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* FormulaBreakingEpisode: Episode 8, "The Romance of Certain Old Clothes," puts the rising action on pause right before the finale to detail the history of Bly Manor and the Lady and the Lake in full MonochromePast mode.
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* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Episode 8, "The Romance of Certain Old Clothes," puts the rising action on pause right before the finale to detail the history of Bly Manor and the Lady and the Lake in full MonochromePast mode.
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* AilmentInducedCruelty: In the backstory, Viola Willoughby became sick with tuberculosis but managed to cling onto life for years, with her husband and her sister nursing her. Unfortunately, her debilitating illness—especially as she'd been fiercely independent before—and growing feelings of isolation from her family made Viola increasingly bitter and resentful. She became especially paranoid that her sister Perdita was trying to steal her husband and replace her as a mother figure to her daughter, causing her to lash out verbally and physically at Perdita, though she always forgave her. Perdita eventually snapped and fatally smothered Viola, resulting in her becoming a VengefulGhost.
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** The surname of the manor's family, which is [[NoNameGiven not given in the original story]], is said here to be Wingrave. This name is taken from the noble family featured in the 1885 revision of Henry James' ''The Romance of Certain Old Clothes.'' [[spoiler:When the show eventually adapts that story, the family there is given their original surname of Willoughby.]] James also used that surname in his short story ''Owen Wingrave'', which is how the cook here gets his first name.
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** The surname of the manor's family, which is [[NoNameGiven not given in the original story]], is said here to be Wingrave. This name is taken from the noble family featured in the 1885 revision of Henry James' James's ''The Romance of Certain Old Clothes.'' [[spoiler:When the show eventually adapts that story, the family there is given their original surname of Willoughby.]] James also used that surname in his short story ''Owen Wingrave'', which is how the cook here gets his first name.
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** Hannah passes a message [[spoiler: to Owen through Henry’s spirit as he hovers between life and death. She ends with “the rest is all...” and is cut off by Henry’s revival before she can say the last word, [[Series/TheHauntingOfHillHouse confetti]].]]
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** Hannah passes a message [[spoiler: to [[spoiler:to Owen through Henry’s spirit as he hovers between life and death. She ends with “the rest is all...” and is cut off by Henry’s revival before she can say the last word, [[Series/TheHauntingOfHillHouse confetti]]."confetti"]].]]
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* RaisedCatholic: Hannah is often found praying in the Manor's chapel, and lighting candles in remembrance of the dead. She also clutches her crucifix necklace whenever she's stressed, such as when she fears that Peter is back.
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''The Haunting of Bly Manor'' is the second season of the ThematicSeries ''The Haunting'', following ''Series/TheHauntingOfHillHouse''. This time, its time-spanning ghost story adapts the works of Creator/HenryJames, specifically ''Literature/TheTurnOfTheScrew'' and ''Literature/TheRomanceOfCertainOldClothes''. It is again created and directed by Creator/MikeFlanagan, and features the return of several actors from ''Hill House'': Creator/VictoriaPedretti (as Dani Clayton), Creator/OliverJacksonCohen (as Peter Quint), Creator/HenryThomas (as Henry Wingrave), Creator/CarlaGugino (as the Storyteller), and Creator/KateSiegel (as Viola Lloyd).
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''The Haunting of Bly Manor'' is the second season of the ThematicSeries ''The Haunting'', following ''Series/TheHauntingOfHillHouse''. This time, its time-spanning ghost story adapts the works of Creator/HenryJames, specifically ''Literature/TheTurnOfTheScrew'' and ''Literature/TheRomanceOfCertainOldClothes''. It is again created and directed by Creator/MikeFlanagan, and features the return of several actors from ''Hill House'': Creator/VictoriaPedretti (as Dani Clayton), Creator/OliverJacksonCohen (as Peter Quint), Creator/HenryThomas (as Henry Wingrave), Creator/CarlaGugino (as the Storyteller), and Creator/KateSiegel (as Viola Lloyd) and Catharine Parker (as Perdita Lloyd).
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** Catharine Parker, who had a recurring role on ''Hill House'' makes an appearance as Perdita Willoghby-Lloyd.
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** [[spoiler: Possibly averted in Dani's case, as we see her hand resting on Jamie's shoulder in the final shot of the series. ]]
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[[caption-width-right:350: ''We lay my love and I beneath the weeping willow. / But now alone I lie and weep beside the tree. / Singing 'O willow waly' by the tree that weeps with me. / Singing 'O willow waly' till my lover return to me...'']]
->"Alright, then. A ghost story. Again, this story isn't mine, but it is full of ghosts of all sorts. And if a child gives the effect, another turn of the screw...what do you say to two?"
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->"Alright, then. A ghost story. Again, this story isn't mine, but it is full of ghosts of all sorts. And if a child gives the effect, another turn of the screw...what do you say to two?"
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[[caption-width-right:350: ''We ''"We lay my love and I beneath the weeping willow. / But now alone I lie and weep beside the tree. / Singing 'O willow waly' by the tree that weeps with me. / Singing 'O willow waly' till my lover return to me...'']]
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->''"Alright, then. A ghost story. Again, this story isn't mine, but it is full of ghosts of all sorts. And if a child gives the effect, another turn of the screw...what do you say totwo?"
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* AdaptationalHeroism: For whatever reason, Viola and Perdita from ''The Romance of Certain Old Clothes'' effectively swap names in the adaptation. As a result, Viola, while still no angel, is now [[spoiler:a mostly tragic figure with a strong FreudianExcuse, where her literary counterpart was consumed with jealousy and received a KarmicDeath]].
* AdaptationalVillainy: As a result of the name-swap between Perdita and Viola, Perdita becomes the one who [[spoiler:is hinted to be seducing her sister's husband, and the one who urges him to break his promise to the dying Viola]]. Additionally, [[spoiler:Perdita outright murders her sister here, something neither she nor Viola came close to doing in the original short story (there, Perdita simply dies due to complications from childbirth)]].
* AdaptationalVillainy: As a result of the name-swap between Perdita and Viola, Perdita becomes the one who [[spoiler:is hinted to be seducing her sister's husband, and the one who urges him to break his promise to the dying Viola]]. Additionally, [[spoiler:Perdita outright murders her sister here, something neither she nor Viola came close to doing in the original short story (there, Perdita simply dies due to complications from childbirth)]].
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* AdaptationalHeroism: AdaptationalHeroism:
** For whatever reason, Viola and Perdita from ''The Romance of Certain Old Clothes'' effectively swap names in the adaptation. As a result, Viola, while still no angel, is now [[spoiler:a mostly tragic figure with a strong FreudianExcuse, where her literary counterpart was consumed with jealousy and received a KarmicDeath]].
** Mrs Grose in ''The Turn of the Screw'' was an ambiguous figure, with it sometimes hinted she was secretly trying to drive the governess out of Bly. She also turned a blind eye to the ghostly happenings or the children's very real problems. Here, she's a much more heroic figure who tries her best to protect the children, and is very motherly to everyone.
** The Uncle was a distant figure in ''The Turn of the Screw'', who merely ignored what was happening at Bly because he didn't want it to interfere with his hedonistic lifestyle. Henry here was previously very involved in the children's lives and is keeping his distance partly because he's still grieving for his brother and sister-in-law. While [[spoiler: the fact that he had an affair with their mother for years and is actually Flora's father]] means he isn't 100% heroic - he ultimately [[spoiler: comes back to save them and becomes their guardian]].
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** As a result of the name-swap between Perdita and Viola, Perdita becomes the one who [[spoiler:is hinted to be seducing her sister's husband, and the one who urges him to break his promise to the dying Viola]]. Additionally, [[spoiler:Perdita outright murders her sister here, something neither she nor Viola came close to doing in the original short story (there, Perdita simply dies due to complications from childbirth)]].
** Quint's ghost was AmbiguouslyEvil in ''The Turn of the Screw''; the governess only assumes ill intent because he's a ghost, and it's unknown what he actually wants. Quint here is a major antagonist, albeit one shown to be quite complicated.
** For whatever reason, Viola and Perdita from ''The Romance of Certain Old Clothes'' effectively swap names in the adaptation. As a result, Viola, while still no angel, is now [[spoiler:a mostly tragic figure with a strong FreudianExcuse, where her literary counterpart was consumed with jealousy and received a KarmicDeath]].
** Mrs Grose in ''The Turn of the Screw'' was an ambiguous figure, with it sometimes hinted she was secretly trying to drive the governess out of Bly. She also turned a blind eye to the ghostly happenings or the children's very real problems. Here, she's a much more heroic figure who tries her best to protect the children, and is very motherly to everyone.
** The Uncle was a distant figure in ''The Turn of the Screw'', who merely ignored what was happening at Bly because he didn't want it to interfere with his hedonistic lifestyle. Henry here was previously very involved in the children's lives and is keeping his distance partly because he's still grieving for his brother and sister-in-law. While [[spoiler: the fact that he had an affair with their mother for years and is actually Flora's father]] means he isn't 100% heroic - he ultimately [[spoiler: comes back to save them and becomes their guardian]].
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** As a result of the name-swap between Perdita and Viola, Perdita becomes the one who [[spoiler:is hinted to be seducing her sister's husband, and the one who urges him to break his promise to the dying Viola]]. Additionally, [[spoiler:Perdita outright murders her sister here, something neither she nor Viola came close to doing in the original short story (there, Perdita simply dies due to complications from childbirth)]].
** Quint's ghost was AmbiguouslyEvil in ''The Turn of the Screw''; the governess only assumes ill intent because he's a ghost, and it's unknown what he actually wants. Quint here is a major antagonist, albeit one shown to be quite complicated.
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* EasilyForgiven: As we don't see Dominic and Charlotte talk privately [[spoiler: after the affair is revealed]], it gives the impression that Charlotte was forgiven quite quickly before she died.
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* GenderFlip: The cook and gardener in ''The Turn of the Screw'' were female and male respectively, and this is swapped around.
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* NamedByTheAdaptation: Several unnamed characters from ''The Turn of the Screw''.
** The Uncle becomes Henry Wingrave due to being a CompositeCharacter.
** The governess becomes Dani Clayton.
** Mrs Grose gets Hannah as a first name.
** Miss Jessel gets Rebecca as hers.
** The Uncle becomes Henry Wingrave due to being a CompositeCharacter.
** The governess becomes Dani Clayton.
** Mrs Grose gets Hannah as a first name.
** Miss Jessel gets Rebecca as hers.
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* TruerToTheText: The governess is often played by older women in adaptations of ''The Turn of the Screw'', whereas she was actually quite young in the novella; only nineteen or twenty, and on her first job. Dani is closer to the source material, although she's a couple of years older from a cultural translation.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Viola never finds out what happened to Arthur Lloyd and her daughter Isabel after they left Bly forever - and neither does the audience.
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* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: After Miles wobbles Jamie's ladder, she threatens to punch him if he ever does that again. It's unlikely they'd have a male adult threaten to hit a mischievous little girl and remain a sympathetic character.
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* AfterlifeAngst: PlayedWith. The ghosts technically aren't in an afterlife; they are merely trapped at Bly until they AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence at the end. However, being dead is portrayed as so lonely and despairing that Peter tricks Rebecca into committing suicide so they can be TogetherInDeath. Peter and Rebecca then plan to possess Flora and Miles so they can be alive again.
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* MovingBeyondBereavement:
** Owen's mother dies comparatively early in the series, leaving the household cook emotionally shattered - especially given that he blames himself for not being there when she died. He remains weary and depressive for the next two episodes, to the point that Hannah takes over cooking for him while he's still grieving. What eventually allows Owen to recover is a bonfire night in which he finally gives vent to the grief he feels, acknowledging all the feelings he couldn't openly admit to at the funeral.
** Henry is struggling to move past the deaths of his brother and sister-in-law, keeping himself separate from Miles and Flora out of guilt: [[spoiler: Flora is actually his daughter, courtesy of an affair with his sister-in-law, and the trip that ultimately killed Dominic and Charlotte was an attempt to repair the marriage]]. Consequently, Henry spends most of his time getting drunk in his office, and it's noticed that he's refusing to cancel his brother's mail as that would mean acknowledging his death. He's also being haunted by a nightmarish doppelganger, the living personification of his own guilt and self-loathing. The doppelganger is finally banished when Henry faces up to his responsibilities and goes to Bly to protect Flora.
** Dani is in mourning for Eddie, her fiancée, keeping his glasses despite being openly disturbed and upset by them, even being haunted by nightmarish visions of him at several points. As it turns out, this is actually out of guilt: Dani is a closeted lesbian and had confessed her true feelings to Eddie - breaking off their engagement in the process - right before his accidental death. After coming to terms with her sexuality and falling in love with Jamie, she is able to throw Eddie's glasses away and move on.
** Owen's mother dies comparatively early in the series, leaving the household cook emotionally shattered - especially given that he blames himself for not being there when she died. He remains weary and depressive for the next two episodes, to the point that Hannah takes over cooking for him while he's still grieving. What eventually allows Owen to recover is a bonfire night in which he finally gives vent to the grief he feels, acknowledging all the feelings he couldn't openly admit to at the funeral.
** Henry is struggling to move past the deaths of his brother and sister-in-law, keeping himself separate from Miles and Flora out of guilt: [[spoiler: Flora is actually his daughter, courtesy of an affair with his sister-in-law, and the trip that ultimately killed Dominic and Charlotte was an attempt to repair the marriage]]. Consequently, Henry spends most of his time getting drunk in his office, and it's noticed that he's refusing to cancel his brother's mail as that would mean acknowledging his death. He's also being haunted by a nightmarish doppelganger, the living personification of his own guilt and self-loathing. The doppelganger is finally banished when Henry faces up to his responsibilities and goes to Bly to protect Flora.
** Dani is in mourning for Eddie, her fiancée, keeping his glasses despite being openly disturbed and upset by them, even being haunted by nightmarish visions of him at several points. As it turns out, this is actually out of guilt: Dani is a closeted lesbian and had confessed her true feelings to Eddie - breaking off their engagement in the process - right before his accidental death. After coming to terms with her sexuality and falling in love with Jamie, she is able to throw Eddie's glasses away and move on.
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* BiblicalMotifs: Miles' Religious Education lesson at boarding school focuses on Jesus' exorcism of Legion. In particular, the discussion of Legion requiring permission from Jesus to enter the pigs has recurring relevance [[spoiler:for Peter Quint's plan and Viola's fate]].
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* BiblicalMotifs: Miles' Miles's Religious Education lesson at boarding school focuses on Jesus' exorcism of Legion. In particular, the discussion of Legion requiring permission from Jesus to enter the pigs has recurring relevance [[spoiler:for Peter Quint's plan and Viola's fate]].
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* BisexualLoveTriangle: A metaphysical one. Dani is not bisexual - she's a closeted lesbian - but she is still holding onto her ex-fiance and childhood best friend, Eddie's, ghost because she blames herself for his death moments after she broke up with him due to realizing her sexuality. As she falls in love with Jamie at Bly, she has to learn to let go of Eddie and her grief and guilt over his death for her future happiness.
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* BisexualLoveTriangle: A metaphysical one. Dani is not bisexual - she's a closeted lesbian - but she is still holding onto her ex-fiance ex-fiancé and childhood best friend, Eddie's, ghost because she blames herself for his death moments after she broke up with him due to realizing her sexuality. As she falls in love with Jamie at Bly, she has to learn to let go of Eddie and her grief and guilt over his death for her future happiness.
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* YourCheatingHeart: All over the damn place.
** Hannah howls in grief after she finds her husband having an affair, though we never see what she saw.
** Part of Jamie's backstory: her father was a miner and often away, and her mother became promiscuous with several men, which led to the birth of Jamie's younger brother. The rest of town, including her older brother, shamed Jamie for her mother's promiscuity.
** [[spoiler: Flora]] was conceived as a result of an affair between [[spoiler: her mother Charlotte and her "uncle" Henry]].
** Hannah howls in grief after she finds her husband having an affair, though we never see what she saw.
** Part of Jamie's backstory: her father was a miner and often away, and her mother became promiscuous with several men, which led to the birth of Jamie's younger brother. The rest of town, including her older brother, shamed Jamie for her mother's promiscuity.
** [[spoiler: Flora]] was conceived as a result of an affair between [[spoiler: her mother Charlotte and her "uncle" Henry]].
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* RaisedCatholic: Hannah is often found praying in the Manor's chapel, and lighting candles in remembrance of the dead. She also clutches her crucifix necklace whenever she's stressed, such as when she fears that Peter is back.
* RelatedDifferentlyInTheAdaptation: In ''Literature/TheTurnOfTheScrew'', siblings Flora and Miles are under the guardianship of their uncle after their parents died. In this adaptation it's revealed that [[spoiler:Flora is in fact her [[FamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo 'uncle's' biological daughter]], as he had an affair with his sister-in-law. He never tells her this out guilt and respect for his brother, who figured out the truth but still regarded Flora as his daughter]].
* RelatedDifferentlyInTheAdaptation: In ''Literature/TheTurnOfTheScrew'', siblings Flora and Miles are under the guardianship of their uncle after their parents died. In this adaptation it's revealed that [[spoiler:Flora is in fact her [[FamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo 'uncle's' biological daughter]], as he had an affair with his sister-in-law. He never tells her this out guilt and respect for his brother, who figured out the truth but still regarded Flora as his daughter]].
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* RaisedCatholic: Hannah is often found praying in the Manor's chapel, and lighting candles in remembrance of the dead. She also clutches her crucifix necklace whenever she's stressed, such as when she fears that Peter is back.
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* ObviousVillainSecretVillain: Peter Quint has been advertised as being bad news from the first minute, as he is already missing from the grounds, having stolen money from Henry, and already a malevolent presence. Unbeknownst to any of the characters, though, they were also menaced by the Lady in the Lake that nobody knew was Viola Willoughby because even she had forgotten her name or purpose.
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* AbortedArc: It seems like Charlotte and Dominic's accident is going to be a big part of the story from the eerie references to it, but it never becomes a big part of the story and it's never answered.
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* ProperlyParanoid: Arthur [[spoiler:blaming Perdita's death on the chest]] is described by the Storyteller as irrational and superstitious -- but he's exactly right.
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** Arthur [[spoiler:blaming Perdita's death on the chest]] is described by the Storyteller as irrational and superstitious -- but he's exactlyright.right.
** Dani is treated by Jamie as if she's being paranoid when [[spoiler:she sees the Lady in the Lake and realizes she's taking over her body.]] She is completely right and it's heavily implied that Jamie knows that, but is just in denial because [[spoiler:it means Dani's death.]]
** Arthur [[spoiler:blaming Perdita's death on the chest]] is described by the Storyteller as irrational and superstitious -- but he's exactly
** Dani is treated by Jamie as if she's being paranoid when [[spoiler:she sees the Lady in the Lake and realizes she's taking over her body.]] She is completely right and it's heavily implied that Jamie knows that, but is just in denial because [[spoiler:it means Dani's death.]]
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* TragicDream: Everyone.
** Peter has the dream of advancement and going to America with Rebecca. [[spoiler:Which never happened because the Lady of the Lake killed him. Also, YMMV whether he ever deserved it and it wouldn't have been a happy life for her with his vicious jealousy and abusiveness.]]
** Rebecca has her dream of becoming a solicitor. [[spoiler:Which never happens because Peter kills her so they can be TogetherInDeath. Also, that one never happens because Peter actually intends to dominate her.]]
** Owen and Hannah both have their united dream of moving to Paris so Owen can start his restaurant and they can be together. [[spoiler:Which never happens because Miles killed her. Although Owen does get his restaurant in Paris.]]
** Jamie and Dani have their dream of having a relationship. [[spoiler:Which eventually happens, but it's tragically cut short by Dani's possession by the Lady of the Lake.]]
** Peter has the dream of advancement and going to America with Rebecca. [[spoiler:Which never happened because the Lady of the Lake killed him. Also, YMMV whether he ever deserved it and it wouldn't have been a happy life for her with his vicious jealousy and abusiveness.]]
** Rebecca has her dream of becoming a solicitor. [[spoiler:Which never happens because Peter kills her so they can be TogetherInDeath. Also, that one never happens because Peter actually intends to dominate her.]]
** Owen and Hannah both have their united dream of moving to Paris so Owen can start his restaurant and they can be together. [[spoiler:Which never happens because Miles killed her. Although Owen does get his restaurant in Paris.]]
** Jamie and Dani have their dream of having a relationship. [[spoiler:Which eventually happens, but it's tragically cut short by Dani's possession by the Lady of the Lake.]]
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* MistakenForCheating: [[spoiler: While Arthur and Perdita do marry after Viola's death, they did not have an affair while Viola was still alive. Viola assumes that they are, or that Perdita is making moves on her husband, and she abuses Perdita over it. Her ongoing abuse of Perdita eventually leads to her sister killing her]].
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** Averted with Arthur and Perdita. [[spoiler: While they do marry after Viola's death, they did not have an affair while Viola was still alive. Viola assumes that they are, or that Perdita is making moves on her husband, and she abuses Perdita over it. Her ongoing abuse of Perdita eventually leads to her sister killing her]].
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* AdaptationTitleChange: ''The Haunting of Bly Manor'' is a loose adaptation of ''The Turn of The Screw''; the name change is partly to tie it to ''The Haunting of Hill House'', of which it is part of the same anthology series. It also serves as an adaptation of another Creator/HenryJames story, ''The Romance of Certain Old Clothes'', which is reworked here to fit into the Bly Manor narrative.
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* TheArtifact: The series features the same production gimmick as ''[[Series/TheHauntingOfHillHouse Hill House]]'', a huge number of ghosts and hauntings [[FreezeFrameBonus hidden in the background of many shots]]. However, it makes less narrative sense here; while Hill House is an EldritchLocation that collects ghosts like a hobby and is practically filled the brim with them, with the relatively small number that the Crains interact with being far from the totality of its ghost population, on this show we actually see how Bly Manor came to be haunted and the origins of most of its ghosts, and it's a ''much'' smaller number than Hill House. It doesn't make a whole lot of sense for the place to be so utterly teeming with spirits when there's an extended flashback depicting how most of them came to be.
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* HairContrastDuo: The feminine, gentle, initially weak and haunted Dani is blonde; her more masculine, tough, and fierce partner, [[spoiler:later wife]], Jamie has dark curly hair.
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* QueerFlowers: Lesbian couple Dani and Jamie have "moonflowers". Moons are also associated with femininity, which is a further indication of their womanhood.
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* TheArtifact: The series features the same production gimmick as ''[[Series/TheHauntingOfHillHouse Hill House]]'', a huge number of ghosts and hauntings [[FreezeFrameBonus hidden in the background of many shots]]. However, it makes less narrative sense here; while Hill House is an EldritchLocation that collects ghosts like a hobby and is practically filled the brim with them, with the relatively small number that the Crains interact with being far from the totality of its ghost population, on this show we actually see how Bly Manor came to be haunted and the origins of most of its ghosts, and it's a ''much'' smaller number than Hill House. It doesn't make a whole lot of sense for the place to be so utterly teeming with spirits when there's an extended flashback depicting how most of them came to be.
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* DecompositeCharacter: Dani and Henry. One interpretation of "Owen Wingrave" is that Owen (who is renamed Henry here) is heavily implied to be haunted by the soldier's ghost in his family's manor as representation of his own repressed sexuality, which leads to him breaking up with his female fiancee. While the family are given the name Wingrave and Henry is still haunted by a ghost on a nightly basis, all the subtext is transferred to Dani, who was in love with Henry's character in the short story but here is a closeted lesbian who is haunted by her male fiancé's ghost due to her sexuality.
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* AdaptationAmalgamation: The series adapts several of James's stories, specifically ''Literature/TheTurnOfTheScrew'', ''Literature/TheRomanceOfCertainOldClothes'', ''The Jolly Corner,'' and ''The Beast in the Jungle.''
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* AdaptationAmalgamation: The series adapts several of James's stories, specifically ''Literature/TheTurnOfTheScrew'', ''Literature/TheRomanceOfCertainOldClothes'', ''Owen Wingrave'', ''The Jolly Corner,'' and ''The Beast in the Jungle.''
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* TheResenter: [[spoiler:Perdita to Viola, who after her growing jealousy towards her sister, she smothers her to death...and in the process, [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom sets in motion Bly Manor's dark and violent history]].]]
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* TheResenter: [[spoiler:Perdita TheResenter:
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** Also Peter Quint, who wants to ascend in the world but feels he isn't getting the respect he deserves from anyone, especially Henry.
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** Also Peter Quint, who wants to ascend in the world but feels he isn't getting the respect he deserves from anyone, especially Henry.
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* SiblingTriangle: [[spoiler:Perdita met Arthur first, and the two were charmed by each other, but once Viola entered the picture, Perdita's chances with Arthur severely diminished. Arthur almost immediately fell in love with Viola and married her, but his feelings for Perdita seemed to never go away, and thus after Viola's death, or in reality murder, he married Perdita. However their marriage was never quite as happy or loving as Arthur's to Viola.]]
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** [[spoiler:Perdita met Arthur first, and the two were charmed by each other, but once Viola entered the picture, Perdita's chances with Arthur severely diminished. Arthur almost immediately fell in love with Viola and married her, but his feelings for Perdita seemed to never go away, and thus after Viola's death, or in reality murder, he married Perdita. However their marriage was never quite as happy or loving as Arthur's to Viola.]]]]
** [[spoiler:Henry/Charlotte/Dominic. She married Dominic, but had an affair with Henry, who was in love with her. Although he fathered Flora, she was committed to her marriage and both died as a result.]]
** [[spoiler:Perdita met Arthur first, and the two were charmed by each other, but once Viola entered the picture, Perdita's chances with Arthur severely diminished. Arthur almost immediately fell in love with Viola and married her, but his feelings for Perdita seemed to never go away, and thus after Viola's death, or in reality murder, he married Perdita. However their marriage was never quite as happy or loving as Arthur's to Viola.
** [[spoiler:Henry/Charlotte/Dominic. She married Dominic, but had an affair with Henry, who was in love with her. Although he fathered Flora, she was committed to her marriage and both died as a result.]]
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* BisexualLoveTriangle: A metaphysical one. Dani is not bisexual - she's a closeted lesbian - but she is still holding onto her ex-fiance and childhood best friend, Eddie's, ghost because she blames herself for his death moments after she broke up with him due to realizing her sexuality. As she falls in love with Jamie at Bly, she has to learn to let go of Eddie and her grief and guilt over his death for her future happiness.
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* ThreeFacesOfEve: Hannah is the wife, who is extremely kind, stable, and keeps Bly running. The brash, loud Jamie is a different version of the seductress; although she's not traditionally feminine, her more ButchLesbian appearance is actually much more suited the role of the seductress because she isn't try to hide her sexual identity (unlike [[spoiler:the love of her life, Dani]]). Dani is the child, as the newcomer to Bly and close friend to the children. However, Dani and Hannah switch roles throughout the story with the revelation that [[spoiler:Miles killed Hannah, who is not aware of it.]]
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* ShadowArchetype: Of the {{Foil}} variety. Jamie and Peter are reflections of each other. Jamie is also stated to have grown up in a violent, abusive household, which she came to Bly to escape. They both fall madly in love with the governess (Dani and Rebecca). However, Jamie and Dani [[spoiler:have a long, happy relationship]], and while both relationships end in [[spoiler:the deaths of Dani and Rebecca, and Peter's own death]], Jamie only wants the best and [[spoiler:is able to move on, while grief-stricken, years later.]]
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''The Haunting of Bly Manor'' is the second season of the ThematicSeries ''The Haunting'', following ''Series/TheHauntingOfHillHouse''. This time, its time-spanning ghost story adapts the works of Creator/HenryJames, specifically ''Literature/TheTurnOfTheScrew'' and ''Literature/TheRomanceOfCertainOldClothes''. It is again created and directed by Creator/MikeFlanagan, and features the return of several actors from ''Hill House'': Creator/VictoriaPedretti (as Dani Clayton), Creator/OliverJacksonCohen (as Peter Quint), Creator/HenryThomas (as Henry Wingrave), Creator/CarlaGugino (as the Storyteller), and Kate Siegel (as Viola Lloyd).
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''The Haunting of Bly Manor'' is the second season of the ThematicSeries ''The Haunting'', following ''Series/TheHauntingOfHillHouse''. This time, its time-spanning ghost story adapts the works of Creator/HenryJames, specifically ''Literature/TheTurnOfTheScrew'' and ''Literature/TheRomanceOfCertainOldClothes''. It is again created and directed by Creator/MikeFlanagan, and features the return of several actors from ''Hill House'': Creator/VictoriaPedretti (as Dani Clayton), Creator/OliverJacksonCohen (as Peter Quint), Creator/HenryThomas (as Henry Wingrave), Creator/CarlaGugino (as the Storyteller), and Kate Siegel Creator/KateSiegel (as Viola Lloyd).
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* AssPull: It's really quite fortunate that [[spoiler:Henry has his sudden, unexplained intimation of disaster]] and both [[spoiler:Jamie]] and [[spoiler:Owen]] have [[spoiler:exactly the same terrifying dream about disaster befalling]] because otherwise the last dramatic scenes at Bly Manor would have sadly ill-attended and probably fatal for [[spoiler:Flora]] or [[spoiler:Dani]] or both. And the actual cause of their [[spoiler:brakeneck race towards who knows what]] is never explained.
