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Spoilers below for NetflixsThe Haunting of Hill Houseand itsending.
Left untended, they keep going up.
Some of us find an escape.
Some of us dont.
The mystery of their mothers final, fatal moments haunts them into adulthood.
Her loss is the house they must escape.
We spend most of our time with the grown-up, present-day Crains.
The two weave in and out of their older siblings lives, burdening them with their sharper anguish.
Thefirst episode ofHill Houseends with a sting that sets the tone for the series.
She killed herself in Hill House.
Steven, frightened, turns to face whoever or whatever is in his home.
Mommy, Nell calls out, her voice breaking.
Nell then wanders through Hill House in a dreamy trance.
She sees the mirage of a happy family; she dances with her husband.
I wish she felt like she could have talked to me.
But its power is not in how thoughtfully it scares, but in how deeply it penetrates.
The house prevents its own destruction and puts Luke under its spell, causing him to overdose on drugs.
As hes about to die, the ghost of Nell appears and saves him.
Im scattered into so many pieces, sprinkled on your life like new snow.
Its fragrant language, bold in its message, and it wont work for everyone.
But sometimes grief is brash like that.
Trauma builds walls around us, butThe Haunting of Hill Houseshines a light on the exit.
