Can we talk about how long Flanagan has been working on this as a passion project? Rewatch the beginning of Hush - the book the novelist character is working on is named “Midnight Mass!”
I liked how it showed Bev being able to justify everything she was doing with a quote from the Bible. Murder, violence, just being an absolutely horrible human being.
They did such a good job showing that religion is just a tool in the end. People like bev can use it to justify whatever they want, while others turn to it for peace or hope or whatever they might need.
It takes real skill to make a character so hate-able that I grind my teeth every time they’re on screen and this actress had this in spades. She chewed every piece of scenery she was given in the best/worst way and I hated her so much. Phenomenal actress and I hope she gets tons more work after this.
@@emhu2594 What do you mean why did she do it? I thought the script made it pretty clear Bev thought she was chosen by god that she was his ACTUAL vessel.
“No, it was never me. That’s the thing about priesthood. It’s never supposed to be about me. It’s supposed to be about GOD!!!” Everyone’s gonna have their favorite quote. This ones mine.
Even me, as an atheist, I loved that quote. But my favorite would be: "Can you think of a miracle more amazing than that? I mean, cure blindness, sure. Or part the seas, alright. But a second chance? That's a real miracle" - Father Paul. I really felt that one.
As a catholic person myself, lines like these is what makes this show so believable and no-offensive at all, the people in that island were deceived and misunderstood the meaning of the religiom. Also there are a lot of bev keans irl
As a Catholic myself and still practicing, Midnight Mass in no way offended me. I thought this show masterfully presented how deceptive and evil people can be when scripture is is twisted to benefit a corrupt desire we want so badly. Unfortunatly this is a actual thing that happens, no in a way Midnight Mass is not offending the church or christians but highlighting a dark past every community can carry but also how we need to follow our own instincts.
Well it was kinda anti- Catholic. It was clearly done by an Atheist who believes , Catholics are just guillable and will fall for anything. For example when the Vampire walks into the Church and the priest says this is the Angel most of the congregation buys it and drinks Bev's poison. That thing looked nothing like an Angel. We would've been pulling out our crucifixes and running out the door. Maybe grabbing some holy water on the way. Also Riley Finn was I guess supposed to be the Catholic turned Atheist hero. A guy who gets drunk, kills a girl, and after 4 yrs in jail goes home and sponges off his parents. When he should be out there looking for a job to help his struggling family he's trying to get into some pregnant woman's pants. The beat thing he did was set himself on fire. If I'm not mistaken I believe before doing that he tells the woman to keep on rolling and not to go back and try to save anyone. Yeah some hero.
@@kevinruiz8461 I don't think just catholic was the aim. I think I mentioned before, I was part of the Evangelicals, (who earnestly were of course anti catholic, cuz of course God was on OUR side. Haven't been part of them since 1974 so no idea what its like now) and even thought he is called Father I think that guy speaks for all populist revs who are basically needing to convert everybody.
I grew up catholic and the character Bev embodies the "holier than thou" energy that some in the congregation had. They weren't the majority, but they tainted they rest and ruined catholicism for me.
Yeah I don't think it ever insinuated that the faith was wrong to have or. All the genuinely devout people (minus Bev who was clearly not one of them) were singing that hymn together and clearly at peace in the very end, and the girl who escaped still prayed for her parents to find peace.
Mike Flanagan secured his spot on my list of favorite writer/directors. His ability to tell stories, especially horror, in a limited series format is unmatched
Easily one of the most underrated director working today. At this point, I would love to see him tackle a movie for The Conjuring universe with a low budget, he can definitely do it
I loved the whole subtle parallel symbolism here, drink my blood and eat my flesh and be given everlasting life. The way he blended Christianity with the mythology of vampyrism was absolute genius. It hit all the right notes. Best TV of the yeat so far.
Why is no one talking about the Oscar worthy background score ? Amazing music to compliment each and every scene. This felt larger than life. Nothing like I've seen before. It was honestly a breath of fresh air. Beautiful cinematography, gorgeous and unnoticeable CGI, brilliant color grading. Absolutely perfect. 10/10 for me.
I agree 100% I’m a score lover I love all types of movies and TV scores and when I started watching the show I noticed the music right off the bat and its amazing
absolutely amazing... it was horrifying and touching at the same time... i did not know that was a combination that could work so well together... Flanagan makes it look effortless❤
I just finished that episode (we’ll watch the final two tomorrow). What an ending. It was brilliant. Just brilliant. The writing in this show is outstanding.
The last few minutes of this great series was the most traumatic and beautiful to me. I couldn't stop crying for ALL OF THEM as they waited for the sunrise. The hymn moved me - and I'm a Buddhist! But because of my faith, I cherish all life while it lasts and celebrate going into the next life. The sheriff's and the priest's scenes were masterful. Between my tears and heartache, I watched cinematic perfection. Now I realize why there can't be a season two...this one gave me so much closure, introspection, remorse and calm. How can you top that? I don't want a season two without these characters; it would be empty. I loved all these characters, even Mrs. Keen, and to see them go...I'm good with it...I'm satisfied..."My cup runneth over."
I really liked the series but I had the complete opposite reaction to you. I actually thought the last episode nearly ruined the series. A lot of things broke the immersion for me, and a lot of plot points and character decisions/behaviour jarred me right out of the show. Really glad to see I'm in the minority. I love Flanaghan's work and genre fiction needs a creator like him and his team.
The final episode had me and my gf sobbing hard. My favorite thing about Flanagan is he always uses the inherent sadness and tragedy in events like these. A lot of horror directors/writers focus on the terror of a situation without exploring the heartbreak that would go with a loved one being brutally murdered. This show was a masterpiece through and through, what a great watch.
Now go and watch 1997 Beserk Anime playlist on RUclips until episode 25 and come back to this comment. I'm seriously curious how you both take that ending now. 🙏🏾😁
@@CharlesHayden I just started reading the manga for berserk barely in the first 20 pages but I heard the enemy sucked but now I’m intrigued I’ll check it out😁
Hamish is one of those actors you could've sworn you'd seen many times before, and you can't stop watching him when he's on the screen. Hope he gets a lot more prominent roles after this.
@@careerintransit 7 months later but yes his mannerisms, especially in his monologues reminded me of David Schwimmer (his character from Band of Brothers and not Ross because I haven't watched friends).
i think it’s because the tone and cadence of his voice throughout the series sounds (at least to me) UNCANNILY like philip seymour hoffman doing an occasional john malkovich impression
This feels like one of the most well made Stephen King story, that wasn't written by King. Made me glad that Flanagan was the one who did Doctor Sleep.
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Exactly. I also noticed King's storytelling style, the profound dialogs and despair atmosphere.
Father Paul’s motivation made me think of something the late Christopher Hitchens once said: “if you believe you have God on your side, there’s no wicked act you can’t justify”
LOL! And Hitchens himself was one of the war in Iraq's biggest cheerleaders. He was living proof that a man does not need religion to be a total scumbag.
@@rumrunner8019 Whatever. Not saying I agreed with everything the man ever said. I know that’s a crazy concept, but you actually can agree with some things a person stands for while disagreeing with other things.
@@stillsearching1284 Spoilers I think monologue is for making a kind of Statement for audience to think and digest it. I see so many monologues are clearly Inspired from Neil deGrasse Tyson's speeches (maybe Not) and I also feel last one from Erin is kinda long but it's not actually a monologue of which she really talking to someone but her long dying thoughts before her total system is switched off.
I thought it was beautifully written and loved the call back to it at the end. I’m much more inclined to go with Riley’s scientific belief. I just had never heard it expressed so eloquently and it really connected with me. I believe the same way. It’s strange because Erin desperately needed to believe the way she did because of the loss of her baby and I understand that inclination since I lost my mom in January. It’s hard to reconcile the belief that you will never see the person you loved the most ever again.
I appreciate that this didn’t feel like an atheist dunking on religion, which it very easily could have. And that’s coming from someone that isn’t religious. There were some really beautiful monologues about religion and faith, specifically when Kate Siegel’s character talked about what she thinks happens when you die. This series was just so good.
Yeah, it was very tastefully done. Simultaneously, it has probably the best take on a self-proclaimed atheist I've seen, where they aren't just dunking on religion the whole time or aren't a purely vile piece of shit who's destined to get killed off or converted by the end. As someone who relates more to that position, there are scenes in Midnight Mass (namely conversations between Riley and Father Paul) that are nearly identical to conversations I've had with my pastor father, and both positions in the show are presented essentially in their best form. There aren't really any "straw men", which is great. The key to making this work, I think, is that a lot of questions are brought up about these things but nothing that the show gives us as a definitive "right answer" to these real-world mysteries. It kinda leaves that up to the viewer.
I couldn’t stand her character, nor most of them, and then they never shut up, just on and on and on. The religious aspect, whether it went one way or the other, wasn’t my main gripe with this series. Someone needed to rein in Flanagan instead of letting him have a mediocre free-for-all. Linklater was good, but any good aspects of the show just made me angry that they were surrounded by varying degrees of “meh” and “awful”.
I can not understate how amazing I felt that performance by Hamish Linklater was. It was hypnotic, interesting, compelling and tragic all when it needed to be. He just took this whole show to a new level with his performance.
(as a small aside, I would like to just put out there that the Sheriff has been my favorite portrayal of a Brown Muslim man on television. Someone who's adherent to his faith but not conservative; a logical, thinking man who happens to follow a faith you don't see portrayed very well on television. It meant a lot to me and Rahul Kohli crushed it. I'm glad they abandoned the overweight idea for Joel from The Last of Us for his design too)
100%! When that little girl went into Joe Colley's trailer...OMG! What a performance by both actors! That was one of the most emotional scenes I've ever watched...and I've watched A LOT.
This was almost a complete binge watch for me. As a religious person, I appreciate that the show that came from a professed atheist didn't make a mockery of his Catholic upbringing, but gave reasonable critiques of a community following blind faith and false prophets. And, this review from Chris is much more reverent of the show and the art than one I read from Vox that totally missed the point. I very rarely find myself disagreeing with Stuckmann and this review is no exception.
I read that vox article, totally agree the author missed the point, as they usually do. The irony falls short on a lot of people who think this show is a middle finger to the religious (Christians specifically). As someone who came back to Catholicism after 10 years as an atheist, I enjoyed this show.
Literally just found that review after finishing the show last night. Stopped reading after the author said it was somehow a "thinly veiled allegory for COVID" when Flannagan's been working on this since like, 2014.
People are pretty accepting when a show uses Catholicism as a tool to critique “blind faith and false prophets”. I wonder if these people would be as comfortable had Islam been used as a tool. Would they still be objective or would they claim it was making a mockery and type “not all muslims”? Either way, I really enjoyed the show. I just don’t think people would carry such liberal thoughts had it not been Catholicism.
Bev is basically like any cult leader from any movie. The crazy religious woman from Silent Hill. The crazy religious woman from The Mist. I could go on.
Me and my wife just signed out as members of the church I grew up in and we stayed after we married 2,5 years ago. Got a card this week from two members of the church man and wife. The text she wrote in it: the road of those who believe, shall lead to salvation, but the road of the heathens, shall lead to eternal doom (Bible verse) 😂😬
No on-screen conversation has ever held my attention the way Riley and Erin’s conversation about death did. Absolute masterclass scriptwriting and phenomenal execution from the two actors. 👏🏽
Except nobody talks like that. Try it yourself, ask someone what happens when they die and see if they bust out a 5 minute monologue which they recite perfectly while you silently stare at them. The show is riddled with sermons, and they’re good as sermons go, but they’re not believable except when they’re delivered by a priest reading from notes during a service.
@@dwhartwick Bro? There’s a blood thirsty vampire being presented as an angel of god flying around drinking people’s blood and making them immortal… And your problem is with the monologues being un-believable? 😂 p.s I’ve had long deep discussion like this with people, not quite as flawless but close. Again, it’s a TV show…
@@dwhartwick I disagree. Sometimes, when I speak with my family or friends about important matters, we ask each other's oppinion, and then, one is the speaker and one is the listener, and then, viceversa. We can talk for minutes each without being interrupted, thinking and reflecting aloud, developing thoughts. This part was not strange at all to me, since I have had a lot of conversations like this one, or even this one, many times.
@@ssmufc9941 oh wait, it was about vampires? Yes, I see now that vampires totally makes it cool to have 5 minute monologues bring everything to a grinding halt at least once an episode. Thanks for the explanation!
I’m deeply religious and this show was beautifully executed. The warning of not vetting the source of “truth” is incredibly apt. Midnight mass is a masterclass in writing and metaphor. Give us more if this .
That character was my favorite in the show. He was the most honest and straight forward of anyone in that town. He had some great crying scenes that tore my heart out.
As an American Muslim, the story of hassan and ali resonated so deeply with me, they did such a good job I am in tears. *spoilers* Hassan dying in the middle of his prayers is so exceptionally meaningful. Because something you always hear is like God takes you when he is most pleased with you, and if he takes you during your prayers, you are blessed beyond measure. Just a small detail that made that scene exceptionally impactful to me. I just finished the show and am absolutely still crying.
Same here, this is by far the best horror show on Netflix and I haven’t really heard anyone talking about it! Every actor in this show does an incredible job, I’m not even religious but I connected with so much of this show. I went through AA and all that shit when I was younger so I felt like I was sitting in the room in some of the scenes here.
I don't see it, this has been one of the most boring things to watch. So predictable, laughably pretentious and long monologues. Slow zooms on every shot, they treat you like you cant notice a very young actress with old makeup on pretty much ruining the reveal that the pastor has de aged. Its just a very pretentious and uninteresting so far. I have yet to see the last ep.
I think it is the name of the show and possibly the cover art that isn't generating the views. On first sight in the Netflix screen, it seems like another religion is bad horror show. I only watched it because I saw it was done by Mike Flanagan. I am really glad i did though. It was great. One of the best horror stories I have watched in a long time.
Just finished binging this the other day. Absolutely loved it more than I planned to. My personal favorite scenes were the dialogue between father Paul & Riley during their AA meetings. And the score for this was beautiful as well.
I liked the personal nature of the discussions of what happened when you die. And when that young man got to have forgiveness in his final moments instead of feeling the agony of burning away, I didn't take away that he was right that there is no god or heaven. I got more of a feeling that everyone's ending will be personal and different.
I'm surprised because in episode 3 when Monsigour discovers the angel, and I twigged Father Paul had been spiking the church wine with something, I sat up in my chair with a big dumb smile and said (out loud), "It's not just about faith gone bad... THIS IS A FUCKING VAMPIRE STORY!" And I was all in. So clever and well done, As Chris said, marrying the two concepts together.
Mike Flanagan is a master when it comes to making you care so much for his characters, then punishing them so severly! I was a wreck at the end of this series. The final scene is CRUSHING!
Agreed. The scene in ep 2 with the dog had me so furious and upset I could feel my face flushing, and I had trouble sleeping the night I watched it. (I mean that in the best possible way)
I just finished watching this with my dad, and we absolutely loved it. Mike Flanagan continues to be my favorite horror director. I’m from a very religious background, and while I still consider myself a follower of God and Christ, I’ve distanced myself from the church because of so much of the exact blind devotion I saw in this show and I’ve seen throughout my life. This whole show very respectfully highlighted both good and bad sides of the church and religion, and the people on each side of all of it. I loved how Bev Keane had a verse to justify every thing she did, and my dad underlined it very well to me when he said that common line, “Even the devil can quote scripture.” This show was full of amazing monologues, often delivered by Father Paul, but my favorite has to be from the Sheriff when he told Sarah why he moved to the island. What an amazing show. I can’t wait to see what Mike Flanagan does next.
This is the most Stephen King I’ve ever seen in a story that Steven King had nothing to do with. I don’t know if that sentence even makes any sense, but you know what I mean. And I don’t mean it to be negative at all, I loved this show.
If it had been a Stephen King feature he would have reinforced the validity of christianity and made the story into a parable. I don't think that the the film either validates or invalidates belief. You find that faith isn't necessarily bad, but can be, but neither confirms or denies god.
My older brother shown me this show and we binge-watched the whole thing in one day. He is a non-religious person and I am a Christian, so it was really interesting after every episode that we could talk about things in it with our different perspectives. I really respect the show for the way it portrays many different viewpoints without being biased towards one side or another. The conversation about what happens when you die was superbly written. Very good watch, whether you are a Christian or an Atheist.
Chris has taught me well, I don’t look at trailers anymore I just watch a new movie or show with no information about it and just let it take me on a ride it’s honestly the best!!
*SPOILER ALERT* When Riley said "I tried my best" before he burns and die, I fucking feel it in my heart and I wanted to cry. And after that Erin screaming and crying, I truly feel the sadness for the screen. I fucking love this series, one of my favourite Mike Flanagan series!
SPOILER ALERT!!! OMG that scene where he burns to death, hit me so hard. I actually rewinded and watched it again three times. Kate's (Erin) scream going all the way through the credits was haunting and brilliant.
i related to riley so much and i kinda caught on that he was going to die and i love how they gave you hope for him returning and then killed him off again. he sacrificed himself and this so-called black sheep of the village was probably the best human being there because nobody else would've done that
Wouldn't his best have been getting his family, the sheriff and his friend and showing them his hand burning in the sun, instead of barely doing anything to warn his family and taking himself out completely? His best was dogshit, imo.
I particularly loved the scene where the 2 characters are talking about what they think happens after death and they both have completely different beliefs about it but there's no judgement on either side and they listen to each other and smile. It's lovely and so refreshing and if the whole world accepted each other that way things would be so much easier.
Went into this blind and was blown away by how it developed. It’s not a “switch” so much as a ‘wave’ that just steadily rolls in and washes away every preconception you will have built early on. It’s pretty overwhelming actually. The horror elements are masterfully done, deeply disturbing at times. Best thing I’ve seen since DARK.
BEST to go in knowing nothing, you'll start guessing very early on and likely be right, but it's still more enjoyable that way! So glad I watched it knowing nothing because the second I mentioned I'm enjoying the show the first damn comment was a spoiler. Some ppl are so dense. I enjoyed this, have my issues but definitely a recommend!
I saw a trailer for this before everyone started talking about it and I decided the trailer looked awful. Now I feel I must be missing something. Mind you, I loved Haunted Hill House or whatever it was called and I know he reuses the same actors but the trailer just looked really bad to me. Of course so did Squid Game until everyone started talking about it so I've started watching it and was crying like a bytch episode 6 last night.
It took me until it was blatantly obvious to figure it out … so if you’re anything like me you’ll just get to experience the mystery for that much longer!
I must dumb bc i didn’t pick up on it until like ep 4 lol. I actually wish it were marketed more as a show about [blank]. They had a really good dialogue going that ended up kinda contradicting itself halfway through
Catholics are not Jehovas Witnesses, though.. We're nothing like the depiction in this show (the vast majority of us anyway) and also believe that Jehovas Witnesses are a cult, along with Mormons.
@@OrthoLou You're completely missing the point if you think any of that matters. The show is depicting a church becoming a cult. Jehovah's Witnesses are a cult. Of course I can't relate to what a catholic mass is like but I can relate to the cultish aspects of what was depicted in the show. And literally nobody thinks that a fictional depiction of a congregation with VAMPIRES is an accurate depiction of the catholic church 🤦🏾
@@Excultbaby believe it or not...some may. Sure, no one thinks the vampire is real (although the show took the science approach and made it into a creature that essentially just spreads a virus), but many will watch it and say "See?? This is how those Catholics (or Christians in general) are!" And that's my fear.. There were things that I liked about it; I personally saw it as evil infiltrating the church and spreading false/evil messages, something that's a huge issue in the Catholic church in this time, but...those last two episodes.. I dunno, I just felt like there was a message being conveyed there that seemed anti-Christian..
I watched almost the whole thing at work (boiler operator so I sit and monitor everything with a bunch of computers) and was so upset I couldn't finish it bc my shift ended if it were a 13 hour I would've been good but I was freaked out when I had to do my hourly rounds on graveyard shift at that
As a Catholic, there is nothing offensive about this show there is actually a decent amount of positive themes regarding faith, as well as the negative which all exist in reality.
Agreed! Be wary of the evil who disguises himself as an agent of God, but also the show talks about forgiveness. After all the evil that was committed by the townsfolk, they spent their last moments repenting and forgiving, because we are taught to believe in the power of God’s forgiveness.
I did see them criticizing some of the teachings and rules that the church, as an institution, has if they are taken to an extreme. However there really isnt anything attacking religion itself, that would have been really dumb and unnecessary.
Look at Riley who sacrificed himself for Erin, and refuse the "gift". His family accepting what happened but refusing to give in. The priest talking about the priesthood being never about the person but God. Erin sacrifing to cut the wings of the vampire, like her mother saying. Amazing show. It says more about the human nature, than God's.
I watched this show not knowing what I went into. I'm Christian (Lutheran) so it said a priest on an island, and I was like, "eh, why not" And wow. What a show... It really highlighted some of the issues with religion. This coming from a Christian. Through time, so many people twist and use religion for their own agenda. This show really digs into that. We all meet the "super Christian" person, who is SUPER judgemental and super one-sided. This show is about not just following, but think for yourself. What a great show.
Agreed, and I’m also a Lutheran. Every character felt like real people you can find in church, and it really shows how often the most “steadfast believers” are actually the weakest people, looking at you Bev Keane
Happy to hear some people don’t get overly defensive and try to see the meaning behind it. Anyone promoting violence or hate has nothing to do with God. Anyone claiming to be a person of faith who incites violence and hate, is lying.
Hamish Linklater deserves an Oscar for his performance. And the way his story resolves is just perfect. The show itself dragged for me a bit, although I like films with tons of dialogue. So although I appreciate it a lot, not all clicked for me. But I’m glad it did for other people. Cheers.
@@ajwaddanwarr3409 I liked the ending, and it rarely became a slow show for me save for when the main guy actually became the vampire. I felt that could have been tighter, but then they do follow it up with how his girlfriend reacts to it. That felt pretty holy sh*t at the end and not just because he got dusted (ironic).
@@ajwaddanwarr3409 I really really loved the show however I did had some problems with the decision made by Sarah, Erin and Hassan... Made no sense to me, why not wait for doing what they did instead of doing it right in front of the others, I get it was done in order to complete their storylines but it felt like an irrational decision.
Spoiler: When the Priest finally revealed to his Love that he only brought back that thing/ demon just so she can have another chance in life. I knew Love was gonna kill all of em. All of that happened for Love.
More than love i'd say It was the implícit selfishness on loving someone, he did it to love the life he never could with the woman he loves and his daughter, he did what he thought was the best for him, not for his family. As the woman said, she wouldnt have ruined 4 lifes. What i'm trying to say is that love pushes people to do selfish things, not for love but for themselves.
I just don't understand why she just stood by him the whole time. Like this guy just destroyed the entire island and you're smiling and holding hands with him.
I loved it. I had insomnia and ended up forcing myself to get out of bed in hopes that I could get tired again and ended up watching the final 3 episodes. I finished right when the sun was rising just as it did in the show. It was very meta lol
I really wanted the sheriff and his son to survive (also, his character is amazing and his depiction closer to muslims I've known irl, it really touched important issues on islamophobia)
@SpaceTrucker Okay, general youtube etiquette is that if the video is spoiler free, the comments should be too. But if the video duscusses spoilers, then spoilers in the comments is free game. Honestly, you really only have yourself to blame for going into the comments section of a video that discusses spoilers
The whole series was absolutely hypnotizing. The dialogues were amazing. I know some people complained about “the monologues”, but I found them mesmerizing.
This might be the best horror miniseries I've ever seen, and as a person of strong faith, I LOVED this! I was overcome with emotion several times. The acting is amazing. This blew both "Haunting" series away. I probably saw this from a different angle considering my faith. But I will tell EVERYONE to watch it.
I really enjoyed this show. I love how it shined a light on how horrific things get brushed over in the name of religion. I feel like the guy that played the pastor killed it. I also like how Riley got to redeem himself before dying. Such a great show.
I watched the entire thing in one sitting. The writing was amazing. I was glued to this one and it had a more profound and lasting effect on me. As someone who has struggled with religion and God this series asked some good questions and the end has one of the best definitions of God I've ever heard. This series lingers with you long after the entertainment value. This is real-life horror at its best and like I always say I can watch all kinds of horror movies but it's the everyday monsters who scare me.
It is ridiculous how obsessed I am with this show! I watched it for the first time about 3 weeks ago, one episode per night, then the next day after finishing it rewatched it binging it in 2 days, and today I started my 2nd rewatch. I've listened to 2 podcasts talking about the show, and am currently in the midst of a third one. I've been listening to a Spotify playlist inspired by Monsignor Pruitt. Speaking of which, Hamish Linklater was born to play this role! Monsignor Pruitt is a big reason I can't get this show out of my head (not that I want to)! I can't remember the last time a character/actor captivated me this much! I just love this show to bits. Especially because it's been the only thing that has brought me comfort during a time of emotional turmoil, and the scenes that brought me to tears were very cathartic for me.
You really nailed Hamish Linklater's performance. He had me mesmerized through those long sermons waiting for the next sentence. A thing of beauty and kudos to Netflix for realizing it would be.
I literally just binged this 'till 4am today. Truly a phenomenal series from start to finish. I've never seen anything quite like this especially in the horror genre. Simply put, a must watch.
I'm a Christian, and I avoided all spoilers about this show... I found it brilliantly done! The parallels between religion and the vampire trope if starting and was riveting to see unfold! 9/10!
Midnight Mass is my favorite thing Mike Flanagan has ever done in movies or television. It’s just a good enrapturing show that is filled with surprises, great characters, amazing writing.
@@makatron I heard today that his production company is making a new show called Fall of the House of Usher which is an amalgamation of Poe stories . Mike is directing four episodes and he’s the executive producer on the show. Netflix ordered 9 episodes.
I'm on episode 5 right now. Loving the series. I love the slow burn. I love the deep dive into each of the characters. I love the mystery. The atmosphere. The "miracles." So far, I just love this show.
it's been a year and I have already rewatched this show twice. I can't get it out of my head. i listened to holly holy about a million times.I am rewatching this review. I am thinking about watching this show again... this is what haunting means.
i'm binging flanagan's other works, my first movie i've watched of him was 'hush' and i fricken loved that. done rewatching hill house and this, will watch other of his stuff heard good thing about occulus.
The thing I like about Mike Flanagan is that he completely connects us with his characters due to which we care so much for them, Therefore, Haunting of Hill House had me in tears at some moments. It is the best horror show I have ever seen
Bly Manor broke me at the end. I was an emotional mess. And I was really caring for the characters in midnight mass after the second episode. The way he uses music in his shows is masterful also. The guy just fucking gets the genre!
Flanagan really impressed me with how he ended Doctor Sleep. Tying the finale in with King's Shining while simultaneously respecting Kubrick's Shining was unexpected and amazing. I'll watch anything of his from now on.
Didn't know he did Doctor Sleep. Was really impressed with that one. Knowing that he also did Haunting At Hill House, he's now cemented himself for me as one to look for
I'm glad Chris talked about and recommended this show because it seems no one has even seen it and if they have they aren't talking about it and it needs more people talking about it and watching it because it's a great show. If Chris didn't recommend it, I probably wouldn't have watched it and definitely wouldn't have watched it when I did.
I absolutely love how courageous Flannagan is to film long, drawn out scenes with lots of deep dialogue; the last time I thought "wow I wish more people would do this", it was in "I'm Thinking Of Ending Things"
The scenes where Riley's parents are guilting him with their good intentions into participating at the church were so well done. My parents were / are heavily religious and when I was growing up and doubting the church and shared my thoughts, it was incredibly similar to how it was depicted in this series. Spot on! While many religious people will probably be offended by this show, I felt it was actually very respectful. I've seen how the church will use the bible as a filter to interpret everything that happens in life. Leaving out the mythical vampire story line... the conversations that are had between the religious, non-religious, and in inbetween are very real. What a great series!
The dad came off as very selfish in the first half of the show, making every conversation about how he felt and about how things affected him, losing standing in the community etc. So I was really surprised that he redeemed himself by the end.
Ryan Flynn really resonated with me. When he just unleashes his feeling while having his meetings with AA and how he felt there was nothing for him really stuck with me. This show just ticked all the boxes. Fantastic show.
Fully did not expect a horror series to make me ugly-cry several times, but here we are. The scene when Leeza visits Joe in his trailer!! 😭😭 RIP MY HEART OUT WHY DON’T YOU. I honestly didn’t even register “oh shit it’s a vampire demon thing” until later because I was extremely absorbed in the characters. Bev is more of the real horror than any vampire could be. When I say I LOATHE her…
Erin's (Kate Siegel) last monologue made me tear up. I've felt that way about life, religion, and our relationship with the universe for so long but have never come close to describing those feelings and beliefs as perfectly as her character did. It's a scene I know I will revisit many, many times. You can tell everything in this show, top to bottom, was treated with much care and precision to create EXACTLY what the director had envisioned. Hats off to all involved.
Riley’s speech about what happens when you die and Erin’s last monologue are very similar to, if not directly inspired by, what Carl Sagan used to say about it - in the old Cosmos show, and his books and interviews.
This show blew away. It absolutely sucked me in and I enjoyed every second of it. Sometimes when I watch something on Netflix I tend to check my phone, scroll on facebook, discord or other apps. Not with this show. It really drew me in and had my full attention. Well worth the watch.
This show blew my mind. Even months later I’m still so moved by it and I think about it often. Your review up to less than halfway made me go and watch it right away and glad I didn’t spoil anything for myself before watching. Just wow.. so terrifying and relatable all at the same time. Bev was absolutely horrifying… just an all around perfect show.
Truly! I love how he’s so good at incorporating deeper themes into his work, especially in such unique ways. Lots of horror movies have handled ideas of death and religion, but I’ve never seen anyone delve into it in the way Midnight Mass does.
I’ve always loved Hamish Linklater, and thought of him as the best secret Hollywood had to offer….that was always under rated. I was so happy to see him front and center in such a highly rated project, and he absolutely killed it. He deserves an Emmy for this.
from one exJW to another, I am SO glad you made comments on this. I felt this touch me deeply as well and I loved the way this was done. Much love to you, brother. Glad we live in a time to be POMO and seeing stuff like this to help validate us.
As someone who has gone to Catholic schools all my life, this show impacted me greatly. It showed the benefits of spirituality, especially with Erin Greene’s speech at the end and how Sheriff Hassan and Ali prayed as a comfort when they knew their fate. But it also showed the problem of trying to spread your faith and beliefs onto those who don’t want it or don’t understand it, especially using the word contagion to describe what is happening on the island. It made me think of times that I have wrongfully tried to push my beliefs on those like Bev did in the show, but also wasn’t a blatant anti religious show that I was thinking going into it. Spirituality and religion is important to me and many people and that’s great, the problem is when we don’t understand it and spread falsity about our faith with others who are gullible.
I’m 5 episodes in, has to stop after 5 yesterday cause I was an emotional mess lol. I’m IN LOVE with ALL of these characters. Every actor in this series deserves an Emmy. AMAZING SHOW, I highly recommend it!!!!
Not all the monologues worked, except for the ones done by Hamish Linklater. He made it look easy, and it actually felt natural with his character. Less so with some of the others.
As I said elsewhere, the one that really felt too much to me was the Sheriff's to Sarah--Sarah knows that the town is quickly going to Hell and time is of the essence, and she sits through 5+ mins of the Sheriff giving her his life story? It was well written, well directed, but happening when it did in the show (when we knew enough that he could have just said "I think you know why it would be suicide for me to investigate the church") was just too too much...
This show has become easily one if the best shows I have seen in years. I can't say much because I don't want to spoiler it but God it's great. Every actor just blows it out if the water and man it's just perfect.
I watched this review and it inspired me to watch it , and I just wanna say thank you Chris I would have never seen this without you and I would've missed out on this enthralling masterpiece , thank you
Can we talk about how long Flanagan has been working on this as a passion project? Rewatch the beginning of Hush - the book the novelist character is working on is named “Midnight Mass!”
Gerald's game too
I did see an interview where he said he's had this idea since before he was making anything professionally, I'm glad he finally got his chance
lol I just commented about this on here too! I'm so happy that he got to finally make his story happen!
Even the lady who read it says "I loved Erin and Reiley!" It's crazy how long he's had this planned out
Holy crap, and the lead in Hush plays a big role in MM! So cool!!
I liked how it showed Bev being able to justify everything she was doing with a quote from the Bible. Murder, violence, just being an absolutely horrible human being.
They did such a good job showing that religion is just a tool in the end. People like bev can use it to justify whatever they want, while others turn to it for peace or hope or whatever they might need.
@@zenon1o15 the Bible is a shit show cherrypicked and translated selectively by people that wanted power.
@@emhu2594 yikes, I am not so familiar with the history of the Bible in that regard. But I'm not christian anyways lol.
If you are smart enough you can use pretty words and scripture to justify almost anything. People have done that for millenniums.
@@JMD501 straight facts my dude
The actress portraying Bev was fucking amazing. I despised every second of her
It takes real skill to make a character so hate-able that I grind my teeth every time they’re on screen and this actress had this in spades. She chewed every piece of scenery she was given in the best/worst way and I hated her so much. Phenomenal actress and I hope she gets tons more work after this.
I think I hated her cause I didn't like her acting. It was too distracting to even feel like she was selling the already longated dialogue.
@@Eggplantman21 As long as you accept that you're in the minority with this opinion, that's aite.
that means she did a really good job
Despised her soo much that her death wasn’t even satisfying
Hamish Linklater's performance was absolutely amazing in this series.
I never saw his acting as “acting”, it was cool as fuck
His last name is Linklater?!?! That's an AWESOME last name!!!!🤩🤩🤩
yes, it was great.
He's a fantastic actor and I hope this role will finally shine light on that.
Yeah, Nick Cave was great in this
The dude playing the priest commanded the screen; he was able to show so much range and just nail every scene. Definitely Emmy worthy in my opinion
I just finished it last night, how have I slept on this for two years? Why are more people not talking about this? I was blown away.
It's shocking how overlooked this show has been; I can't fathom why it hasn't made more of an impact.
Just binged it all in a day and I know exactly what you mea
Me rn! And I love Mike Flanagan’s work idk how this slipped under the radar for me
Masterpiece
The scariest thing in this entire series had to be Bev Keane.
She didn’t have enough character development. Why did she do all that? After 7 hours of singing and full sermons and endless monologues, no one knows
@@emhu2594 why? Because those kind of people exist. It's normal. We call them extremist.
I think that's the whole point of the series isn't it? The real monster was a human up until the end.
@@emhu2594 What do you mean why did she do it? I thought the script made it pretty clear Bev thought she was chosen by god that she was his ACTUAL vessel.
@@darktheories1758 exactly and I think that most of us have encountered a person like her in our lifetime.
“No, it was never me. That’s the thing about priesthood. It’s never supposed to be about me. It’s supposed to be about GOD!!!”
Everyone’s gonna have their favorite quote. This ones mine.
Even me, as an atheist, I loved that quote. But my favorite would be: "Can you think of a miracle more amazing than that? I mean, cure blindness, sure. Or part the seas, alright. But a second chance? That's a real miracle" - Father Paul.
I really felt that one.
Yeah that got me! It was so good and so well delivered. Hamish deserves awards!
I like how he was just a well meaning devout person who was deceived, but redeemed himself and asked forgiveness in the end. Total opposite of Bev.
As a catholic person myself, lines like these is what makes this show so believable and no-offensive at all, the people in that island were deceived and misunderstood the meaning of the religiom. Also there are a lot of bev keans irl
@@luanbatista5128 big same
As a Catholic myself and still practicing, Midnight Mass in no way offended me. I thought this show masterfully presented how deceptive and evil people can be when scripture is is twisted to benefit a corrupt desire we want so badly. Unfortunatly this is a actual thing that happens, no in a way Midnight Mass is not offending the church or christians but highlighting a dark past every community can carry but also how we need to follow our own instincts.
Well it was kinda anti- Catholic. It was clearly done by an Atheist who believes , Catholics are just guillable and will fall for anything. For example when the Vampire walks into the Church and the priest says this is the Angel most of the congregation buys it and drinks Bev's poison. That thing looked nothing like an Angel. We would've been pulling out our crucifixes and running out the door. Maybe grabbing some holy water on the way. Also Riley Finn was I guess supposed to be the Catholic turned Atheist hero. A guy who gets drunk, kills a girl, and after 4 yrs in jail goes home and sponges off his parents. When he should be out there looking for a job to help his struggling family he's trying to get into some pregnant woman's pants. The beat thing he did was set himself on fire. If I'm not mistaken I believe before doing that he tells the woman to keep on rolling and not to go back and try to save anyone. Yeah some hero.
@@kevinruiz8461 I don't think just catholic was the aim. I think I mentioned before, I was part of the Evangelicals, (who earnestly were of course anti catholic, cuz of course God was on OUR side. Haven't been part of them since 1974 so no idea what its like now) and even thought he is called Father I think that guy speaks for all populist revs who are basically needing to convert everybody.
@@kevinruiz8461 Agreed. Most of Netflix originals seem to be one sided and all are boring. I'm sick of this pandering.
I grew up catholic and the character Bev embodies the "holier than thou" energy that some in the congregation had. They weren't the majority, but they tainted they rest and ruined catholicism for me.
Yeah I don't think it ever insinuated that the faith was wrong to have or. All the genuinely devout people (minus Bev who was clearly not one of them) were singing that hymn together and clearly at peace in the very end, and the girl who escaped still prayed for her parents to find peace.
Mike Flanagan secured his spot on my list of favorite writer/directors. His ability to tell stories, especially horror, in a limited series format is unmatched
Easily one of the most underrated director working today. At this point, I would love to see him tackle a movie for The Conjuring universe with a low budget, he can definitely do it
@@Erasureeraser as long as he doesn't add a huge ass monologue in a conjuring film like midnight mass
His character work is phenomenal. That's definitely the reason why so much of what he does works and why so many horror stories don't.
@@Cinemiah how about adding more cheap jumpscares?...u might like that more uh?
@@varunc9110 nah I hate cheap jumpscares. I wanted a compelling story, not some boring ass monologues
I loved the whole subtle parallel symbolism here, drink my blood and eat my flesh and be given everlasting life. The way he blended Christianity with the mythology of vampyrism was absolute genius. It hit all the right notes. Best TV of the yeat so far.
And he managed to do it without making it feel cheap or lame at all.
Thanks Mr spoiler
Agree!!
@@Mitsu2040 I agree for the first 6 episodes but that finale just turned into a cheap zombie movie for me
In reality they do have many elements that come from the same cultural ideas.
Why is no one talking about the Oscar worthy background score ? Amazing music to compliment each and every scene. This felt larger than life. Nothing like I've seen before. It was honestly a breath of fresh air. Beautiful cinematography, gorgeous and unnoticeable CGI, brilliant color grading. Absolutely perfect. 10/10 for me.
Agreed. I have never before felt so threatened by a cello.
I agree 100% I’m a score lover I love all types of movies and TV scores and when I started watching the show I noticed the music right off the bat and its amazing
I’m still trying to decide Rating I would give the show but I absolutely love the show it’s amazing I’m definitely going to rewatch it sometime
The Niel Diamond Holy Holly montage 🤌🏻
Erin’s horrified screams at the end of episode 5 when Riley burns will forever haunt me. One of my favorite TV episode closers. Masterful show
absolutely amazing... it was horrifying and touching at the same time... i did not know that was a combination that could work so well together... Flanagan makes it look effortless❤
I just finished that episode (we’ll watch the final two tomorrow). What an ending.
It was brilliant. Just brilliant. The writing in this show is outstanding.
If you watch the credits instead of going to the next episode
She screams the whole time
Agreed. It was literally one of the scariest things I've ever heard.
The last few minutes of this great series was the most traumatic and beautiful to me. I couldn't stop crying for ALL OF THEM as they waited for the sunrise. The hymn moved me - and I'm a Buddhist! But because of my faith, I cherish all life while it lasts and celebrate going into the next life. The sheriff's and the priest's scenes were masterful. Between my tears and heartache, I watched cinematic perfection. Now I realize why there can't be a season two...this one gave me so much closure, introspection, remorse and calm. How can you top that? I don't want a season two without these characters; it would be empty. I loved all these characters, even Mrs. Keen, and to see them go...I'm good with it...I'm satisfied..."My cup runneth over."
Really good take - I had the same reaction.
I really liked the series but I had the complete opposite reaction to you. I actually thought the last episode nearly ruined the series. A lot of things broke the immersion for me, and a lot of plot points and character decisions/behaviour jarred me right out of the show. Really glad to see I'm in the minority. I love Flanaghan's work and genre fiction needs a creator like him and his team.
Same I was ugly crying the whole yime
I cried as well
Riley's death scene was equally beautiful
The final episode had me and my gf sobbing hard. My favorite thing about Flanagan is he always uses the inherent sadness and tragedy in events like these. A lot of horror directors/writers focus on the terror of a situation without exploring the heartbreak that would go with a loved one being brutally murdered. This show was a masterpiece through and through, what a great watch.
Now go and watch 1997 Beserk Anime playlist on RUclips until episode 25 and come back to this comment. I'm seriously curious how you both take that ending now. 🙏🏾😁
@@CharlesHayden I just started reading the manga for berserk barely in the first 20 pages but I heard the enemy sucked but now I’m intrigued I’ll check it out😁
Hamish is one of those actors you could've sworn you'd seen many times before, and you can't stop watching him when he's on the screen. Hope he gets a lot more prominent roles after this.
I was thinking Ross from friends in a way. Only me?
I can SWEAR I've seen him in Scrubs but can't find anything about a role on his imdb page, driving me nuts
I've only seen him in this and 42 but I coulda swore he was in more
@@careerintransit 7 months later but yes his mannerisms, especially in his monologues reminded me of David Schwimmer (his character from Band of Brothers and not Ross because I haven't watched friends).
i think it’s because the tone and cadence of his voice throughout the series sounds (at least to me) UNCANNILY like philip seymour hoffman doing an occasional john malkovich impression
This feels like one of the most well made Stephen King story, that wasn't written by King. Made me glad that Flanagan was the one who did Doctor Sleep.
Exactly. I also noticed King's storytelling style, the profound dialogs and despair atmosphere.
It’s almost identical to “storm of the century” by Stephen king. I’m guessing that’s where they drew the aspiration from
Funny...that's exactly what I said while watching it in regards to Stephen King.
When does it get good? I'm halfway through episode 2 and just had to watch a dog die. Nothing is scary and it's just church shit
@@MichaelWutsch honestly it’s a very slow burn series I almost gave up on it halfway though but I finished it and the last episodes are so worth it
Father Paul’s motivation made me think of something the late Christopher Hitchens once said: “if you believe you have God on your side, there’s no wicked act you can’t justify”
Fellow Hitchens fan, I salute you.
LOL! And Hitchens himself was one of the war in Iraq's biggest cheerleaders. He was living proof that a man does not need religion to be a total scumbag.
@@rumrunner8019 Whatever. Not saying I agreed with everything the man ever said. I know that’s a crazy concept, but you actually can agree with some things a person stands for while disagreeing with other things.
The evil never believe they are evil, only that they are right.
Something we right now see when people believe they have a 'greater good' on their side....
The conversations about what happens after you die, both the spiritual and scientific sides, were brilliantly written.
To each their own. I thought they were ow and dragged on. I don't know anyone who talks that long in real life.
I thought it was a bunch of pretentious gibberish.
@@stillsearching1284
Spoilers
I think monologue is for making a kind of Statement for audience to think and digest it. I see so many monologues are clearly Inspired from Neil deGrasse Tyson's speeches (maybe Not) and I also feel last one from Erin is kinda long but it's not actually a monologue of which she really talking to someone but her long dying thoughts before her total system is switched off.
@@WhirlingMusic
I understand it seems kinda pretentious but its definitely not gibberish if you know what they're talking.
I thought it was beautifully written and loved the call back to it at the end. I’m much more inclined to go with Riley’s scientific belief. I just had never heard it expressed so eloquently and it really connected with me. I believe the same way. It’s strange because Erin desperately needed to believe the way she did because of the loss of her baby and I understand that inclination since I lost my mom in January. It’s hard to reconcile the belief that you will never see the person you loved the most ever again.
I appreciate that this didn’t feel like an atheist dunking on religion, which it very easily could have. And that’s coming from someone that isn’t religious. There were some really beautiful monologues about religion and faith, specifically when Kate Siegel’s character talked about what she thinks happens when you die. This series was just so good.
Agree. I liked how Flanagan was respectful to all positions when debating such heavy themes.
Okay I'm watching this. Thank your comment.
Yeah, it was very tastefully done. Simultaneously, it has probably the best take on a self-proclaimed atheist I've seen, where they aren't just dunking on religion the whole time or aren't a purely vile piece of shit who's destined to get killed off or converted by the end. As someone who relates more to that position, there are scenes in Midnight Mass (namely conversations between Riley and Father Paul) that are nearly identical to conversations I've had with my pastor father, and both positions in the show are presented essentially in their best form. There aren't really any "straw men", which is great. The key to making this work, I think, is that a lot of questions are brought up about these things but nothing that the show gives us as a definitive "right answer" to these real-world mysteries. It kinda leaves that up to the viewer.
I couldn’t stand her character, nor most of them, and then they never shut up, just on and on and on. The religious aspect, whether it went one way or the other, wasn’t my main gripe with this series. Someone needed to rein in Flanagan instead of letting him have a mediocre free-for-all.
Linklater was good, but any good aspects of the show just made me angry that they were surrounded by varying degrees of “meh” and “awful”.
@@aikaterineillt9876 what were some examples of things you saw as mediocre, meh or awful?
I can not understate how amazing I felt that performance by Hamish Linklater was. It was hypnotic, interesting, compelling and tragic all when it needed to be. He just took this whole show to a new level with his performance.
(as a small aside, I would like to just put out there that the Sheriff has been my favorite portrayal of a Brown Muslim man on television. Someone who's adherent to his faith but not conservative; a logical, thinking man who happens to follow a faith you don't see portrayed very well on television. It meant a lot to me and Rahul Kohli crushed it. I'm glad they abandoned the overweight idea for Joel from The Last of Us for his design too)
Absolutely agree!!
i’ve seen the finale four times now and tear up during their sunrise prayer every. single. time.
@FarDev27 he does
@@charlottephillips9269 the way he holds on for as long as he can, can’t even stand up beside his son, it was so impactful
well said! loved his character
Seriously one of the best acted performances I’ve seen, literally every actor and actress kept me mesmerized.
Lmao get some standards losers
100%! When that little girl went into Joe Colley's trailer...OMG! What a performance by both actors! That was one of the most emotional scenes I've ever watched...and I've watched A LOT.
@@dogsbreakfast4952 🤡
This was almost a complete binge watch for me. As a religious person, I appreciate that the show that came from a professed atheist didn't make a mockery of his Catholic upbringing, but gave reasonable critiques of a community following blind faith and false prophets. And, this review from Chris is much more reverent of the show and the art than one I read from Vox that totally missed the point. I very rarely find myself disagreeing with Stuckmann and this review is no exception.
I read that vox article, totally agree the author missed the point, as they usually do. The irony falls short on a lot of people who think this show is a middle finger to the religious (Christians specifically). As someone who came back to Catholicism after 10 years as an atheist, I enjoyed this show.
Literally just found that review after finishing the show last night. Stopped reading after the author said it was somehow a "thinly veiled allegory for COVID" when Flannagan's been working on this since like, 2014.
People are pretty accepting when a show uses Catholicism as a tool to critique “blind faith and false prophets”. I wonder if these people would be as comfortable had Islam been used as a tool. Would they still be objective or would they claim it was making a mockery and type “not all muslims”? Either way, I really enjoyed the show. I just don’t think people would carry such liberal thoughts had it not been Catholicism.
@@07foxmulder yes I agree. It seems that Christianity is one of the few mainstream religions that it is politically correct to criticize.
@@burgers8 For sure. And don’t get me wrong, my comment wasn’t targeted at you. I just realized it looks that way because I quoted you.
With a religious background this show hits hard. Bev's character was so scary familiar and well played.
Really liked this show
Bev is basically like any cult leader from any movie. The crazy religious woman from Silent Hill. The crazy religious woman from The Mist. I could go on.
@@WhirlingMusic Still not less scary familiar for me and well acted.
And yes those characters you've mentioned are indeed of the same caliber.
Me and my wife just signed out as members of the church I grew up in and we stayed after we married 2,5 years ago. Got a card this week from two members of the church man and wife. The text she wrote in it: the road of those who believe, shall lead to salvation, but the road of the heathens, shall lead to eternal doom (Bible verse) 😂😬
@@WhirlingMusic But she did it superbly in my opinion and deserves the credit.
@@rickh852 I don't disagree
No on-screen conversation has ever held my attention the way Riley and Erin’s conversation about death did. Absolute masterclass scriptwriting and phenomenal execution from the two actors. 👏🏽
Except nobody talks like that. Try it yourself, ask someone what happens when they die and see if they bust out a 5 minute monologue which they recite perfectly while you silently stare at them.
The show is riddled with sermons, and they’re good as sermons go, but they’re not believable except when they’re delivered by a priest reading from notes during a service.
I would throw in the "AA meeting" scenes in there too, with Riley and Father Paul.
@@dwhartwick Bro? There’s a blood thirsty vampire being presented as an angel of god flying around drinking people’s blood and making them immortal… And your problem is with the monologues being un-believable? 😂
p.s I’ve had long deep discussion like this with people, not quite as flawless but close. Again, it’s a TV show…
@@dwhartwick I disagree. Sometimes, when I speak with my family or friends about important matters, we ask each other's oppinion, and then, one is the speaker and one is the listener, and then, viceversa. We can talk for minutes each without being interrupted, thinking and reflecting aloud, developing thoughts. This part was not strange at all to me, since I have had a lot of conversations like this one, or even this one, many times.
@@ssmufc9941 oh wait, it was about vampires? Yes, I see now that vampires totally makes it cool to have 5 minute monologues bring everything to a grinding halt at least once an episode. Thanks for the explanation!
I’m deeply religious and this show was beautifully executed. The warning of not vetting the source of “truth” is incredibly apt. Midnight mass is a masterclass in writing and metaphor. Give us more if this .
I found out that Joe Collie crying is apparently my kryptonite.
That character was my favorite in the show. He was the most honest and straight forward of anyone in that town. He had some great crying scenes that tore my heart out.
the fact that he was getting better and was so proud of himself for being on the road to recovery and then brutally killed... that hurt the most
Likewise 😢
I just found out that actor is going to be in the new Halloween movie too! He needs more roles!
@@bradleykb Totally agree. Can't wait to see him in that.
I literally finished the final episode a minute ago. That’s some timing Chris
Same story here
Same here!!
I finished it yesterday
I finished it last night!
I Truly tell you we are in the last days, it’s up to you decide which side your on God or the Devil ✝️
As an American Muslim, the story of hassan and ali resonated so deeply with me, they did such a good job I am in tears.
*spoilers*
Hassan dying in the middle of his prayers is so exceptionally meaningful. Because something you always hear is like God takes you when he is most pleased with you, and if he takes you during your prayers, you are blessed beyond measure. Just a small detail that made that scene exceptionally impactful to me. I just finished the show and am absolutely still crying.
Thank you for sharing. That scene has been the one to stick with me through the years and knowing this makes it that much more meaningful.
This show deserves more recognition. I don't see a lot of people talking about it and it was incredible.
I agree 💯
Same here, this is by far the best horror show on Netflix and I haven’t really heard anyone talking about it! Every actor in this show does an incredible job, I’m not even religious but I connected with so much of this show. I went through AA and all that shit when I was younger so I felt like I was sitting in the room in some of the scenes here.
I don't see it, this has been one of the most boring things to watch. So predictable, laughably pretentious and long monologues. Slow zooms on every shot, they treat you like you cant notice a very young actress with old makeup on pretty much ruining the reveal that the pastor has de aged. Its just a very pretentious and uninteresting so far. I have yet to see the last ep.
I like both shows, but I feel like Squid Game came out and stole it's thunder
I think it is the name of the show and possibly the cover art that isn't generating the views. On first sight in the Netflix screen, it seems like another religion is bad horror show. I only watched it because I saw it was done by Mike Flanagan. I am really glad i did though. It was great. One of the best horror stories I have watched in a long time.
Just finished binging this the other day. Absolutely loved it more than I planned to. My personal favorite scenes were the dialogue between father Paul & Riley during their AA meetings. And the score for this was beautiful as well.
I liked the personal nature of the discussions of what happened when you die. And when that young man got to have forgiveness in his final moments instead of feeling the agony of burning away, I didn't take away that he was right that there is no god or heaven. I got more of a feeling that everyone's ending will be personal and different.
Their meetings were my favourite too
The show is fucking terrible
Yooo. Like this? You should check out my review for Midnight Mass!!
This is the only review that admits that the “angel” was a damn vampire lol
I'm surprised because in episode 3 when Monsigour discovers the angel, and I twigged Father Paul had been spiking the church wine with something, I sat up in my chair with a big dumb smile and said (out loud), "It's not just about faith gone bad... THIS IS A FUCKING VAMPIRE STORY!" And I was all in. So clever and well done, As Chris said, marrying the two concepts together.
It's a demon imo
The whole time I’m just like ok so it’s a vampire show lame
@@captbuckyohare5585 this is the exact same initial thought then later reaction that I had lol
@@IVANOsijek007 that’s not a terrible theory
Mike Flanagan is a master when it comes to making you care so much for his characters, then punishing them so severly! I was a wreck at the end of this series. The final scene is CRUSHING!
Agreed. The scene in ep 2 with the dog had me so furious and upset I could feel my face flushing, and I had trouble sleeping the night I watched it. (I mean that in the best possible way)
I cried for a good hour. I'm not easily moved to tears from TV/Movies, but this broke me. I kinda needed it, so I guess thanks, Mike Flanagan? lol.
@@dcut75 Yeah that tore me up too. I’m a huge animal lover especially cats so seeing all the dead cats washed up on the shore also hit me really hard.
Midnight Mass: doesnt have a physical release
Chris Stuckmann: Modern problems require modern solutions
Elena Frazer That’s not how feminism works jfc 🤦🏻 How embarrassing
That shit cracked me up lmao.
I just finished watching this with my dad, and we absolutely loved it. Mike Flanagan continues to be my favorite horror director. I’m from a very religious background, and while I still consider myself a follower of God and Christ, I’ve distanced myself from the church because of so much of the exact blind devotion I saw in this show and I’ve seen throughout my life. This whole show very respectfully highlighted both good and bad sides of the church and religion, and the people on each side of all of it. I loved how Bev Keane had a verse to justify every thing she did, and my dad underlined it very well to me when he said that common line, “Even the devil can quote scripture.” This show was full of amazing monologues, often delivered by Father Paul, but my favorite has to be from the Sheriff when he told Sarah why he moved to the island. What an amazing show. I can’t wait to see what Mike Flanagan does next.
This is the most Stephen King I’ve ever seen in a story that Steven King had nothing to do with. I don’t know if that sentence even makes any sense, but you know what I mean. And I don’t mean it to be negative at all, I loved this show.
As someone who adores both Stephen King and Mike Flanagan's works, I completely understand and agree
I got serious 'Storm of the century' vibes from this and loved it.
I am so glad someone else feels this way too.
I genuinely looked up whether it was a Steven king novel lol, it was right up his alley but props to the director/writer
If it had been a Stephen King feature he would have reinforced the validity of christianity and made the story into a parable. I don't think that the the film either validates or invalidates belief. You find that faith isn't necessarily bad, but can be, but neither confirms or denies god.
Spoiler: As a Muslim, I almost cried when Hassan (The Sheriff) died while he and his son were praying.
At least he didn't have to see his son ash away :( that whole episode was hard.
Dude, as a catholic, so did I! It was a beautiful and tragic moment regardless of religion.
I am neither and I cried too, that scene was so human it transcends religion
I'm an absolute cun7 and it got me.
And was spoiled of seeing his son burn.
My older brother shown me this show and we binge-watched the whole thing in one day. He is a non-religious person and I am a Christian, so it was really interesting after every episode that we could talk about things in it with our different perspectives. I really respect the show for the way it portrays many different viewpoints without being biased towards one side or another. The conversation about what happens when you die was superbly written. Very good watch, whether you are a Christian or an Atheist.
Chris has taught me well, I don’t look at trailers anymore I just watch a new movie or show with no information about it and just let it take me on a ride it’s honestly the best!!
I started doing it as one of my new year resolutions (the only one I’ve kept 😂) it’s just made everything so much more magical 🦋
Same here
Yooo. Like this? You should check out my review for Midnight Mass!!
*SPOILER ALERT*
When Riley said "I tried my best" before he burns and die, I fucking feel it in my heart and I wanted to cry. And after that Erin screaming and crying, I truly feel the sadness for the screen. I fucking love this series, one of my favourite Mike Flanagan series!
SPOILER ALERT!!!
OMG that scene where he burns to death, hit me so hard. I actually rewinded and watched it again three times. Kate's (Erin) scream going all the way through the credits was haunting and brilliant.
i related to riley so much and i kinda caught on that he was going to die and i love how they gave you hope for him returning and then killed him off again. he sacrificed himself and this so-called black sheep of the village was probably the best human being there because nobody else would've done that
Wouldn't his best have been getting his family, the sheriff and his friend and showing them his hand burning in the sun, instead of barely doing anything to warn his family and taking himself out completely? His best was dogshit, imo.
I loved how he had a dream before burning to death just like how he envisioned his own version of death.
I felt nothing. It is basically a ripoff scene of 30 Days of Night. Been there. Seen it.
I particularly loved the scene where the 2 characters are talking about what they think happens after death and they both have completely different beliefs about it but there's no judgement on either side and they listen to each other and smile. It's lovely and so refreshing and if the whole world accepted each other that way things would be so much easier.
Hamish was amazing as the Monsignor! I'm looking forward to see what he'll be in next!
Went into this blind and was blown away by how it developed. It’s not a “switch” so much as a ‘wave’ that just steadily rolls in and washes away every preconception you will have built early on. It’s pretty overwhelming actually. The horror elements are masterfully done, deeply disturbing at times. Best thing I’ve seen since DARK.
Afterwards I tried to remember exactly when I figured out who the priest was, etc...and I'm really not sure. Waves is a good way of putting it!
Loved every second of this show. The actor playing Father Paul was absolutely mesmerizing, I couldn't take my eyes off him.
BEST to go in knowing nothing, you'll start guessing very early on and likely be right, but it's still more enjoyable that way! So glad I watched it knowing nothing because the second I mentioned I'm enjoying the show the first damn comment was a spoiler. Some ppl are so dense. I enjoyed this, have my issues but definitely a recommend!
100%
I saw a trailer for this before everyone started talking about it and I decided the trailer looked awful.
Now I feel I must be missing something.
Mind you, I loved Haunted Hill House or whatever it was called and I know he reuses the same actors but the trailer just looked really bad to me.
Of course so did Squid Game until everyone started talking about it so I've started watching it and was crying like a bytch episode 6 last night.
It took me until it was blatantly obvious to figure it out … so if you’re anything like me you’ll just get to experience the mystery for that much longer!
I must dumb bc i didn’t pick up on it until like ep 4 lol. I actually wish it were marketed more as a show about [blank]. They had a really good dialogue going that ended up kinda contradicting itself halfway through
Yeah. I did not know what this is about and it blew my mind. Not exactly because of the plot or the actual threat, but because of the deeper themes.
As a fellow Ex-Jehovah's Witness I felt EXACTLY the same way watching Midnight Mass. It's phenomenal!!
Catholics are not Jehovas Witnesses, though.. We're nothing like the depiction in this show (the vast majority of us anyway) and also believe that Jehovas Witnesses are a cult, along with Mormons.
@@OrthoLou You're completely missing the point if you think any of that matters.
The show is depicting a church becoming a cult. Jehovah's Witnesses are a cult. Of course I can't relate to what a catholic mass is like but I can relate to the cultish aspects of what was depicted in the show. And literally nobody thinks that a fictional depiction of a congregation with VAMPIRES is an accurate depiction of the catholic church 🤦🏾
@@Excultbaby believe it or not...some may. Sure, no one thinks the vampire is real (although the show took the science approach and made it into a creature that essentially just spreads a virus), but many will watch it and say "See?? This is how those Catholics (or Christians in general) are!" And that's my fear..
There were things that I liked about it; I personally saw it as evil infiltrating the church and spreading false/evil messages, something that's a huge issue in the Catholic church in this time, but...those last two episodes.. I dunno, I just felt like there was a message being conveyed there that seemed anti-Christian..
@@OrthoLou any religion can look like a cult when they are that fanatical
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Thoroughly enjoyed this show. Erin’s monologue at the end of the final episode impacted me in a way I wasn't prepared for.
Right,I fucking love her monologues ecspecially the final one
I thought it was a weird shift since at first she believed
Same, so many feelings.
@@callmeej8399 I think it's because it was when she was actually dieing and "remembering" what happens (in this story at least)
a total acid trip
This is one of my newest favourite Netflix originals. It’s up there with DARK and Ragnarok
Oh yeah! "Dark" is brilliant!
Have you watched hill house?
OH MAN DARK IS SO DAMN GOOD
@@GilangD21 I have
Here! Here! Agree 100% Dark and Ragnarok are awesome. Dark is a really masterpiece.
I binged this show in a day because of how compelling and rich it was. Absolutely one of the best things to come out of 2021
love your pfp
i binged in one day from morning until dinner time to the point i forgot i have a report to submit that night lol
Squid game is the best to come out of 2021 tbh
@@Nakiimushi that's fine if you think that it's definitely "one of" the best
I watched almost the whole thing at work (boiler operator so I sit and monitor everything with a bunch of computers) and was so upset I couldn't finish it bc my shift ended if it were a 13 hour I would've been good but I was freaked out when I had to do my hourly rounds on graveyard shift at that
As a Catholic, there is nothing offensive about this show there is actually a decent amount of positive themes regarding faith, as well as the negative which all exist in reality.
I could definitely see some Catholics being offended by it, but to me it was also a warning about blind faith without reason or critical thought.
Exactly. Phenomenal show
Agreed! Be wary of the evil who disguises himself as an agent of God, but also the show talks about forgiveness. After all the evil that was committed by the townsfolk, they spent their last moments repenting and forgiving, because we are taught to believe in the power of God’s forgiveness.
I did see them criticizing some of the teachings and rules that the church, as an institution, has if they are taken to an extreme. However there really isnt anything attacking religion itself, that would have been really dumb and unnecessary.
Look at Riley who sacrificed himself for Erin, and refuse the "gift". His family accepting what happened but refusing to give in. The priest talking about the priesthood being never about the person but God. Erin sacrifing to cut the wings of the vampire, like her mother saying.
Amazing show. It says more about the human nature, than God's.
I watched this show not knowing what I went into. I'm Christian (Lutheran) so it said a priest on an island, and I was like, "eh, why not"
And wow. What a show... It really highlighted some of the issues with religion. This coming from a Christian.
Through time, so many people twist and use religion for their own agenda. This show really digs into that. We all meet the "super Christian" person, who is SUPER judgemental and super one-sided.
This show is about not just following, but think for yourself. What a great show.
Agreed, and I’m also a Lutheran. Every character felt like real people you can find in church, and it really shows how often the most “steadfast believers” are actually the weakest people, looking at you Bev Keane
Happy to hear some people don’t get overly defensive and try to see the meaning behind it. Anyone promoting violence or hate has nothing to do with God. Anyone claiming to be a person of faith who incites violence and hate, is lying.
@@daffodil852 What is hate though? Calling something sinful is considered "hate" these days and Jesus did it non-stop.
Hamish Linklater deserves an Oscar for his performance. And the way his story resolves is just perfect. The show itself dragged for me a bit, although I like films with tons of dialogue. So although I appreciate it a lot, not all clicked for me. But I’m glad it did for other people. Cheers.
Too bad since it's a TV show it can't get Oscars but hopefully some golden globes and Emmys!!
But like HOW GOOD WERE THE FINAL 2 EPISODES? Like man this guy always ends his stuff perfectly always sticks the landing!
@@ajwaddanwarr3409 I liked the ending, and it rarely became a slow show for me save for when the main guy actually became the vampire. I felt that could have been tighter, but then they do follow it up with how his girlfriend reacts to it. That felt pretty holy sh*t at the end and not just because he got dusted (ironic).
@@ajwaddanwarr3409 I really really loved the show however I did had some problems with the decision made by Sarah, Erin and Hassan... Made no sense to me, why not wait for doing what they did instead of doing it right in front of the others, I get it was done in order to complete their storylines but it felt like an irrational decision.
@@JackJackIsBackBack Right, just wanted to emphasize my excitement. ;)
Thank you for loving this show as much as I did!!
I have a hard time getting into any series anymore, but this one really hooked me. Binged it on my day off last week. Amazing stuff.
Just sat down and watched the whole thing in one sitting. What an honest masterpiece.
Spoiler: When the Priest finally revealed to his Love that he only brought back that thing/ demon just so she can have another chance in life. I knew Love was gonna kill all of em. All of that happened for Love.
More like lust rather then love. God is love so love can’t be bad.
More than love i'd say It was the implícit selfishness on loving someone, he did it to love the life he never could with the woman he loves and his daughter, he did what he thought was the best for him, not for his family. As the woman said, she wouldnt have ruined 4 lifes.
What i'm trying to say is that love pushes people to do selfish things, not for love but for themselves.
I just don't understand why she just stood by him the whole time. Like this guy just destroyed the entire island and you're smiling and holding hands with him.
I was hoping Stuckmann would review this. Glad that he did!
Yooo. Like this? You should check out my review for Midnight Mass!!
I loved it. I had insomnia and ended up forcing myself to get out of bed in hopes that I could get tired again and ended up watching the final 3 episodes. I finished right when the sun was rising just as it did in the show. It was very meta lol
I just finished it last night I may rewatch it now loll
I really wanted the sheriff and his son to survive
(also, his character is amazing and his depiction closer to muslims I've known irl, it really touched important issues on islamophobia)
Why you have to fucking spoil in comments,
@@SuperBeasto303 why you in a review if you haven’t seen dummy
@@dogsbreakfast4952 who tf watches a review after watching a show?
@SpaceTrucker Okay, general youtube etiquette is that if the video is spoiler free, the comments should be too. But if the video duscusses spoilers, then spoilers in the comments is free game. Honestly, you really only have yourself to blame for going into the comments section of a video that discusses spoilers
@@SuperBeasto303 I like to watch review/analysis videos to see what they saw but I didn't. I don't always catch everything.
The creepiest thing about the show to me, was how genuine and natural the dialogues were, got me hooked so hard, loved it!
riveting. I could not look away
The whole series was absolutely hypnotizing. The dialogues were amazing. I know some people complained about “the monologues”, but I found them mesmerizing.
Yes. Real dialogue. Things people would actually say.
The show was garbage
@@borris3768 I like how we all have such different opinions 😊
This might be the best horror miniseries I've ever seen, and as a person of strong faith, I LOVED this! I was overcome with emotion several times. The acting is amazing. This blew both "Haunting" series away. I probably saw this from a different angle considering my faith. But I will tell EVERYONE to watch it.
Same. They captured such nuance and all the concepts were handled with incredible sincerity. I can't wait to see what Flanagan does next.
Is the first episode a reflection of the rest of the series? Really found it dull, wooden acting & as a person of no faith, found nothing engaging...
Atheist here 🖐️
Is it worth watching?
@@MelficeN7 Yes! I thought it actually dealt with all sides of the question in REALLY interesting ways!
@@chriscunningham8703 I thought it had a slow start, yes. But if you can make it to episode 3, you will have your mind blown.
As an ex-mormon, this show effected me in similar ways. Cried every episode.
SAME!
I’m so glad I saw your comment, because that’s how I felt while watching this show. Scary accurate when you think about it
Your comment made me cry 😭
That’s me too 😭 hit so heavy
I really enjoyed this show. I love how it shined a light on how horrific things get brushed over in the name of religion. I feel like the guy that played the pastor killed it. I also like how Riley got to redeem himself before dying. Such a great show.
I watched the entire thing in one sitting. The writing was amazing. I was glued to this one and it had a more profound and lasting effect on me. As someone who has struggled with religion and God this series asked some good questions and the end has one of the best definitions of God I've ever heard. This series lingers with you long after the entertainment value. This is real-life horror at its best and like I always say I can watch all kinds of horror movies but it's the everyday monsters who scare me.
It is ridiculous how obsessed I am with this show! I watched it for the first time about 3 weeks ago, one episode per night, then the next day after finishing it rewatched it binging it in 2 days, and today I started my 2nd rewatch.
I've listened to 2 podcasts talking about the show, and am currently in the midst of a third one. I've been listening to a Spotify playlist inspired by Monsignor Pruitt.
Speaking of which, Hamish Linklater was born to play this role! Monsignor Pruitt is a big reason I can't get this show out of my head (not that I want to)! I can't remember the last time a character/actor captivated me this much!
I just love this show to bits. Especially because it's been the only thing that has brought me comfort during a time of emotional turmoil, and the scenes that brought me to tears were very cathartic for me.
You really nailed Hamish Linklater's performance. He had me mesmerized through those long sermons waiting for the next sentence. A thing of beauty and kudos to Netflix for realizing it would be.
I literally just binged this 'till 4am today. Truly a phenomenal series from start to finish. I've never seen anything quite like this especially in the horror genre. Simply put, a must watch.
OMG, I binged it till 4 in the morning too! You should have called me.
I'm a Christian, and I avoided all spoilers about this show... I found it brilliantly done! The parallels between religion and the vampire trope if starting and was riveting to see unfold! 9/10!
Midnight Mass is my favorite thing Mike Flanagan has ever done in movies or television. It’s just a good enrapturing show that is filled with surprises, great characters, amazing writing.
Let's hope the good folks at Netflix keep Mike producing amazing content.
@@makatron I heard today that his production company is making a new show called Fall of the House of Usher which is an amalgamation of Poe stories . Mike is directing four episodes and he’s the executive producer on the show. Netflix ordered 9 episodes.
@@Jonezysmusiccentral Mike can do no wrong, I just recently rewatched Hill House and it was just perfect horror just like the first time.
I'm on episode 5 right now. Loving the series. I love the slow burn. I love the deep dive into each of the characters. I love the mystery. The atmosphere. The "miracles." So far, I just love this show.
prepare yourself for episode 6, oof
@@Lovely-eb5rg just finished 6. Oof is right. Starting 7.
it's been a year and I have already rewatched this show twice. I can't get it out of my head. i listened to holly holy about a million times.I am rewatching this review. I am thinking about watching this show again... this is what haunting means.
i'm binging flanagan's other works, my first movie i've watched of him was 'hush' and i fricken loved that. done rewatching hill house and this, will watch other of his stuff heard good thing about occulus.
The thing I like about Mike Flanagan is that he completely connects us with his characters due to which we care so much for them, Therefore, Haunting of Hill House had me in tears at some moments. It is the best horror show I have ever seen
Bly Manor broke me at the end. I was an emotional mess. And I was really caring for the characters in midnight mass after the second episode. The way he uses music in his shows is masterful also. The guy just fucking gets the genre!
@@joshhunt4146 Couldn't agree more
Flanagan really impressed me with how he ended Doctor Sleep. Tying the finale in with King's Shining while simultaneously respecting Kubrick's Shining was unexpected and amazing. I'll watch anything of his from now on.
I couldn't agree more. I thought Doctor Sleep was a work of art.
Dr Sleep was amazing. I don't often follow directors, but it seems everything he makes is good, so perhaps I will start.
Same, I never watched the other Netflix stuff he’s done. Definitely going to check them out now.
Dr Sleep was ok. Creative but would never care to watch it again.
Didn't know he did Doctor Sleep. Was really impressed with that one. Knowing that he also did Haunting At Hill House, he's now cemented himself for me as one to look for
I'm glad Chris talked about and recommended this show because it seems no one has even seen it and if they have they aren't talking about it and it needs more people talking about it and watching it because it's a great show. If Chris didn't recommend it, I probably wouldn't have watched it and definitely wouldn't have watched it when I did.
oh god. that scene where father paul asked leeza to stand up for the communion fucking got me hooked. 12/10
I absolutely love how courageous Flannagan is to film long, drawn out scenes with lots of deep dialogue; the last time I thought "wow I wish more people would do this", it was in "I'm Thinking Of Ending Things"
The scenes where Riley's parents are guilting him with their good intentions into participating at the church were so well done. My parents were / are heavily religious and when I was growing up and doubting the church and shared my thoughts, it was incredibly similar to how it was depicted in this series. Spot on! While many religious people will probably be offended by this show, I felt it was actually very respectful. I've seen how the church will use the bible as a filter to interpret everything that happens in life. Leaving out the mythical vampire story line... the conversations that are had between the religious, non-religious, and in inbetween are very real. What a great series!
Both of his parents are so passive aggressive, that scene on the boat where his dad is apologizing to him, got me so pissed.
Im religious. Didnt offend me at all. Some of the acting was a bit cheesy though. The priest was superb though
The dad came off as very selfish in the first half of the show, making every conversation about how he felt and about how things affected him, losing standing in the community etc. So I was really surprised that he redeemed himself by the end.
This review came up 30 seconds after I finished the series! Midnight mass miracle. Amen.
I could not stop watching it, all 7 in 1 go. That ending of episode 5 was truly gut wrenching, Kate Seigal is outstanding!
Ryan Flynn really resonated with me. When he just unleashes his feeling while having his meetings with AA and how he felt there was nothing for him really stuck with me. This show just ticked all the boxes. Fantastic show.
Fully did not expect a horror series to make me ugly-cry several times, but here we are. The scene when Leeza visits Joe in his trailer!! 😭😭 RIP MY HEART OUT WHY DON’T YOU. I honestly didn’t even register “oh shit it’s a vampire demon thing” until later because I was extremely absorbed in the characters. Bev is more of the real horror than any vampire could be. When I say I LOATHE her…
god, leeza... "you reached THROUGH TIME, joe collie" and riley in the boat... and the end with the singing that just stops. amazing.
M.F's shows tend to do that 😊
Erin's (Kate Siegel) last monologue made me tear up. I've felt that way about life, religion, and our relationship with the universe for so long but have never come close to describing those feelings and beliefs as perfectly as her character did. It's a scene I know I will revisit many, many times.
You can tell everything in this show, top to bottom, was treated with much care and precision to create EXACTLY what the director had envisioned. Hats off to all involved.
Look into Pantheism if you enjoyed in Erin’s monologue.
Riley’s speech about what happens when you die and Erin’s last monologue are very similar to, if not directly inspired by, what Carl Sagan used to say about it - in the old Cosmos show, and his books and interviews.
This show blew away. It absolutely sucked me in and I enjoyed every second of it. Sometimes when I watch something on Netflix I tend to check my phone, scroll on facebook, discord or other apps. Not with this show. It really drew me in and had my full attention.
Well worth the watch.
This show blew my mind. Even months later I’m still so moved by it and I think about it often. Your review up to less than halfway made me go and watch it right away and glad I didn’t spoil anything for myself before watching. Just wow.. so terrifying and relatable all at the same time. Bev was absolutely horrifying… just an all around perfect show.
Everyone’s talking about Squid Game, & it is very good, but man Midnight Mass deserves more attention
A year later... still one of my favorite limited series.
This show is genuinely life changing!!!
....yea a tv show "life changing"
Good art can do that, Ray. This shouldn’t have to be explained to you, sweetheart
Mike Flanagan is really one of the most underrated director working today especially in the horror genre. He's really damn good at making horror
Truly! I love how he’s so good at incorporating deeper themes into his work, especially in such unique ways. Lots of horror movies have handled ideas of death and religion, but I’ve never seen anyone delve into it in the way Midnight Mass does.
@@HannahPewee I would love to see him tackle a movie for The Conjuring universe, I think he'll do great for that
I don't think he is underrated. He is quite well rated!
Huh? He was maybe underrated 6 or 7 years ago. Horrofans around the world know his name.
And thankfully he’s becoming more and more of a household name and getting the recognition he’s deserved for so so long
Hamish linklater deserves every award known to man, he was absolutely amazing in this series
You gotta love the series just for the deep conversations!
I’ve always loved Hamish Linklater, and thought of him as the best secret Hollywood had to offer….that was always under rated. I was so happy to see him front and center in such a highly rated project, and he absolutely killed it. He deserves an Emmy for this.
from one exJW to another, I am SO glad you made comments on this. I felt this touch me deeply as well and I loved the way this was done. Much love to you, brother. Glad we live in a time to be POMO and seeing stuff like this to help validate us.
This series was an absolute masterpiece. Never in my life has a show affected me in this way.
As someone who has gone to Catholic schools all my life, this show impacted me greatly. It showed the benefits of spirituality, especially with Erin Greene’s speech at the end and how Sheriff Hassan and Ali prayed as a comfort when they knew their fate. But it also showed the problem of trying to spread your faith and beliefs onto those who don’t want it or don’t understand it, especially using the word contagion to describe what is happening on the island. It made me think of times that I have wrongfully tried to push my beliefs on those like Bev did in the show, but also wasn’t a blatant anti religious show that I was thinking going into it. Spirituality and religion is important to me and many people and that’s great, the problem is when we don’t understand it and spread falsity about our faith with others who are gullible.
I’m 5 episodes in, has to stop after 5 yesterday cause I was an emotional mess lol. I’m IN LOVE with ALL of these characters. Every actor in this series deserves an Emmy. AMAZING SHOW, I highly recommend it!!!!
Not all the monologues worked, except for the ones done by Hamish Linklater. He made it look easy, and it actually felt natural with his character. Less so with some of the others.
Some were so long I might have skipped forward 30/ 40 secs and missed nothing 😅
As I said elsewhere, the one that really felt too much to me was the Sheriff's to Sarah--Sarah knows that the town is quickly going to Hell and time is of the essence, and she sits through 5+ mins of the Sheriff giving her his life story? It was well written, well directed, but happening when it did in the show (when we knew enough that he could have just said "I think you know why it would be suicide for me to investigate the church") was just too too much...
Hamish Linklater was really impressive, I 200% believed his character.
@@EricMontreal22 Sarah listened to his monologue about being a cop dealing with Islamophobia on the job, not Erin.
@@hambone.fakenamington UGH how embarrassing--I have no idea why I typed Erin. But my point stands lol
This show has become easily one if the best shows I have seen in years. I can't say much because I don't want to spoiler it but God it's great. Every actor just blows it out if the water and man it's just perfect.
I watched this review and it inspired me to watch it , and I just wanna say thank you Chris I would have never seen this without you and I would've missed out on this enthralling masterpiece , thank you
This show is a modern masterpiece 20/10 🖤