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In response to
"Oh and now that you've finished it, here is my one issue with the finale. (Spoilers, obvs)"
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ralph wiggum
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Spoilers -- (edited)
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So, we talked about that quite a bit. You're absolutely right that it's apparently unearned. Witness Marks caused us to wonder if there's a hidden story being told during the series that we failed to appreciate the first time through.
The ending suggests that the House isn't evil. To the contrary, the House has a certain kind of nobility. It keeps evil spirits confined within its walls. And the treatment of its loyal lifelong caretakers would follow along with this philosophy.
After we watched it the first time, I went back and played the quote to make sure I was hearing it right. The applicable line is:
"Hill House, not sane, stands against its hills holding darkness within. It has stood so for a hundred years and might stand a hundred more. Within, walls continue upright, bricks meet neatly, floors are firm, and doors are sensibly shut."
The final line is, "Those who walk there walk together."
This thought process would suggest that the House tried to protect good people from living within its walls. Unable to save their children in life, the House would have nurtured both daughters, including the stillborn, until they could be reunited afterward. Presumably, they had deduced this at some point, which is why he rushed her to the House as she lay dying.
Nobody on the internet so far is suggesting this. Everyone's convinced that the House itself is evil. I wonder if there is a clever trick hidden within the expected message of a horror story. If that's the case, the viewing audience has projected its expectations onto the scenes. The message might very well be a subverted one. The Red Room is evil, and the House protects people from the horrors within.
I don't *think* that's what they were going for, but I kind of love that they cracked the door for this idea.
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