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This is an episode where we get to learn a bit about Viola, AKA the lady of the lake. Almost the entire episode takes place in a time long lost to history, and frankly, this is my favorite episode in the series. It’s sad, mournful and has some wonderful storytelling. … [Read more...] about The Haunting of Bly Manor Aftershow Episode 8: The Romance of Certain Old Clothes

Episode 7 starts to weave all the story lines together as Rebecca and Peter are revealed to Dani, and the story of Rebecca’s death is told. We learn of Peter’s motivations in the afterlife and how it may have dire consequences for the living.() - Intro() - Synopsis() - Spoilers() - Outro … [Read more...] about The Haunting of Bly Manor Aftershow Episode 7: Eulogy

In episode six we learn quite a bit of backstory about the family as a whole, but mostly about Henry. There’s a decent bit to learn about Flora in this episode as well, and she is kind of the B storyline here, which I found very sad.  … [Read more...] about The Haunting of Bly Manor Aftershow Episode 6: The Jolly Corner

This episode is the Hannah Episode. This episode keeps the audience off-balance by jumping back and forth through time and between memory and reality. As confusing as it can be, there are also a lot of revelations. … [Read more...] about The Haunting of Bly Manor Aftershow Episode 5: The Alter of the Dead

In this episode we get to learn a little more about Dani and her background with the man in the mirror.  … [Read more...] about The Haunting of Bly Manor Aftershow Episode 4: The Way It Came

In this episode we are given the backstory of the previous au pair Rebecca Jessel played by Tahirah Sharif, and Uncle Henry’s assistant Peter Quint played by Oliver Jackson-Cohen.  … [Read more...] about The Haunting of Bly Manor Aftershow Episode 3: The Two Faces, Part One

We pick up the second episode of The Haunting of Bly Manor as if no time has passed between the last episode and now. Dani has just come out of the closet (wink, wink) and the kids are apologizing like they didn’t just very intentionally shut her in there to begin with.  … [Read more...] about The Haunting of Bly Manor Aftershow Episode 2: The Pupil

In this opening episode we are introduced to Dani Clayton played by Victoria Pedretti an, American who is hired to be an au pair to two perfectly splendid young orphan children. They live in a spacious estate in the countryside called, you guessed it, The Hill House, oh wait, Bly Manor. The children’s only surviving relative is Uncle Henry played by Henry Thomas, hired Dani, but he shows no interest in being involved with them.  … [Read more...] about The Haunting of Bly Manor Aftershow Episode 1: The Great Good Place