Screen Rant

Mike Flanagan's second outing in The Haunting series connects to his first, The Haunting of Hill House, in a few ways. 1 / 7

Notably, Bly Manor features a queer love story at the center of its ghostly, bittersweet narrative. 2 / 7

Dani Clayton struggles with her sexuality and budding feelings for Bly manor's gardener, Jamie. 3 / 7

Jamie helps her lose the ghost from her past, her ex-fiancee Edmund, on whom she possibly cheated with a woman she met at a dress fitting. 4 / 7

Whether Dani acted on the sparks between her and the woman is unknown, but her struggle echoes Theo Crain's intimacy... 5 / 7

... issues, which were born from her touch-related powers. The first hint that Dani is queer was also a callback to an iconic Theo line. 6 / 7

Theo's line about being into "bridesmaids" as her coming out echoes the charged moment between Dani and another woman. 7 / 7