The Haunting Of Hill House: 10 Things To Look For On Your Rewatch
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HOT-BUTTON ISSUE
While we're talking about Episode 6... try to answer this question: If it was, indeed, a supernatural being (and not one of the Crain family members) who put the buttons on Dead Nell's eyes, where would a ghost get those buttons?
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CAR TROUBLE
Now that you know what'll happen, think you won't jump when Nell's ghost screams up in between Shirley and Theo as they argue in the car in Episode 8? We beg to differ: The scene gets even more tense as you wait for the jump scare you know is coming.
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IT BEARS REPEATING
Keep track of how often phrases like "cup of stars," "journeys end in lovers' meeting" and "in the night, in the dark" — many of them from the Shirley Jackson novel on which the series is based — come up over the course of 10 episodes. You might be surprised how often they're snuck in.
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DUDLEY GOES DEEP
Mr. Dudley's extended monologue about how Mrs. Dudley lost their first child to the evils of the house is even sadder, scarier and more prescient on second viewing.
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THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS
Don't feel bad if you didn't notice any of Hill House's many spectral beings on your first run through. We didn't, either. But now that you know they're there, inserted into the background in a whole bunch of scenes — like this pasty, bald guy in the background — we challenge you to find every single spooky one.
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THE LONG (TAKE) GAME
Episode 6 was shot in just a few very long takes. On this go-around, marvel at how on-their-game every member of the cast and crew had to be in order to go that long without stopping for missed lines, camera re-sets and other kinds of normal, on-set flubs.
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ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS... WELL?
We had warm and fuzzy feelings about seeing Olivia, Nell and Hugh reunite in the afterlife... until we zeroed in on that stare Olivia gives Steven right before he leaves Hill House. Is there any evil there, or have we just watched too much of this creepy show?
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THEO'S FALL
Related: Episode 6 is heavy. Look for any levity you can find. And don't feel bad about laughing a little when a very drunk Theo misjudges placement of the couch as she yells at Shirley, "You don't just stand there and dictate how we all grieve our dead — f——-k!"
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RED ROOM REVELATION
Now that you know what's behind the Red Room's door, pay special attention to all the times it shows up before the big reveal: as Theo's dance studio, Steven's TV room, Luke's tree house, etc.
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A HAIR DIFFERENT
Ever since TVLine reader Rick Hurst pointed this out, we haven't been able to unsee it: "Though the casting for the young and adult Steven is perfect, the young Steven's hair is parted on the left, [and] the adult Steven's is parted on the right." Now you won't be able to unsee it, either.
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NOW YOU SEE HER...
Try to pinpoint the moment little Nell goes missing during the storm in Episode 6. "She was right there. I was holding her hand the entire time!" Theo, honey, we believe you.