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I love how they made Verna not just an entity that kills, but a being with emotion and judgment. She did warn Roderick and Madeline of the consequences of the deal, she also warned the kids before their deaths to make things right. She told the bar staff and Morella to leave before the sprinklers went off. She decided to make Frederick pay for torturing his wife. She showed compassion and sadness for Lenore.

Lenore’s death still hurts me. The fact that she went out peacefully and not horrific as her family just destroyed me. The innocence of her 😩😩🙏🏾

I don't know if anyone has already mentioned this, but for as cold and cruel Mads was, she was smart for not having children. Whether by sacrifice or she genuinely never wanted children, she made sure nobody would directly die because of her when the bill came due. In fact when making the deal, she even looked to Roderick and mentioned his children he already had. While Roderick on the other hand, knew his children would all die when he did and STILL proceeded to father child after child. So yeah Mads seemed like the crueler one, but was she really..?

Roderick didnt die despite being overdosed, which explains why Madeline also didnt die from her "burial" because the contract is that they both should die together. So yeah, Madeline wasnt just a walking corpse. She was 100% alive which makes it even more disturbing

This is probably a very unpopular opinion. But Madelines speech at the very end of the series really got to me. She wasn't right but she wasn't totally wrong either. The world being a messed up place dosn't excuse what they did, but I don't think they were the only guilty ones. It was a spiderweb of human greed that caused all those deaths.

I love how mike Flanagan brings back actors - it’s make me happy and makes it even more fun to watch

I’m obsessed with the cast. They’ve all been an excellent horror, movies or series or mini series and they’re acting as top-tier.

It hits me, Verna's speech about how she has to explain the word bloodline. I kept thinking that Lenore will be spared. Thinking that maybe it is only Roderick's children who will be killed. I cried when she died. She is innocent and the only bad luck she has is that she is born in the Usher family.

Verna is from the island of "Ultima Thule" and here is why. In episode 6, Rod talks about how special Pym is, and how much he had seen throughout his life. The expedition that Arthur went on when he was 25. He said Arthur told his kids that the earth was hollow, and that there is an island on the top of world called "Ultima Thule", and "it was the realm of beings who lived beneath us, out of time, and out of space". In the last episode, when we see the deal between Verna, and Rod & Mad Usher, she said "You feel it. Both of you. In the air. We're sitting outside time and space." When she meets Arthur, she says "you really don't remember me? I was so impressed with you lot. The Transglobe Expedition.". As you said, she had to go "Topside". Because she is one of the "beings who lived beneath us, out of time, and out of space".

I love how all their partners were all good people. Morella was tempted once but she wasn't really that bad. The rest of the partners were with the Ushers because they truly loved them. So it's nice that they all got out, with the exception of poor Ali.

I felt bad for Napoleon. I feel like he was the least evil of his siblings. He was the only one upset when his siblings died and was supportive of them. He seemingly didn’t abuse his fortune like his siblings, just running a video game company. He didn’t even kill the cat. The worst things he did was cheat on his boyfriend and hide the dead cat.

Lenore's death was very emotional and really hard for me to digest.

I love how Mike Flanagan waves multiple of Edgar Allan Poe's works into the series! Chainin Griswold behind the well in homage to The Cask of Amontillado and having Verna dressed as the Red Death at the nightclub are just my favorites!

It helps to have familiarity with Poe's work but this was a got damn masterpiece. This is my #1 in the Flani-verse! Very well executed with just enough scares. Also, each Usher kid had a designated color, made more apparent during their death scenes. I believe they each aligned with a deadly sin. For example, Perry, bathed in red is lust. Camille, often in white, was envy because she was jealous of Vic, who was able to hide who she really was and was almost praised for being "a good one" (which could go even deeper). The Vic, bathed in orange was pride. She could not admit her studies were failing. Fred was wrath because he was going to make his wife pay for going to Perry's party. Tammy was sloth, green, because she was to lazy to have sex with her husband herself and Leo was gluttony, yellow because he indulged in everything to the extreme. Rodrick, the father and the seventh, was greed. He even said he knew he had to climb over bodies to reach the mountain top. I cannot wait for more breakdowns. Fall of thr House of Usher was pure genius

I watched the entire season at once. I couldn't stop. I haven't been taken in by a show like this since Game of Thrones. It was absolutely brilliant.

It was good to see Edgar Allan Poe's work be given cinematic justice.

Verna would have let Lenora die in her sleep but she wanted her to know the impact she made by saving her mother and defying her father (and Usher family). She also warned all the other children. She kept saying that their deaths didnt have to be so violent if they would have just listened!!

“I don’t give a shit bEeEth” is going down as one of my favourite lines in any Flanagan series ty so much for showing it

madeline's speech at the end was an absolute gem also feel terribly sorry for lenore, she was definitely the purest out of all ushers :c was hoping she turn out to be not dickward's daughter

I loved Mark Hamill in this and would like to see him do more work going forward..Midnight Mass is still probably my favorite Mike Flanagan series.

Carla Gugino explained what her character is in an interview. This video is really far off the mark. She's more of an ancient entity who is older than humanity. The statements about demons that she made were a warning about how things would end for the twins if she accepted her deal. Remember when she has a conversation with Pym, she tells him that she showed herself to him when he was on his North Pole journey. She was also around in ancient Egypt as well, and older than the concept of cities, which she called adorable. Also, she doesn't believe in souls, which is another sign she isn't a demon. If she were a demon, she would have tried to corrupt Lenore, who she ended up being very kind to. Also, she seems to have a moral code against cruelty, which is why she made Lenore die painlessly, and the other Ushers died horrifically due to their choices.

How he put SO much information in such a well concise and perfect way is impressive. Excellent TV series!

Roderick didn’t take in his other kids because he knew his line was ending, it was because it was the opposite of what his own father did. He says as much to Auggie, in the first episode I think. His father abandoning him and his sister meant that he would never abandon his own kids, regardless of who their mother was.

I don't think Verna is malevolent. She mentions multiple times she doesn't necessarily want the Usher's to suffer. She says to Prospero he could simply stop the party (saving every guest) and she takes the staff out to protect them. She says to Camille she could have died her in her sleep. She mentions that she never intereferes as strongly as she did with Frederick but she had to because of how he treated his wife And in the end she makes sure Lenore knows of all the could her actions would have and made sure she died peacefully.

As far as a horror story I agree with you that it falls just behind Hill House & Midnight Mass. But as far as creativity, writing, acting, and production, I think this is his best piece of work so far. Though some might criticize his message as being somewhat heavy-handed, I appreciate his creative synthesis of Poe’s works into a modern setting addressing this world’s twisted values. Thank you, Mike Flanagan for elevating the horror genre from cheap scares to meaningful morality plays. Great reaction video, BTW. Really enjoy your choices & synopses.

But Camille had been warned few times not to be in that test lab and Verna also told her it does not have to be this way,she could just go in her sleep.I did not understand why she showed her this mercy .

Has anyone pointed out how each of Roderick's children represented 6 of the 7 deadly sins? Prospero = Lust. Camille = Anger (Verna literally asks her why she's always so angry) Leo = Sloth (just laying around playing video games and drinking) Victoria = pride (She refused to admit her heart sleeve didn't work) Tamerlane = Envy (She was so jealous of Verna) Fredrick= Gluttony (He kept putting more and more drugs into his body) & finally Roderick himself represented Greed. This show was so well done!

7:54 She's not. She's death itself. The show makes it explicitly clear that the idea of Heaven and Hell and souls aren't a factor. In the original Mask of the Red Death story a group of affluent elites attempt to avoid a deadly plague that's ravaging the land by locking themselves in their estate when a mysterious figure in a red cloak and a skull mask appears. The figure is, of course, revealed to be death. They felt like they were above death and mocked death as they locked themselves away thinking they were safe, so he appeared to prove that not even they were beyond him. And, of course, the Raven represents death. Death personified or represented in a tangible way was a reoccurring theme in Edgar Allan Poe's stories.

For me this show was far above Hill, Mass, or Bly. I absolutely loved every episode. I’m in the middle of watching the whole thing again, which is something I rarely do so soon after a first viewing.

This show was perfect. I enjoyed every episode.

Mark Hamill was so good he deserved to be shouted out in the intro as the pym reaper . He became unrecognizable very quickly...which is so hard for him to do as an actor .

OMG! We have the same Top 3 rank! 1) The Haunting of Hill House 2) Midnight Mass 3) The Fall of the House of Usher

1. The show didn't just imply she made deals with the ppl in the photos but also that she made a deal with Trump. 2. The guy hit with friendly fire wasn't the Inuit. The inuit was a woman and she implied the inuit woman was assaulted 3. The cannibalistic act wasn't confessed by Pym but speculated by Roderick to August

everyones performances was great! But Mark Hamills performance was amazing. Never seen him do that serious acting before and he played it so well

All I can say is that Netflix should give Mike Flanagan ALL the money! An apex and talented storyteller 🙌🏻

As a die-hard Hill House fan I have to acknowledge that this is Flanagan‘s best work so far. Everything about this is brilliant. And Carla Gugino as Verna (in my opinion the personification of death) is phenomenal.

Verna is a being outside of time and space. Not really hell... In "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket" by Edgar Allan Poe there was a reference to the hollow earth theory, and I think this is where Verna is from

Verna, while probably having many aspects, is most like the Celtic goddess The Morrigan. Death and Ravens, for example, are common associations. Many gods meet the criteria, but she's best, of course whose to say she hasn't also been Artemis, Odin, Bast, Demeter...Lilith. That last especially would also fit.

Pym did monstruous actions but in the end, he accepted his fate and went out on his terms. He didn't make a shady deal with a supernatural being and that is honorable in his own way.

Great video, though I disagree Verna is malevolent. She's a force of fortune and fate, of justice and judgement. That doesn't make her evil or malevolent. She is an ancient being, beyond our binary constructs of good and evil. If she was Satan's minion, she would have taken pleasure in killing the grand-daughter, but she didn't. It was a sad thing for her. She's not evil. Mythology in general is full of morally grey divine beings and deities. We need to stop projecting ridiculous Judeo-Christian notions of God and Devil onto things. Poe's fantasy was not Christian in nature.

I feel like Madeline definitely hesitated when excepting the deal you just see it in her face, she doesn’t drink immediately she drinks whilst closing her eyes.

Flanagan has a knack for making jaw dropping moments that deliver this sort of punch to the gut. The moment when Victorine threw the object and hit her girlfriend. The acid scene. I think I might be traumatized!

Another interesting hint is when Arthur is leaving to catch Verna and Madeleine says "i want her eyes", and that's exactly what her brothers ends up doing to her.

I cant agree more with your kine up. This was so well done all around. The story telling of each episode was on point.

dude being bricked up was a nice nod to the Casque of Amontilado

I don’t think “Verna” can shape-shift, but rather create illusions and/or control beings. I loved the show! It fits right in with Flanagan’s other creations, yet has its own distinct vibe. I didn’t particularly appreciate the gory touch, but kudos for creativity for those deaths.

The Fall, and The Haunting, are my favourites on the "Flanaverse" (I don't precisely like the term, but it applies). Carla Gugino is a Force Of Nature on each, and such a talented actress. Is cool how Flanagan usually collaborate with the same troupe of actors, I love that, and certainly Carla and Henry are so versatile. Love them! As for "Verna", She do indeed declare is "not demonic" or a "Satan minion", on the chat they have with Rod and Maddie when they decide on the pact She do indeed say something in the matter like it is a construction, when Rod mentions "it will cost or souls or what", she reply "not such thing, for one.Even if there was you already sold it one brick at the time" (if I recall the line as is) ending with "no, nothing so silly as that" I think more of a fairy, in the line of a Morrigan. And that's my theory. Specially because Maddie says about "fairytales" on that same scene. Like the Morrigan, She is Death, and comes to collect that, in the matter of the ones who will die, she doesn't choose (well, except for Frederick) and let that be a reflect of their choices. That's why She left the icons that let that choices led to (tragic) deaths, with the exception of Lenore, who did good, hence the feather and the white flower.

The last time I watched all episodes in a row like that was in Hill House by Flanagan. I'm really speechless how this was a masterpiece. Love it and loving even more as I found the layers

The only thing i hated about this show was older Madeline’s wig lol. Why is it sitting like that? Other than that, loved this show. Watching for the second time as we speak

Great video, I do have one additional observation. I believe regarding the misread of Arthur Pym during his transglobe journey, It wasn’t a cannibalistic act he wouldn’t partake in, I believe it was implied r*ape of an inupiaq woman.

Fascinating points, one correction: Verna is not malevolent. She does not wish evil upon others. Hell, many times she even offered the Ushers a chance to turn back. She is, however, fascinated by humanity's capacity to BE malevolent. So she decided to test how far are they willing to take it. If anything, she's a scientist.

I loved it! Hill House and Usher are neck and neck for my favorites, followed by Midnight Mass and then Bly Manor. Can't wait to see what Flannagan does next!

The Casque of Amontillado is a Poe story about one nobleman chaining another nobleman named Fortunato to a recess in a wall, then bricked it shut. All because of a perceived slight. The story takes place during an annual Carnival, and in some art works Fortunato is dressed like a jester.

As an addict I rooted for Juno. It's nice to see some good representation.

Absolutely love, this you completely covered everything for me and explained so much

I really appreciated your summary. It was helpful. Thank you!

The moment I realized Verna was an anagram of raven I started seeing the Edgar Allen Poe references especially when one of the episodes is called Tell-tale heart

That scene at the bar was brilliant

Even just the mention of the scene where falling bodies that represent how many the opioid epidemic has taken from us makes me break down in sobs. I can't begin to express the anguish in our communities after already losing so many of our family and friends to this massacre. This season is truly the scariest one yet, and I don't really want one that's even more bone-chilling. Truly, this one is a modern masterpiece

Thanks for the upload.

Only a true Poe fan will get the references to a vast amount of his work in The Fall of the House of Usher. The Gold Bug, the Black Cat, Lenore, Annabelle, and the many poetic monologues throughout. Also, Verna has to be best representation of the Reaper that I have ever seen. I loved how she gave everyone (except Lenore, because she was collateral damage) a chance to demonstrate humility before carrying out her duty in taking them. I feel like Lenore’s death was meant to be bittersweet for the viewer, but a homage to Poe’s legacy. The Raven being recited in the end was the icing on the cake!

Flanagan produced another banger! Every set up was delightful paid off! Humor, gore, lore, all of it was a 10/10!

EXCELLENT ANALYSIS! Thank you!

Excelent review of the series, there were things I didn't realize until you mentioned here.

In regards to Verna, I always think of the story that Roderick says about what Pym used to tell the children about what he discovered on his journey. That the earth was hollow and creatures live inside with an island at the arctic, and how Verna tells Pym that she saw him on the ice when she came 'topside'. This may be indicative of hell, but Verna doesn't seem so stereotypically demonic more like an immortal entity that enjoys teasing out the darkest parts of humanity in people like a jjin or witch. It isn't very demonic of her to feel remorse for taking the innocent life of Lenore and killing Lenore's father with added pain due to his treatment of his wife. And if she dos come from inside 'the hollow earth' is there more where sh's from. But the way Verna operates it seems purely for her own understanding and amusement of humans. IDK I think this ranks in my number 1# so good. I'm not so familiar with Edgar Allens Poe's work but the poetry was used so well and the story was brilliantly weaved.

Isn’t Verna just Lady Death? Requires sacrifice, can tell what possible life people would lead, she can take violently or peacefully, before humanity, and could keep track of all the deaths caused by Ligodone. Oh and ravens symbolize death, poes works mostly revolve around death--> big circle, Verna is the walking theme of Poe dispersing death across the multiple story lines.

I’ve been having a thought about the 7 deadly sins and the 7 members that died in the bloodline first. Perry - lust (with making sex his entire lifestyle) Camille - envy (constantly jealous of Vic and anyone who has normal relationships) Leo - sloth (with him constantly high and low functioning) Vic - greed (with her medical work) Tammy - pride (with her never being able to admit her pain or suffering) Frederick - gluttony (with drugs) Lenore - wrath (with her father and family) I feel like each of them suit their sin appropriately but definitely some could be changed around to fit other people

Your videos are always top-tier! Huge Poe fan, huge Flanagan fan, the way he married Poe's works to every part of the series - to the writing, lighting, and even the characters clothes, was masterfully done!

Another excellent Flanagan experience.

13:38 I believe Verna was insinuating that the team assaulted an Inuit woman but he didn't participate

This was an amazing series!!! The Devil's reference and the Edgar Allen Poe references and inspirations!! I loved that most of the cast from Midnight Mass was used in this show. I nearly binged the whole series while flying from here (Seattle) to Boston back a few yrs ago. Carla Gugino (Verna) was perfect!!!

Something that gets me is when Perry dies 70+ people die with him, although she does make sure that the staff are safe. But Verna goes out of her way to point out how many millions died because of Roderick and how many people live because of Lenore. I feel taking out all those people at Perrys club isn’t true to her character.

It's crazy how this review mentions every obscure reference except the obvious REMAKE SCENE (burying Rufus behind the brick wall) from The Cask of Amontillado also by EGP. Fortunate was the name of the main character❤️🎉

I think it's funny that Mark Hamill was essentially a Sith Lord attorney in this.

as an edgar allan poe fangirl ( i even have a tattoo i got 6 years ago) i was not disappointed! i knew coming from mike flanagan would be amazing. it was SO good and well worth the wait!

at 8:45 you mentionned that the reason he invites them in is because he knows they're going to die, That is not the case, He mentionned that the deal he made with the Raven was blurry, Forgotten and nothing but a fever dream. He let them in because he wanted to be the opposite of his father who had a litteral Gate to stop him and his sister to get in his life, thats why he mentions "The Gates are Open, Period."

Amazing and entertaining series. Fantastic story telling, top notch creative writing and great story line coupled with stellar performances by all. Just 100% impressive. I was only sad to see it end… now i can only hope for something more!

The raven represents consequence. The price that children pay for the sins of their parents.

I love the other Flanagan pieces, but really loved how they took the deaths to a darker place. Creative and a splash of gore.

There were plenty of scenes in this show that made me jump, but the one scene that absolutely froze my blood and made my heart drop was Roderick showing Auggie the phone and Lenore’s AI bot incessantly saying nevermore.

This mini series was incredible it had me on the end of my seat . The cast was chosen perfectly but I wish the grand daughter didn’t die she wasn’t like the others.

loved this more than the Haunted series, very well written and suspensful

I really loved this series. I loved the fact that they had all the tributes to Edgar Allen Poe throughout the series. If you’ve read Poe, you know the way people died,the references to the names, etc. were all there. My dad used to read me Edgar, Allan Poe For bedtime stories if anyone can believe that!No wonder I turned out the way I did! LOL I have to agree that this is up there with Hillhouse. My opinion anyway.

she is something ancient and long unknown or forgotten. saying she is Satan is too short sighted. she makes deals but she also cares about innocence and life. that is not what the devil does. so she is more and the unknowing makes her more interesting

Going topside could also be a reference to the underworld of Greco-Roman mythology. Ravens are considered psychopomps, and carry spirits between the realms of the living and the dead.

Bruce did amazing couldn't picture anyone else playing that role

Thank you for this

Roderick casting was perfect. I can't imagine anyone else playing Roderick.

Arthur Pym really deserves its own series

I watched the new goosebumps show right after this and immediately you can feel the difference in acting skills everybody in this show did an amazing job and comparing the performances from other shows like hill house and midnight mass they feel like completely different people

The past century pictures of verna was SO good !!! Love it !

I'm going to say this is my second favorite after haunting of hill house. I enjoyed every episode and MIKE F did not disappoint

Lenore truly was a sweet young woman. I hated that she had to share the same fate as everyone else. She definitely did not deserve it.😐

Fantastic show. Still my number one from Flanagan is Hill House, then this, then Midnight mass

The conversation between Verna & Madeleine implied heavily that Madeleine was some sort of peer with verna? Then snaps her neck rather brutally for a old lady🤔

Loved this series. Finally got around to watching it last month. They really got the whole old school gothic horror meets modern urban cityscape vibes just right. I saw Verna as Death. As the actual living, breathing personification of death. That might be a bit too simplistic than other interpretations. But I didn't take it much further than that. As far as Mads' speech, the sad thing is she's right in a way. Yes, she and Roderick did some heinous things. But only because people let them. They simply gave people the depravity they asked for/were hungry for and accept in others. It's a metaphor that stands in for a number of things in society today.

I'm kinda glad that Frank Langella got fired. I can't picture him as Roderick or at least enjoy watching him. With Bruce, even though the character was horrible, I loved watching him and at times empathised with him

Mark Hamil killed it on this

I really like that it’s a mix of all of Poes famous stories together