please stick around for the next episode, Blake. Cinema magic is about to happen.... tv making perfection! The hard and dedicated work of the cast and crew shines through in the next episode and I think you won't want to miss it. I'm being 100% honest when I say that whole college courses could be created from analyzing the many deliberate, intricate elements of the next episode. It is chefs kiss level tv!
I loved this show because going into it you think it's just some ghost story, but the stories of each of the kids is heartbreaking and gut wrenching at times. I also like how we're getting the story of each kid as we get flashbacks of their childhoods as well as where they are as adults now and how their time at Hill house drastically changed their lives rather they want to admit it or not.
Dude, to truly appreciate the sunshine you must endure the rain.
There will be tears 🤗
Blake wondering why people wanna be hurt watching a show while literally wearing an Attack on Titan shirt 😂
Best fictional show of all time
So, I'll admit this is my favorite show. Just to gush a little:
One of the things I learned in my Gothic Literature class was the difference between Horror and Terror. Horror is often visceral, gory, visually frightening. Terror is dread, that chill in your spine, when you know something is wrong but you don't know what. We have a ton of horror out there, but I would argue we don't often get really good terror. This show delivers the terror in spades, while also giving us a fascinating and heartbreaking family drama at the heart of it. The fluid shift through the past and the present is also done exceptionally well. That's my position, at least.
Also, to echo many others: Gear up for Episode 6. It's my favorite episode from the series. As far as I'm concerned, it's a masterclass in cinematography AND acting.
If blake doesnt like to watch this show and cant understand why people watch something that be stressful or sad, he can stick to teletubbies. That seems more his speed 🙄
Can't believe this is Victoria (Nell) first role! Shes absolutely killing it love her. ❤ And episode 6 also a great episode!
I've watched this show three or four times now and the hanging scene still gives me chills every time. Personally the reason I really like this show is just the impeccable writing and really likable characters. It makes for the kind of horror that sticks with you for hours or days after you watch it and keeps you thinking about it.
To answer Blake's question, I LOVE this show because it has everything I like, a mind bending well written story, great plot twists, great characters, amazing cinematography, and more than anything, the fact that it just made me feel sooooo much. Maybe it's because it's a family drama, but i found myself relating to the chatacters on more than one occasion. For me nothing tops Hill house, not even Bly Manor even though that one made me cry as well lol
really hope you guys go onto Midnight Mass and Bly Manor after this, all three are different, all three are great. love your reactions, these and the Saw movies got me to subscribe!
I like this show because this episode, and many of the ideas in the rest of the series, are true horror. It shows the horror in real life through fantasy, as many of the best stories (and some would argue all) do. Nell has depression, and if you understand that, you understand the bent neck lady.
They asked who was all the people in the background.Those were all the ghosts of the hill house.
PS. Blake at the end was awesome with his raitt.
We like this because we have more depth of character
Been watching u guys since Final Destination, and i was very excited when y'all started to watch this show.
keep doing the good job, guys! i'm sharing your channel with my friends here in Brazil xD
Watching the house lie to Nell and give her everything she wanted breaks my heart every single time.
This one had me mentally jacked and bawling by the end. 😢❤
This series is so well written. There's a fan theory that I believe Flanagan confirmed, that the children represent the stages of grief. Steve is denial, Shirley anger, Theo bargaining, Luke depression, and Nell acceptance.
To Blake, I grew up watching horror movies from my earliest childhood with my dad. It's in my blood! This show has great direction, scares and an amazing story.
I love the genius of the writing. But they are right . I love to feel. And this hits the feels hard.
When talking about people, the correct term is “hanging” and “hanged”, not “hung”. “Hung” is for objects like paintings and such.
Blake, it’s the reveal, young Nell saw her future, she didn’t know what she would look like. All the girls have a power. The only one that knew was Theo, because the mom took her. The house, isn’t just a house.
We love this because it is well acted, well written, well directed and is a fascinating story.
LOLL, replying to Blake's question, I love this show cuz it has it all: good horror, scares, comedy, gorgeous shots, quality writing and emotional moments. In fact I was sobbing again in the Nell's hallucinations part just by watching it here, and it's like the 10th time I'm rewatching