In “The Fall of the House of Usher”, the death of Rodrick Usher’s children is the basis of a mysterious Netflix series. In this article, we will unravel the dark secrets behind of each death in a series where nothing is what it seems.
At first glance, all deaths appear to be mere chance accidents. However, there is a sinister element that looms over them: the mysterious presence of Verna. The relationship of this enigmatic figure with the Usher heirs is not completely clear, but she is involved in some way in each tragedy that unfolds in the mansion.
Verna appears to play a role in both the Ushers’ minds and manipulating outside factors, which adds an additional layer of mystery to the plot. Is she a supernatural force or a simple puppeteer pulling the strings behind the curtain?
As we delve deeper into the narrative of Mike Flanagan’s new series, it becomes clear that Verna is not only a passive observer of the tragedies, but also seems to amplify the characters’ desires and obsessions. This leads them inexorably towards her downfall.
This horror series, based on the disturbing story by Edgar Allan Poe, is not just a mere tale of death and destruction. It is a study of the dark corners of the human psyche, an exploration of how desires and obsessions can lead to downfall.
EVERY DEATH OF RODRICK USHER’S OFFSPRING
6. Prospero Usher
Prospero Usher, Rodrick’s youngest son, is the first life Verna claims as payment for an outstanding debt. Prospero, in his search for a purpose and the ideal opportunity to establish his own business, decides to organize an exclusive party. To do this, he chooses one of the abandoned family factories as the setting for the event.
The party transforms into a masquerade, a mysterious ball where elite guests can hide their identities and temporarily forget the worries of the outside world. The highlight of the evening was meant to be a shower of purifying water, which would begin an orgy of fun and enjoyment. But despite the warnings of Verna, who appeared masked as a skull dressed in a red toga, Perry did not give up on her plan.
However, when they activated the water line, they were unaware that it was contaminated with highly toxic chemicals left at the site. The rain of toxic waste caused the death of almost all the guests within reach.
The only exception was Morella, Fredrick’s wife, who survived but was disfigured. The service staff members were also saved, as Verna had warned them to leave in time. This dramatic episode was inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s stories: “The Masque of the Red Death” (1842) and “Morella.”
5. Camille L’Espanaye
Camille L’Espanaye becomes the second victim of this tragic story. She is a public relations specialist who finds herself caught in the whirlwind of media and government attacks directed at Fortunato and his family. However, behind her professional facade, Camille hides a small obsession: revenge against her older sister, Victorine.
Whatever motivated her to seek retribution against Victorine, her obsessive quest leads Kate Siegel’s character to the RUE laboratories in hopes of unraveling rumors about open-heart experiments on chimpanzees.
Verna, disguised as a security guard, tries to dissuade her, not because this choice guarantees her salvation, but because it offers her a more peaceful way out. Despite her warnings, Camille defies the danger and enters the chimpanzee cage area, where she is attacked by one of them, resulting in her violent death. The episode is inspired by “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1841).
4. Napoleon Usher
You could say that Napoleon Usher’s sin is not being honest with his boyfriend Julius. Not only by being unfaithful to him frequently, but also when he unconsciously kills his cat and seeks to replace it with an identical one so as not to tell him the truth.
After trying several places, he finds an identical cat, but we already know that this will go wrong since we see that Verna is the one who attends the vet. She warns him that there are other cats to adopt, but he offers to donate a lot of money to the shelter in exchange for the cat.
However, the black cat begins to torture him, hiding in the most unexpected places and causing wounds all over his body. Napoleon finally goes crazy and starts chasing the cat all over his penthouse, even destroying his walls. When the animal appears on the balcony railing, he chases it, but ends up falling from the top of the building to the asphalt, dying instantly. The episode is inspired by “The Black Cat” (1843).
3. Victorine LaFourcade
Victorine LaFourcade is obsessed with making her experiments with the heart device, into which she has invested years of her life and millions of dollars, a success. However, it seems that the chimpanzee period is not going very well, because none of the animals survive for long.
Therefore, when he has pressure from his father to continue advancing and, in addition, he finds a patient with heart problems perfect to be the subject of a clinical trial; He does not hesitate to try to convince her, despite it being completely illegal to perform the experiment on humans.
However, he cannot achieve it without the help of his girlfriend, Al Ruiz, who is the expert surgeon in placing the device. However, she refuses him, so he ends up murdering her in a fit of rage.
Victorine can’t process what she’s done, so we see her keep calling Al, thinking he’s left her and asking him to come back. However, there is a sound that torments her. We soon discover that the sound is actually her ex-girlfriend’s heart, beating thanks to the device she planted in it, but she is completely dead.
Rodrick witnesses all this and, in front of his eyes, he can see how Victorine commits suicide, stabbing herself in the chest with a scalpel. The episode is inspired by “The Tell-Tale Heart” (1843).
2. Tamerlane Usher
Tamerlane Usher’s obsession is always being in control, not only with the launch of her company “Golden Beetle”, but also with her relationship with her husband, even reaching the sexual sphere. Samantha Sloyan’s character enjoys watching her husband, Will, interact and maintain relationships with prostitutes who look like her.
Everything seems to be under control until his brothers begin to die, and the scandal overshadows the launch of his brand. Added to the fact that he cannot sleep, Tamerlane begins to hallucinate that Will is having an affair with Verna, who has disguised herself as a prostitute.
The illusion began to haunt her so much that it led her to ruin her marriage, the launch of the company and even her own death when she began to stab herself at the broken mirrors in her room. The episode is inspired by “The Gold Bug” (1843) and “Tamerlane” (1827)
1. Frederick Usher
Frederick Usher didn’t seem to have a particular obsession, other than having his father’s approval, until in the first few episodes, he discovers that his wife Morella attended his half-brother, Prospero’s, sex party, which led her to break up with him. severe burns.
Henry Thomas’ character can’t get out of his head how he ended up in that place, why he lied to them and whose phone they found near his body. Her madness leads him to become much more jealous of her and he decides to continue her treatment at home, not letting the doctors intervene and even pulling out some of her teeth with pliers as a form of punishment.
All truly cruel, which made Verna make her death even more violent. He drugged him with the same medicine with which he kept his wife in lethargy, which caused him to remain immobilized inside the factory, which was in the middle of the demolition process.
When the roof structure is damaged, a kind of pendulum is formed that begins to cut it little by little at the height of the abdomen. The episode is inspired by “The Well and the Pendulum” (1842).