

That explains her general coldness to Ilonka she resents her for her first contribution to the Midnight Club, a story that only encouraged false hope. Stanton points out, Anya experimented with unorthodox remedies herself when she first came to Brightcliffe, so it’s not just about tea.Īnya may have been sick the longest of the eight, but she’s had to develop serious coping mechanisms.

That continues here with her merciless mocking of Ilonka’s herbal teas, a tirade that spills over into group therapy. In the first episode, Anya was defined by a generally harsh, sardonic attitude. With “The Two Danas,” The Midnight Club seems to have the same idea - this isn’t an episode all about Anya, but it devotes a lot of time to complicating what we know about her.

Previous Mike Flanagan series have often structured episodes loosely around particular characters, exploring their perspectives through flashbacks and centric stories that sometimes recall series like Lost.
