It's fitting that Poe's "The Raven" is recited by Roderick in a voice-over as he mourns the death of his beloved granddaughter, Lenore. In the poem, the narrator grieves over the lost love of his life, also named Lenore, but that wasn't the first time the name Lenore was used in Poe's work. In fact, the name dates back to the 1843 poem "Lenore," which touches on themes of loss and sorrowful mourning as the titular woman who arrives in heaven after her untimely demise, much like the onscreen Lenore on the show. Another detail connecting Flanagan's version of Lenore to Poe's sources are the AI-generated texts that Roderick keeps receiving throughout his final night, each a jumbled-up variation of the word "Nevermore," which is echoed throughout "The Raven."
