The Haunting of Hill House
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But we dont actually see her crying, and the crying we heard didnt sound like a 6-year-old.
It sounded like a baby.
Not knowing what to make of that little detail, my mind filed it away for later.
The good news is that he almost always succeeds.
This house is schizophrenic, Olivia complains to Hugh.
Theyre talking about its mold problem, which, after the storm, is suddenly everywhere.
(This could ruin us, Hugh says, not realizing that the house already has.)
Indeed, Hill House isnt Mr. Dudleys place.
But itisHughs place, literally.
And right now, hes worried that his family will be stuck there forever for financial reasons, obviously.
Olivia is still maddeningly mysterious.
Later, Shirley will have her own model of a forever house in her office.
I started to feel sorry for older Hugh in this episode.
(In that movie, too, hestruggles to cope with the death of a loved one.)
)Olivias ghost, for him, isnt just a coping mechanism.
Its a way for him to avoid confronting what he lacks as a parent.
Bent-Neck Ladies:
There are a few traits the Shirley character shares with the actual Shirley Jackson.
Im going to continue to believe the best of him until proved otherwise.
Still, maybe theres another explanation, like a call from Joey?
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