The Fall Of The House Of Usher 1x8 FINALE REACTION!! “The Raven”

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[@Zen_Ronin]

Eric, for the love of god, please react to the rest of Flanagan's stuff. The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor, and Midnight Mass. You won't regret it (and you will DEFINITELY get views/likes). You and your wife would be the perfect couple to react to them. Cheers.

[@MissTheodoraJr]

Soooo need Eric to see Haunting of Hill House next!!!

[@sickleweed3270]

Would love that too and hopefully we won't have to wait til next October for it!

[@Quzga]

At this point I crave Eric's reactions to all Flanagan series! Always loved his vibes but him and horror is just perfect lmao

[@dani.p]

Hill House for the win!!!!! ❤🙌🏻

[@stacysmom9926]

It was Annabelle Lee that told Madeline that she is so small. That clearly affected Madeline a lot that she had to write it on the brick, she had to project it

[@e.elisabeth]

I absolutely loved that it was Annabelle Lee, who Madeline saw herself as superior to, who got to her the most. I viewed her hair pieces as a part of this--Madeline always tried to appear taller, bigger, than she really was. It wasn't a "powerful man" who got one over on her, it was Annabelle Lee.

[@Frost7486]

Loved seeing you guys going through this series, and honestly would be amazing to see Eric react to the rest of the Flanagan shows

[@Quzga]

Eric's reaction to Haunting of Hill house would be amazing, he has good eye for detail and would prob notice a lot of the ghosts!

[@SpookyBibi24]

Omg yes, I'd love that!

[@TheFiddler69]

HoHH and Midnight Mass would be an amazing reaction

[@dani.p]

​@@TheFiddler69 Yaaaaas, my top 2 Flanagan shows (in that order) ♥

[@jennafer2327]

At the very least Midnight Mass bc he likes to break down religious imagery and references a lot

[@ORION___]

Eric reactions through the show convinced me that he would absolutely adore The Haunting of Hill House, Bly Manor and of course Midnight Mass. Maybe with Calvin and Rick? It would be great! 🤞🏻

[@chelscara]

7:50 the reveal that Annabel Lee took her own life after she lost her kids is so quick but so damn haunting. You know she held on for awhile cause she talks about her custody time but eventually it was just too much. The pain this show is able to portray is so palpable and aching

[@danteflame87]

Eric you have to watch midnight mass it is Flanagan story telling that goes super hard into Catholicism and supernatural elements, I think it would hit really hard given your familiarity with the church at a younger age

[@keeganbate8935]

I think what i like most about MM, as a non-religious person, is that is that it wasnt completely anti-catholicism or anything, it just showed how bad people can co-opt a good thing

[@MrMinoDan]

Carla Gugino

[@kimberlyjeanne9456]

I could listen to her narrate a phone book lol

[@onislayer25]

Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass next with Eric and crew!!!!!!

[@parsashojaei1352]

How it hangs upon the trees, a mystery of mysteries.

[@CarlyMcc]

The people demand Eric watch Midnight Mass. Haha. Thanks for the great reactions to a great series.

[@ayaehab]

the poetry recitals were my favourite things about this show! Bruce Greenwood's The Raven was BEAUTIFUL!

[@FeliciaWilliams1908]

Actually Madeline was more humane than Roderick because she never had kids while Roderick decided to have 4 more kids. And there may have been others he didn’t know about but they would have died peacefully.

[@Marzipanilla]

She was also hesitant when Verna laid the terms, and Roderick instantly accepted. She was surprised by her brother's choice. They were both messed up people, but Roderick's indifference to the consequences he put on other people is an important character choice

[@FeliciaWilliams1908]

@ So true. I was surprised at him taking the deal so fast.

[@Devlin_Draconis]

A realization I just had when it came up in the post episode conversation, I think this is why Madeline hates the basterd kids. Because she is subconsciously disgusted that Rodrick was indiscriminately producing more victims. The two kids were supposed to be the only ones who were going to live a gilded life, but all the ones after were not accounted for, and it really makes Rodrick much more callous.

[@FeliciaWilliams1908]

@ great point. That makes so much sense.

[@TheBlueDragon15]

Personally I didn't see it as that. Verna said that since they came into this world together they would die together, but Madeline kept deflecting. She kept saying "I don't wanna have kids" and "having kids is Rodericks thing not mine" and I think Madeline believed that she could be exempt since she had no desire ever to have kids. I think thats why she tried to get Roderick to take his own life because she thought that would be the end, that the deal would end with just his death and not hers too. Personally I don't think she was more humane, I just think Roderick was more ignorant and cruel by having sex with any pretty woman who walks by.

[@kimberlyjeanne9456]

The bodies falling from the Usher building was haunting.

[@jcs1025]

Verna wasn’t a demon. She wasn’t evil. She was just a force of nature

[@GRIZY28]

She was the devil and killed multiple people including innocent ones. She's 100% evil. What a dumb comment

[@jcs1025]

@ she absolutely was not.

[@RobertMorgan]

@@GRIZY28 She's just a Raven. Anagram= Verna.

[@bauhausofgucci]

Love this episode! I would like to point out that Bruce Greenwood (Roderick) had replaced a previous actor halfway through production. He learned his lines very last minute and he was incredible

[@sandrosliske]

If that's true then he did a really good job.

[@hashslingingslasher97]

"You are so small" That insult hurt Madeleine so bad she couldn't think of anything worse to say to that guy, so she just copied it. Adds a nice bit of depth to the character

[@David-cg1lh]

I absolutely adore the pym scene so sad and gentle and such a great performance. I love the mystery of the character so much. Mark Hamilton the GOAT

[@kwalton7690]

Loved this series. I think it is my second favorite after Hill House and a great way to honor an American literature icon. Also loved that Eric jumped at both appearances of the evil court jester. New fear for him unlocked!

[@laurs345]

I agree! I know everyone loves Midnight Mass and you think I would bc I was raised Catholic and it’s a really good show but the other two just hit me differently!

[@imgettingtoooldforthis]

I believe they said that the memory of the deal/meeting faded the way a strange dream fades as we wake.

[@jesorinsekwa4054]

This series never got the recognition it deserved. Glad you guys reacted

[@Melodicroger]

This show is exceptional. When a show can hint or outright declare where plots are going and still be compelling/entertaining…it’s functioning at a high level.

[@Quzga]

The actor who plays Auggie was so good, never seen him before. Would love to see him appear in more roles in future Flanagan projects! He has this great soft aura, like the opposite of Mark Hamill's character!

[@robdilauro4344]

That's Carl Lumbly, he is in a ton of stuff, and is even in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the black Captain America

[@wavehellhole]

He played Dick Halloran in Doctor Sleep

[@Quzga]

@@robdilauro4344 Ahh, I don't really watch superhero stuff so never saw him before! But he was a standout for me, reminded me a bit of Robert Townsend

[@alli1990]

He was also in an old Disney Channel movie called " The Color of Friendship ". First time I ever saw him.

[@saberstrike000]

​@@Quzgafor non superhero stuff he had a main role on the spy series alias.

[@RemniStrath]

Please lets get Eric to see Hill House next. He would absolutely love it

[@alexstanton83]

A perfect ending. What an extraordinary series! Flanagan is brilliant and can't wait for his next projects

[@AMoniqueOcampo]

The bells from the jester hat come from the story "The Cask of Amontillado."

[@19arlee]

On the "AI Lenore kind of fell flat for me" reaction: I think it was meant as a preview for the next "people were going to do it anyway, so why shouldn't we be the one to give it to them and gain from it" type of evil that the Usher's had made their opioid drug empire from. Madeline made her proposition to rebrand the drug company as a TECH company because that's just considered as the next wave coming by the population in general. Ransomware, cybersecurity, stock control algo rhythms, designer AI "companions" .. it's just the next horror story waiting to be told sort of comment from the show (had the Usher's survived). I know a lot of people have pointed out that Eric would appreciate M Flannagan's general body of work and I agree. I've had long conversations with religious friends about Midnight Mass and think he would appreciate a lot of things in it. It's without a doubt the best representation I've ever seen of the benefits of shared religion for a society (as discussed in a lot of anthropology and psych courses- before the need for it tapered out historically). It gets to the horror of course but for a time you see how people can do the work of healing one another on their own and what community support is really capable of (when uncorrupted). They have some HARD conversations and do an amazing amount of psychological repair while progressing through the story. One of the most gut-wrenching points of MM is that the miracles/deity factor was never necessary and that they could have healed their wounds on their own if they'd wanted to.

[@laurs345]

I just wanna give Melanie a big hug! Carla Gugino is one of the most underrated actresses ever it’s crazy how good she is! Def recommend Gerald’s Game and Haunting of Hill House! Even her early movies are great!

[@amebecca4484]

This is my second favorite of the Netflix Flanagan shows. Glad they reacted to it.

[@sandrosliske]

Would that make Hill house or midnight mass as your number one?

[@laurs345]

I’ve already seen this and I still cried again at the Annabel Lee part!

[@sandrosliske]

Same

[@JS-td8yp]

Really hope Eric does the other Mike Flanagan shows! Loved these reactions.

[@oofoof8509]

Please please please do a Midnight Mass reaction with Eric. That show is one of the wildest emotional rollercoasters I've ever seen. Phenomenal piece of art...

[@Wraiven22]

This episode was so packed with commentary on capitalism, consumerism, Purdue Pharma and OxyContin, etc. Loved it!

[@DiscoRaptor]

33:14... That delivery of The Raven was one of my favourite moments...

[@KdeeBUBBLES444]

17:35 The song playing in the background in this scene is called "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot and it's about a ship that sank on Lake Superior during a storm, killing the whole crew. I grew up hearing this song when my dad would play his music so i recognized it immediately, but everything in this show is so intentional i've been wondering why this song specifically was chosen. Perhaps it's suggesting that the "force of nature" that took down the ship was actually Verna collecting what she's owed. Or maybe it's prophetic and meant to parallel Rodrick and Madeline dooming their whole bloodline to one singular fate. Either way the song and its lyrics are so haunting and eerie that it fits the vibe of the show perfectly.

[@carriesmith742]

30:41 I was holding out hope for Lenore, but when I heard the word "bloodline", I knew her time was limited. So sad. 1:20:55 PLEASE let Eric do a reaction to the other Mike Flanagan shows! This was my first experience with Flanagan when I watched it last year. This month I've watched both Hill House, Bly Manor and started Midnight Mass this week!

[@JeshuaSquirrel]

Lenore's death was the most peaceful. She just...stopped.

[@moramorandobianchi7093]

I was still holding on hope, even when Verna appeared on her room. Since Verna started telling a story about her mom, I was hoping she’d say something like: your mother was a single mother with a kid, and your father took you both and adopted you. (Which would still make Lenore an Usher, but at least maybe that would be a loophole around “bloodline”). But yeah, she had to die to make the story more tragically beautiful, as much as it pains me (and that scene still makes me cry), I’d have it no other way

[@carriesmith742]

@moramorandobianchi7093 you are not alone. I cry at that every time as well, but mostly because living in the US, where the business of Healthcare rules all, I know that would never happen, which makes it all the more tragic!

[@yashc1995ify]

Eric needs to see The Haunting of the Hill House!!!!

[@joshuamiguelcruz9703]

Damn, I always cry at the Lenore speech by Verna. What a beautiful scene. And if y'all up for it, I think you would all enjoy Haunting of Hill House which is still my favorite Flanagan series and also Bly Manor which is my rounds out my top three Flanagan series.

[@scotthadden9816]

The meeting of the Raven and the Pym Reaper... the second best scene in the whole show, next to Batman lecturing Martian Manhunter about his Lem-pire.

[@JeshuaSquirrel]

It did seem fitting that Pym apologized to the Raven for trying to kill her. Nothing personal.

[@scotthadden9816]

@@JeshuaSquirrel Not at all, the fact that she commends him for the effort and, had she been mortal, he would have managed it (quite elegantly, too), is impressive, given his advanced age and asthma.

[@ecramos95]

I've lost count on how many times I've watched this show, I just love it so much. It is just such a good adaptation of Poe's work and they took all the necessary libertys to make it work in modern times. This was a great reaction! Ready to rewatch it hahaha

[@David-cg1lh]

Haha I binged the entire reacts yesterday and couldn't believe that the last wasn't out 😂

[@jocelyngipson7882]

1:23:57 of the siblings, Camille had the best death tho. She was the only one that was like “FUCK IT. I got mine”

[@acrynellys]

Such a good show, thanks for reacting to it 🖤🐦‍⬛ I've always interpreted Verna as just being Death itself, rather than a demon.

[@nicole.-.3]

I love this reactions !! Hoping we get Eric to react to the other Flanagan shows, it would be so good

[@David-cg1lh]

6:37 Aww his face ❤

[@JeshuaSquirrel]

This show, this cast should have won every award there was.

[@Justwalks]

Yeah you should check out Doctor Sleep, Gerald's Game, Hush and Oculus. Not a part of the Flanaverse per se, but they're good!

[@Painocus]

A breakdown of the Poe references/adaptions, to the best of my ability and memory: Roderick is based on Roderick Usher from "The Fall of the House of Usher", Montresor from "The Cask of Amontillado" and the unnamed narrators from "The Raven" and "Annabel Lee". And maybe loosely on William Legrand from "The Gold-Bug". Annabel Lee (Roderick's first wife) is based on, well.. Annabel Lee from "Annabel Lee". Juno is loosely based on Jupiter from "The Gold-Bug". Madeline is based on Madeline Usher from "The Fall of the House of Usher", also on Montresor from "The Cask of Amontillado" and very loosely on the narrator of "Some Words with a Mummy". Auguste Dupin is based on C. Auguste Dupin from several of Poe's detective stories, including "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", and on the unnamed narrator of the "The Fall of the House of Usher". Rufus Griswold is based on Fortunato from "The Cask of Amontillado". Arthur Pym is based on "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket". Prospero/Perry is based on "The Masque of the Red Death"- Camille is based on Camille L'Espanaye and her mother from "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and probably loosely on the King from "Hop-Frog". Toby and Beth/Tina are probably loosely based on Hop-Frog and Trippetta from "Hop-Frog". Napoleon/Leo is based on "The Black Cat" and very loosely on Napoleon Buonaparte Froissart from "The Spectacles". (Julius is probably named after "The Journal of Julius Rodman", although I don't think he is very based on that story, except maybe in a very loose thematic sense.) Victorine is based on "The Tell-Tale Heart", the unamed sailor from "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and very loosely on Monsieur Renelle and Julien Bossuet from "The Primature Burial", the husband and former lover respectively of the Victorine LaFourcade of that story, with Ali taking the Victorine role in the relationship dynamic. (Ali herself is named after Alessanda from "Politian"). Tamerlane/Tammy (despite her episode and company being named after "The Gold-Bug") is based on the titular characters of "William Wilson" (her plot) and "Tamerlane" (her relationship with Bill). Bill is named after William Wilson, but as I said, Tammy is the one who is based on him. Frederick is based on "The Pit and the Pendelum", the husband from "Morella" and Fredrick from "Metzengerstein". Morella is based on Morella, from, well, "Morella" and actually takes the narrative role of the protagonist from "The Pit and the Pendelum", while Frederick takes the role of the Spanish Inquisition. Leonore is based on Lenore from "The Raven", the daughter from "Morella" and takes the role of the French Army from "The Pit and the Pendelum". Verna is based on the Raven from "The Raven", Death from "The City in the Sea" and the shrouded figure at the end of "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket", and to various extent takes the roles of the Red Death from "Masque of the Red Death", the 'ourang-outang' from "The Muders in the Rue Morgue", the replacement Pluto from "The Black Cat", the old man from "The Tell-Tale Heart" and William Willson's doppelgänger from "William Willson".

[@august5457]

We need Rick and Calvin reacting to thisor any Flanagan show too!

[@AmarthwenNarmacil]

Episodes 1-7 were all excellent in their own right, the acting, cinematography, writing, ect. But for me it was this last episode that tied everything together to perfection.

[@eighthdoctor]

2:19 - one of the best jumpscares in this series, along with the one during Tammy's episode (the broken glass exploding behind Roderick). This one got me good too! 😂 Great reaction to this excellent series. Also congrats on hitting 900k! 💜 The _"You're so small"_ thing came from Annabelle; it was the last thing she said to Madeline when Madeline was leaving after she mocked Annabelle for believing Roderick was going to tell the truth about Griswold forging his signature. Looks like those 3 words really got to Madeline. 😉

[@TheOtterBear61]

I like how with Lenore we got to see the type of death Verna offered all the others but they just wouldn't listen to what she was saying.

[@NinaPB]

I think the text on the brick was said to her by Annabel Lee, no?

[@dani.p]

I need Eric's reaction to Haunting of Hill House (and Midnight Mass). I need it so muuuuuch 🙏🏻😊

[@myasuniverse1327]

I would love everyone to know Mike Flanagan is going to be doing a limited Carrie series with amazon prime . ITS GONNA BE SOOO GOOD

[@chelscara]

38:24 I love that Mike gives us their side of the coin, how the rich are able to separate themselves from their actions through excuses and looking down on those with much worse luck. How they hide their inhumanity from themselves.

[@apeflight5553]

Love it so much! Hoping for Eric to do Hill House!

[@JoaoBurgess]

Guys, I think she was the personification of Death! (like in SandMan) Neither good nor evil, doing her job, harvesting souls. And occasionally, out of curiosity testing/playing and trying to understand human beings,

[@TheBmweed]

Erics beard looked fresh today!

[@joerafferty3248]

When Roderick showed his phone to Dupin with the text messages from Lenore bot, part of me was hoping it would say: "Eat my shorts".

[@KdeeBUBBLES444]

[chanting] Midnight Mass, Midnight Mass, Midnight Mass

[@Zombu47]

As regards whether or not the raven was a demon or just Roderick's disease, it's important to remember that everything we see in the show is a retelling from Roderick. And because of his disease he might not be a reliable narrator. That's kind of the brilliance behind a lot of the Netflix Flanagan series. There's always an out in the background (narratively speaking) to explain the horror.

[@Tadvocate]

Given that Rodrick's entire family was sick I think the only real proof that we have that Verna was real was Augustine seeing her at the very end. Because though Arthur was shown to have interacted with her it was still told through the perspective of Roderick's story.

[@alexstanton83]

No wonder Madeline never had any kids

[@DharmaJannyter]

I think Roderick seeing his dead children were hallucinations due to his illness + feelings of guilt. His sister didn't see any of the dead "ghosts", even though she also made the deal.

[@Ajisai726]

Hopefully, one day, a well written, produced, and executed piece of art will be good enough for this channel 😂 I’m teasing (kind of)

[@MrGala0apples]

This is such a wonderful horror series. I would love Eric + maybe Calvin to watch Haunting of Hill House, and Bly Manor. Also, Yellowjackets is a great horror show (two seasons plus a third in 2025)

[@starrmendez9177]

You are so small was said by Annabel 1:21:35

[@Cinna316]

Maybe Flanagan's best project

[@RobertMorgan]

She didn't say generation or generations, she said BLOODLINE. That would imply if Lenore has kids they'd have died as well. The twins got the rest of their life as a free ride, and everyone begotten from them were snuffed out.

[@adamyilmaz9531]

Eric needs to react to Haunting of hill house and midnight mass for sure! I would also want to see q reaction to the movie Hush by Mike Flanagan starring his wife too! Especially considering he is hard of hearing in one ear so that would be a very interesting reaction! Lets go! 👍👌🙂😎💪🔥💯

[@charleyMD17]

Add me to those who wants to see Eric (and anyone who wants to join him) watching Hill House and Midnight Mass. Also, perfect use of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick In The Wall" this episode. 😂

[@Roslins-Airlock]

I will always be the biggest Madeline stan. She's awful, but unlike Roderick, she never hides who she is or pretends to be otherwise. I got an awesome, imo, Madeline tattoo, and Mary McDonnell (older Madeline) took a picture of it to send Mike Flanagan. Just saw her and Michael Trucco (Griswald) at the 20th Anniversary Battlestar Galactica convention this past weekend. They are both absolutely lovely people. I made a custom Madeline POP via POP Yourself, and they both signed it.

[@MesoCarib]

He was thinking about the kids? 😂

[@kwalton7690]

Yeah, he clearly was not thinking about his kids. Bless Melanie.

[@priboltao]

As someone who knew a bunch of Poe stories it didn't really ruin it for me, but there was a lot of me going like that leo dicaprio meme pointing to the screen

[@douglas2938]

Other than the entire body of work by Mike Flanagan, the other show I'd recommend would be Castle Rock.

[@helinituhhh]

ERIC REACTS to Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass next I beg!

[@craigchalloner153]

Midnight Mass next, please!!!

[@davidmendez1694]

Has anyone mentioned the actress who plays young Madeline also played Roscoe in season 1 of Reacher?

[@yesimarangel]

Hill House Hill House Hill House 🤩

[@northof6096]

Mike F is amazing. Eric, please please react to the other series. The other shows are entertaining too. PLEASE👻👻

[@ShawnaBrooks]

You need to watch Slasher

[@TheJerbol]

The Trump reference was hilarious

[@metaliametaldoll1812]

What about the soundtrack of this show?? ! Sick ❤❤

[@Dylan_Thomas1]

Just started the video (I'm a non-Patreon pleb), and it's striking how LONG the reaction edit is. I skimmed some comments, and I don't see anyone talking about it, but I'm interested to know what's going on here, including whether it's as notable as it seems. 48 minutes!? How/why/etc?

[@rini6]

Verna - Raven

[@almogdov]

Just starting, predicting Melanie to cry.

[@sylviacottrell502]

also THE FUCKIN TRUMP JAB 😆🙌🏻🤌🏻

[@michelleblkft3831]

Eric, please react to his other shows! I would LOVE to see your perspective and appreciation for the storylines, acting and effects. Please 🙏🏼 🥺🥹😂 It would be amazing to have Calvin on it too ☺️ Has Rick already seen these? Ok I’ll stop bugging.. after one more 😂😅 pppplease? 🥹😁

[@sylviacottrell502]

“This is just a commentary on capitalism, then.” -Eric YEP 🤌🏻💯👌🏻 A scathing, razor-sharp condemnation of the ravages of capitalistic greed and generational ruin.