In Poe's 1835 satirical short story "Some Words With a Mummy," he discusses Ancient Egypt and its customs, told by a revived mummy. Madeline is just as fascinated by immortality and has a known fondness for the Ancient Egyptian rituals. So much so that Roderick, in episode eight, gives her the send-off he thought she would've liked. He uses the artifacts Madeline collected for her "Immortal Collection" and replaces her eyes with sapphires, much like the Egyptian Queen Twosret. But that isn't enough to lay Madeline to rest, as she springs back up and keeps rummaging in the basement of their childhood home to find a way out. Her "revival" is similar to her mother, Eliza, in the show, who similarly digs back out of her grave in episode one. This, again, originates from Poe's 1844 short story "The Premature Burial" and poetically brings it full circle.
