The Haunting of Hill House 1x06 Reaction

thanks so much for watching, episodes 1x07 and 1x08 (let me just tell you there is something very wrong with the writers for doing that to us) are on pareon along with the full reaction to this one
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[@dlweiss]

I think this show is one of the all-time greatest ghost stories, because it understands that every ghost story is also a tragedy at it core.

[@arcticwolf6402]

Well, no, it's not REALLY a 'ghost story.' The Supernatural element is just a beautiful metaphor for all of the messages this series has.

[@Darshe0]

@@arcticwolf6402 It is a ghost story, metaphors don’t really change that

[@javk8673]

@@arcticwolf6402 it's literally a story about ghosts

[@christianwise637]

"I was right here and none of you could see me." I swear, that line gets me every single time. The fact that young Nellie's line echoes into the present, with the family getting so caught up in arguing with each other, taking out their grievances and years of pent-up frustration on each other, that they completely forget the reason why they're actually there and just ignore Nell, is just absolutely devastating

[@marichatismynameandladynoi1990]

Such good writting

[@hazri8758]

Two Storms

[@IStealFries]

Their whole family story is sad, but Nell’s story broke my heart completely, that poor girl, she deserved the world. :’[

[@Red-Brick-Dream]

Victoria Pedretti did a fantastic job. Her face has such a natural sadness to it, but her beauty won't let you look away 😥

[@eileensnow6153]

@@Red-Brick-Dream she was also like 22 when they filmed this! Her performance was so nuanced and gut-wrenching I assumed she was a seasoned veteran, but no, it was her first role. Amazing.

[@xAVErRvISCARRa]

sad fact: nells's ghost appairs a lot in this episode, usually close to the wall but she is blured to give the feeling that actually no one can see her even the people who is watching the show

[@Hey_Jamie]

She’s not blurred. It’s only blurry if the depth perception is meant to be which means everything in the back is blurry

[@jmilla321]

@@Hey_Jamie’she’s not blurred she is just out of focus’ lol it’s giving bread sandwich, it’s giving air flavored water, it’s giving “its ‘may I’ not ‘can I’”, it’s giving *adjusts fedora* ‘well actually…’, it’s giving combination printer/shredder, it’s giving drying off with a cup of liquid

[@Citizen88020120820]

While there is tragedy, drama, and scares, this show is full of lessons about life and death people can relate to.

[@theastrolez]

That’s why it’s so good, I’ve watched the show 3 times and about to watch it a fourth

[@Julez_19]

I could watch this very episode a million times and these final moments between Nelly and Luke would make me cry every. damn. time. The actress of young Nelly gives her role here everything.

[@Pawis17]

Those last seconds where you hear little nellies voice and she is right there. Man. It hurts.

[@Pete...NoNotThatOne]

Anybody else notice a little detail? Before this episode in the early timeline, Olivia is always saying “I WAS having the strangest dream.” When she reappears in the hallway after Hugh is chasing her doppelgänger around, she looks at him and says “I AM having the strangest dream.” That was when she became determined to wake up I guess.

[@wandanemer2630]

Oh my god

[@rosathais]

Yes! I actually realised that while watching this reaction

[@rosathais]

When we see this from her perspective we know Poppy had convinced her she was dreaming by that point

[@hazri8758]

@@rosathais so that's when Olivia also determined to 'wake' Luke and Nellie so they can be safe, I guess? Because Poppy really messed with her mind.

[@dianaoc4768]

this one I was doing ok when I watched it until the last shot of nell's baby voiceover saying "none of you could see me", that's the one bit that made me cry

[@niles8102]

That always makes me tear up. Nell was the one trying to distract her siblings and parents from everything bad by trying with happy moments of play time. She was always right there, knowing and seeing everything going on. Her being next to her casket falling over, preventing them from fighting and the line "none of you could see me" makes me cry every time

[@vicfern]

I love how it's supposed to be a horror series but it hits you SO HARD emotionally. This episode broke me. Poor nell.

[@arcticwolf6402]

It's not REALLY a horror series. It's a family drama, the horror elements are just there for decoration and metaphors.

[@arturmouradian8039]

"I was right here and none of you could see me" - that was the main issue of this family and Nellie. I always cry at htis episode it is the best of the show. Thank you, girls

[@TomTomson81]

Whenever the family argues, Nell intervenes. But nobody can see her. You are no longer afraid when you know that. That only makes you sad. 😞 Now we have to highlight the child actors again. So great. Incredible with the background of the long takes. When you're done with this series, I don't think you need to be afraid of ghosts. Because in principle it is so that behind every ghost there is only one person with a tragic story.

[@briangonigal3974]

On a purely technical level, the entire cast & crew deserve Emmys for their work in this episode but yes, ESPECIALLY all the child actors. The precise timing required in these shots to hit your exact mark at just the right moment, even timing your lines out so the dialog is just the right length so the lines hit at the right camera movement, and then to give an actual acting performance on top of that? It's almost more than a lot of adult actors can handle.

[@jeffmartin1026]

I have watched this series 3 times along with several reactions of it and I still cry at the end. Between Hugh seeing young Nell in the coffin and the ending voiceover of Luke and Nell it is just such profound sadness. The old woman in the bed was the voice that whispered to young Luke and Nell in the kitchen when they were dropping the buttons, and whom Luke saw refelected in the brass megaphone by the bed. The child in the wheelchair was referenced by Olivia when she had he deja-vu while wearing the shawl in the living room. Another great reaction - the next 4 episodes basically cover the next 24 hours.

[@MsPeetaBread]

IMO, for this and for Bly- don't listen to the people telling you to look for background ghosts on your first watch. You don't want to just be looking for them and missing anything going on in the plot. That's just a bonus that you can look for if you choose to watch the seasons again! :)

[@hazri8758]

Since I found out that there are hidden ghosts in Hill House, I couldn't help to look for hidden ghosts in Bly Manor. I think the hidden ghosts in Bly Manor weren't really that hidden though, especially The Plague Doctor ghost.

[@samynator0904]

It always breaks my heart how in the end of the episode little Nellie's like "I was here the whole time but you couldn't see me" just like her whole life she was the invisible one and she died alone, man this show is just hearthbreaking

[@alwaysbam]

Ok i MIGHT be feeling bad for begging and demanding that u guys gone down this exquisite torture that his The Haunting of Hill House 🥺😫🥴😛 but i mean. You should suffer with the rest of us. 😂🤣 sorry girls. Lol

[@thedvdupdate]

Great reaction as always, one of the best eps of the season. Once you ladies are done with the whole show out there is a behind the scenes video of how they did some of the one take shot!

[@patrickriley674]

Lola’s facial expressions after the coffin falls: 22:10 : Really show? Are you seriously going to try and emotionally fuck me up again? 23:03 : yup. You dun fucked me up again!

[@irishinnish1]

This episode was shot in (I believe) 3 shots over the course of 4 days. They built a MASSIVE set so they could seamlessly pan from funeral parlor to the Hill House mansion, and the cast was choreographed like a live play. One of the most amazing feats accomplished on a TV show in decades. This show - at least for this episode - deserved an Emmy. It's shameful they were ignored. Oh, btw...there's a great 10-15 minute bts video on KZbin about this episode. I'm not asking you to react to it, but rather just letting you know for your own personal interest. It's really good.

[@jksgameshelf3378]

Don't get caught up on the whole "hidden ghost" thing. They're there for atmosphere but don't really have anything to do with the episodes specifically. I don't think I noticed any of them when I watched the series and that was fine. Same with Bly Manor. Some people seem to want to play a game and try to find them more than just watch the show. Yeah, this episode was technically amazing and emotionally draining in equal measure. Lots more terror and tears to come.

[@briangonigal3974]

Yeah, the "hidden ghosts" are basically a clever little device to generate social media buzz, people comparing notes in chat room & comments sections on how many they spotted for each ep. The hidden ghosts themselves are actually not that significant, generic-looking spookhouse dummies for the most part, none of which add to or conform to any of the house's established history & backstory that's eventually revealed (at least that's the case with Hill House, I haven't actually watched Bly Manor so I don't know if they do anything different with them there). And FWIW, due to the unique nature of this ep with all the extended takes turning it into something akin to a live stage performance with a constantly moving handheld camera, they weren't able to put in many hidden ghosts; there are only one or two, not counting the claim that Ghost Nell is actually present in way more of the shots in the funeral home, only so blurred out in the background that she's impossible to make out.

[@vkdragonfire2123]

@@briangonigal3974 Without spoiling much, I'll say that Bly Manor's hidden ghosts are definitely less generic.

[@normagruden]

Because of Hill house I now pay attention to hidden ghosts in Bly Manor and it's really fun lol but also scary when you pause it and look in the background and suddenly see a face lol

[@TR-do1qt]

I always cry, she didn’t deserve to go through it all, even more ALONE 😭

[@wendymcintyre738]

No matter how many times I watch this show , it still breaks me , I havnt seen anything as well written as this in a long time . Loved your reaction .

[@pervysage4934]

this show is so depressing but i love your reactions. y'all made me tear up, am subbing just for this

[@Hey_Jamie]

The fact that at the very end when she says “I was right here the whole time. Nobody could see me.” And it shows bent neck Nellie is so eerie when you realize that bent neck Nellie was there with the family in the wake room standing there, seemingly out in the open not even hidden, and nobody could see her… not even the viewer usually. But she was there.

[@JLamstudio]

The scene of little Nellie in the coffin ⚰️ is so freakin’ dark. U don’t see a lot of films showing dead children in coffins, so this was a shock. Very very sad. 😞

[@Hey_Jamie]

My Girl

[@gccurry1]

one of the best shot episodes of anything I have ever seen. It is so well done and so sad. Everyone was supposed to be there to remember Nell and they couldn't get over their petty squabbles.

[@Hey_Jamie]

I’m sure you know now, but off the top of my head, episode 3 has one in between the stairs when Theo finds that secret room and opens the hatch to the basement, in episode 5 when Liv finds Nell written on the wall, and Theo walks in, behind Theo and Nellie there’s a piano. There’s one under the piano.

[@AlessaParker]

description: "1x08 (let me just tell you there is something very wrong with the writers for doing that to us)" LOL can't wait 😂

[@danteisnotkoold4611]

I just finished re-watching the season yesterday. It’s so good. I think I even appreciated it more on the second watch. I didn’t cry once the first time I watched it, then found myself semi-bawling watching the last 10-15 minutes of the finale. Netflix has so many gems.

[@robkosta]

When the father look at then, I cried 😂, it's like... He still see them as children.

[@saotiago]

"It feels ridiculous to talk about how impressive it was from a technical standpoint". God, I know.

[@rainea91]

It’s amazing how quick the bent neck lady goes from a scary and creepy ghost to just a sad reflection of the woman she used to be Flanagan really did an amazing job with this show!

[@Bellixies]

I am sorry but I love to watch you suffer... We all did at some point watching this show.

[@pvilches06]

Each episode after the first became more and more amazing! The storytelling, the acting, the effects and the emotion is what truly makes this season so magnificent! I love your reactions by you two beauties!!! 🌹🌹🌹❤❤❤

[@ravin2363]

Nobody could see me. I was right here.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

Funny how you started your discussion about hidden ghosts right as you missed the statue having turned its head. ;)

[@sayit2myinterface]

Just stumbled across your channel a few days ago, and I love it! I've been catching up on all the Hill House reactions. This episode is ROUGH, and I could totally relate to how you guys are feeling. I was crying along with you!

[@carlosdegraciaacuna2375]

Yes!! I’m gonna watch this while having breakfast and I’m gonna enjoy it :) Your reactions in general are awesome but I enjoy how Hill House disturbs you way more

[@horseradish4046]

centuries of ghost stories, can't believe this is the first one to use it as a metaphor for isolation and depression

[@khadijahfrye3543]

I was waiting for you two to react to this episode! I love the whole show and this has to be probably my favorite episode because it was amazing both story wise and also technically-wise (if that's even a word) Like, the fact that there were only a few cuts in the whole episode made it feel like you aren't even watching TV, it feels more like a play or like visualizing a novel. The director Mike Flanagan and the entire acting crew just blow my mind with this show and I hope you two can react to the rest of the series. I never really cry about stuff but this show just wrecks me and tears me apart and it feels cathartic in a way once you realize how beautiful the storyline is. Great video, Thanks for the great content :)

[@Trill02]

Nelly was so kind ,caring ,and loving it breaks my heart how she died she derserved the world there are plenty of beautiful women but nelly was beautiful n more important her soul was beautiful 🙏🏽😞 💔

[@kaycng27]

for the first time i had seen such a movie where people cry seeing a ghost

[@oceanchaos1]

At least for me, the one shot technique makes the tension get higher and higher as part of my brain was wondering how long they can keep this up, which bleeds over into the part of my brain anticipating a jump scare, etc. I feel like the five children in (almost) order represent the Kubler-Ross stages of grief: Denial (Steve), Anger (Theo), Bargaining (Shirley), Depression (Luke), Nell (acceptance). I didn't see anyone mention that Theo found out she was pregnant the day before the shoot for this episode (married to director Mike Flanagan) which made all the falling down scenes tense!

[@ela7green]

Thank you for the reaction

[@cainvarner]

IVE BEEN WAITING!!! I’m so excited

[@Athena-ul7iz]

One of my favorite episodes of TV ever

[@zidanfajar6292]

I expect to be scared by watching this series _Nope- I'm sobbing_

[@valentinogal781]

Olivia and Nelly are The Two Storms, the two catalysts of this story that is why the family is reliving this grief. But at the same time this explains a lot. Nelly was able to move through time and space, so could Olivia (the mom) both were lost in one of the storms and both are dead now. Except Nelly didn't kill herself maybe one was the catalyst and the other the hero and the one to bring healing to the family. Shirley said that Nell was the one that always wanted to get them all together, i feel like that is her mission while the mother separated them through grief Nell is uniting them.. The Two Storms.... I think that Mike Flanagan has a good idea of what true horror is. The horrors of what happens to us in real life and a lil subtle jumps scares within his storytelling is remarkable. That is like his own personal brand. God.... This whole episode was so sad. I couldn't stop crying, especially towards the end.. "I was right here nobody could see me". But seeing baby Nell in that casket was too much for me. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔

[@jhornacek]

"Nelly was able to move through time and space" Nelly cant do this, only her ghost can do this. Nelly (the living person) has no special abilities.

[@niles8102]

I TEAR UP, EVEN TO THIS DAY AT THIS SCENE! NELL JUST WANTED HER FAMILY BACK!

[@brewcityjesus]

I really enjoy your reactions to this show. It makes it a bit hard to rewatch with you. Watching in the daylight doesn't do it justice ,I request that you watch the remaining of them at night.

[@HausOfSpike]

I really love the way this show is constructed

[@filmfreak7682]

Me too girls .. Hill House? Two Storms ep? Trust me girls .. me too

[@nEthing4Her]

..Ladies, I'd recommend a box if tissues from this point onward..

[@knarf4083]

Guys you should react to "The Queen's Gambit". It is only 7 episodes and out and is the hottest thing on TV right now.

[@sibela9553]

Nobody could see me hits so hard

[@foreignmilk]

excruciating masterpiece

[@chrisc5290]

Just don't be holding any hot beverages during episode 8. :)

[@vanessataylor7912]

Thank you so very much for this...You two are amazing.

[@BrianSettles88]

I know this has nothing to do with the show but you both always have cool clothes.

[@briangonigal3974]

Gotta love that Blondie T-shirt. How Deborah Harry never became the biggest sex symbol of the 70's will always baffle me.

[@Paula2128]

If you're crying now, can't wait till you do Bly Manor.. but yeah, Nell's story is really sad 😢

[@zombiemom7378]

You may have already addressed this, but I just wanted to say that I hope you will react to The Haunting of Bly Manor after this! 💗

[@jmillzoryan9763]

Welp I told ya... its rough!!!

[@arielb102011]

The best notification ever 😍🤩

[@normagruden]

I hope you watch/react to "The haunting of Bly Manor" after you finish this :) it's a lot of the same cast and same director, but a different story based on a different book :)

[@lordwalker71]

There are compilation videos on KZbin where all the hidden ghosts are pointed out,I missed so many.

[@explodingplant2]

This show is so weird. I felt physically and emotionally drained after each episode #same but it's like a book I can't put down. Like...why don't they move out of the house? Why don't I stop watching?

[@nEthing4Her]

Pretty sure I read somewhere that the seven kids represent the seven stages of death. And yeah this show is best watched in the dark and with no distractions

[@daffodil852]

Yep, the 5 stages of grief. Steve is denial. Shirley is anger. Theo is bargaining. Luke is depression. Nell is acceptance.

[@jhornacek]

Five kids, not seven kids.

[@wreckingvi2265]

This shows the problem with modern way of living and it mixes with on old house, a contradiction that we think new ways are better than old ways but it is not true.

[@user-se3qm2se2t]

For me episode 10 was the saddest.

[@jazmineso]

episode 5, 6, and 10 got me crying

[@Dimo24081990]

Such a good series! ♥

[@martinnicolas3580]

Love your reactions! Be stronge for the next!!!

[@25isopods]

Omg you have to watch Bly Manor!! It’s really good and all but you have a similar Blondie shirt to one of the women in that season and that means you’ll vibe with it

[@NovaCascade]

Seeing you smile at the start... Oh... that's not going to be a thing for the next 34 minutes...

[@noufali9630]

Can’t wait ! ly🤍🤍

[@hanselracfield6863]

That was the last Hard episode.. I Promise.

[@boubacardiallo9217]

Hello friend I wait for the Viking seisson 6 11 episodes I love you all your are the best reactions

[@maloneaqua]

Guts me every damn time

[@thyagosaints]

Best episode! Great reaction

[@Androssi709]

Finally 🤩🤩

[@ryanakers1372]

Love watching your reactions. And I definitely recommend at least putting your hot liquids in a cup with a tightly closed lid. 😉

[@darrienMURPHY]

Can you do the Ozarks?? It's AMAZING!!!

[@WarKrieg]

Ep 6 is good but people waaayyy overhype it, which is weird after the masterpiece that is ep 5.

[@fellipecortez]

i love u please keep on watching

[@presumed_guilty]

Holy fuck how many ads are there ? 10? That's 8 too many.

[@chujithkosanam8915]

Why don't you guys try for show name " Dark " in netflix

[@barbarastanwyck4288]

you poor darlings...wait for bly manor. maybe don't film it lol. talk about draining! so worth it though.

[@jaanaiasbjrn7929]

Ever thought about watching outlander or dark

[@stiofanmac3376]

if you think this is sad just wait till you see how baby boy jessie pinkman unfolds i await your tears :) ...now, tell me who is the BNL ?? time is not a straight line..

[@kirapennington8884]

can you react to the behind the scenes