Was Dr. Hill Also Part of the Coven?
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hollyannbartel-112-273887 — 10 years ago(September 01, 2015 06:51 PM)
How do you know this? Is this part of Dr. Hill's back story that's not covered in the film? I haven't read the book yet so I don't know much of the character's back stories as explored in the book, but I am very interested in gettig to know them.
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SSteveL — 10 years ago(December 26, 2015 07:12 PM)
One such hint is this exchange between Hill and Rosemary (from an online transcript):
Hill: One more thing: we'd like another blood sample.
Rosemary: Oh, yes, of course. What for?
H: The nurse didn't take enough, so would you drop by and see her?
R: But I am pregnant, aren't I?
H: Oh, yes, it's just for blood samp er, blood sugar.
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fiatlux-1 — 10 years ago(September 02, 2015 07:02 AM)
I've seen the film many times.and know the novel by heart, and there is absolutely NO indications of anything about Dr. Hill having anything to do with the coven.
Nor did the coven help Dr. Hill at all. If the coven liked Dr. Hill, they wouldn't have made Ro change doctors!
The above poster is trolling, I suspect.
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Sugarminx — 10 years ago(September 02, 2015 04:08 PM)
there is absolutely NO indications of anything about Dr. Hill having anything to do with the coven.
Nor did the coven help Dr. Hill at all
Agreed. Hill just thought Rosemary was losing her marbles, and didn't believe her whacky satan story, so of course he'd send her off with her husband and treating doctor.
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whodoesshekill — 10 years ago(October 11, 2015 07:08 PM)
Let's also not forget that this film takes place in the sixties, when "hysteria" was still believed to be a real diagnose-able medical condition. A famous male doctor would have loads more credibility than a middle-class young, pregnant woman. Rosemary's gender AND pregnancy adds to her lack of credibility in this context. Not to mention, it's a kind of hard-to-believe story unless you've been through what Rosemary has. I'm shocked Guy bought into it so quickly. Just goes to show how selfish he really is.
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rocketXpert — 10 years ago(January 01, 2016 11:13 PM)
No, Hill wasn't part of the coven. The fact that Dr. Hill needed the second blood test probably suggests that he'd seen an indication that there was something off about Rosemary's pregnancy, but didn't want to concern her until he was more definite. That's why the Castavets were so insistent about sending Rosemary to Sapirstein; because Sapirstein was part of the coven and wouldn't warn her that something was different about her baby, unlike Hill. That's why Guy flipped out when Rosemary started talking about getting a second opinion. If Hill had been part of the Coven, Guy would have had no problem with telling her to go see Hill instead.
Charles Grodin himself has defended Hill's actions in one of his books. Apparently, he's had a few people confront him about betraying Rosemary. This woman comes to him saying that witches are conspiring against her and that among them is a well known and respected member of his profession. Who's word is he more likely to believe? -
Noir-It-All — 10 years ago(January 02, 2016 07:55 AM)
"The fact that Dr. Hill needed the second blood test probably suggests that he'd seen an indication that there was something off about Rosemary's pregnancy, but didn't want to concern her until he was more definite."
Good point, rocketXpert. That makes sense.
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Jose_Accent_On_E — 9 years ago(August 05, 2016 03:33 PM)
Who's word is he more likely to believe?
So, a terrified pre-mother, who thinks she's surrounded by conspirators and feels she can't turn to anyone, should be betrayed by being turned over precisely to the people she fears.
He's worse than the members of the coven. -
miosotide — 9 years ago(November 28, 2016 12:11 AM)
There are two very clear indications that Dr Hill is not in the coven and you mentioned the first one given in the film; Guy's reaction to Rosemary's consideration of a second opinion. The other indication is when Saperstein surreptitiously palms the bottle of his demon baby medicine when he and Guy and Dr Shand are ushered into the room by Dr Hill to retrieve Rosemary. He doesn't want Dr Hill to find the bottle of pills.
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stevekaczynski — 9 years ago(February 10, 2017 11:00 PM)
I don't think he is. Rosemary's description of what has been happening sounds like the ravings of a disordered mind, and most doctors might well have assumed she was disturbed. (Indeed, the film could be interpreted in this way, with the supernatural elements just part of her paranoia or whatever.) Handing her over to the people she fears, though, is certainly morally questionable to me, but could indicate that Hill is just a normal-strength medical creep rather than part of the coven.
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SealedCargo — 6 years ago(March 15, 2020 11:52 AM)
EXACTLY what i was going to write
he even fumbled with the words
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kaskait — 10 years ago(January 22, 2016 05:40 PM)
Dr. Hill was not part of any witch/devil plot.
What he was guilty of was allowing a terrified and possibly mentally unstable woman back into the custody of a man she risked her life to run away fromher husband. -
Drooch — 10 years ago(February 26, 2016 05:25 PM)
It's important for the story that Hill is
not
part of the coven, because it shows how perfectly Machiavellian they are. They're so powerful that nobody suspects them. They know just how crazy you would sound if you told the truth to an outsider