The Haunting of Hill House 1x05 Reaction

[@thoso1973]

They are completely shell-shocked when realising that Nell has been haunted by her own death for her entire life. Very powerful episode; my favorite of the season.

[@ghostnote-6]

I think she called it in a previous ep, 'like what if Nell ends up being the bent neck lady' but I guess it was just a fleeting thought, and she didn't think through the horrible ramifications.

[@JesusPerez-pe8vk]

Honestly it doesnt make much sense, I just always took it as she realized she was hung to death just like the ghost that was torturing her

[@loomick]

@@JesusPerez-pe8vk within the shows lore, ghosts exist outside of time and space

[@Crinbo]

@@JesusPerez-pe8vk what about it doesn’t make sense?

[@QuestionableLifeChoices]

"i'm not even afraid of the ghosts of the show, i'm just afraid of the emotions" yeah, that about sums this show up *laughs in despair*

[@gccurry1]

The house is a cruel beast. First it took the mom then used her to try to draw the kids back to itself starting with the youngest and most vulnerable. Then it showed Nell everything she was missing in her life. Her siblings all together and happy again and then her husband . this episode and the next are some of the best TV I think I have ever seen. This show in general is so much more than scares. The family grief and the way they deal with it, put in story form , is so well done.

[@aurorapokemon]

I like how you described the house!

[@jhornacek]

SPOILER . . . You find out by the end of the series that the house isn't evil at all. It's all Poppy, who was an insane person, so she's an insane ghost. She's the one that drives Olivia insane. All of the other ghosts are either helpful or just living their best ghost lives and trying not to bother the Crane family. The tall ghost just wants his hat back. The ghost in the basement is the one that presses the dumbwaiter button to send Luke back up to the kitchen. The old lady ghost (Hazel) tries to warn Olivia that Poppy is a liar. The Bent Neck Lady is trying warn Nell of her eventual fate.

[@KennyG881]

"Honestly, give me back the jump scares" Ask and you shall receive.

[@khaoula2200]

😂😂😂that's brutal

[@Oxbayer]

Honestly though this show is so cruel and depressing. And it’s amazing LOL.

[@JesusPerez-pe8vk]

Honestly I was rooting for every sibling so it didnt really cross my mind like that

[@numbersandsports4206]

There literally cannot be a better appreciation and understanding for this show, the story and acting then these two. It's almost as satisfying to watch their reaction as it was the show. They are the exact audience the creators made this for.

[@ThumpaContinues]

"is she gonna scream?" "well, i'm gonna scream"

[@HyperionWasabi]

My jaw dropped when I first saw the ending of this episode. Never seen a character be haunted by their deceased future self. Blew my mind and added to my depression. Amazing show.

[@chrijemmae1111]

This show is a masterpiece. When I don't know what to watch, I just rewatch either this or Dark. The cinematography, the storytelling, the acting... top tier. My personal take on the ending is that Nellie was sensitive like Theo, but her tragic gift was to see premonitions of her own death her entire life. If you notice, nobody saw the bent neck lady but her.

[@DrINTJ]

I've rewatched it do many times that I started watching reactions instead. These guys are like my 30th.

[@chrijemmae1111]

@@DrINTJ Right there with you. I love to see other people appreciate what I love. I like these 2, they catch onto things faster than others I've seen. I worry that the emotions might be a bit overwhelming...

[@alohaxo845]

Please watch Dark. That show is a masterpiece too!

[@kirojones8797]

I'm the same as you jajaja

[@aleji0]

This is a very, very good show. Dark however is an absolute masterpiece on par with the absolute best shows ever made.

[@arturmouradian8039]

girls, just wait till next one "Two storms". That one i cant handle at all

[@SkeletonModel91]

Best episode in the whole series. Superb production.

[@arturmouradian8039]

18 minute take without cuts when they were looking for little Nell is a masterpiece. by the way youtube has a video how they did it kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZzLq2WNZ6yeask

[@liviamesquita1605]

DONT SAY THAT THEY I'LL GIVE UP WATCHING LMAO

[@vngrs9616]

I just cried like a bitch to this episode

[@noone1704]

And I'm depressed again

[@theunderdog9353]

38:36 Few shows have the "staring silently" effect on me but this show and particularly, this episode, did. The hallway scene where the bent-neck lady drops down made me scream the first time I saw it. I was honestly expecting a bigger reaction so I'm proud of you guys for holding it together on that one haha. That being said, there's another one where I'm willing to put money on atleast one of you screaming 🤣

[@theunderdog9353]

@Sam Fatahi Yeah there's no doubt in my mind that they will hahaha

[@bigenergy25]

It’s the way she aggressively opened up that painkiller lmoooo

[@kingwacky184]

Next episode is amazing. The next episode is a complete masterpiece.

[@vngrs9616]

This entire series is a masterpiece

[@InfamousDominion]

This show & episode in particular has changed the way scary movies/tv shows are made. A whole new way when approaching the genre.

[@Bianca_Arlette]

Nell being haunted her entire life by her own death is just the saddest concept.

[@chrishart440]

I was messed up for a few days after this episode. I feel Lola on this one. I have a different thinking on why it was always Nellie as the bent neck lady. The mom said the girls got special feelings passed down from their grandma. The mom had headaches, Shirley had dreams. Theo had a special touch and Nellie saw the future. Unfortunately the future Nellie saw most often was her own death. That’s a true horror.

[@m.o.485]

I used to have sleep paralysis almost everyday until I moved to another room. There was a lady watching me sleep, breathing on my neck and scraching my head with her long nails. It was scary. I haven't seen her in a while.

[@chaimae3652]

OMG 😱

[@pdebpdeb]

Dude I had the same experience when I was a kid. I'm not easily scared but I always see a lady with long nails and stoic face during my sleep paralysis episodes. I never had an episode and never saw her again after turning around 15 years old.

[@m.o.485]

​@@pdebpdeb Apparently, most people that experience sleep paralysis see a scary woman

[@pdebpdeb]

@@m.o.485 that explains it. And nice of Haunting of Hill House to touch on that matter

[@RobertOjeda]

Same happens to me since i was 14 (now I’m 37), but only in my room, when i sleep in another place, it doesn’t happen at all. I feel a presence, a weight in the chest and sometimes i feel a big dog breathing in my ear. Goddammt!

[@Sephiroth766]

Seeing how you two reacted to the previous episode, I just knew this episode would break you

[@Horrorlover1978]

I get Steve can definitely be a jerk but for anyone with an addict in the family, you reach a point and it’s just toxic.

[@mavenoire3704]

Yeah, its happened with my family. Someone who is very sick to a point where they suck up more than just the energy of those around them. Yet you can't abandon them completely, not really, because regardless if their in your life they're always in mind. It gets to a point where it is very toxic. That's why I understand Steve's attitude as it's very accurate.

[@drlee2]

I think it's a lost cause. There has been like ONE reaction channel out of the many for this series where the reactors actually like Steve and understand where he's coming from. It's almost like characters aren't allowed to be complex or be harsh and blunt like real people can be. Every character can't be a goody two shoes hero. Someone has to be the "bad guy." And I don't believe for a second that some reactors wouldn't behave exactly the way that Steve given his POV. It's easy to say a character is a jerk or dickish and then go onto say "I could never do that or be like that." Yeah, right! lol

[@cormyat07]

Yeah, I think a lot of people don't realize how totally unreliable and trustworthy addicts often become, and you can give them chance after chance and they will squander them, until it just becomes a drain on your own happiness. There's a point where you just can't keep doing the same thing over and over gain.

[@wandanemer2630]

Absolutely true.

[@siggilinde5623]

Amen to that. So many people hating on Steve. Anyone who's ever dealt with friends or family being addicted can relate. I said things about and to a person I love dearly but there is that point you don't see this person anymore. Just the addict, lying, betraying, apologies, lying, betraying, apologies.... after the billionth time you just can't anymore

[@QuaseemS]

That reveal will always make me emotional. I just couldn’t word how I felt when I saw that scene. 😭

[@JamesMurray-iq5tz]

One of my favourite episodes of anything ever. Whenever i see a clip of HH i get goosebumps. The scene where shes dancing in the house and and it flicks back to her dancing in an empty haunted house is one of the most chilling things ever to me

[@sowhatsaywhat1120]

This show is an emotional rollercoaster and I really feel for you guys.. You are taking this so hard and it just makes me want to give you both a big hug.. The roughest episodes are over though.. The next episodes are great, give you some closure and the series ends on an uplifting note.. Trust me on this.. It takes a great series to pull your heartstrings like this though.. to make you feel this invested in the characters.. keep that in mind!

[@TomJones-wx5on]

This was almost in my top 5 all time single episodes of any TV

[@KayosHybrid]

The episodes just get increasingly painful and devastating as they go along. The tragedy and the pain isn’t evil, the ghosts are the trauma, the regrets, the suffering of a family haunted by their life-altering experience in that house. Such incredible writing. You aren’t scared of tbr ghosts, you’re scared about the ones suffering having a bad ending. Seeing Nellie happy is so bittersweet and aching because she WAS happy once, and it feels so hard earnt, but we know it was fleeting

[@le_petit_calimero]

30:08 "i don't know, do people make reviews after this kind of episode? like what ... what do you say?" felt that so much, that sentence alone says a lot about this episode, hence a great review. thanks for the authenticity here and great reaction :)

[@alexandervelez9507]

y’all crying and eating ice cream is such a mood

[@nickdriessen6159]

I'm sorry, but i laughed so hard at your faces at the end. MIND BLOWN

[@AlyssaAlyrics]

I've rewatched this show so many times and still always get amazed by the ending of this episode. I never did take the time to appreciate and acknowledge the utter terror Nell was experiencing when she realized who she was. Like, it played out so well. She was processing her death then when she realized what was happening she realized she was trapped in hell, basically. So well done by the actress and director, SO well done.

[@amydubuque2894]

This episode always makes me cry. And then that ending. Damn. I love this show so much. Cant wait for your reactions to the next episode.

[@sturgellillustration]

I've spent (mumble, mumble) hours watching reactions to this episode, and this is the best one. I felt this.

[@FedeNerdFreckles]

I can relate to you guys, especially Lola. She seems pretty shook. I remember watching this episode last year. I was way too shocked at the end, I couldn't even proccess, I wouldn't talk, I was speechless. The whole episode and the end in particular impressed me so much that I actually started to dream about haunted houses with ghosts in the insides. It lasted a few months and I soon started to realized that it was definitelly because of this show. Nell's story is unbelievable sad, depressing and quite scary. It affected me so much that I never watched that episode again... but still, I took heart and I kept watching the show untill the end, because it was worth it. It's a fantastic tv shows, probably one of the best from Netflix, if not the best one.

[@taylortyler1867]

I thought Milena) was going to hurt herself trying to dig that ice cream out of the carton.🤣She is adorable.🤗

[@CarlosSoto-sh4pi]

That reaction was priceless. This show is an all time fave for me , so take a few days and come back refreshed because the 2nd half will test your fortitude lol.

[@maimoona.khalid]

Genuine reactions.... just found ur channel today

[@damlakaratekin5016]

I just realized you're my comfort youtubers, love you both

[@LMReactions]

[@philthemovieguy81]

You at the end: Same when I first saw the episode. It really fucks you up. But the story and the topics it delves into forces us to confront those topics and how we relate to them in our own lives while simultaneously pouring so much emotion into it. Brilliant writing and filmmaking. The next episode isn't much easier to swallow and digest.

[@Blizzard0fHope]

there is a theory, i dont know if theres any confirmation to this, but some people believe that nellie was like her sister theo, but instead of feeling things, her seeing the bent neck lady may have been some form of Future Sight that she just never really understood

[@jeffmartin1026]

I hope you continue watching this series. The first 5 episodes have all been background/set up for the rest. The jewel of this show is the emotional involvement with the characters, that's what makes this series worth the investment. In this episode Nell stops taking her meds so that Luke can get clean (Twin Thing). When Steve and Luke saw ghost Nell she was wearing the same clothes as the last time they saw her. Her psychiatrist, Dr. Montague, is played by Russ Tamblyn who played Luke in the original movie. His name is a reference to the original book. Nell is the main character in the book and so this episode holds the most references to the it. Come Home, cup of stars and collecting buttons. Her last name is Vance in the book which she becomes when she marries Arthur. Arthur is also a minor character in the book.

[@taurion87]

You’re reactions are EVERYTHING! They press on my soul!!! You MUST watch to end! It’s sooo worth it!

[@ashonline77]

I get sleep paralysis all the time so when I first watched this show I was blown away by how they used it in the sense that it's real and you seeing scary stuff during it is real too. but the show being a horror show makes it so that it's scarier because everything that they are showing around the sleep paralysis can happen to you as well. They are like threading the line between reality and fiction. it is just amazingly done.

[@msid9870]

I have had sleep paralysis thrice. The physical inability to move was accurate.

[@jjamesbullitt]

They say when you die your life flashes before your eyes. Unfortunately for Nell she could see her own ghost as it went back in time to view parts of her own life.

[@SLEEPTHIEFofficial]

The girl on the right was me that last 10 minutes. Completely shocked and upset. Most impactful sequence in a LONG time....

[@almasakic1148]

I've seen this show twice so far and am halfway through again. My thoughts are, as far as horror goes, I don't know how anyone will be able to come up with a better or deeper horror story, certainly not in our lifetime.

[@tdog790]

ooh that ice cream looks good! i hope u guys will one day rewatch this show alone or together or showing it to another person. there is so many fucking amazing little details and things that u notice and see when u know the whole story and every little thing makes perfect sesne! ugh this show is just **chef's kiss**

[@angellopolys2494]

I still get THE goosebumps with that ending 😭😭😭

[@Gavy-d6i]

28:37 No thoughts, head empty

[@shannontaylor7236]

You poor things. I loved your faces at the end! Great reaction. 🤗

[@jeromelawler902]

Sidenote: Nell's doctor is Russ Tamblyn, Griff from West Side Story

[@jhornacek]

He's also in the 1960s movie version of The Haunting, which is based on the book this series is (loosely) based on.

[@alejo0828]

I understand that you two need to take a time off because is very heavy this episode. But what is coming is really amazing. All of these things pay off in the end. Is an amazing story

[@jdl7271]

The silence at the end....Trust me, we ALL felt that.

[@hazri8758]

9:57 that ghost chillin' under the piano

[@Hey_Jamie]

I HATE that one

[@Cornberry]

28:48 same...

[@slacker20012]

Hands down one of the best reaction videos ever hahahaha

[@rodolfovillareal715]

*Show reveals Nell is the Bent-Neck Lady* Lola: 😳 Melina: 😩

[@mikeb1659]

This episode of the show blew my mind. While I was watching this reaction a light flickered outside my apartment and now I am genuinely a bit freaked out. This light has never flickered before should I be scared?

[@evon0406]

Most mind blowing moment of this series. Finding out Nell was the bent neck lady.

[@user-xo2ix3pt7k]

I had the exact same reaction to the end of this episode, stunned silence and not being able to process what happened. This show doesn't mess around.

[@rickyhart4715]

Girls, emotions and ice cream. Go together more than most things. Hilariously awesome hahaha.😂

[@charmedoriginal5923]

Another AWESOME reaction, Loa and Milena. I'm so sorry this episode broke you two. Sadly this is just the beginning. Brace yourselves.

[@lordwalker71]

If you reach the scene about nells name being written on the wall there is a ghost chilling under the piano behind them. When you are done watching the series you should watch one of the compilation videos showing all the hidden ghosts.

[@patrickriley674]

If the emotional stuff makes this show not fun anymore, then just a fair warning, you two might actually quit after the next episode, Two Storms. I mean, I sincerely hope you girls stay till the end, but episode 6 WILL leave you both an emotional wreck! 😬🥺

[@brianshorrorcorner9890]

I’m only 5 episodes in to the series and this one left me with my jaw on the floor to say the least. Shout out to Victoria Pedretti who was awesome in this episode

[@mateuseller8816]

best reaction for this episode that I ever seen

[@edo27]

'honestly gimme back the jump scares im ok w/ that' hahahah you girls are so fun. Aww...i love your reactions to this, breaking bad and avatar!!!! i hope you guys watch 'legend of korra' after avatar is finished

[@antsam4214]

The next episode, episode 6, is my personal favorite. Can't wait to watch your reaction to it.

[@boynamed_sue]

This show to me is more cathartic than horrific. It's a blessing in disguise to be reunited with dead loved ones despite the bad circumstances that cause their deaths.

[@thiagocastrodias2]

I had sleep paralysis tons of times in my life, some of them with visual hallucinations. Most of the time it's more like a dream where I'm at my bed, unable to move. There are occasions where I can scream, but it is more like a dream scream. No one can hear me, because it's not a "real scream". When I finally wake up, sometimes I see weird, even funny, imagery. Usually some small things, like little heads spinning in front of me. Not that scary, to be honest, because they are not normal heads, they are cartoonish. My older brother, on the other hand, would wake up and see and hear terrifying stuff. Like, for an example, an old man sitting on his bed. There were a few times, when we were teenagers, that he woke up in the middle of the night, screaming. It was scary AF. My mother also had these things. She saw her dead grandma on her bed a couple of times. Once, she woke up and saw an Angel standing by her side (It's weird because she says that she could move that time). She saw a bright, luminous, Angel, staring at her with his wings open.

[@Hey_Jamie]

This is my biggest fear

[@Bigbadmadafklt]

Its the House, maybe its the family.. all of them have some kind of connection with each other, the house or the supernatural. Time works weird in their world or rather the house as you can see, without spoiling much, so the writings on the wall, Nellie seeing herself even when she was a child.. Its like she haunted herself, and the most crucial moments wich led her to the events that shaped Nel as a person and character to become Bent Neck lady.. Dont stop, you cant stop the story is just getting better, and the next episode is probably one of the best done in a tv show.. Production, acting and also incredible story telling , everything in it. Well, like the whole show, but that episode is special. Incredible reaction. Keep it up

[@carlosdegraciaacuna2375]

I’m expecting a lot of trauma in this reaction :)

[@natysw9754]

my reaction was just exactly like this lol its so shock and scary that i couldnt stare at the screen all the time especially the time reverse scene 😭 gotta look around for a sec and yes i never wanna rewatch this scene lol

[@edo27]

The moment at 1:52 was so funny hahahahaha. i watched taht over and over again like 10x haha

[@lotofhate]

You really need to keep watching it till the end , and you’ll understand it all

[@chaoticbisaster5512]

I'm glad we can now share this trauma together.

[@fuzzy__dunlop]

Look how big Milena's spoon is. Haha

[@loomick]

Existential horror is my very favourite. Its not 'scary', its terrifying!

[@Alskie1986]

This episode is really hard to handle, since one knows how it will end, and then the actual ending is even worse.

[@nikaluss5946]

I binge watched this whole series while I was withdrawing from heroine. I identified with Luke SO MUCH

[@hectorftraducciones2785]

I loved that silence

[@shesjustafrienduhhafriend8655]

I love how guys were like WTF at the end pretty much everyone

[@michaelnemo7629]

LOL. You all are so traumatized!!!!!!!!!!!1

[@themarquis8716]

the blonde woman was SHOOK

[@JLamstudio]

Mike Flanagan is a brilliant writer and filmmaker. This is damn good television. 📺 Especially episode 6 of Hill House and episode 8 of Bly Manor. This is better than anything that has come out in movie 🎥 theaters in years!

[@phi4857]

i cried a lot too ...

[@paulpol7300]

this show is very difficult emotionally to watch ... but it's a great show. because you feel a lot of emotions. fear (good ideas to scare.), sadness (ok a lot), joy, supsense, etc. and you are only watch the fifth episode. this series has very good ideas. like this very good episode .. in short, you will remember this series for a long time after seeing it...(and sorry english is not my first language)

[@kirapennington8884]

i want all your reactions now hahah i cant wait a week

[@jameswallace5235]

Mike Flannagam horror shows: 1. The Haunting of Hill House 2. Midnight Mass 3. The Haunting of Bly Manor 4. The Midnight Club

[@jstack011]

Virtual hugs ladies 🤗

[@vicfern]

This episode is so so heartbreaking

[@Roman-tu3vh]

I cried more than both of them

[@stiofanmac3376]

bly manor girls....it is the most beautiful heart breaking love story ever to be put on screen ...must watch ...it will break your heart

[@Lasher667]

I don't know what you're talking about, I'm currently 6 episodes into Bly Manor and it's the most boring show I've watched in my life !! I just don't get how the team that made Hill House (which is a masterpiece) can follow up with something so dissapointing

[@pauldavis5665]

Bly Manor was okay. But Hill House was a lot better in my opinion.

[@nelly-gu2qq]

@@Lasher667 yeah i agree...bly manor is so boring..it took me almost a month to finish the whole season..that's how intresting the story was 🙄 i binged the hill house in one weekend..see the difference?

[@cindycrewsbeach72]

It’s not a sequel. If they had a new house with mysterious ghosts and a broken family you would be complaining that they just copied the first season. In fact, they did have broken people and mysterious ghosts and you’re still complaining. It’s two completely different stories. Yes it’s way slower, but the storyline depends on the slow narrative and it totally pays off. It’s more like a game of Clue than a horror story. I liked Hill House better but I also liked Bly. You don’t have to crap all over Bly and discourage people from watching it just because you were bored. Some people appreciate a well told story. And it was.

[@Lasher667]

@@cindycrewsbeach72 A well told story ???? Literally NOTHING happens until the last episode and it most definitely does not pay off since the ghost explanation (and resolution) is dumb AF. Not to mention the "most beautiful heart breaking love story ever to be put on screen" that also starts and ends in the final episode.

[@jatin368]

Omg the next episode is of the masterpiece of this series

[@unkown34x33]

best plot twist ever!

[@thiagocastrodias2]

Man, Hugh should have burned that fricking house after the mom was killed. I would have done it. Fricking house, I hate it.

[@Hey_Jamie]

Obviously he couldn’t. It won’t burn

[@thiagocastrodias2]

​@@Hey_Jamie I had not watched the last episode yet when I commented about here. But yes, indeed.

[@jhornacek]

You find out in the last episode why Hugh doesn't burn the house down then. And you find out in the 8th episode that the house won't let you burn it down.

[@alliescholten9238]

The ending is so fucking dark. Honestly it takes so much for me to watch a new episode of this show. So good but so draining. 😰

[@cainvarner]

Wait until y’all see episode 6 which has a 17 minute long shot

[@luanajasmin5125]

You have to keep watching it's so good especially the next episode is literally insane but in a good way!! It's crazy how nellie saw herself and her death the entire time. Also the house killed her not the mother.

[@Tusc9969]

You poor babies are traumatized and we're only half way through

[@stiofanmac3376]

I LOVE YOUR COMFERT BLANKETS AS IF IT WILL PROTECT YOU ....YOU TWO GIRLS MAKE ME SMILE ....WHEN YOU FINISH THIS SHOW ...CHECK OUT BLY MANOR ,,,YOU WILL CRY LIKE NEVER BEFORE ....also nell is the most tragic beautiful person in this whole show so much so it will break your soul

[@pdebpdeb]

For me, episode 5 was the best story-wise and episode 6 was the best technical-wise 👍🏼