I just ran down to the cage, closed the door and whip smacked them in the face till they died while going "nyah nyah can't get me~". Cheap? Heck yes. But if FROM can be cheap I figured it was fair game.
I'm not sure what it is about the Unseen Village, but the magic that densely infuses the game prior to this area is noticeable absent. The respawning enemies are the biggest culprits, perhaps. Their inclusion seriously broke the spell for me. Suddenly it wasn't about slowly progressing or exploring but a mad dash to kill the "hide and seek" chime maidens. The stage design and art direction are less imaginative and just dull in comparison to Bloodborne's first half. UV didn't feel "new", but a mishmash of older enemies in hulk mode and a totally out of place mechanic that catches the player off guard.
But hey, at least it's no Blightown, right?