My favorite part of the show has always been Hilda’s and Johanna’s relationship, so this episode really hit the spot. Johanna tries so hard to cheer Hilda up and connect with her when Hilda mentions she can be overprotective, perhaps learning from the past. The first half is so sweet and soft, making the sudden shift into tense cat and mouse horror all the more jarring and effective. Johanna’s voice work and expressions go hand in hand in showing a mother desperate and determined to protect her child, and her declaration to never let Hilda go really hit me. On top of that the thing is performed with this horrible majesty, of unknowable age, making it both scary and oddly engrossing. Its rumination of what it is sticks with me. And Hilda saying she’ll gladly remember this trip with her mom is the capper to an excellent episode.
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My favorite part of the show has always been Hilda’s and Johanna’s relationship, so this episode really hit the spot. Johanna tries so hard to cheer Hilda up and connect with her when Hilda mentions she can be overprotective, perhaps learning from the past. The first half is so sweet and soft, making the sudden shift into tense cat and mouse horror all the more jarring and effective. Johanna’s voice work and expressions go hand in hand in showing a mother desperate and determined to protect her child, and her declaration to never let Hilda go really hit me. On top of that the thing is performed with this horrible majesty, of unknowable age, making it both scary and oddly engrossing. Its rumination of what it is sticks with me. And Hilda saying she’ll gladly remember this trip with her mom is the capper to an excellent episode.