The Haunting of Hill House

The Haunting of Hill House (2018) is an American supernatural horror drama streaming television miniseries created and directed by Mike Flanagan for Netflix, and serves as the first entry in The Haunting anthology series. It is loosely based on the … more »

Steven Crain:
So is this your first rehab, Joey?

Joey:
Uh, it's far from it. Some of us are addicted to treatment centers, huh?

Steven Crain:
It's not Luke's first rodeo either. So what's different this time? Something must be. I mean, you know the definition of insanity--

Luke Crain:
Steve.

Steven Crain:
Doing the same thing over and over--

Joey:
--and expecting different results. Sure, man. Sure. They're all different, though. Every day is different, every craving is different, every meeting is different--

Steven Crain:
Right, I'm not trying to suggest that you're not taking this seriously.

Joey:
Oh, and I'm just--this time around--I'm just speaking for myself--I got more support. And I'm giving more support. So in a sense I guess you could say, it looks like the same thing over and over again, but that's not insanity. Out there on the streets, that's insanity.

Steven Crain:
Of course.

Joey:
So that's what recovery is, you know, it's the same thing over and over again in spite of the results--or in spite of a backslide or in spite of a full-fledged fucking relapse. Doesn't mean you stop just because it gets a little repetitive. One day at a time. When we decide to get clean it's not because we expect it to be fucking exciting, you know?

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