why did the grandmother let Niles near the baby?
knowing full well he was crazy and could harm people like his own mother?? She sure was stupid
shareDon't you remember? He put the pain pills in her tea, which caused her to fall asleep. Otherwise, she supervised Niles the entire time.
sharebut she is the one that left him in the room by himself with the baby before she even takes the tea
shareI wouldn't be too hard on her. As the matriarch of the family, she had her hands full taking care of everyone in the family.. All the men worked, Niles' mother had to be attended to in her condition, and everyone else in the family were too absorbed in their own lives. I would cut her some slack, as an aging woman, she had more responsibility on her shoulders than any older person should have to take on. Besides, it's just a movie, what is there to be riled up about? It's all part of the plot. Also consider how much she loved her grandson, she didn't want to believe someone she cared about so much was dangerous. Even in real life the mothers of criminals don't want to accept that their children are doing evil deeds. The whole point of the storyline is, is Niles really being haunted and more or less controlled by his dead brother's memory, or is it an illusion?
sharebut she already knew he was dangerous, she tells the other lady to leave and she would see to the baby and instead she leaves the baby with Niles knowing full well he was nuts and dangerous. It was her fault the baby died.
shareWow, you obviously have an unforgiving opinion when it comes to the grandmother.. The way I see it, Torrie should have been taking care of her own baby instead of foisting the responsibility onto other family members. Sure, all mothers need a break once in a while, but when someone has a child, they can't expect to go on living it up as they did before they had a child. If you want to play the blame game, be my guest, but the expectations put on the older lady are unrealistic. She was doing her best to make things easier for the other family members. IMO she had a heart of gold. Ultimately, the blame should go down to Niles for committing the deed, he alone is responsible for his own actions. I gather he was jealous of the baby for getting all the attention.
shareIndeed, the death of Mrs. Rowe and Russell, and Alexandra's fall are thought to be accidents by the family. Ada had no idea just how disturbed Niles had become, or she would never have allowed him to continue living in the house. Her love, then, turns out to be both a betrayal of love and a sacrifice for love. It is only after the incident with the baby that she realizes that Niles (or whoever is inhabiting that body) needs to be eliminated, and she, the only one who is willing to sacrifice herself to end it leaving the true horror story of the past few months a secret.
"No fate but what we make." -Terminator II
she knew Niles was nuts, he has already told her how "Holland" had killed Russel and pushed their mom, she knew perfectly well that he was nuts and dangerous. She should have at least let that other lady stay with the baby instead of tell her that she would stay and then left Niles there alone.
sharewell that is true about Torrie, she decided to go off and leave a new born. i agree on that, she just had the baby and went off, she should have at lease waited until the baby was older. Of course is was Niles's fault but the grandma also knew he was committing those acts and left him there with the baby. It was also her fault.
shareAccording to the novel, Ada was suffering a terrible toothache and was taking a pain medication for it. Niles dosed her tea with it so that she would be drowsy enough to allow him to make the "steal" without her noticing.
He who conquers himself is mightier than he who conquers a city.
It was her fault the baby died.
Uh, no it's Holland's fault the baby died.
He possessed Niles and chose to drown the baby in a pickle barrel.
Try to keep up... share