The Haunting of Hill House

[Other Guy]

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Just finished the series and loved it. Great show!

[Hammerhunker]

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OK then, it all made total sense to me after the last episode.
You may need to rewatch it.
As the post says above this one, what questions were not answered?

Thanks for the feedback, you've been very helpful.

[Hammerhunker]

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For me, I never got the whole meaning of the house's essence.

[CMH]

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I have to read through this thread but my wife and I watched this recently.

We really liked the series until the end. Wtf was that bs? So

Spoiler

the house just exists and no one gives a crap what happened.

Incredibly stupid ending that ruined the entire series.

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[JayhawkerStL]

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For me, I never got the whole meaning of the house's essence.

Spoiler

The House was evil and eats souls. To do this it lures them into its stomach, The Red Room, by using trickery. There it digests the souls of the home.

If you needed some sort of origin story for the house, I don't know what to say. What this was about was the Crain's experience in the house, and the toll the house had won each of them.

Spoiler

I did read that the director considered adding a small thin window in the background of the Crain's celebrating Luke's 2 year sobriety to indicate that maybe they were all still in the house.

There was zero need for an origin story of this house in this season. The story was about the family more than the house. It was how they dealt with this horror in their lives. I get that some want the classic haunted house trope, but that was never what this was about, even in the novel that inspired it. And the book leaves with a very ambiguous ending that does not delve into the why of the house.

It used to be that people understood that literature was never about getting all the answers, but creating something to think about, to talk about, to see how the themes might apply to other things. It's a shame that in the golden age of TV (or it platinum now?) that so many are drawn to these deep, complicated stories, only to feel letdown when the author didn't hold their hand and tuck them into bed.

[Hammerhunker]

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I have to read through this thread but my wife and I watched this recently.

We really liked the series until the end. Wtf was that bs? So

Spoiler

the house just exists and no one gives a crap what happened.

Incredibly stupid ending that ruined the entire series.

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I had inquired about the house's essense in previous posts as you stated in your spoiler. At the end of the last episode, I uttered, "WTF!" There has to be more to it and most likely I missed something. Well, it was good up to that point, I guess.

[Jr.]

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Spoiler

The House was evil and eats souls. To do this it lures them into its stomach, The Red Room, by using trickery. There it digests the souls of the home.

If you needed some sort of origin story for the house, I don't know what to say. What this was about was the Crain's experience in the house, and the toll the house had won each of them.

Spoiler

I did read that the director considered adding a small thin window in the background of the Crain's celebrating Luke's 2 year sobriety to indicate that maybe they were all still in the house.

There was zero need for an origin story of this house in this season. The story was about the family more than the house. It was how they dealt with this horror in their lives. I get that some want the classic haunted house trope, but that was never what this was about, even in the novel that inspired it. And the book leaves with a very ambiguous ending that does not delve into the why of the house.

It used to be that people understood that literature was never about getting all the answers, but creating something to think about, to talk about, to see how the themes might apply to other things. It's shame that in the golden age of TV (or it platinum now?) that so many are drawn to these deep, complicated stories, only to feel letdown who the author didn't hold their hand and tuck them into bed.

Yeah I didn't feel the need to understand the point of the house or how it got to be what it is. I was much more invested in the family and their dynamics.

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[CMH]

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The family Dynamics were interesting.

But then those Dynamics don't shine at the end.

A whole show about a family caring about each other, fighting, trying to understand their past and then at the end they're like, "meh, tomorrow is another day."

Also my phone keeps capitalizing Dynamics.

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[jake44np]

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Spoiler

The House was evil and eats souls. To do this it lures them into its stomach, The Red Room, by using trickery. There it digests the souls of the home.

If you needed some sort of origin story for the house, I don't know what to say. What this was about was the Crain's experience in the house, and the toll the house had won each of them.

Spoiler

I did read that the director considered adding a small thin window in the background of the Crain's celebrating Luke's 2 year sobriety to indicate that maybe they were all still in the house.

There was zero need for an origin story of this house in this season. The story was about the family more than the house. It was how they dealt with this horror in their lives. I get that some want the classic haunted house trope, but that was never what this was about, even in the novel that inspired it. And the book leaves with a very ambiguous ending that does not delve into the why of the house.

It used to be that people understood that literature was never about getting all the answers, but creating something to think about, to talk about, to see how the themes might apply to other things. It's shame that in the golden age of TV (or it platinum now?) that so many are drawn to these deep, complicated stories, only to feel letdown who the author didn't hold their hand and tuck them into bed.

Very well put!!
I loved it, everything about it.
I understand that not everyone is going to like it, but those people are just wrong! lol
This was an amazing show and when it ended I was totally satisfied with the ending.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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The family Dynamics were interesting.

But then those Dynamics don't shine at the end.

A whole show about a family caring about each other, fighting, trying to understand their past and then at the end they're like, "meh, tomorrow is another day."

Also my phone keeps capitalizing Dynamics.

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I think most of us have agreed the resolution felt out of place considering the tone and events of the previous episodes. I understand it's supposed to be cathartic for the family and lets them finally "move on," but why? The father basically sacrifices himself to allow the children to leave the house. Even if that's what he somewhat wanted the house still got a good chunk of what it wanted, too.

[Jr.]

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I think most of us have agreed the resolution felt out of place considering the tone and events of the previous episodes. I understand it's supposed to be cathartic for the family and lets them finally "move on," but why? The father basically sacrifices himself to allow the children to leave the house. Even if that's what he somewhat wanted the house still got a good chunk of what it wanted, too.

Why does it let them move on or why do they need to move on?

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[Fresh Tendrils]

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It showed the family finally at peace with their respective situations hence the "moving on." It just felt contradictory to the previous episodes especially in tone.

[Money99]

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I have to read through this thread but my wife and I watched this recently.

We really liked the series until the end. Wtf was that bs? So

Spoiler

the house just exists and no one gives a crap what happened.

Incredibly stupid ending that ruined the entire series.

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Could not agree more. Loved this series until the last episode.

Spoiler

The entire series the house was evil and trying to kill people - which it DID!
Then we find out the house is warm and fuzzy and full of hugs. WTH???

It showed the family finally at peace with their respective situations hence the "moving on." It just felt contradictory to the previous episodes especially in tone.

Absolutely.
Like finding out Freddie Krueger is actually Santa Claus. But after he murdered half the neighbourhood.

[Jr.]

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Could not agree more. Loved this series until the last episode.

Spoiler

The entire series the house was evil and trying to kill people - which it DID!
Then we find out the house is warm and fuzzy and full of hugs. WTH???

I didn't get that sense at all about the house.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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The house was very much a predator.