The weirdest part is that for those of us who watched it with ads (lower level of CBS All Access subscription), the commercials did not come at the obvious commercial breaks. Just in the middle of a scene.

Oh, thanks for that tidbit, that probably explains it!

I thought the same about “Something Stupid” but then they said their dad was obsessed and taught it to them (and I guess they could’ve taught it to Jerrie).

This is definitely not a show I’d be watching if I weren’t starving for new content, but it’s okay enough. But I’m afraid that it’s going to double down on the bad things instead of fixing them because we’re all just stuck at home watching it.

“-Does Legarski think he’s talking to a fellow white cop in the scene where he MAGAs all over Sheriff Tubb? Does the show intend for the audience to read him as white?”

He was phenomenal. (And there’d be a lot fewer active addicts out there if all sponsors were that amazing!)

This was really impressive and locked me in for the second season (I had mixed feelings about the first one too, so I wasn’t 100%). Loved the way they brought the waitress in, making it a 3-hander for a glorious moment.

Ohhhhh. Interesting. Thank you!

Who has read the book? Please tell me this is not one of those shows that will still leave it ambiguous at the end.

For me, the grammar correction worked in two ways — one, to suggest that Mummy may not be a reliable narrator. Two, let’s say she was telling the truth. A warmer, more nurturing mother would have gotten her son psychological help because of his lack of feeling in response to the incident. I can buy that someone that…

Literally coming here to say just that!

Yes, that was a pretty embarrassing choice. Is this the montage to end a season of The L Word or is this a ghost story series finale?

Hill House was much better (except for the finale, in my opinion -- I actually preferred this finale even if I didn’t love it).

Yes, if the explanation is “the ghosts in this story are past the point of function or motivation” then it’s a bit senseless to bother explaining them!

I’m so glad you said this, I was literally down here in the comments to mention All My Children and One Life to Live! I agree that it’s good to end soaps on a cliffhanger, but I wish it could be a planned cliffhanger, if that makes sense. There were big answers already in place for both shows that I would’ve liked to…

Why?

But why does Peter think he and Rebecca can leave the estate as the kids? He couldn’t leave when he was possessing a living Rebecca.

This episode was moody and fun but I confess I didn’t really get it. What did Peter convince Rebecca to do? I thought she was agreeing to die/meld with him. But no? Then what? How did he think her death would help him? Why is killing more people going to help him leave Bly Manor in general? Why doesn’t Hannah eat but…

I must not be watching very closely because I really haven’t caught many of these “ghosts in the background.” I saw a ton of them in Hill House but so far I’ve felt like this season is really light on those goodies. Are they just much better hidden than last season? (I’m up to precisely this episode.)

Still worth appreciating four months later, indeed!