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Nikki an steven you guys should check out The Prisoners Daughter its a drama movie with a very emotional story its fantastic an this is coming from a mostly horror movie type guy its so good i think yous would like it.
Everything in this show is BALLS DEEP in Edgar Allen Poe stories. All the kids are characters from his short stories the names of the episodes are lifted from them and informs you of how they're going to die if you know the stories. this is the most expertly crafted show I've ever seen.
Except for Gold-bug. For some reason they titled the episode Gold-bug but the story was actually based on a mix of Tamerleine and William Wilson. I wonder why they did this only for that episode...
I devoured this show within 24 hours, and I truly believe it's the best thing Flanagan has ever done. And if he actually tops it one day, I'm kind of scared what that would look like.
I watched the first episode and then quit. Tries to tick too many diversity boxes, too edgy, had zero finesse and gave me no incentive to watch episode 2. It was like watching a woke parody of Succession with some ham fisted Flanagan elements thrown in. Nowhere near as good as Midnight Mass or The Haunting of Hill House.
@@nuhuh9893I feel you. Only went through the whole thing just for the Poe's universe. Though I don't loved It in instants like Hill House and Bly Manor (didn't watch Midnight Mass/Club and so-so), I still find quite entertaining and intriguing at some points. I'd say: give a try at least. Might surpise you. ;-)
@eighthdoctor She's one of my favorite actresses, and probably the only woman on Earth who could make my sexual orientation do a 180. So underrated! I love that Flanagan has given her so much worthy work.
did y'all recognize the actress who played teen Madeline? she was in Haunting of Hill House as well! she played young Shirley. took me a while to recognize her because she was blonde here instead of brunette. I also love how much he uses the same actors because it really gives them a chance to flex their acting chops; Mike Flanagan really knows how to pick top tier actors! excited to get into this series with you guys; it might be my favorite series Flanagan has put out thus far and that's saying something after Midnight Mass. ❤
Man, I didn't want to binge it all in one night, but that's how it worked out. This first episode starts out slow, but it does ramp up as you go. I had a hard time at first because there are just so many characters to get into, but by the end of episode two I was all in.
I felt the same kinda in THoHH, but yes, by episode 2-3, I had all the characters down pat, and I loved them. I'm expecting the same with this one, maybe... except the love....?
@kaizokuo5850 THoHH is "The Haunting of Hill House". It was Flanagen's first Netflix series and absolutely worth a watch. It's the series that got everyone hooked.
Weirdly enough, in spite of the more extreme modernization and sexification, House of Usher is, by far and wide, order of magnitudes more faithful to Poe's original collection of short stories than Hill House or Bly Manor ever were to their books. It paid to remember the short stories while watching.
I think I would describe this series as a love letter to Poe. Not only does it involve some of his characters (Dupin, the Ushers) but it references so many more (Fortunato, Prospero, Lenore, Annabelle Lee, The Raven) and his stories (The Raven, The Gold Bug, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Black Cat, The Cask of Amontillado, The Mask of the Red Death, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Fall of the House of Usher) and quote so much of his poetry, but even a lot of the themes that it eventually deals with (betrayal, loss, insanity, the inability to trust oneself or one's reality, trying to maintain normalcy while inside you're falling apart) become prominent in later episodes. The others feel like someone adapting a story to make a hit, this feels like someone paying homage to his literary inspiration.
The things the priest says during the church funeral was very haunting and went well with what Roderick Usher was seeing. Pretty sure it’s a clue about the mystery. I was hooked on every word😰
Is the poem ' Spirits of the Dead ' by Edgar Allan Poe. All the poems recited in this series are by him since the whole thing is inspired by his "universe".
Trivia/Fun Fact (if you don't know): Juno, the latest Usher wife/matriarch is Ruth Codd, she's a standout as well in Midnight Club as Anya. I'm shocked you didn't cover that Mike Flanagan show, it's freaking amazing too! 😭
Midnight Club really suffered from having multiple seasons planned and only getting one. If he had been able to make it how he wanted it would’ve been great, but with just the one season I think it’s his weakest show.
@@Wraiven22 It was only gonna have one more season, and he wrote up his plans for it online for the fans. I think it still stands well on its own, though it obviously ended with more to tell unfortunately.
Edgar Allan Poe was my first “adult author.” I’m 47 now, and stories have been giving me the chills since I was 12 years old. While there were many classic adaptations of his stories (like the ones with Vincent Price), in the modern era they are virtually nonexistent. I love what Flanagan has done here: he maintains the heart, soul, dread and themes of Poe; it’s clearly a love letter to his work, but he freshens it up and puts such a great spin on the tales. And his stable of actors have never been better. Carla Gugino and Mark Hamill are certainly highlights.
Ha, likewise! My mom told me as a kid how she used to read the stories and they would scare her, so f course I had to read them too. I was expecting devils, zombies, gruesome ghoulies, but instead I got something even scarier: the evil of an intrusive thought, the weight of depression, the fear of theetering at the edge of madness. I loved it. It's not necessary, but if you have read the stories, this shoe shines all the more because of how good it is about capturing their spirit.
I got through episode 2 and then was fully addicted and binged through the whole thing. I’m so sad it’s over so I’m excited to experience it again though y’all!
"The names are very fancy", Well all of the names are characters from Poe's stories or poems. Roderick and Madeleine Usher from 'The Fall of the House of Usher', Arthur Pym from the novel 'The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket', C.Auguste Dupin is the first detective in fiction and appears in several stories, Frederick is from 'Metzengerstein: A Tale in Imitation of the German' Tamerlane was a real Turco-Mongolian conqueror Poe wrote a poem about, Victorine Lafourcade appears in 'The Premature Burial', Prince Prospero is from the 'Mask of the Read Death', Camille l'Espanaye is from 'The Murders on the Rue Morgue', Annabel Lee and The Raven (which I'm pretty sure is also Verna in annagram form) are both famous poems, Lenore is a poem but also appears in 'The Raven', Pluto the cat from 'The Black Cat', Napoleon I believe is from 'The Spectacles' and Alessandra from 'Politian' but I could be wrong, Morelle from 'Morella' a horror story, William Wilson another poem. Other interesting names are: Amontillado wine from 'The Cask of Amontillado' Ligodon I think it's inspired by 'Ligeia', Eliza was the name of Poe's mother and the middle name of his wife. Rufus Wilmort Griswold and also Longfellow were both rivals of Poe. And I probaby forgot stuff. Editing now to add 'The Gold- Bug', ironically the last one I read and I forgot about it.
@@MonsterIcee Not really, you'd be surprised how many people has no idea and think is the director's all original idea. And most of them don't even read credits anyway. That's the problem with adaptations, instead of reviving the original sometimes it just gets buried.
Finished it earlier today. Definitely my favorite of the Flanaverse so far. Loved the theme, like a whodunit/gothic/supernatural mash up with brilliant uses of Poe's work at every corner. Episode titles, character names. It's great to see how creative it is. Being so invested in the previous works of the Flanaverse I felt what seemed to be a wave of nostalgia from a lot of my favorite actors returning for this show. It kept me guessing how each episode would end and the message the show gives is clear as day but executed perfectly.
after just finishing the series and watching the first episode again with you guys, im noticing SO many things. that's probably my favourite thing about Flanagan's work.
this shows is so good. it makes you think you know where it's going when you actually don't, flanagan killed it once again. looking forward to watching you guys react to the entire series 👏🏽
Yeay!! It's not spooky season without a new Mike Flanagan show, and it's not spooky season without you guys reacting to it! You're in for a treat! Personally, Midnight Mass is still my favourite, but The Fall of the House of Usher is quite frankly a piece of art and I feel like I need to rewatch it because there are, as always, so many details that flew right by me on the first watch.
Get ready guys this one is unhinged! You're gonna be saying "what the heck" ALOT lol. We loved it, binged it in a day. The cast and acting is stellar ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻
You guys will love this show. I binged it all in one day. Glad to see you are reacting to it!! All of Mike Flanagan's work is amazing. Kind of sucks Mike isnt making anything else for Netflix
So glad you guys are watching this! No spoilers but the horror is a bit slow in the beginning episodes, so be patient, but towards the end, the show is magnificent. You won't be disappointed.
This is the best show I've ever seen on Netflix. Hands down. Its exquisite. Keep in mind the real life Sacklers, Purdue Pharma, and OxyContin are the frame on which Flanagan lays all of this. Its absolutely genius.
you have no idea how excited I am to see your reactions to this show. I binged it in one night and honestly I can say it's my 2nd favorite Flanagan series, after Hill House.
Binged this series in the first 24 hours of its release. It's so good and very different than what I'm used to seeing from mike flanagan and i have no complaints, truly a masterpiece! Definitely my second favorite project of his (the first being hill house of course)
I binged it yesterday. I didn't find it scary at all but I love hearing the long conversations. Each episode is based on a Edgar Allen Poem story. Of course, the cast is familiar and all of them do a very nice job. That said, Midnight Mass is still my favorite Mike Flanagan show.
I have to let this show marinate in my mind for a bit. I'm not quite sure how I would grade it yet. Midnight Mass is also my favorite work of his, but I do really enjoy these family tragedy stories.
My favourite bit of foreshadowing appears if you have a keen ear or if you have subtitles on. It repeats in a later episode, but the reopening shot of the wall with the song “Another Brick in the Wall” is so incredible.
So excited for this. I've only watched the first episode so far and was really impressed. Really happy to see the great Mary McDonnell joining the Flanagan acting troop!
I binged all of it in one go the day it came out. Did not plan on doing that, but that's how it worked out. 😅 Great show and great reaction, I look forward to the rest!❤
What I love with episode 1 is that Mrs. Dudley killed Mr. Dudley (the housekeeper couple in Haunting of Hill House)=(Roderick & Madeline's mother and father).
You ever hear of a revenant before? Basically, if someone is near death with some serious unfinished business, they CANNOT die until they see it through. In this case, Roderick and Madeline's mom couldn't die until she took out the bastard living just down the road from her and her family. Just keep it in mind moving forward. :D
Fall of the House of Usher was written by Poe. As was the title stories for each episode. It's pretty much Flanagan's love letter to Poe. He likes to craft his stories around famous horror authors (I think King is his favorite).
I binged all 8 eps in one sitting and I loved every spooky minute of it 🫣 no spoilers but Steven is gonna have a rough time editing this show for youtube 😂
I watched this movie on the first day and literally planned my day around getting up early to binge watch it all on the first day. I can’t wait to see you learn more about all of them but especially the women who from day one just seem more sassy and planned Edit: also I like all the Flanagan stuff I’ve seen so far (everything but Oculus and Absentia) so I’m soo looking forward to everything he does in the future because this one is top 3 Flanaverse for me.😊
It freaking Edgar Allen Poe ! Every main character's name is from an Edgar Allen Poe story! The prosecutor is Auguste Dupin, the Usher's lawyer is Arthur Gordan Pym, both the main characters of Poe stories. The kid's names are the names the names of the people who die in Poe stories (Heh Heh Heh) .The title of the Show is an Edgar Allen Poe story! and tonight' episode is a line from The Raven! "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore- While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. “’Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door- Only this and nothing more.” "
spoiler/fyi: this is going to be Mike Flannagan's last netflix show sadly as his contract is up and he's going to be with Amazon Prime Video now where he's already working on a new project called The Dark Tower!!!!!!!!!!! Hopefully he never stops making these...
@@mandelbot5318 True, but I was going to wait until a reaction to an episode that actually showed him to point that out. I've seen on occasion reactors that consider knowing that a particular actor will show up to be spoilers, so I try avoiding that.
Flannigan is the goat of horror shows. I know it's really early to say but he has always gotten me emotionally invested in his shows. I never would have thought a horror show would bring me to tears. Just like hillhouse,bly manor and midnight mass. Hes doing something completely different and I want more.
Never finished Midnight Mass, still have to find the right mood to be in. So far Bly Manor was my favorite of these, loved Dani and Jamie so much, with this coming out, both shows share first place cause they're so very different yet amazing in their own right. The way Flanagan "queered it up" even more is amazing :D
I didn't see Doctor Sleep on your docket - y'all gotta check it out. The young actor who plays Lenore is the co-lead in that and just totally kills it - you'd love it!
Great reaction! Young Madeline dressed as the 1920s flapper in the 1979 flashback was played by Willa Fitzgerald, aka Roscoe from the _Reacher_ series. 😁
Wow! I didn't know you guys were watching this show!?! I absolutely loved it! I read the book many years ago, & I loved that too! I'm gonna catch up, so I'll be back after ep4, or ep5... 🤘🤪😁👍
I love this show so much and have watched all of it in two days so seeing your reaction to it now was amazing and grate reaction as always Can't wait to see you reacting to the others because they just get more and more intense as time goes on. Young Rodrick is the actor of Riley from Midnight Mass and he was also the doctor in Mike's show that he did before this one called The Midnight Club which also stars the actress of Rodrick's young wife and Camille's female assistant as well. The actor of Leo is the one that plays the one that Hannah liked in Bly Mannor and also the cop in Midnight Mass,the actress of the granddaughter is the one that played Abra the special girl that Danny helped in the Doctor Sleep movie, Then there is the actress of Hannah herself of course and Fredrick is the actor of the father in Haunting of hill house and he has been in all the others too. The actress of the woman they are scared of is of course the oen that played the mother in Haunting of Hill house and the one telling the story in Bly Mannor as well. The actress of Rodrick and Madaline's mother is the one that played the maid in Hill house and also the doctor in Midnight Mass and the actor of the one she killed was the one that in Haunting of hill house played her husband and also the guy that shot the girl in Midnight Mass. It's interesting to see how much he uses the same actors over again and mixes them up with new ones as well oh and Carl Lumbly the one that plays the lawyer here played the ghost that Danny talks to in Doctor Sleep.
After you watch the series, go back and try to guess which actors in some of the smaller part were in other Flanagan shows. I figured out one of the actors (Annabel). She was so different than on Hill house! I ended up going over to IMDb, and looking at all the other actors. Look for the actress that plays the youngest Madelyn .
Great show! There are a TON of Edgar Allan Poe references. Some overt, some more hidden. Also, what's the over/under for how many times Steven gives Nikki the "What the f... ?!" look?
YAY! I was hoping you guys would react to this! I loved your reactions to Hill House and Bly Manor so I was hoping you'd be here for this one...what a ride so far!
I watched the first episode one Saturday night, went to bed, woke up on the Sunday and just ploughed through the rest because I couldn't wait to know what happened. There are so many clever references to "real world" happenings.
I started watching this last night, only made it to ep 2 but now I'll watch with you guys, I've done that with shows, I couldn't watch but end up watching it here, so here we go.....
I love how Mr. Flanagan was able to weave Mr. Poe's best and not-so-known works in this show. And even if the viewer is not familiar with the literature.. it's done in such a way that those who had not read a single Edgar Allan Poe work has something to love (or be spooked) about it. :-) Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!
It's funny that you mentioned how good the casting was for the younger versions of the characters. Because this is like my third channel for reaction videos to this that I'm watching. And obviously I watched the show. And until you mentioned that I totally forgot that the younger versions were different actors different people. I think the story just had me so absorbed and the casting was so good just completely went over my head that they're different actors I was like no those are the same people.
The scene with the acid falling on the ravers was one of the most horrifying and disturbing scenes I’ve ever seen. It stayed with me for a while. I watched the whole series in like 1 or 2 days. They started off with a bang.
See! This is why when I can't get into a show then watch it with you both, I get a different vibe from it and actually enjoy it, so this is the way I'll be watching this one....let's goooooooo 😊❤
cruised the comments and didn't see anyone point it out-sorry if I missed it-but he didn't say the trial was the last time the family was together. He said it was the DAY they were last together (the dinner happens that night, ergo all still the same day). Also, its 6 kids with 5 women, not five wives, there is a difference :P I am only on episode 4, looking forward to finishing tonight and watching you watch it all! Great show.
26:44 You can barely see it, but Mike Flanagan has - once again - hidden the evil mirror from Oculus in the background. There is a better shot of the two siblings together where you can clearly see it hanging on the wall in between them and I always love how Flanagan reuses the thing in all of his movies and series. If not completely, he uses parts of it (like how he uses only the bottom half of the mirror for the bedframe in Gerald's Game).
Thank you for your reaction. Mike Flanagan has done it again. This is a masterpiece, another in his adaptations. He has honored, truly honored Edgar Allan Poe. Some things to keep in mind while watching this episode: Roderick (Bruce Greenwood, originally Frank Langella) and Madeline Usher (Mary McDonnell) are two characters from Poe's 1839 short story, THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER. As in this Netflix series, they are brother and sister in the original work. A close reading of Poe's work suggests that there is something incestuous going on between the pair. A careful viewing of the series strongly vibes with this. Note how they sleep in the same bed from youth--not necessarily demanding this. But watching the series with this in mind helps viewers to better understand the dynamics between them. The Great Carl Lumbly plays Le Chevalier C. Auguste Dupin, the protagonist of three works by Poe: "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" (1841), "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt" (1842), and "The Purloined Letter" (1844). The first of these works is the first detective story we know of--Poe created that genre. Without C. Auguste Dupin there would be no Sherlock Holmes from Arthur Conan Doyle and no Hercule Poirot from Agatha Christie. So it's no exaggeration to say also that without Edgar Allan Poe, there is no Batman or DC (Detective Comics). The mysterious character named Verna (Carla Gugino) has an interesting name. It is an anagram referring to perhaps the most famous poem of Poe's: VERNA RAVEN
There is also the fact that Roderick and Madeline dress up as Gatsby and Daisy for the New Year's Eve, which is both a hint of the suggested incestuous tones and of them crossing any moral thresholds for money.
watched it in a single day, and it's the fucking brilliant way to introduce E. A. Poe's stories and poems to 21st century audience, if you read them, you know the outcome immediately when you see the episode's name but even if you didn't, you still want more
I went into this thinking it was just going to be a straight forward adaptation of the Edgar Allan Poe short story set in the present day. But it looks like what Flanagan has actually done is blended a lot of different elements from all of Poe's works into one single narrative, which I think is far more interesting. I wouldn't call myself a horror buff, but I like EAP's work so that's always going to pique my interest when it comes to projects like this. The only Flanagan film I've seen other than this is Doctor Sleep, which I actually liked a lot which came as a surprise to me because I am ambivalent towards The Shining in all honesty. I'm only two episodes into this show but i like what I'm seeing so far.
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Nikki an steven you guys should check out The Prisoners Daughter its a drama movie with a very emotional story its fantastic an this is coming from a mostly horror movie type guy its so good i think yous would like it.
Everything in this show is BALLS DEEP in Edgar Allen Poe stories. All the kids are characters from his short stories the names of the episodes are lifted from them and informs you of how they're going to die if you know the stories.
this is the most expertly crafted show I've ever seen.
Except for Gold-bug.
For some reason they titled the episode Gold-bug but the story was actually based on a mix of Tamerleine and William Wilson.
I wonder why they did this only for that episode...
I devoured this show within 24 hours, and I truly believe it's the best thing Flanagan has ever done. And if he actually tops it one day, I'm kind of scared what that would look like.
I watched the first episode and then quit. Tries to tick too many diversity boxes, too edgy, had zero finesse and gave me no incentive to watch episode 2. It was like watching a woke parody of Succession with some ham fisted Flanagan elements thrown in. Nowhere near as good as Midnight Mass or The Haunting of Hill House.
@@nuhuh9893Lol what an insightful take after only one episode 😂
Flanagan could tackle Lovecraft and I'll be all for it.
@@nuhuh9893 Anyone who uses the term "woke" unironically has no worth as a human being.
@@nuhuh9893I feel you. Only went through the whole thing just for the Poe's universe. Though I don't loved It in instants like Hill House and Bly Manor (didn't watch Midnight Mass/Club and so-so), I still find quite entertaining and intriguing at some points. I'd say: give a try at least. Might surpise you. ;-)
SO GLAD you guys are watching this. It's another Mike Flanagan home run. I need Carla Gugino to win all the awards!!!!
Carla is so underrated and I'm so glad that she's getting all this work with MF's films & tv shows over the last 6-7 years! 😁💜
@eighthdoctor She's one of my favorite actresses, and probably the only woman on Earth who could make my sexual orientation do a 180. So underrated! I love that Flanagan has given her so much worthy work.
did y'all recognize the actress who played teen Madeline? she was in Haunting of Hill House as well! she played young Shirley. took me a while to recognize her because she was blonde here instead of brunette. I also love how much he uses the same actors because it really gives them a chance to flex their acting chops; Mike Flanagan really knows how to pick top tier actors! excited to get into this series with you guys; it might be my favorite series Flanagan has put out thus far and that's saying something after Midnight Mass. ❤
Lulu Wilson is also in Ouija 2, great movie, Mike never disappoints
Man, I didn't want to binge it all in one night, but that's how it worked out. This first episode starts out slow, but it does ramp up as you go. I had a hard time at first because there are just so many characters to get into, but by the end of episode two I was all in.
I felt the same kinda in THoHH, but yes, by episode 2-3, I had all the characters down pat, and I loved them. I'm expecting the same with this one, maybe... except the love....?
@@misshellWhat's THoHH, if you don't mind me asking? If it's similar to this like you're expecting it sounds like it's worth the watch 😄
@@kaizokuo5850 The Haunting of Hill House
@@kaizokuo5850 The Haunting of Hill House. Best horror series of all time if I say.
@kaizokuo5850 THoHH is "The Haunting of Hill House". It was Flanagen's first Netflix series and absolutely worth a watch. It's the series that got everyone hooked.
Weirdly enough, in spite of the more extreme modernization and sexification, House of Usher is, by far and wide, order of magnitudes more faithful to Poe's original collection of short stories than Hill House or Bly Manor ever were to their books.
It paid to remember the short stories while watching.
I think I would describe this series as a love letter to Poe. Not only does it involve some of his characters (Dupin, the Ushers) but it references so many more (Fortunato, Prospero, Lenore, Annabelle Lee, The Raven) and his stories (The Raven, The Gold Bug, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Black Cat, The Cask of Amontillado, The Mask of the Red Death, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Fall of the House of Usher) and quote so much of his poetry, but even a lot of the themes that it eventually deals with (betrayal, loss, insanity, the inability to trust oneself or one's reality, trying to maintain normalcy while inside you're falling apart) become prominent in later episodes. The others feel like someone adapting a story to make a hit, this feels like someone paying homage to his literary inspiration.
The dinner scene is top tier dark comedy at its finest. The chemistry with the cast during that scene is phenomenal.
I'm only three episodes in but there is some genuinely "WOAH SHIT" moments in this show, Flanagan really balled out for his last Netflix run.
The first 2 or 3 episodes I wasn't sure how I felt but after watching it all I loved it
I literally yelled that at 3 am watching episode 6 😭😭
Why is it his last?
@@darkangel4185 he moved from Netflix to Amazon
I heard this described as Edgar Allan Poe writes Succession. So far that's pretty accurate.
it makes many references to Edgar's stories throughout the show
It's Edgar Allan Poe writes Edgar Allan Poe.
@@marcuslala1404 Gee. You think? Given the name of the show, plot and name of each episode are all Poe stories?
The things the priest says during the church funeral was very haunting and went well with what Roderick Usher was seeing. Pretty sure it’s a clue about the mystery. I was hooked on every word😰
Is the poem ' Spirits of the Dead ' by Edgar Allan Poe. All the poems recited in this series are by him since the whole thing is inspired by his "universe".
@@Lii170its actually parts of 2 of his poems and 2 of his short stories
For Annie
Spirits of the dead
The imp of the perverse
The premature burial
Trivia/Fun Fact (if you don't know): Juno, the latest Usher wife/matriarch is Ruth Codd, she's a standout as well in Midnight Club as Anya. I'm shocked you didn't cover that Mike Flanagan show, it's freaking amazing too! 😭
Midnight Club really suffered from having multiple seasons planned and only getting one. If he had been able to make it how he wanted it would’ve been great, but with just the one season I think it’s his weakest show.
@BrianLikesBeans I agree. It was my worst Flanagan show to date, and was such a disappointment to many fans.
@@Wraiven22 It was only gonna have one more season, and he wrote up his plans for it online for the fans. I think it still stands well on its own, though it obviously ended with more to tell unfortunately.
Edgar Allan Poe was my first “adult author.” I’m 47 now, and stories have been giving me the chills since I was 12 years old. While there were many classic adaptations of his stories (like the ones with Vincent Price), in the modern era they are virtually nonexistent. I love what Flanagan has done here: he maintains the heart, soul, dread and themes of Poe; it’s clearly a love letter to his work, but he freshens it up and puts such a great spin on the tales. And his stable of actors have never been better. Carla Gugino and Mark Hamill are certainly highlights.
Ha, likewise! My mom told me as a kid how she used to read the stories and they would scare her, so f course I had to read them too. I was expecting devils, zombies, gruesome ghoulies, but instead I got something even scarier: the evil of an intrusive thought, the weight of depression, the fear of theetering at the edge of madness. I loved it.
It's not necessary, but if you have read the stories, this shoe shines all the more because of how good it is about capturing their spirit.
I got two episodes to go, but I can say this: It's a love letter to Edgar Allan Poe.
You're in for a fun ride.
I got through episode 2 and then was fully addicted and binged through the whole thing. I’m so sad it’s over so I’m excited to experience it again though y’all!
"The names are very fancy", Well all of the names are characters from Poe's stories or poems.
Roderick and Madeleine Usher from 'The Fall of the House of Usher',
Arthur Pym from the novel 'The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket',
C.Auguste Dupin is the first detective in fiction and appears in several stories, Frederick is from 'Metzengerstein: A Tale in Imitation of the German'
Tamerlane was a real Turco-Mongolian conqueror Poe wrote a poem about,
Victorine Lafourcade appears in 'The Premature Burial',
Prince Prospero is from the 'Mask of the Read Death',
Camille l'Espanaye is from 'The Murders on the Rue Morgue',
Annabel Lee and The Raven (which I'm pretty sure is also Verna in annagram form) are both famous poems,
Lenore is a poem but also appears in 'The Raven',
Pluto the cat from 'The Black Cat',
Napoleon I believe is from 'The Spectacles' and Alessandra from 'Politian' but I could be wrong,
Morelle from 'Morella' a horror story,
William Wilson another poem.
Other interesting names are:
Amontillado wine from 'The Cask of Amontillado'
Ligodon I think it's inspired by 'Ligeia',
Eliza was the name of Poe's mother and the middle name of his wife.
Rufus Wilmort Griswold and also Longfellow were both rivals of Poe.
And I probaby forgot stuff.
Editing now to add 'The Gold- Bug', ironically the last one I read and I forgot about it.
The show is a love letter to Poe and his works, and very few reactors seem to notice.
I think they’re aware if it’s literally named after one of his stories
@@MonsterIcee Not really, you'd be surprised how many people has no idea and think is the director's all original idea. And most of them don't even read credits anyway. That's the problem with adaptations, instead of reviving the original sometimes it just gets buried.
Not like other titles with Sherlock Holmes name stapled on it...
@@Lii170that' s true sadly, I bring Sherlock Holmes example a lot cus is one classic that was picked on to mess with in past years.
Finished it earlier today. Definitely my favorite of the Flanaverse so far. Loved the theme, like a whodunit/gothic/supernatural mash up with brilliant uses of Poe's work at every corner. Episode titles, character names. It's great to see how creative it is. Being so invested in the previous works of the Flanaverse I felt what seemed to be a wave of nostalgia from a lot of my favorite actors returning for this show. It kept me guessing how each episode would end and the message the show gives is clear as day but executed perfectly.
after just finishing the series and watching the first episode again with you guys, im noticing SO many things. that's probably my favourite thing about Flanagan's work.
this shows is so good. it makes you think you know where it's going when you actually don't, flanagan killed it once again. looking forward to watching you guys react to the entire series 👏🏽
Being buried alive was a common fear/general panic at the time Poe was writing. A lot of his short stories reference it.
Yeay!! It's not spooky season without a new Mike Flanagan show, and it's not spooky season without you guys reacting to it! You're in for a treat! Personally, Midnight Mass is still my favourite, but The Fall of the House of Usher is quite frankly a piece of art and I feel like I need to rewatch it because there are, as always, so many details that flew right by me on the first watch.
Get ready guys this one is unhinged! You're gonna be saying "what the heck" ALOT lol. We loved it, binged it in a day. The cast and acting is stellar ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻
You guys will love this show. I binged it all in one day. Glad to see you are reacting to it!! All of Mike Flanagan's work is amazing. Kind of sucks Mike isnt making anything else for Netflix
he just switched to prime, shouldn’t change much
So glad you guys are watching this! No spoilers but the horror is a bit slow in the beginning episodes, so be patient, but towards the end, the show is magnificent. You won't be disappointed.
Wow this is a spoiler dude …
@@DaemonTargaryen13 Saying a show isn't that scary for a few episodes doesn't spoil anything.
2nd episode was fire, my favorite episode and my favorite death scene.
This is the best show I've ever seen on Netflix. Hands down. Its exquisite. Keep in mind the real life Sacklers, Purdue Pharma, and OxyContin are the frame on which Flanagan lays all of this. Its absolutely genius.
Carla Gugino is sending me in this series! She's fantastic
you have no idea how excited I am to see your reactions to this show. I binged it in one night and honestly I can say it's my 2nd favorite Flanagan series, after Hill House.
Binged this series in the first 24 hours of its release. It's so good and very different than what I'm used to seeing from mike flanagan and i have no complaints, truly a masterpiece! Definitely my second favorite project of his (the first being hill house of course)
I devoured this show in one sitting and have been waiting for y'all to check it out. I am so excited!
This show was the best thing I've seen in a long time, I can't wait to see you guys finish it
awesome show, i binge watched it on the day it released and mike flanagan never dissapoints!
Watching this first episode again knowing everything that comes later is mind blowing. Realizing this show is probably very rewatchable
I'm on episode 5 right now and this series is awesome... Every episode is BANGER after BANGER!!!
I just finish binge watch this today and it was awesome. Mike Flanagan did it again. ❤
I binged it yesterday. I didn't find it scary at all but I love hearing the long conversations. Each episode is based on a Edgar Allen Poem story. Of course, the cast is familiar and all of them do a very nice job. That said, Midnight Mass is still my favorite Mike Flanagan show.
I have to let this show marinate in my mind for a bit. I'm not quite sure how I would grade it yet. Midnight Mass is also my favorite work of his, but I do really enjoy these family tragedy stories.
My favourite bit of foreshadowing appears if you have a keen ear or if you have subtitles on.
It repeats in a later episode, but the reopening shot of the wall with the song “Another Brick in the Wall” is so incredible.
So excited for this. I've only watched the first episode so far and was really impressed. Really happy to see the great Mary McDonnell joining the Flanagan acting troop!
I binged all of it in one go the day it came out. Did not plan on doing that, but that's how it worked out. 😅
Great show and great reaction, I look forward to the rest!❤
What I love with episode 1 is that Mrs. Dudley killed Mr. Dudley (the housekeeper couple in Haunting of Hill House)=(Roderick & Madeline's mother and father).
You ever hear of a revenant before? Basically, if someone is near death with some serious unfinished business, they CANNOT die until they see it through. In this case, Roderick and Madeline's mom couldn't die until she took out the bastard living just down the road from her and her family. Just keep it in mind moving forward. :D
Fall of the House of Usher was written by Poe. As was the title stories for each episode. It's pretty much Flanagan's love letter to Poe. He likes to craft his stories around famous horror authors (I think King is his favorite).
OMG!! Can't believe you guys are starting a reaction this early!!! LOVE 😍
That house is a real fixer upper. But a few throw cushions, a lick of paint...it'd look great!
The guy who plays Frederick is Elliot from E.T. :)
I binged all 8 eps in one sitting and I loved every spooky minute of it 🫣 no spoilers but Steven is gonna have a rough time editing this show for youtube 😂
I watched this movie on the first day and literally planned my day around getting up early to binge watch it all on the first day. I can’t wait to see you learn more about all of them but especially the women who from day one just seem more sassy and planned
Edit: also I like all the Flanagan stuff I’ve seen so far (everything but Oculus and Absentia) so I’m soo looking forward to everything he does in the future because this one is top 3 Flanaverse for me.😊
It freaking Edgar Allen Poe ! Every main character's name is from an Edgar Allen Poe story! The prosecutor is Auguste Dupin, the Usher's lawyer is Arthur Gordan Pym, both the main characters of Poe stories. The kid's names are the names the names of the people who die in Poe stories (Heh Heh Heh) .The title of the Show is an Edgar Allen Poe story! and tonight' episode is a line from The Raven!
"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore-
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
“’Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door-
Only this and nothing more.” "
Plus many of the narrations are fragments of Poe's poetry.
spoiler/fyi: this is going to be Mike Flannagan's last netflix show sadly as his contract is up and he's going to be with Amazon Prime Video now where he's already working on a new project called The Dark Tower!!!!!!!!!!! Hopefully he never stops making these...
In the event you didn't recognize her, 1979 Madeline is played by the same actress who played Roscoe in Reacher season 1.
And the younger Dupin is Malcolm Goodwin, who played Finlay. Two Reacher actors. 😊
@@mandelbot5318 True, but I was going to wait until a reaction to an episode that actually showed him to point that out. I've seen on occasion reactors that consider knowing that a particular actor will show up to be spoilers, so I try avoiding that.
All of the characters' names come from short stories written by Edgar Allen Poe, including but not limited to "The Fall of the House of Usher."
Flannigan is the goat of horror shows. I know it's really early to say but he has always gotten me emotionally invested in his shows. I never would have thought a horror show would bring me to tears. Just like hillhouse,bly manor and midnight mass. Hes doing something completely different and I want more.
Loved y’all’s reaction as always!❤ I finished the series up last night… it only gets better!! Mike Flanagan is a boss… he just can’t miss!🙌
THAT JOKER AT THE END OF THIS EPISODE SCARED THE SHIT OUTTA ME!!! And it looked like something I saw as kid when my tv turned on by itself
I kept hearing about this show. Why did I think it had something to do with the R&B legend until JUST now 😂😂😂
Never finished Midnight Mass, still have to find the right mood to be in. So far Bly Manor was my favorite of these, loved Dani and Jamie so much, with this coming out, both shows share first place cause they're so very different yet amazing in their own right. The way Flanagan "queered it up" even more is amazing :D
if you guys skipped the Midnight Club which Flanagan also did, you should check it out too. you'll see familiar faces there too.
I didn't see Doctor Sleep on your docket - y'all gotta check it out. The young actor who plays Lenore is the co-lead in that and just totally kills it - you'd love it!
Great reaction! Young Madeline dressed as the 1920s flapper in the 1979 flashback was played by Willa Fitzgerald, aka Roscoe from the _Reacher_ series. 😁
Haha, it's funny that you mention Halloween costumes because I am modeling mine a bit after Verna.
Gotta watch Midnight Club because a lot of actors from that show in this show. Also, I love that this show is a love letter to Edgar Allan Poe.
Best series this yr, maybe my fav Flanagan project. Some phenomenal acting in this seriously i cant wait until they get into the later episodes
Halfway through the show right now. If it keeps up this pace I think it'll be my favorite from Flanagan
Wow! I didn't know you guys were watching this show!?! I absolutely loved it!
I read the book many years ago, & I loved that too!
I'm gonna catch up, so I'll be back after ep4, or ep5...
🤘🤪😁👍
I love this show so much and have watched all of it in two days so seeing your reaction to it now was amazing and grate reaction as always Can't wait to see you reacting to the others because they just get more and more intense as time goes on. Young Rodrick is the actor of Riley from Midnight Mass and he was also the doctor in Mike's show that he did before this one called The Midnight Club which also stars the actress of Rodrick's young wife and Camille's female assistant as well. The actor of Leo is the one that plays the one that Hannah liked in Bly Mannor and also the cop in Midnight Mass,the actress of the granddaughter is the one that played Abra the special girl that Danny helped in the Doctor Sleep movie, Then there is the actress of Hannah herself of course and Fredrick is the actor of the father in Haunting of hill house and he has been in all the others too. The actress of the woman they are scared of is of course the oen that played the mother in Haunting of Hill house and the one telling the story in Bly Mannor as well. The actress of Rodrick and Madaline's mother is the one that played the maid in Hill house and also the doctor in Midnight Mass and the actor of the one she killed was the one that in Haunting of hill house played her husband and also the guy that shot the girl in Midnight Mass. It's interesting to see how much he uses the same actors over again and mixes them up with new ones as well oh and Carl Lumbly the one that plays the lawyer here played the ghost that Danny talks to in Doctor Sleep.
After you watch the series, go back and try to guess which actors in some of the smaller part were in other Flanagan shows.
I figured out one of the actors (Annabel). She was so different than on Hill house! I ended up going over to IMDb, and looking at all the other actors. Look for the actress that plays the youngest Madelyn .
Great show! There are a TON of Edgar Allan Poe references. Some overt, some more hidden. Also, what's the over/under for how many times Steven gives Nikki the "What the f... ?!" look?
YAY! I was hoping you guys would react to this! I loved your reactions to Hill House and Bly Manor so I was hoping you'd be here for this one...what a ride so far!
So excited to see you guys react to this show! I think it's my new favorite Mike Flannagan show. It is incredible. I just wish it were real..
So glad you always react to Mike Flanagan's shows. He never dissapoints.
All the character names and episode titles are from Poe literature-poems and short stories.
I hope you guys can watch Lupin. It's a great series too.
I watched the first episode one Saturday night, went to bed, woke up on the Sunday and just ploughed through the rest because I couldn't wait to know what happened. There are so many clever references to "real world" happenings.
I started watching this last night, only made it to ep 2 but now I'll watch with you guys, I've done that with shows, I couldn't watch but end up watching it here, so here we go.....
How does she get her hair like that? Easy she is Mary McDonnell and her hair is magic.😂
I love how Mr. Flanagan was able to weave Mr. Poe's best and not-so-known works in this show. And even if the viewer is not familiar with the literature.. it's done in such a way that those who had not read a single Edgar Allan Poe work has something to love (or be spooked) about it. :-) Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!
I am glad you star reacting to “The Fall of the House of Usher”
I love it. Was awesome.
I was hooked from the beginning. The set, performance, suspense. It has what you want
I’ve been checking daily since this came out to see if y’all would react to it.
You’re gonna love this show.
It's funny that you mentioned how good the casting was for the younger versions of the characters. Because this is like my third channel for reaction videos to this that I'm watching. And obviously I watched the show. And until you mentioned that I totally forgot that the younger versions were different actors different people. I think the story just had me so absorbed and the casting was so good just completely went over my head that they're different actors I was like no those are the same people.
Soooo good. I binged it, and now I'm watching it again. It's fantastic.
I just finished this show this morning and omfg so good the ending was amazing I loved every bit
Guys I love you so much! I felt alone watching it and then, here you are!!!! Thank you!!!!!!!
One of the Poe connections most people miss is the first euology is actually a Poe poem.
The scene with the acid falling on the ravers was one of the most horrifying and disturbing scenes I’ve ever seen. It stayed with me for a while. I watched the whole series in like 1 or 2 days. They started off with a bang.
See! This is why when I can't get into a show then watch it with you both, I get a different vibe from it and actually enjoy it, so this is the way I'll be watching this one....let's goooooooo 😊❤
Mike Flanagan is a god straight up.
Also had no idea this was gonna be based on the Sackler family who made Oxycontin
We GNAWED through the whole thing in two nights! WORTH IT! I loved MIDNIGHT MASS and HILL HOUSE, but this may be his best series work yet!
cruised the comments and didn't see anyone point it out-sorry if I missed it-but he didn't say the trial was the last time the family was together. He said it was the DAY they were last together (the dinner happens that night, ergo all still the same day). Also, its 6 kids with 5 women, not five wives, there is a difference :P I am only on episode 4, looking forward to finishing tonight and watching you watch it all! Great show.
I love the fact the show is based off something written almost 200 years ago.
26:44 You can barely see it, but Mike Flanagan has - once again - hidden the evil mirror from Oculus in the background.
There is a better shot of the two siblings together where you can clearly see it hanging on the wall in between them and I always love how Flanagan reuses the thing in all of his movies and series. If not completely, he uses parts of it (like how he uses only the bottom half of the mirror for the bedframe in Gerald's Game).
Yes, definitely superb cast ensemble. Gotta love all the “Flanaganthology” as I call it!
YESSS i KNEW i could count on you guys for a fast reaction to this
Thank you for your reaction. Mike Flanagan has done it again. This is a masterpiece, another in his adaptations. He has honored, truly honored Edgar Allan Poe.
Some things to keep in mind while watching this episode:
Roderick (Bruce Greenwood, originally Frank Langella) and Madeline Usher (Mary McDonnell) are two characters from Poe's 1839 short story, THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER. As in this Netflix series, they are brother and sister in the original work. A close reading of Poe's work suggests that there is something incestuous going on between the pair. A careful viewing of the series strongly vibes with this. Note how they sleep in the same bed from youth--not necessarily demanding this. But watching the series with this in mind helps viewers to better understand the dynamics between them.
The Great Carl Lumbly plays Le Chevalier C. Auguste Dupin, the protagonist of three works by Poe: "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" (1841), "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt" (1842), and "The Purloined Letter" (1844). The first of these works is the first detective story we know of--Poe created that genre. Without C. Auguste Dupin there would be no Sherlock Holmes from Arthur Conan Doyle and no Hercule Poirot from Agatha Christie. So it's no exaggeration to say also that without Edgar Allan Poe, there is no Batman or DC (Detective Comics).
The mysterious character named Verna (Carla Gugino) has an interesting name. It is an anagram referring to perhaps the most famous poem of Poe's:
VERNA
RAVEN
There is also the fact that Roderick and Madeline dress up as Gatsby and Daisy for the New Year's Eve, which is both a hint of the suggested incestuous tones and of them crossing any moral thresholds for money.
watched it in a single day, and it's the fucking brilliant way to introduce E. A. Poe's stories and poems to 21st century audience, if you read them, you know the outcome immediately when you see the episode's name but even if you didn't, you still want more
I’m so excited for you both to watch this!! I loved it!
I went into this thinking it was just going to be a straight forward adaptation of the Edgar Allan Poe short story set in the present day. But it looks like what Flanagan has actually done is blended a lot of different elements from all of Poe's works into one single narrative, which I think is far more interesting. I wouldn't call myself a horror buff, but I like EAP's work so that's always going to pique my interest when it comes to projects like this. The only Flanagan film I've seen other than this is Doctor Sleep, which I actually liked a lot which came as a surprise to me because I am ambivalent towards The Shining in all honesty. I'm only two episodes into this show but i like what I'm seeing so far.
Steven's face at the Mother Teresa quote was everything haha!
Damn good first episode! I'm so locked in for more.
Team Theo 4 life 😋
so happy to see you two reacting to this! it would be awesome it you two consider watching mr. robot at some point!
And Flanagan is the man who currently owns the adaptation rights to Stephen King's 'The Dark Tower'.