Terrible. You need to deliver a big ending. The creators may have felt that killing off their two leads is big but the way it plays, it's anticlimatic.
Who are we supposed to care for? The problem is the two leads - Vivien and Ben - are weak. What are their goals? Fix their marriage? That might've worked but it's a point that's not stressed. We never get a sense that it's going to work out for them. So, if we're not rooting for that to happen, what's going to hold our interest. Frights without a strong foundation fall flat.
This is a haunted house that quickly collapses under its own weight. The vengeful ghosts aren't compelling. Jessica Lange's character grows tiresome after awhile. Kate Mara repeatedly plays the same note. Dennis O'Hare isn't given much to do except stand around and look creepy in his makeup.
The series is all show and no go.
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