I can see why people don't this show as a follow-up to Hill House. Hill House was a vision of true terror, executed with perfection and told with nuanced storytelling. Bly Manor is a different sort, but one that is, ultimately, more impactful.
If you're watching this to be terrified like you were in the first season - you won't be. While Bly Manor is eerie and tense, there are few instances where it's scary. It is told more delicately with a theme of loss rather than terror. If you wanted scares or were expecting them, you will be let down.
When I watched it, I found it a bit hard to engage in the first four episodes because the pacing was slow. Of course when I finished the show I realized that it was all to build towards the grand reveal of the show's mystery. The final climax is such an intense rush of lachrymose energy that you're left with a lingering sense of sorrow and dread. And then you realize this was perhaps one of the most beautiful tragedies ever written. It all comes full circle in a way both heartbreaking and full filling.
Bly Manor is not your typical horror show - if you can call it horror at all. It is an more of a ghost drama, a gothic masterpiece. Though some will wish it was scary, others will vastly appreciate the story it has to tell. Just remember that the second half is much more intriguing and I think you'll enjoy it.
If you're watching this to be terrified like you were in the first season - you won't be. While Bly Manor is eerie and tense, there are few instances where it's scary. It is told more delicately with a theme of loss rather than terror. If you wanted scares or were expecting them, you will be let down.
When I watched it, I found it a bit hard to engage in the first four episodes because the pacing was slow. Of course when I finished the show I realized that it was all to build towards the grand reveal of the show's mystery. The final climax is such an intense rush of lachrymose energy that you're left with a lingering sense of sorrow and dread. And then you realize this was perhaps one of the most beautiful tragedies ever written. It all comes full circle in a way both heartbreaking and full filling.
Bly Manor is not your typical horror show - if you can call it horror at all. It is an more of a ghost drama, a gothic masterpiece. Though some will wish it was scary, others will vastly appreciate the story it has to tell. Just remember that the second half is much more intriguing and I think you'll enjoy it.
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