I really liked it! I thought the modernisation really worked, I really got a sense of how humiliating the pigs blood was for her.

However the prom deaths disappointed me… it was over fast and I didn’t get much sense of the terror. I REALLY did when I read the book. Also unsure of the overall Avengers style storyline

  • usernamefactory@lemmy.caEnglish
    3·
    4 days ago

    Just finished it. I would have been perfectly happy with the way the deaths played out if only…

    spoiler

    If only Carrie was the one in control. Waiting the whole show to see Carrie fully snap, and when it happens it’s just her turning the wheel over to someone else. They didn’t even let her kill her mother in the end.

    But everything up to that is extremely compelling and tremendously well acted.

    • Lady Butterfly she/her@reddthat.comOPEnglish
      4·
      4 days ago

      Yep i thought the same. For me the glory of the story is how relatable it is… she snaps after years of abuse at home and being treated so badly at school. But they made her a proxy

    • Gamma@beehaw.orgEnglish
      2·
      4 days ago

      Spoilers:

      That’s my biggest complaint too. I think they wanted to make her innocent in all the destruction (especially since they were just dancing through the street). I think it fit the character of the show, but I don’t think it was the best version of the character.

      Like you said, acting was fantastic! I was hooked and looking forward to every episode.

  • Vanth@reddthat.comEnglish
    6·
    5 days ago

    I liked it. I admit to being biased in favor of Flanagan. I have critiques, but net enjoy every single thing he’s made that I have seen so far.

    I was fine with the alteration to the end with how the deaths came about, diverting from the book and setting up a second season. I’ll stop there to avoid spoilers.

      • Gamma@beehaw.orgEnglish
        2·
        4 days ago

        If you want ensemble small town mystery that unravels into horror, Midnight Mass is my favorite. The island setting is perfect and the characters were so memorable, even if they LOVE to monologue 🤣 it’s ridiculous at times but I still cried

      • Vanth@reddthat.comEnglish
        4·
        4 days ago

        Haunting of Hill House and Haunting of Bly Manor. Despite the similar names they are two distinct stories, first an adaptation to Shirley Jackson’s book and the second of Henry James’ Turn of the Screw.

        HH is horror, Bly is more of a gothic romance; there are ghosts and scares but not as intense as HH.

          • usernamefactory@lemmy.caEnglish
            2·
            4 days ago

            I haven’t seen anything from him that compares with HH for scares. The bent neck lady in particular really stays with you. Bly Manor really doesn’t get there. House of Usher is closer.

            • Vanth@reddthat.comEnglish
              3·
              4 days ago

              Agreed, thank you for weighing in as well.

              I would also note that Flanagan likes to reuse actors. So the actor (Victoria Pedretti) who plays Nell in HH also plays the primary character in Bly, named Dani. Depending on how HH scares you and whether you would have associations to the actor and not just the character, I could see that amping up the emotions of Bly versus someone watching it who had not seen HH first.

              Pedretti is a top notch scream queen and I will probably always sees a bit of HH Nell in her in any roles she plays. I do rewatch both on occasion and like to hold several months in between them so I can try to clear my mind of associations to the repeat actors.

          • Vanth@reddthat.comEnglish
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            4 days ago

            Maybe 60-70%. Some jump scares but milder than the one in HH in the car scene. Some children get possessed but that’s not terribly graphic in how it’s portrayed. The ghosts have faded, washed out faces because they’ve forgotten the details of their lives so worse for people who dislike ranging about the uncanny valley, but mild for folks who watch a fair bit of horror.

  • HubertManne@piefed.socialEnglish
    4·
    5 days ago

    Seems good so far and I hope to finish by holloween. I assume the avengers thing if you will is because otherwise its going to be hard to have more seasons. I notice it appears only females have abilities in the universe unless I missed something.

  • Gamma@beehaw.orgEnglish
    4·
    4 days ago

    I LOVED it! The casting was pretty much perfect and I really liked the modernization for the story. Most of the needle drops were great too, solid season overall.

    SPOILERS DON’T READ IF YOU HAVENT FINISHED:
    I didn’t mind the change in the prom scene, mostly because the credits cut to screaming after the blood fell was perfect.

    But Flannigan is a master of excelling at the race and faceplanting at the finish line. I know he’s invested in the Dark Tower and there’s a Season 2 on the way, but that ending felt hamfisted while the rest of the story fit together really elegantly. I felt similarly in Midnight Mass too (tho I also wasn’t as annoyed)

    END SPOILERS HAVE A NICE DAY

  • UpAndAtThem@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    5 days ago

    I thought that overall there was a lot to like, and some good performances throughout, but I also found the climax to be a bit underwhelming.