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Harrie

The first episode definitely comes across in a different light on a rewatch. I'm always struck by 'Owen's line in his opening speech: "To truly love another person is to accept that the work of loving them is worth the pain of losing them." And every couple in the series ends up losing at least one partner. T_T You're so right about the symphonic aspects of Flanagan's work. These series are one of very very few where there is something praiseworthy to say about every element - writing, acting, editing, cinematography, staging, music etc etc etc. That is so so hard to pull off. You've just got to do The Fall of the House of Usher next. Can't leave the quadrilogy unfinished!

GillyBean

i feel like it's gotta be house of usher right? right? literally constantly having my heart broken by owen and hannah

Markus

The Fall of the House Of Usher of course! You think you have seen the best performances/ enjoyed the most awesome writing? Oh boy, you're in for a treat!

Chrispy

This was my second time watching and it hit harder. What a wonderful show that just breaks you in the end. I would have never watched any of Flanagen’s shows if you hadn’t reacted to Hill House. Thankfully you did because I would have missed out on some of the best storytelling of all time. It has been so great watching these with you! Now, on to the next…..

Octavia

Bly Manor isn't as shiny as Hill House or Midnight Mass... but it's easily my favorite. Like it's said in the end... ultimately it's a love story. It's been a joy to watch along with you. (It's been perfectly splendid. lol) I appreciate that it has less scares, more psychological hauntings. And there's a lot of great depth here. Parallels to drifting away in dementia, parallels between ghost possession and unhealthy possessive love. Unselfish love is worth the effort. Early in the 1st episode... when Dani approaches Henry in the pub, after the failed interview... Dani says she wants the au pair position because she didn't feel like she had any impact previously teaching large classrooms of students. But that maybe if she could just have impact on a couple of children's lives... then she'd be fulfilled. "Maybe I can make a difference. I could. I could make a difference. A real difference. With just two." And Dani did just that... in the greatest, most compassionate way possible. And then Jamie told Dani's story... changing the names and events just enough... so they'd know it, know Dani's sacrifice.. while still protecting them. Beautiful.

Daniel Turbyfill

As far as Mike Flanagan projects, at the time I watched this there are still the films Gerald's Game and Doctor Sleep (both Stephen King adaptations) and the series The Midnight Club (based on works by Christopher Pike) that you still have to look forward to.

Chris Ryan

Phenomenal show. Top 3 of his series for me for sure. I love that you enjoyed it and it was such a fun experience going through it with you again!