I love how Nell's talking like a record skipping until someone triggers the right question to pull her into the moment to say her speech in context. Just a great way for her to show how time is different there and she's not sure when she is.
Not to be THAT guy, but… that’s how Dr Manhattan works, which is probably where the inspiration came from. He has to find an “anchor” to tether himself to the present because he experiences all time at once.
28:26 "It's seven of them again!" NEVER put that together in the two times I've watched this series through and all the reactions I've watched. Y'all have been very observant throughout this series! More than me for sure 😂
@@ketadorv6705 Idk how I never heard of it - I thought I was only missing Mike Flanagan movies, but apparently there's another show I missed. I'll check that one out.
@@wej0w There isn't really an open ending and I may be wrong but it definitely did not seem like there ever was supposed to be a 2nd season based on how it ended. Out of curiosity, where did you hear that? Imo it's definitely worth a watch
It the scene with Luke blowing out his 2 year sobriety candle the creator talked about how he wanted to add the red room window in the back to imply the siblings never got out. But then he felt like it was too mean to end it like that so they changed it. Such an amazing show.
The picture in the back still has the (rough) shape of the Red Room window, Luke's cake is a very bright red, and (I've heard) the original cut kept panning out until a door closes in front of them. I think the change was for the better, but the threads of that implied ending are still very much there. GREAT show.
I’ve seen the Haunting of Hill House countless times and episode 10 is always constant crying from the most masterful, painful, wonderful emotional beats and flawless dialogue
Nellie giving her siblings closure gets me every time, especially her reply to Shirley. "But you did. So many times." I love that sentiment so much, how that one time doesn't negate everything. (Even here Steve still manages to annoy me with his "I'm sorry *if* I didn't listen", though.)
I’m a 40 year old man who has already seen this and I’m STILL crying 😭! Loved this journey. I hope you guys continue with Haunting of Bly Manor. Another example of quality writing.
16:54 What gets me is how absolutely calm Nelly was when she was saving all of her other siblings, but when she saved Luke, she looked terrified. Two reasons: 1) the twin thing: she's terrified because Luke is terrified; and 2) that's the only dream/nightmare where it was their Mom doing it. The others were Poppy, including Luke's first dream, but this last one wasn't Poppy's sick game, it was their Mom trying to complete her original goal of claiming Nelly and Luke; she finally succeeded with Nelly and Nelly knows firsthand how strong a pull their Mom has and how very close Luke is to death. It's just a really nice touch that Nelly was freaked out for only that one.
@@IdkMaybeShawn Completely agree. I can't understand people that dislike Midnight Mass. In my opinion it's by far the best of his work (although everything is excellent). You can really feel that it was his passion project while watching.
Also, I. Case you didn't know, each of the Crain siblings represent a stage of grief. Steve - Denial Shirley - Anger Theo - Bargaining Luke - Depression Nell - Acceptance This show was brilliant, every episode fantastic. ❤
@@nikelmaharjan6755 Midnight Mass is his best in my opinion, beautifully written show. I always say Hill House is the best show to start on, as it's pacing is perfect. Midnight Mass is just as good as Hill House but for different reasons.
@@nikelmaharjan6755 Bly grew on me with rewatches. It's a beautiful love story, with amazing, lovable, compelling main characters that you actually care about, and layered villains. The acting is superb. I was a mess during the finale, but that's the standard Flanagan experience.
Thank you for the wonderful reactions! Was so great to go on this journey again with you two. The Haunting of Bly Manor next, pretty please!! hahaha Love all of Mike's works, so I will be seated either way!! Thanks again!!
Netflix stopped working with him for reasons i am not aware. He is now working on a Dark Tower (a book series) show for Amazon and they gave him complete creative control, so Im excited to see that. He will likely be working with Amazon from now on.
The reasons were pretty simple. He was offered a multi-project, multi-year deal from Amazon along with his longtime producer where he'd have complete creative control. He was also given Stephen King's blessing to produce a series on The Dark Tower. Amazon could afford the rights to all of these things and Netflix could or would not. He recently started his own production company (with his long time producer) and this deal secures the future of that company for nearly a decade. No bad blood, or anything, has been reported. Just business and an opportunity that he couldn't pass up.
@@Matthew-bx5yf Makes sense. Life is not always as dramatic as people make it out to be, sometimes people just move on or go different routes with different opportunities. There doesn't have to be any bad blood going on for things to happen.
not many people make the connection of the tall guy who bricked himself into the walls from the monologue! good on yall i would love for a reaction to mike flanagans other works!
What do you mean? Theo's girlfriend (possessed by Poppy) describes William walling himself up behind a wall and then trying to scratch his way out, and it sounded like rats. And then she says that after that he grew very tall. This is a very easy connection to make since the show literally spells it out for you. And every reaction video of this episode (and I've seen a lot) gets this.
It has been such a pleasure following your journey with this show. I have watched A LOT of reactions to it and am so very impressed with the way you both connected all the dots. I do hope you will do more of Flangan's work, he is brilliant. Thank you so much for taking the time, effort, and energy to share with us. I am currently going through chemo and this was a very welcome distraction. :)
THIS. IS. MY. FAVORITE. SHOW. EVER. It’s perfect and it makes me cry every time and I love watching other people take all of the show in so completely like you guys did. All I could ask for 🙂
Mike Flanagan is an absolute treasure. Everything of his I watch absolutely destroys me😅 I hope you’ll continue with his stuff! Midnight Mass in particular is one of my favourite things I’ve ever watched and I think you two would love it.
Midnight Mass. Midnight Mass. Midnight Mass. If you love this show, you'll love his other Netflix show Midnight Mass. He really gets this sort of gothic horror and Midnight Mass hits very close to home, where Flanagan is concerned. Hill House was adapted from one of the most influential American horror novels of all time but Midnight Mass was an original story that you can tell he had been working on for most of his adult life. In my opinion, it is just as good. And it features a lot of the cast of Hill House. Please check ot out. Then The Haunting of Bly Manor, which is another one of his shows, but this time draws from English gothic horror.
Great show, fantastic reaction. My personal interpretation is that while the house desires for people to pass away within its premises it itself cannot take a life, that decision can only be made by the respective person. It can definitely do some underhanded tactics to convince people to take their life, but the final decision cannot be made by the house. For example, it brainwashed the mom, but it was still her decision to jump off the staircase. It did some voodoo magic to get Neil on the other side of the staircase and the rope around her neck, not sure if it was illusions or brainwashing, but it was her own accidental slip that caused her to die. I think that is why when the house put the rat poison needle in Luke’s arm, it technically cheated,and whether it was divine intervention or some other supernatural rules, I think the next scene where Luke was in the cleaned up red room with young Neil and his mom he had to make the final decision to join them or not, essentially in death. that is why Luke somehow came back from being poison to death. I totally could be wrong in this interpretation. Love the reaction and amazing story. I would watch midnight mass next among all of Mike series (I would save house of usher for last).
Fantastic reaction to one of my all time favorite shows ever. This show is a true masterpiece in nearly every sense. So glad you shared your reaction to it with us.
i remember picking this show to scare myself and by the end I got so dehydrated from crying soooo much!!! it was soo heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time
Idk why exactly, but it makes me happy that yall left that first piano note at 28:59 in. That one note has just always hit me so hard at the end of such an emotional journey. It’s like it’s saying “Yes, it’s okay to cry.”
Steve’s voiceover is all from the original Shirley Jackson novel. It’s rearranged in some ways, but the novel itself repeats and rearranges - much like the house
Hill House is on another level. What a story! Thank you for reacting to my favorite masterpiece. Looking forward to seeing your reactions to the rest of the Flanaverse🎉
I remember watching this episode & immediately purchasing the healing epilogue song “If I Go, I’m Goin’” by Gregory Alan Isakov & subsequently the entire soundtrack of the series through remaining tears. I knew I would never forget this series & to this day so many of the songs from this episode alone my eyes water.
As stated by others, Mike Flanagans other works are a must. Id suggest House of Usher and Midnight Mass first. Then Bly Manor. Midnight Mass is great and is only 7 eps. So its a quick watch.
Great reactions! I have seen this show probably 10+ times tbh and I cry every time. It’s an amazing show and I feel like it’s even better on a second rewatch. Highly recommend Bly Manor, Midnight Mass, and House of Usher
In a short time I saw your reaction to one of my favorite shows and I cried just as bitterly with you as I did when I watched it alone for the first time. This show is so great and the song at the end still breaks my heart Thank you for letting us participate
It has been a delight to re-experience this with you both again. I jumped, laugh, and sobbed with you guys. I'm truly grateful to be reminded of how amazing this show is 💐
SO good. One of the all time best shows and finales. Y'all are my new favorite reaction channel, so thank you! Went back and watched your reactions to Chernobyl and The Last of Us this past week while waiting for this finale. Big fan!
Now that you've seen it all, you can see that the structure of this show is beautiful and near perfect. Like a brilliantly designed house - like someone's forever home.
The cool thing about Mike Flanagan’s series is that we get to see some familiar faces. Which ones? Stay tuned. He also has a great movie called HUSH that is so underrated.
This show was really well made, one of my favorite show. Glad I found your channel through this show, you guys are amazing! Can't wait to see your next show :)
One of the greatest things ever put on screen. Just a masterpiece. So glad you got to take this journey. It is a CRIME that this show didn’t win a dozen Emmy’s.
Your reactions to this series are some of the best I've seen on RU-vid! I really recommend watch Haunting of Bly Manor and Midnight Mass after this! Both are shows by the same director Mike Flanagan and are excellent.
Thanks for this wild ride. you have noticed so many things and details throughout the show, i am impressed! And i enjoyed your reactions very much. as others mentioned here before, i also recommend watching the other Mike Flanagan Shows. thank you again, great reactions :)
i watched this episode earlier by myself to prepare for this reaction and i didn't cry then, but i still ended up bawling my eyes out along with both of you anyway hahaha
I read that there was going to be a twist at the end where when they were all celebrating Luke’s sobriety, that there would be a window in the background that matched the one in the red room signifying that they were all still in the house! But it would have been too much of a gut punch to the viewers 😂
Yeah that was the original plan! They had the window and the red icing on the cake (all the dreams in the red room had something red, like luke’s shoes, steve’s sweater etc), but Mike Flanagan changed his mind on the day they were filming, so they just hung a mirror over the window instead 😂
At work right now - wanna watch it so bad. Oh well, it'll make for excellent Friday night viewing. Looking forward to your reactions and comments after.
For me, the house is not evil, at all. It just is. It needs people inside to feed her, but doesn't need to kill them, but once somebody die inside, they come back as a ghost, and the problem starts when the one who dies inside is evil. The house didn't want Nell to die, she wanted her to be happy, so she could stay in the house, so she brought back her husband, let her dance and everything. But the crazy lady was the problem, she brainswashed the mother who was already sensitive, she was the one who wanted the children to die to protect them. Not the house, the house was perfectly happy to let the Dursleys die of old age inside its walls.
Great show. Great reaction. Please keep the mic a little further from kiss for any future scary reactions. Nearly blew an eardrum a couple times for this one 😂
Such a happy ending, everyone receiving closure and moving positively on in their lives. Almost like a dream. Such specific perfect endings for them all after escaping the Red Room... If they escaped.
