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The Fall of the House of Usher 1x01 Full Reaction! (Patreon)

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Ryan

I very much let out my own Jess scream upon seeing this was up. I devoured this show within 24 hours, and it's now my choice for the best thing Flanagan has ever done. It's of course always a blast to see what new roles he can find for his expanding actor stable, this time including three of the kids from The Midnight Club (and I'm sure they appreciated getting to have hair this time). And along with them are some big new names, of which I have to give a special shoutout to Bruce Greenwood, who had to come in partway through production when the original actor Frank Langella decided to completely wreck his reputation after making it to age 84 without a ding against it. But despite that, Greenwood fits in perfectly and makes the role his own, always seeming totally comfortable with the others who'd had a good deal longer to settle in. It's also amazing to see Mark Hamill still seeking out new kinds of roles like nothing he's done before in his 70s, and I look forward to however many more he gets to do. I of course can't say much more than that without getting into the "leading comments" that you so rightly asked us to avoid, but I'm looking forward so much to revisiting this masterpiece.

Thomas Corp

It is so lovely to start this reaction series. Yeah, when this got announced: Mike Flanagan meets Edgar Allen Poe, I went, “Oh, HELL YEAH!!” Right out the gate, we have a strong first episode. I love how the set-up of the framing device felt like, to me, anyway, The Fall of the House of Usher meets Amadeus, with Bruce Greenwood doing a marvelous job as the orator of this Gothic tale. I will do my best to be mum on spoilers. I will say, addressing how you suspect there will be Easter-eggs in this, beyond the recitations of Poe’s prose, which I adore every time it happens, they’re there. You likely will not recognize them. In your case, Jess, that’s a good thing, for the very reason you mentioned you don’t know what to anticipate. Something I’m looking forward to in these reactions with great interest. For instance, the backstory of Eliza, you didn’t know if she was not dead, or did she become one of those Zed words. Loved your reaction to the jump scares involving Eliza, and the other scares in this. An interesting set-up, where you have only the bits and pieces of the outcome; we’re in a sort of “How we got here” type story. And it’s interesting timing with that as I had a conversation with my mom recently how she expressed sometimes not liking that in a show or film because it can ruin suspense. I posited that if handled properly, it works esceptionally well, particularly how there’s still suspense about how, when, and why, and in the case of this, there’s big question marks as to what ultimately happened and what will happen. It was a good discussion we had, and it’s gotten me even more excited with sharing this show with you. Mom’s definitely not watching this show; not her cup of tea at all. I did push my brother and sister in-law to watch it, citing Flanagan’s involvement, and they loved it. Concerning the cast, I too knew in advance about that. I also used that when selling the show to my brother and sister in-law, namely highlighting Mark Hamill and Samantha Sloyan. The former of whom, I was SO excited to see him work with Flanagan. Carl Lumbly makes a solid introduction as Dupin. I had a nerd moment when I realized we have a legal battle between Mars’s sole survivor and the Clown Prince of Crime. Then there’s Carla Gugino who got her hooks in me in her enigmatic introductory scenes. It’s been an interesting journey following Carla’s career from being introduced to her as the mom from Spy Kids, seeing her subsequent work, LOVING her in the Shenanigans by Mike Flanagan, Hill House especially. And as I say, she got her hooks in me with a very strong first impression here as Verna. I like that name. Verna. A stately name for a stately lady. Likewise strong introductions to the Usher family. A most effective scene of their big dinner, marvelously underscored by Beethoven’s Seventh, specifically the second movement, the Allegretto. Seeing all of them interact, the bickering, the thinly veiled insults, and less than thinly veiled threats, has me saying, “Welcome to one man’s family.” Another small personal highlight was Frederick comparing the informant situation with The Departed, and when his daughter gently points out that there are other films, his line, “Well, not as great as The Departed.” had me roaring with laughter, and thinking that my brother got called out as that’s one high on his personal favorites, and one he and I can recite practically whole sale back and forth. I forgot to ask him about that, though I suspect he got a huge laugh out of the scene in question. An amazing first reaction to an amazing first episode, Jess. I most anticipate what is to come with sharing this journey with you, which I sincerely hope that I will have the opportunity to share with you, this whole series. However, if it is like The Midnight Club where this does not come to pass, in that case, I just hope that you love the show for yourself. In any case, thank you again for the amazing reaction, Jess, it was most wonderful.

Ryan
>>122367262

Gugino's also a DC star at least by proxy, as the original Silk Spectre in Watchmen.

Thomas Corp
>>122366414

I have the special place in my heart for both Hill House and Midnight Mass. This did match my level of enjoyment of those shows. I might settle on all three being tied for favorite if I ultimately can’t choose or settle on first place. Didn’t go through this quite as fast as twenty-four hours, but I saw it all over the course of four days. Yeah, the kids from The Midnight Club were probably happy to have hair this time round. (Lucky.) Full disclosure: I was greatly anticipating the legendary Frank Langella in this as he is such a phenomenal actor, whose work I love. And I won’t lie, I was greatly disappointed in him when I heard he behaved and acted the way he did behind the scenes in this, thus, they were beyond well within their rights to serve him his walking papers. Before I heard the official press release of the recast, I heard, I guess it was ultimately a rumor, that the late great Alan Arkin was cast. I would have loved to have seen that if it was true. In any event, seeing how thoroughly Bruce Greenwood killed it in this, it’s hard to imagine anybody else, he did that great a job, and like you said, fit in perfectly. I was very impressed with how fantastic he was. Likewise, I was ecstatic to see the great Mark Hamill seek out a role such as this and show us that in his seventies, he’s still got it and then some, and I can’t wait to see him continue to be brilliant in whatever is to come. You and me both being so excited in revisiting this series.

Mister Lou

Great reaction as always! When this show premiered, I instantly watched the first episode, then went on twitter to see if it's treading, like it should be.. and I also find out that this is his fifth and final series for Netflix. so I restrain myself from bingeing the whole thing at once. and after two episodes in, I see Bad Medicine's reaction to the first episode, and they keep watching the credits, something I didn't do, and they see, read and inform me that this whole series is based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe(t) and that really intrigued me to the point of going to a book store and finding a "Collection works" of him. So now, I'm reading more, than I ever cared to do in my whole life.