Spectacular show. It is now one of my favourite shows ever. The acting, the story, the spectacle, the character development, the pace, the horror. It is truly a perfect show. I wanted to talk about everyone's character separately and explain how much they meant to me.
Nellie aka Victoria Pedretti - Such a deep character. No one ever listened to her until she died. She was so kind and honest and other than Luke, her siblings didn't deserve her. Both Victoria and the actress who played the young Nellie were superb. The little girl was so cute and her acting is beyond amazing regardless of her age. Her main purpose was to bring her siblings together but its sad she could only do it by dying. Even when she tried bringing her siblings together for tea parties, they ignored her until they couldn't. She was the glue that brought them together to begin the process of self-improvement.
Theo aka Kate Siegel - my God. I couldn't stand her character in the beginning but when we got to her specific episode and her dialogue about "feeling nothing" in episode 9 was otherworldly. Her emotion and grief and delivery was perfection. Her character was cold but strong, I loved every bit of her. Bravo.
Shirley aka Elizabeth Reaser - her character was a necessary one, but for me, quite unlikeable. She was the biggest hypocrite and ignorant person in the show. Couldn't even give her husband and the father of her children a chance to speak up for himself for something he didn't even do, something that Shirley herself did. The constant scares and horrific demons she time and time again ignored, the lies, the guilt, the grudges, the cup finally overfilled (in the last episode) and I'm glad it all came out.
Steve aka Michiel Huisman - again, another phenomenal actor. Played his character amazingly. I loved how he always begged his father for the truth but he was too ignorant and closed minded to accept it, or even give it a chance. The older brother who was never really the reliable "big brother". A shoulder to cry on. No. Someone the younger ones looked up to. No. But in the end, when it mattered most, he was did what was needed. Now, he is truly the big brother who will carry the all the burdens his father once did. In the end he was put into the shoes of his father, who he truly hated.
Luke aka Oliver JC - misunderstood, unheard, and patronized. His addictions got the better of him. Most likely because of the method he used to cope with his childhood trauma and the passing of his mother. He truly did behave like the younger twin, the youngest sibling. Everyone around him always came to his call whenever he was down (which was plenty). He was the boy who cried wolf, until he decided to fight the wolf himself. How he turned out, 2 years after hill house, drug free, he made his mother, father and sister proud.
Mr & Mrs Crain - Wow! These two had charisma that felt like a decade of marriage. Their soliloquies and monologues were so heart wrenching and emotional. I couldn't get enough of these two. They felt like true parents. Its so unfortunate that Hill House had misfortune for their fates.
Everyone in this show progressed and evolved into the best versions of themselves by the end of the show. True progression. The director and writers of this story are truly talented and gifted. This show is by far one of my favourite shows of all time.
I've never made such an in-depth review before but this show was astonishing. I needed something this.
10/10.
Nellie aka Victoria Pedretti - Such a deep character. No one ever listened to her until she died. She was so kind and honest and other than Luke, her siblings didn't deserve her. Both Victoria and the actress who played the young Nellie were superb. The little girl was so cute and her acting is beyond amazing regardless of her age. Her main purpose was to bring her siblings together but its sad she could only do it by dying. Even when she tried bringing her siblings together for tea parties, they ignored her until they couldn't. She was the glue that brought them together to begin the process of self-improvement.
Theo aka Kate Siegel - my God. I couldn't stand her character in the beginning but when we got to her specific episode and her dialogue about "feeling nothing" in episode 9 was otherworldly. Her emotion and grief and delivery was perfection. Her character was cold but strong, I loved every bit of her. Bravo.
Shirley aka Elizabeth Reaser - her character was a necessary one, but for me, quite unlikeable. She was the biggest hypocrite and ignorant person in the show. Couldn't even give her husband and the father of her children a chance to speak up for himself for something he didn't even do, something that Shirley herself did. The constant scares and horrific demons she time and time again ignored, the lies, the guilt, the grudges, the cup finally overfilled (in the last episode) and I'm glad it all came out.
Steve aka Michiel Huisman - again, another phenomenal actor. Played his character amazingly. I loved how he always begged his father for the truth but he was too ignorant and closed minded to accept it, or even give it a chance. The older brother who was never really the reliable "big brother". A shoulder to cry on. No. Someone the younger ones looked up to. No. But in the end, when it mattered most, he was did what was needed. Now, he is truly the big brother who will carry the all the burdens his father once did. In the end he was put into the shoes of his father, who he truly hated.
Luke aka Oliver JC - misunderstood, unheard, and patronized. His addictions got the better of him. Most likely because of the method he used to cope with his childhood trauma and the passing of his mother. He truly did behave like the younger twin, the youngest sibling. Everyone around him always came to his call whenever he was down (which was plenty). He was the boy who cried wolf, until he decided to fight the wolf himself. How he turned out, 2 years after hill house, drug free, he made his mother, father and sister proud.
Mr & Mrs Crain - Wow! These two had charisma that felt like a decade of marriage. Their soliloquies and monologues were so heart wrenching and emotional. I couldn't get enough of these two. They felt like true parents. Its so unfortunate that Hill House had misfortune for their fates.
Everyone in this show progressed and evolved into the best versions of themselves by the end of the show. True progression. The director and writers of this story are truly talented and gifted. This show is by far one of my favourite shows of all time.
I've never made such an in-depth review before but this show was astonishing. I needed something this.
10/10.