31 Thoughts And Questions I Had While Watching The Pilot Of "The Haunting Of Bly Manor"

    "Do you like games, Dani?"

    Kelly Martinez
    by Kelly Martinez

    BuzzFeed Staff

    Hello, internet friends! I recently decided to catch up with the rest of the world and start watching the Netflix series The Haunting of Bly Manor.

    Young child wearing a sweater standing in a bedroom with a woman standing in the background
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    As the description states, "Dead doesn't mean gone. An au pair plunges into an abyss of chilling secrets in this gothic romance from the creator of The Haunting of Hill House." Sign me the HECK up!!!

    Here are 31 thoughts I had while watching the first episode:

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    🚨Obviously, spoilers ahead!🚨

    1. Is it just me or do none of these wedding guests look happy to be here? Even the bride and groom look like they secretly can't stand each other.

    Wedding guests smiling as they sit around a long table
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    2. My ADHD brain could not handle listening to THIS long of a story. I feel for these wedding guests.

    I have a story
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    3. This job interview is giving me secondhand anxiety. Listen, do you want an au pair or not?

    Woman interviewing for an au pair job
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    4. Well, that's, uh, one way to explain what happened to the last au pair.

    Well, I-I suppose she died
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    5. Children singing in horror shows and movies always strikes me as SO creepy.

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    6. Take a shot every time Flora says, "How perfectly splendid!"

    Woman wearing a backpack bending over to speak to a young woman
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    7. This layout strongly reminds me of Blathers' museum in Animal Crossing.

    Large foyer which features a small table with a vase of flowers on top
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    8. What child talks like this?!

    If you fall, you can injure yourself, and the stairs are not forgiving.
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    9. Flora really just said "and this is where our dead parents used to sleep" like it's nothing.

    Amelia Bea Smith as Flora giving a tour of Bly Manor
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    10. I take it back. Don't take a shot every time Flora says this — I don't want to be responsible for anyone going to the hospital.

    it's all just perfectly splendid
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    11. Miles is starting to creep me out a little.

    Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Miles looks through a doorway
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    12. Speaking of creepy, what the HECK is Flora staring at in the bathroom?

    Amelia Bea Smith as Flora takes a bath as Dani stares at something in the bathroom
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    13. I do NOT appreciate the creepy dollhouse in Flora's room. It's giving me Pretty Little Liars flashbacks.

    Small creepy dollhouse that features a dining room table with six chairs
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    14. Oh my GOD, how did I just now realize Dani is Love from You?! Please look away, I am dumb.

    Victoria Pedretti as Dani looking at something or someone
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    15. You know what? I'm with Flora on this one. It seems like a very bad idea for Dani to explore the creepy house alone at night. But will Dani listen? Noooo, of course not.

    Victoria Pedretti as Dani staring into the distance
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    16. Famous last words, Dani. Famous last words.

    Well, I'll never get tired of this place, I swear
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    17. See, this is where I would simply quit and never come back.

    Amelia Bea Smith as Flora tells Dani to stay in her room so the Lady of Lake doesn't see her
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    18. Miles kind of reminds me of Charlie from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for some reason.

    Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Miles staring off camera
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    19. These kids need a therapist. No, seriously, I'm concerned for them.

    The au pair's heart ached for the boy's pain
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    20. Uh, who's the creepy guy on the porch?

    Man standing on a porch in the distance
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    21. Why is EVERYTHING covered in white sheets? It seems unnecessarily creepy.

    Large room filled with sheet-covered furniture
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    22. Whatever this little doll thing is, I hate it. Please burn it with fire. PLEASE.

    Hands holding small unidentifiable doll
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    23. Hannah really made some points with this.

    there was a man. Which really is the only thing that can bring down a woman like that
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    24. OH. Rebecca, the au pair before Dani, is the lady in the lake. That's...that's unsettling...

    She was gone long before she waded into that lake
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    25. This reminded me of, "Do you like scary movies, Sidney?" from Scream.

    Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Miles asking, Do you like games, Dani?
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    26. SOMEONE FINALLY SAID IT.

    [Flora] Stop being weird, Miles!
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    27. Why do I have the feeling these kids are about to lock Dani in the closet?

    Okay, let's look
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    28. ...aaaand I was right.

    Children lock Victoria Pedretti as Dani in a room
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    29. No you're not, you little DEMONS.

    We're dreadfully sorry
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    30. I just noticed the creepy collection of dolls in the background and it's really freaking me out.

    Amelia Bea Smith as Flora standing in a room next to bureau that has a large collection of dolls
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    31. I personally feel like this would be the perfect time for Dani to simply leave and never return!!!

    Dani stares at Bly Manor
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    ...but we have eight more episodes to go, so clearly this isn't the case.

    Okay, well, that was fun! I will be sleeping with the lights on tonight.

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    Have you watched The Haunting of Bly Manor? What did you think? Tell us in the comments!