The Haunting of Hill House

[eremiomania]

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We finished it tonight. I think it was pretty much perfect. I hope they don’t bother with a Season 2.


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Sounds like they will, but they’ve said it will be an anthology meaning a new family.


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[Fresh Tendrils]

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Surprisingly, there are still a lot of elements from the book that could be covered, but I would be content with them leaving it at one season.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Here's an interesting article talking about Episode Six and it's use of long-takes.

https://news.avclub.com/mike-flanagan-explains-that-crazy-long-take-episode-of-1830254235?rev=1541522974874&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campaign=SF&utm_content=Main&fbclid=IwAR3-eNYlGTuiP319uXu28g-2Jnh9aR8h8WL0Ere3KQBr_8WH16DMI5fSExQ

In the end, the five unbroken shots comprised 51 minutes of the episode’s 53-minute runtime. “Production was a murder and almost killed us all,” Flanagan writes. “But it was the easiest edit of my life. Took 10 seconds.”

You can read Flanagan’s full, detailed thread here, which gives plenty of insight into this amazing technical feat.

[jake44np]

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We finished it tonight. I think it was pretty much perfect. I hope they don’t bother with a Season 2.


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I said the same thing about Stranger Things and Ozark.
Then liked season 2 of both shows better.
Pretty sure another season will happen.

[Chip Douglass]

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6 episodes in and meh. Too family melodramaish for me, but I'll keep watching to the end.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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6 episodes in and meh. Too family melodramaish for me, but I'll keep watching to the end.

That's the whole foundation of the series. I'd say if you're not enjoying it now you won't by the end.

[Chip Douglass]

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That's the whole foundation of the series. I'd say if you're not enjoying it now you won't by the end.

Of course I understand the importance of the family backstory; it's...just not doing that much for me. You yourself conceded it resembles a sappy drama at times and I agree with that.

Maybe there's a satisfying payoff at the end that will make watching it through the end worthwhile, but based on what you're telling me, I guess not.

[cappease]

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Wow. Just finished the first episode. Probably shouldn't have watched it before bed, but what a start. Man, I'm going to love this show.

A good show .

[jake44np]

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Of course I understand the importance of the family backstory; it's...just not doing that much for me. You yourself conceded it resembles a sappy drama at times and I agree with that.

Maybe there's a satisfying payoff at the end that will make watching it through the end worthwhile, but based on what you're telling me, I guess not.

Finished it last night.. I would not describe it as a sappy family drama at all! lol
Such a great show, so many little things that many people miss. You really have to understand what is going on in each scene and how it is affecting them in their later lifes.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Of course I understand the importance of the family backstory; it's...just not doing that much for me. You yourself conceded it resembles a sappy drama at times and I agree with that.

Maybe there's a satisfying payoff at the end that will make watching it through the end worthwhile, but based on what you're telling me, I guess not.

I didn't mean that as a slight towards you only as a warning of sorts. If you're not invested in the family dynamics and their "drama" (I'm more inclined to use mental health problems) then I doubt the resolution and climax will resonate with you.

I may have exaggerated slightly with the sappy drama remark. It wasn't until the resolution and final scenes that that impression crept in. Previously it is anything but sappy. Overly dramatic, yes, but sappy was definitely not in the tone of the show until the end.

[jake44np]

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I didn't mean that as a slight towards you only as a warning of sorts. If you're not invested in the family dynamics and their "drama" (I'm more inclined to use mental health problems) then I doubt the resolution and climax will resonate with you.

I may have exaggerated slightly with the sappy drama remark. It wasn't until the resolution and final scenes that that impression crept in. Previously it is anything but sappy. Overly dramatic, yes, but sappy was definitely not in the tone of the show until the end.

You couldn't be more right, you must be invested in the family drama.
A lot of my friends have told me they could not get into this show because they thought the family drama was boring.
I thought it was great and like you said, it all comes together.

[Armor and Sword]

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Wife and I are 4 episodes in....LOOOOVE it.

[Hammerhunker]

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Scene in question below in spoiler tag. Don't look if you haven't finished the show because I don't want you to see it coming lol.

Spoiler

It was either the last or second to last episode when the 2 sisters are arguing in the car on their way to the house and all of a sudden the dead sister pops up in between them from the back screaming. I almost died. I thought it was weird that in the following scene they just continue their discussion and don't even talk about what they just saw that caused them to scream and swerve off the road.

Keep a constant eye on the background! Buzzfeed has a great article highlighting all the hidden ghosts throughout the series and the director has already said there are tons more.

Spoiler

That is the scene!!!
I watch "my" shows on my Ipad in bed. My wife had drifted off when that scene happened. I didn't think I disturbed her but she teased me the next morning that I squealed like a girl and used a bad word, the word I never use in front of her. My God did was that a special jump scare!

[Yeah...THAT Guy]

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Spoiler

That is the scene!!!
I watch "my" shows on my Ipad in bed. My wife had drifted off when that scene happened. I didn't think I disturbed her but she teased me the next morning that I squealed like a girl and used a bad word, the word I never use in front of her. My God did was that a special jump scare!

Lmao, I seriously think that was the most effective jump scare scene I've ever personally watched. I could not have been more caught off guard.

[Hammerhunker]

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Lmao, I seriously think that was the most effective jump scare scene I've ever personally watched. I could not have been more caught off guard.

No kidding, I had to hit pause and recover, not really sure I could go on. Funny thing I didn't know I even reacted to it. Yes, probably the best ever!!!