The Haunting of Bly Manor

Flora: You said it was a ghost story. It isn't.

Jaime: No?

Flora: It's a love story.

Jaime: (nodding) Same thing really.

Following the success of The Haunting of Hill House, Netflix produced another haunting season which, based on reviews, may have disappointed most fans. There was less scare and more heart. This may have been the reason why people think that the story have become dragging. The last three episodes had me glued to the screen though.

The conversation mentioned above occurred toward the end of the last episode before the big reveal. The story painted a picture of how each person are haunted by their own ghost:

Danielle haunted by her guilt over the death of her childhood friend and fiancé.

Peter haunted by his greed of money and material things which pushed him to covet his boss' properties and steal from him.

Henry haunted by fear of facing his nephew and niece to admit that he was almost the cause of destroying their family.

Owen haunted by his dreams of becoming a chef but unable to pursue it as he was tied down by his sick mother.

Hannah haunted by memories of her runaway husband that she refused to accept that he's never coming back.

Viola haunted by grief and utmost rage so powerful that it caused the death innocent people.

Each person have their own ghosts. It could be an ugly past, an unfulfilled dream, the inability to accept what was or pure blind wrath. And it is up to us when we can be freed from these ghosts. These ghosts will continue to haunt or even taunt you. Only when you start to accept the past and forgive yourself and the people who hurt you, will you be able to free yourself from them.