Just finished rewatching this show and I had a thought about the brief scene with the mothers of Perry, Leo, and Camille in this episode. To me, that was meant to be a scene where Rodrick is once again, but quite literally has to face how basically, callus he has treated all of his children. Yes, he gave them more than anyone could hope for in the way of material possessions and opportunity, but that came at such a cost of being a part of the Usher family/the Fortunato corporation and he's given next to nothing in the way of any kind of emotional support. And then, that's perfectly bookended with the ending scene with Victorine, where he's now, but too late trying to apologize to her because not only due to everything that is going on but he's now coming face to face, along with each of his children dying, his own mortality. Basically, he chose legacy over love and tried to make up for decades of this decision within a 2-minute conversation. So while he's saying all the right things it's for the wrong reasons and way too late especially with what she had said to Tamerlane and Fredrick after the funerals about what it costs to be in this family. That also is just compounded because at that point you would think, when Rodrick is apologizing to her about how he chose to "raise" his kids, you'd think this is what Victorine has wanted to hear from her father her whole life but it's very symbolic the sound of the device Rodrick has been putting so much pressure on Victorine to make sure works to potentially save himself but more importantly to continue the Usher legacy is the thing drowning out his ability to now try and redeem himself for putting that responsibility on her.
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