La serie en verdaderamente interesante y cautivadora. Te mantiene atento desde el primer capítulo hasta el último. Los capítulos están alterados en el tiempo y en el espacio por lo que te crea una situación muy inmersiva de la historia. Te permite seguir los acontecimientos en pasado y presente de una forma muy vivaz que crea un continuo perfecto dónde no se escapa nada y al mismo tiempo te permite divagar sobre lo que puede suceder o lo que ha sucedido. En definitiva la serie es de 10/10, no sé si una nueva temporada podría estar a la altura, pero espero que sí la hay podamos vivir una ambientación similar.
Review by LeftHandedGuitaristBlockedParent2019-10-15T14:16:13Z
I'm glad I chose to stick with this after the weak early episodes. Coming into the show felt like a homework assignment with the amount of characters I had to keep track of (in both child and adult versions). I wasn't able to make this settle down until around 4 episodes in when it felt like I could stop taking mental notes. By the end the show has established each of these characters very independently of each other, but it's really hard going to get there.
The most surprising thing about Hill House may be that it ends up being closer to a family drama than a horror story. Absolutely the horror moments are all there; there is a fantastic sense of dread and the ghosts and ghouls are effectively creepy. The show thankfully relies more on making you uncomfortable rather than startling you, but it did manage to pull off one of the best jump scares I've ever come across (episode 8, in the car), using the fact that it genuinely comes out of a moment you don't expect.
The cast are universally great. I keep on being impressed by Mckenna Grace (young Theo) every time I see her in something. On the adult side, Carla Gugino gets placed front and centre but by the end everyone gets to do some heavily lifting. Kate Siegel, Michiel Huisman and especially Victoria Pedretti are just great.
However, it took me a while to get to the point where I can say that. Without exception, the adult versions of these characters are absolute assholes and it's not much fun to watch them (and near impossible to sympathise with them). It takes time to understand what they are all about and what they've been through. A big issue did develop in that I found the flashbacks to the 1990s to be much more interesting than anything that was happening in the present day.
An exceptional episode made up of long, single takes was the real turning point for me where I found myself emotionally invested in what was happening. The spooky side of the show doesn't really fulfil its promise for the most part but the family become fascinating. The season builds up to some dramatic stuff that falls a little flat due to the scare factor really disappearing and the resolution is far more sedate than expected. I may have just been expecting a different show (and it was certainly promoted that way).