I completely agree. I watched Hill House in one sitting and could only watch one Usher episode a night. Both are wonderful by default because Mike Flanagan is behind them. But I have yet to find a show that puts you through the emotional toll that Hill House does. Finishing that show for the first time is so bittersweet, I still think about concepts from it daily. Usher was good and exciting, gory, but yeah, the pacing was the biggest issue. The knowing what was happening, and the fact that like maybe 3 characters were likable (I know that was the point, just made it a little harder to get invested). Hill House is my personal favorite, but the only other show of Flanagan’s that could be up for real competition for “best” is Midnight Mass. Great video !
A great comparison! Loved Hill House for its tension and Loved Usher for its almost campy gore. Both also had great themes running through, commentary on family trauma and the opioid crisis were great. I must say though my favourite of Flanagan's works will always be Midnight Mass, and while I can understand why others get annoyed by the more monologue style its that exact fact that made it for me. He such a talented writer and show runner that demonstrates such breadth in the horror genre, he also has a knack for finding and including other talented writers and directors.
I generally agreed with the video, with one MASSIVE exception, sadly. And that was pacing/investment, rolled in one. Because I couldn't care less for a good chunck of Hill House. It took till the girl who hangs episode for me to be invested in anyone, and I felt all the twist (besides the hanging entity, precisely) were so obvious as someone who had saw previous adaptations of the novel. (Which is weird, because Flanagan's adaptations are always pretty loose remagining rather than straight adaptations) I took a while to watch that one because I felt either miserable or annoyed at the characters. They were fantastically well-written, much real than in House of Usher (not sure how I would compare them to bly Manor, though) but until the funeral episode, I was waiting for them to catch up with me on what was happening, and that sucked all possible enjoyment I could have with the show. Usher, at least, it was (for me) a bit like a ticking bomb, you know the ending, so you are seeing all the dominoes fall and you know all those people are gonna have terrible ends, so you are excited (or sad, for the few sympathic people) to see their demise. But yeah, that is something that would depend drastically of who is watching. Great video!
House of Usher for me is wonderful. By far my favorite. Incredibly well-written dialogue and I love the way the story was told. Roderick is a fascinating character, in a sea of other fascinating characters.
I completely agree. I watched Hill House in one sitting and could only watch one Usher episode a night. Both are wonderful by default because Mike Flanagan is behind them. But I have yet to find a show that puts you through the emotional toll that Hill House does. Finishing that show for the first time is so bittersweet, I still think about concepts from it daily. Usher was good and exciting, gory, but yeah, the pacing was the biggest issue. The knowing what was happening, and the fact that like maybe 3 characters were likable (I know that was the point, just made it a little harder to get invested). Hill House is my personal favorite, but the only other show of Flanagan’s that could be up for real competition for “best” is Midnight Mass. Great video !
A great comparison! Loved Hill House for its tension and Loved Usher for its almost campy gore. Both also had great themes running through, commentary on family trauma and the opioid crisis were great. I must say though my favourite of Flanagan's works will always be Midnight Mass, and while I can understand why others get annoyed by the more monologue style its that exact fact that made it for me. He such a talented writer and show runner that demonstrates such breadth in the horror genre, he also has a knack for finding and including other talented writers and directors.
Agreed on all points! Your analysis is great, can't wait to see your channel grow!
Both of these shows are truly great. For me, the best thing Mike Flanagan has made was Midnight Mass it really just hit me in all the right ways.
Bly manor was the best imo
Ok after watching this maybe i should revisit hill house (but i still prefer the characters of bly manor)
I love ur content
I generally agreed with the video, with one MASSIVE exception, sadly. And that was pacing/investment, rolled in one.
Because I couldn't care less for a good chunck of Hill House. It took till the girl who hangs episode for me to be invested in anyone, and I felt all the twist (besides the hanging entity, precisely) were so obvious as someone who had saw previous adaptations of the novel. (Which is weird, because Flanagan's adaptations are always pretty loose remagining rather than straight adaptations) I took a while to watch that one because I felt either miserable or annoyed at the characters.
They were fantastically well-written, much real than in House of Usher (not sure how I would compare them to bly Manor, though) but until the funeral episode, I was waiting for them to catch up with me on what was happening, and that sucked all possible enjoyment I could have with the show.
Usher, at least, it was (for me) a bit like a ticking bomb, you know the ending, so you are seeing all the dominoes fall and you know all those people are gonna have terrible ends, so you are excited (or sad, for the few sympathic people) to see their demise. But yeah, that is something that would depend drastically of who is watching.
Great video!
House of Usher for me is wonderful. By far my favorite. Incredibly well-written dialogue and I love the way the story was told. Roderick is a fascinating character, in a sea of other fascinating characters.