Midnight Mass Episode 7 'Book VII: Revelation' Finale REACTION!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ต.ค. 2024
- Night falls on Crockett Island as a tight-knit group of rebels take refuge where they can and forge a plan to control the chaos. Here's Nikki & Steven's reaction the series finale of Midnight Mass.
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I actually figured out Father Paul was the Sara's dad a few episodes ago. When she starts asking her mom questions to check her mental state and asked her dad name. She hesitated before saying the other guys name. Then it made more sense when she said she saw her father outside the window, when they kept saying the angel looked so much like Pruitt, and how Sara said Pruitt would stare at her from a distance.
anyone else noticed the lighthouse was available to take shelter on? It must had been CGI because nobody on set saw it. XD
I really enjoyed the series! However I did not like about 25% of the ending! The part I did not like is that none of the good people that I had investment in survived! I thought that Riley, Eran along with the Shariff and some of the kids were going to save the day! Until Riley died! Eran was still a badass! The Shariff and his son both died! Yes the Vampire died and that is why Lisa lost the ability to move her legs. Overall the writing and acting was terrific! I just wanted some of the characters that I like to survive and save the day! Great reaction Steven and Nikki? I have some show suggestions for your guys: Condor, Deep State, Jack Ryan, Bosch, Hanna is badass, The Shooter, Alex Rider, Blacklist and Seal Team. I have about 70 plus shows on Netflix that are really good. However I do watch alot of crime and detective shows from foreign countries!
Please do a reaction to hush
Have you guys ever seen / reacted to the movie "Lucky Number Slevin"?
Leeza not being able to feel her legs at the end is a good thing, though. It means that the "miracles" are done, that the demon is dead, and that she can return to her own, human body. I love love love love that a character returning to a disabled state is framed in a positive light.
It subverted ableist tropes so fucking hard, man.
I couldn't disagree more. Having functioning legs is a really good thing. And it doesn't make sense anyway. If the blood repairs cells, then not having any more of the blood shouldn't un-repair an injury.
@UC5VXU1AOiLZ2J7gKmSPfAyg no, because the scene in episode 6 where Sarah (the doctor) is theorizing out loud the science behind what could be happening, she says something like “eventually your body can fight it off like any other infection” or something like that. I’m paraphrasing but she said something that implied the body could get rid of it as long as you don’t keep consuming it. She was talking to her mom and Erin specifically. Plus Mike Flanagan himself even confirmed this, why would I make that up?
@@edwardpolenzani1039 If a metal rod placed in your body helps your bone heal, removing it doesn't make your bone return to it's previous state. Likewise, your system clearing of angel blood shouldn't make her legs stop working. That suggest the blood didn't repair anything, it simply revitalized her magically.
@@KingstonHawke I don’t know what else to say other than the creator of the show said that my interpretation is the correct one. I guess you can choose to ignore facts if it’s convenient for you. Real world logic doesn’t apply to a made up story.
Remember Sarah talking about how the priest always seemed to be watching her, even as a child? She was afraid it was because he "knew" somehow that she was gay, and therefor a sinner (a large part of why she never belonged to the church -- not only that science held more interest for her, but as an LGBTQIA+ person she would have inherently felt unwanted.). But the whole time it was because he was staring at her, his daughter.
It's so sad that she didn't find out the truth until a few moments before her death.
it adds another layer to him saying their daughter was never a sin or a mistake.
The last moments of everyone reminded me of Hassan talking about the wife and the dignity she showed at the end. Everyone but Bev faced what they had done with dignity. And my thought when Bev starts digging is a line from a gospel song: "And the rock cried out, 'No hiding place! '"
Everyone else showed grace, but she showed her true form - fear and cowardice. She was going to meet her God, yet she was fearful. That says everything about the character - she didn’t believe in herself even a little bit.
@@greywater3186 Yes, in fact I think she knew this wasn't going to be the last time she would be engulfed in flames lol
Bev knew she was going to hell in that instant. She didn't even have a chance to repent!
@@Francis-Kanja
I think it’s significant that she’s the only vampire we see that goes out screaming in pain/terror when they face the sunlight. Riley and most of the townspeople (even Father Pruitt, who was the catalyst for all this) simply burn up/disintegrate silently and (seemingly) peacefully/painlessly, but Bev screams while she burns.
@@Francis-Kanja : Wrong! She had a chance to repent. She chose not to.
I don't understand how so many people dislike this show. "Too boring. Too many monologues." I think they wanted The Strain or Blade or something. But the vampire isn't the villain. Bev is the villain. Fanaticism is the villain. Blind faith is the villain.
I love the show, the monologues and the themes they brought into discussion. However, from a show creation perspective, the writing could be more concise, ngl. Some monologues did run a bit too long and not everyone is that into listening to audio books for a show.
Me: I think there were too many monologs
Also me: don't cut any monologs they are all so good.
I don't think the show was boring, but the monologues were too long and felt like things no one says in a real conversation. Just the flowery words that Flanagan elegantly put to paper. And the slow walk to mass in this episode where he felt like we really had to have the whole thing play out instead of cutting. It's just some unnecessary artsy stuff.
I came into this show not knowing anything about, so I wasn't expecting anything but good writing. But Flanagan clearly have full say in what happens in his show. And sometimes it's good to be reigned in.
@@brooklynbearded6210 The monologues are the reason I always come back to Mike Flanagan's stuff. It's my favourite part of these shows. I also thought the walk to mass was beautifully done as it increased immersion and built tension and anticipation. It's like the final moments of a climb in a rollercoaster where it gets especially slow before dropping.
@@brooklynbearded6210 I'm honestly with you. Overall, I didn't mind the monologues but Erin's last one here went on too long and felt like a whole lot of nothing. It was like they knew they wanted her to voice over the final scenes and just needed to give her enough dialogue to fill up that time for all the shots. siegel sells it for sure but she says too much to say too little.
Ending the series with Liza being HAPPY when she realized she can no longer feel her legs was absolutely perfect.
Leeza*
Remember the story Erin told Riley about her mom and how everyone gets their wings clipped at some point in their life? Well the "Angel" wasn't an exception 😀
Yep, I think a lot of people failed to make that connection.
@@Number0neSon as soon as I saw her cut the first hole I literally screamed at my tv that he's getting his wings clipped.
Wow..good catch..👍
This is one of my favorite details from the show
right? that was what hit me the hardest the first time i watched, and i feel like nobody ever makes that connection lol
When Ali prays with his dad in the end, this time he leads prayer instead of his dad, very subtle but such an amazing little thing to add in
Bev Keane who calls everyone by there full given name, calls Ali, boy. I’m guessing because she never bothered to learn his full name. Same as she calls sheriff Hassan just that, never bothered with his full name.
Erin’s final monologue BROKE ME. It’s so beautiful.
And I’m so glad that Hassan died before he had to watch his son burn. And Bev watching them preying peacefully before she freaks out about dying is SO POWERFUL.
She would not bother to learn the names of anyone that's "beneath" her. Her fanaticism created, or brought out, her bigotry and racism
@@gccurry1 exactly. “Dirty blood” sums her views up perfectly.
That monologue is painfully long. If you skip most of it then you wont miss much of anything.
@@supremeleader9872 I don't know how many monologues you've heard, but they tend to be long...
Disgustingly beautiful performance
Usually in the movies: "It's ok honey, it's not my blood"
Midnight mass: " It's all mine"
Seeing Bev scramble in the sand as the sun rose was the most satisfying thing ever. It seems everyone on the island found peace in the end but her. Someone who truly believes they're destined for heaven doesn't behave like that in their final moments, and the look on her face earlier when Annie told her she wasn't a good person indicated that deep down she knew that was the truth.
@Rough Collies Rock Yeah, because the f*cking dog is what matters most.......
They were really lucky there was no canoe or something for her to hide under for the day lol
This series was about monsters. The literal ones flying around, sucking blood, and the figurative ones that, in this case, took religion and twisted it to do monstrous things and then die in monstrous ways.
Do you think that vampire is dead? The one with the wings?
@@foolslayer9416 yes, it died and Leeza's legs went numb.
The scene when Riley's mother confronts Bev is one of my favorite scenes of the show. She just knows exactly what gets to Bev and how high and mighty she is about everything she does. I was just cheering "yeah f you Bev, she see's right through your bs"
I love how the Sheriff died before his son, as a parent should and in the Quran it's considered a blessing if by any chance you die while praying, that you are given an extra reward in heaven. And I believe the "Angel " didn't make it to shelter in time, because the young girl lost feeling in her legs. I also love how everyone died with dignity and grace except for Bev, and how Erin combined science and religion together, that its basically the same thing!
Yeah, that was really great attention to detail there with the father and son. Still, I can see the "Angel" surviving if they ever decide to do a second season.
For example, I imagine it didn't need to breathe since it lived in some tomb deep underground for centuries without oxygen, therefore it could survive deep underwater.
That said, it is a miniseries, so I doubt it will get one.
Bev showing such fear of death exposes that she doesn't even believe her own dogma, otherwise she should welcome death. It goes to show that she didn't believe in religion because she cares about her afterlife in Heaven or using it to become a better person, she just liked the power that religion gave her. She liked feeling right and special. She twisted religion to suit her purposes, instead of allowing it to guide her, using bible verses out of context as a tool to rationalize anything she needed to. She liked how her position in life served her, which is why the idea of eternal life on Earth is more appealing to her than eternal life in Heaven, where she wouldn't have the same power... and once she didn't have control anymore, once it no longer served her desires... she abandoned all her supposed beliefs. Whether she started fearing that there's nothing after death, or she feared that God is in fact real and knows deep down the real God would not approve of what she's done and she's most likely going to Hell... either way, the fear she felt in death is a just punishment on its own.
yeah and referring to Erin, there's also a great kind of parallel for her final scene, when she cuts the wings of the "angel", and earlier, when she talks to Riley, she tells him how her Mom used to make her cut the wings of the little birds...
@@ilikebutterflys9132 oh wow!, nice catch!
The blood left the girls system and she never fed on another to fully complete the transformation like the others. Flanagan himself already confirmed this
I love how this show made a reference to Hill House by using rat poison to become "immortal" which is what the mother wanted to do for her kids by making them immortal in the house.
And now I can finally write that when you go back and watch Riley's death you notice that the music that is playing beneath is an instrumental version of Nearer to God, the same song his parents sing in the end when they make peace with death, and it broke my heart
this show shook me on a whole different level than Hill House and Bly, Mike Flanagan is a master of his craft.
That hymn is also allegedly the last song the orchestra played as the Titanic was sinking. Symbolic and referential on so many levels. Mike Flanagan is a GENIUS.
@@kevinarechavala9734 oh wow I didn't know that! that's incredible, he's entirely too good damn
@@ginster458 Yea it's in the Titanic movie
Personally, the Monseigneur was my favorite character. Even though he did some really disturbing and questionable things in the show, you could never bring yourself to dislike him. His dialogue was always compelling, and when he was most honest, that was when you loved him the most. But the truth behind his motivations didn't become clear until the very end: He was an old man with regrets, who felt he'd missed his chance to earn the love of his family, and grasped desperately at the hope of eternal life.
Yeah, on point. I don’t find him bad at all, his only kill was pretty accidental. The actual deranged and overly gnarly character was bev.
Absolutely loved this character and mostly felt sadness for him. He made an honest mistake of mistaking this monstrosity as an angel from god - which was entirely understandable for a demented old man full of unwavering faith for his beloved god, who just experienced a one-of-a-kind miracle, the likes of which he only knows from the bible. His wish to share this wonder with his community and the world is absolutely understandable... and from his perspective, it all works wonderfully at the start. And when things start to go wrong, you can absolutely see him struggling with it for a bit and having issues coming to terms with what he's done... until Bev steers him right back on his destructive path.
His one major fault was his absolute lack of critical thinking, of not questioning the things he was witnessing or doing himself enough, not second-guessing his actions and his wrong interpretation of this "angel".
When she told him, while they were both sane of mind and able to make judgement on it, that their original state was normal. To fade away. I lost it. Cause they were, fading. Like that word... gosh
He’s my favorite character too. It was sad to see his fanatasicism, immortality and power get to his head. Riley’s sacrifice jarred him, making him realize the atheist was selfless and he was not. When he lied about Joe being unworthy, he knew in his heart that wasn’t true. These were the seeds of doubt that help open his eyes to his own hubris and be truly honest in the end.
I also think that Liza not being able to feel her legs meant that the “Angel” didn’t make it. What I love the most about this show is how it really raises these ideas of how religion can be so good for people, and so inspiring, but also so destructive if weaponized to basically brainwash people and/or cruelly ostracize outsiders.
And Leeza was happy when she said it.
The truth is that the Bible is a Rorschach test. No matter what you want to do you can find something in there to justify it. People just do what they want. Religion has nothing to do with it.
Leeza's "miracle," is a cautious tale of being careful of what one wishes. There is always a cost.
@@VineVitumEt5 absolutely.
Yeah, that has way more narrative weight than her vampiric cells dying on sunlight.
I love how Erin, in her last moments, clipped the “Angel’s” wings, just like she did her mother’s, to make sure the evil she’s suffered never leaves the island and spreads. 😢
Sarah’s death crushed me. He lost the one thing he wanted to protect. I just… oh, man, this show was so good
I actually really liked the final "I can't feel my legs" because a phrase that may be sad, but it reality it was something GOOD. The blood is no longer affecting them, the Nosferatu is probably gone, they are going to be okay.
Hat's off to Samantha Sloyan. She turned Bev into such a despicable character. Superb acting all round, but both Samantha Sloyan and Hamish Linklater knocked it out of the park. And, of course, Kate Siegel, who is such a good actress, especially when working with Flanagan.
And as others have said - you need to watch Hush.
Samantha killed it. She was able to make her character so hateful while still implying her vulnerabilities and fears. There are times when actors play a villain so well that some people start misplacing their hatred toward the actor; I sincerely hope none of that happened with with Samantha. She was absolutely brilliant.
Yea there’s tons of signs that Pruitt is Sarah’s real father. The scene after they all get their ashes and then father Paul is starting at Sarah and she says the other Monsignor used to stare at her just like that. Big giveaway there that I didn’t even realize at the time
At the time I thought it was catholic disapproval at the picnic (since she was there with her girlfriend). That makes it all the more heartwarming to me that he tells her how proud he is of her at the end, him as a catholic priest (and sure, her literal father), and her as a strong independent, kickass doctor, daughter, and queer woman.
The singing…my absolute favorite part of the episode. It reminds me of how the band kept playing when the titanic was sinking. They knew they weren’t going to survive, and they had come to terms with it. But at least they could die doing something that brought their soul peace, and brace themselves for the physical pain their bodies would soon experience. I love Mike’s choice to abruptly cut the singing off because in the silence that follows, his audience can hear their own thoughts and let them marinate.
It’s a nice coincidence that you made that reference, as the hymn “Nearer my God to Thee” that the villagers were singing was the hymn that the Titanic’s orchestra was playing as it went down.
To quote Flora Wingrave, this show was Perfectly Splendid!
Bev considered herself the most devout, but in the end her faith brought her absolutely no comfort and she died screaming - unlike everyone else who was at peace. And I love that.
The singing ending on that unresolved note sends chill throughout my entire body EVERY time!
Absolute elite film-making 💯
Erin’s monologue about her and her mom clipping birds’ wings, perfect callback with the angel.
This mini series is absolutely a masterpiece. I’d argue that this might be better than Hill House. Mike Flanagan is a genius.
She also mentioned very early on that she never remembers her dreams while Riley is haunted by his, and here at the end she reminds us that, in a more cosmic sense, she never remembers her dreams as part of the grand design either.
When I think Midnight Mass I think Bev and Erin. Saw an interview with Mike where he said that it was half way through writing that he realised this wasn't going to be Riley's story but Erin. The first half was Riley and Monsignor Pruit, then Erin and Bev took over when those two fell off. I absolutely love Erin as a protagonist because she's soft, caring, damaged, and strong, and she never stops being any of those things even as she takes down the Angel at the end.
I love the fact that even when she was being drained of her life, blood and strength ... she fought. The show is filled with many heroes who gave their lives, but it's because of Erin that the world was spared from the fate the head vampire had in store for them. She's one of my favorite female characters.
"I can't feel my legs" was a happy ending statement.
already looking forward to Flanagan's next Netflix series "The Midnight Club"
Do you know what it is about? Sounds interesting.
He’s adapting the insanely hot comic Something Is Killing The Children for Netflix as well. Beyond excited for that.
He’s also adapting, one of Edgar Alan Poe’s stories, called “The fall of the House of Usher”, and it’s probably going to be a third season for “The Haunting”
@@TWJ1979 That was a rumor that is not confirmed. What is confirmed is that "The Midnight Club" is in post-production, already been shot, and the next one "The Fall of the House of Usher", based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, is in pre-production and starts filming in January. Flanagan and his DP Michael Fimognari will both direct four episodes for that.
@@pedroafonso73 I'm pretty sure it's confirmed. It's in his IMDB portfolio.
"I mean, I don't like being bothered during my dinner either" 🤣🤣🤣 This show blew me away! I love vampire books/movies, this one is top notch! Well done Mike Flannigan 👏
I will now be excited for anything Mike Flanagan’s name is attached to.
Same! But I've felt way since hill house came out lol
We welcome you to the club. After Hill House, I found out that he also made Hush and Gerald's Game, and I signed up for the club immediately.
@@elheber those are both awesome movies!!! I watched both of them a couple days after i finished hill house. Lol. Mike Flanagan is SO talented!!! He's definitely a favorite of mine!! As is his wife, Kate Siegel!
welcome to the flanaverse babyyyy lol
I've been watching his work since haunting of hill house
I've gotta say, Mike Flanagan has firmly placed himself as my favourite director working today. Like my god, Every single one of his projects are incredible, and his netflix shows are really where he gets to shine. Hill House and midnight mass are my 2 favourite shows on netflix, 100%. Its insane how talented this man is. He's already working on his next show Midnight Club, another adaptation so make sure to keep an out for that. Incredible show and incredible reaction. Keep it up
In the second episode the priest gave a pretty solid sermon on Ash Wednesday that I think you both appreciated. Towards the end of the sermon he talked about Psalms being songs and in the absence of hope we sing. Thought it really added to the song that ended the series
For real, this was one of the best shows of the past decade. Absolutely amazing and heart-wrenching.
Her speech in the end reminded me of Nell's "confetti" speech in Hill House
"I think they're gonna get out safe"
Oh you sweet summer child.
No matter how many times I see that confrontation scene between Annie and Bev, the moment Bev says, "I don't want to speak ill of the dead, but if Riley Flynn --" I find myself thinking, "B--, do NOT go there."
This episode belongs to Annie Flynn, in my opinion. She's the one to finally call Bev out on her lifetime of awfulness, she's got that bit earlier about how "we fight and claw and beg" for a few extra minutes despite the promise of heaven afterwards ... and when you think about it, by leading the island in song at the end, she's the one who takes over leadership and brings everyone to God.
Nikki, Mike Flanagan's next projects are the Midnight Club { no connection }, The Season of Passage { a Christopher Pike novel }, Fall of the House of Usher { Edgar Allen Poe inspired }, and Something Is Killing the Children { comic book series inspired }.
This show was such a masterpiece. The ending always gets me, it hits really hard.
It all comes down to what Annie said. "Never made much sense to me," Annie professed. "We all say there's a heaven, and it's waiting for us. Then we claw, fight, beg for a few more minutes at the end." Bev being the coward she is, she couldn't kill herself at the mass, and then again, was so afraid of dying the second time because she knows she's not a good person deep down, she knows deep deep down that there's no heaven waiting for her. She's a coward who uses her faith to hide behind. That while good, loving, fallible characters sang as the sun rose. No one in that crowd seemed afraid to meet the sun. The whole thing was the blood lost that confused people. Why didn't the Vampire attack Leeza after she shot it, why did people say "I think I hurt people" was because the blood lost was so powerful it overtook you. You lost yourself to it, unless you have the good heartedness to fight it, like Ed and Annie. It was amazingly done. So good. Glad you guys liked it. Great videos. Loving this channel.
the line about getting a second chance being a real miracle hit me like a ton of bricks :'(
I found out that the creators confirmed that Leeza did not feel her legs because the Angel's blood has worn off while the Angel being alive or not is rather an open ending representing that fanaticism exists somewhere else.
I found that interview too. He definitely wanted ambiguity and he did a good job getting it. I still feel like *the reason* the blood wore off is open to logical interpretation. And in my mind, there’s still only one reason it would wear off immediately at sunrise.
I realized that Paul was Sarah's father the moment he look at her and she said he look at her like the old monsignor Pruitt, and realized as well they were the same person. and when her mom was delusional and said "Sarah i saw your father" after Riley said he saw monsignor Pruitt on the beach. Anyway, just incredible
I guessed that Pruitt and the doctor's mom used to be a thing and that the doctor may be his daughter during episode 4. It was heavily hinted, with him coming to see her and her calling him "John", and Joe mentioned that it was rumored Monsignor Pruitt was not really celibate and that he may have a child ("you could be his son").
What I did not realize while watching, but I did notice it while watching your reactions, is that Mildred Gunning told Sarah: "I think I saw your father outside" in one of the earlier episodes, and Sarah thought her mom was losing it and seeing her dead husband. But that was not who she was referring to.
Not to mention the fact that Sarah takes after her father as far as looks are concerned.
This was an INCREDIBLE series with INCREDIBLE MONOLOGUES and an IN DEPTH of QUESTIONING that I've never seen before! The scary part of all of it is that IT IS REAL LIFE! The twisting of THE WORD OF GOD and the many interpretations according to convenience is the real villain.
This blending of horror and religion and philosophy is unlike anything I've ever seen before, and it had me gripped from Ep 1. I actually DID binge this because I just had to know what happened next. I just rewatched it again so I could enjoy your reaction even more!
This show was so impactful on a personal level - I think the messages resonate with all of us, which is what makes it so impressive.
I feel like finishing this show was like finishing a good book. You knew the story has come to a just and final conclusion but it’s a bittersweet feeling to say goodbye. So good!
So happy that you reacted to this series, I enjoyed it so much, and I'm glad that you've both being enjoying it too.
Been eagerly anticipating your reaction to the finale, happy that it's here but sad that it's now over.
Great reactions from you both so far, keep up the good work, I'm looking forward to what future reactions you have in store. =)
I am so glad we got to see Bev's fiery end. I've never been so glad to see someone die.
10/10 series absolutely brilliant
The scene that impacted me the most was when the singing of "Nearer My God, to Thee," abruptly ended, and the audience realizes how doomed the whole island was from the beginning. The fact that religious zealotry led to the damnation of the people is just magnificent in it's message. Too often we are our own tool of destruction under the guise of religion.
Additionally, the revelation that the Father was Sarah's father was ingenious. There have been stories of members of the priesthood having children with nuns, or other's, and then either ignoring the child, or giving them up for adoption.
Finally, a good friend of my aunt's was a Catholic nun who met a priest when both were working in the Church. Eventually, they both decided to leave, as it isn't a cult and one can resign from the clergy, and were married for many decades. Love can be found in the oddest of places.
Take a bow, Mike!
For me the most scariest thing in the show is Bev. Because theres people like Bev out there in the world. And people like Bev are very dangerous that if they have some power, they will push people into such "jail" feeling.
I loved pruitt in the end.
The ending was heartbreaking. The minute they started singing 'nearer my god to thee', I bawled like a baby.
Phenomenal series. My fave so far after hill house.
Beautifully heartbreaking ending.
One of my favorite details that gets called back is that Erin essentially clips the “angel’s” wings
Mike Flanagan and real life wife, Kate Siegel ( Theo / Viola / Erin - THofHH / THofBM / MM ) are the dream team couple goals for sure.
They work so well together. I watched Hypnotic (Netflix) last week, with Kate as the main character. It was ok, but not great. But she's been absolutely superb in those three. And, of course, Hush.
Don’t forget the movie Hush!
FYI the director said he never used the word vampire because he didn't want the vampire to be the main threat. The main threat was blind faith to religion.
I believe it was Riley earlier in the show in his conversation with Erin talked about the brain firing off its last bit of electricity when it dies. I believe we witness the death of the island when the electricity is cut off.
Erins speech and the end of this episode had me crying all the way through
This better win many Awards!! The acting, cinematography and especially the deep theology questions and dialog were superior!! Great reaction! You react just like I did!! Never thought this is where this was going!!
The dialogue between Mildred and John cut deep. Even though they could theoretically live forever together it’s not supposed to be that way
You guys said the one thing you'll remember is Bev, but for me personally, I'll remember "Father Paul/ Pruitt". His delivery when preaching.. wow.
That actor is great and honestly, I can't wait to see him again in another Mike Flannagan work or anything else really. He's a great actor, I was genuinely impressed.
I think this is some of Mike Flanagan’s best work in general, even above Hill House for me. I got more scared from Hill House than this, but in terms of storytelling, this was top tier.
When they started singing and the sheriff and son started praying 😭😭😭😭
There are clues about the Dr’s parents. Her mom, when 1st starting to get her memories back, says “ I saw your father last night”. The Dr thought she was having a dementia moment, but mom was talking about the priest bringing her communion.
Loved this series. And I have never been a horror fan. The way this was done was beyond talented. The writer, whatever his personal beliefs are, really did a great job of not preaching to the viewer but rather allowed you to understand and appreciate your own faith. Just so well done to point out how some believers get consumed with their belief and close off other opinions or arguments. If anything else the way Riley’s parents held to their strength in their faith in order to continue their beliefs was masterful. And the fact the townspeople joined them showed they all realized what they’ve done and repented prior to their incineration. Other than Bev who died screaming a painful judgement for her misguided understanding and actions in life. Erin’s death with Riley was extremely well done. Love the part when she said I was here before my name, my family, etc and will be here once I’m gone and there is no time, no death. Again- the writing in this was beyond good.
'Bitch, you dont even know his name!' I almost asphixiated on my cup of tea :D
Sarah said in the first episodes that Monsignor Pruitt always stared at her and she always thought it was a strange or judgmental look. But.
Also that Erin clipped the wings of an Angel after she talked about the clipped wings of pigeons and what her mother told her...
it's so perfect
When Erin's monologue was, and then Riley's parents started singing. And the way Sheriff Hassan and his son pray. I just started crying...and continued long after the episode was over
Strongly recommend that you watch 'Hush' another masterpiece from Mike Flanagan starring Kate Siegel!
Mike Flanagan said that he left the main vampire’s flight at the end ambiguous because fanatics never indeed die. Leeza’s legs go back to being paralyzed because the vampire blood is fading away because her body replenishes with new blood.
Gentlemen, it has been a privilege watching this reaction with you tonight.
Gosh, reading this right now, and listening to "Nearer my God to thee", with the direct reference to Titanic, this is- monumental.
Steven, you got to start doing a count of the "Oh My God!" moments, as you have done with Nikki's punches sometimes. I mean an episode with just 3 or more of those you know is heavy. Love your content guys, to the point I have even watched movies or whole tv series because it was in your lists so I wanted to see it and then watch your reaction.
Same boat here. Some of the shows I wouldn't have thought to watch was because they started reacting to it.
The story of the clipping of the birds wings came back in the end.
I'm with you Steve and Nikki, Haunting of Hill House was amazing and one of the best seasons of television I ever watched.
1 of the most moving shows I've ever seen. Mike Flanagan hit the nail on the head with midnight mass and hill house. 2 of my favorite Netflix shows of all time came from him. Netflix better keep this man for a long time
The moment they started singing it tore me apart because it took me back that that scene in Titanic where the violinists were playing while everyone was suffering ... memories can be a bitch sometimes.
I HIGHLY recommend the miniseries STORM OF THE CENTURY to you guys. It’s a screenplay written by Stephen King specifically for tv, it was never a book or short story like most SK adaptations. It also takes place on an island with a small community and a mysterious man who shows up and changes everything. It’s EXCELLENT and you would love it!
also going back to Erin telling the story of her refusing to clip the dove's wings, turning into her cutting the vampires wings to keep it stuck on the island and kill it thus literally saving humanity, damn
"He is an angel of death, sir." LOL
a deep, thought-provoking poetry about faith & death, or a beautifully written tale of justification of extremism in religion, ‘penunggang agama’;
Midnight Mass is a masterpiece.
Your comments made me appreciate this series even more guys!! keep up the genuine reactions !!
She cant feel her legs means vampire blood was gone. That is what i think.
no, the vampire died, thats why
Yeah I agree. They mention that in the show. If you don't drink the blood you lose the benefits. Also considering what the vampire represents, addiction, the dangers of blind religiosity etc, it makes more sense that you can't ever really kill it, it's always going to be out there.
I think that's why Flannagan showed it flying away injured.
@@jeremyodwyer9232 It was confirmed that it died tho. Kid in the show said, that it would need to move at a very high speed to get away from the sunlight. It didn't manage cause of the injured wings, and thats why leeza couldn't feel her legs anymore.
@@lucykulakowska7029 It wasn't confirmed though. You see it flying away and the kid says he doubts it will make it. That's it. He doesn't know. It's a guess. But if Flannagan wanted to show the monster dead he could have....and he didn't.
And you can read here Mike Flannagan talking about the ending and The Wrap's belief that the girl not feeling her legs meant the monster was dead.
'Now, one could assume - as TheWrap did - that Lisa’s line means that The Angel did not make it away in time and was burned up by the sun as well, just off-screen, and thus whatever properties in the heavenly creature’s blood that allowed her to regain use of her legs have stopped working inside of her.
However, when TheWrap told “Midnight Mass” writer Mike Flanagan, who is also the mastermind behind Netflix’s “The Haunting of Hill House” and “The Haunting of Bly Manor,” what we assumed his ending meant, we were told our theory was wrong. But Flanagan does “love that that’s your read of it,” so don’t lose faith if that was your takeaway, too.
OK, so now to the actual meaning of the ending, courtesy of Flanagan: “We’re not saying he died… Our hope really there was just to say that Leeza’s concentration in her blood had begun to tip back, that she was going to be OK. We didn’t want it to confirm about The Angel, in that way that you can never kill fanaticism, it’ll always kind of come back. But I love that that’s what it meant to you!”
If you want to check it out the article is from The Wrap titled 'Midnight Mass ending explained by Mike Flannagan.'
I can understand wanting the monster to be dead. I was frustrated when it flew away initially after getting it's wings cut. But thinking about it more the ending where it's still out just makes the show even better because it shows that Flannagan didn't lose sight of what the monster represented in the first place. It makes it more relatable as a real world allegory. Like you can't ever really 'kill' fanaticism, you can only do your best to protect yourself and your community from it whenever it turns up.
watching this again through your reactions really makes me appreciate soo much more of the show. Steven's flabbergast at the quality of the show is contagious as well.
man, i finished this tonight and it was amazing. I’m happy to see y’all felt the same. The conversations... the monsters... suspense... the camera work...
Bev is a sniveling coward at the end of they day, despite all her bravado. That's her character
I would call it almost horrifyingly beautiful. It definitely had a different tone than a slasher movie where you are supposed to be entertained by the deaths,. Seeing the quiet courage of so many in the face of such horror was touching. Definitely not what I was expecting this series to be. Such an original take on vampires, which is hard to do these days. Very impressed!
Just finished the series myself and the cutting off of the singing...such a great and impactful moment. So many amazing themes in this series.
Side note about episode 8 of Hill house when the jump scare of Nell showing up behind them in the car happend it was a real reaction from the actrfesess when they jumped because they had no idea Victoria was going to come in at that moment and do that yell. Mike had told her to come in whenever she wanted and didn't warn the othe two because he wanted a real reaction...bad boy.
Two reasons I love this show:
1. They never say 'vampire' once.
2. This is one of the only pieces of cinema that uses religion as a protagonist AND an antagonist. Rarely if ever does that occur.
Yeah Flanagan is da shit! Sure hope he gets to do an adaptation of Stephen King's Dark Tower series!!
Found this channel from your reaction series to this show, absolutely love your reactions and the way you both get into the show! New subscriber for sure :)
Bev's actress really does deserve all the praise 👏👏👏
Annie’s sacrifice always gets me. She’s such a mom. Tells off bev in the best way and then gives her life to buy her son minutes
That flashback scene with Riley made me feel how attached I was to the character without even realising it, which just made the scene so much more emotional.
I once said this show is about the dangers of religious indoctrination. I still think it is. But I now see it's also a commentary on the human challenge of coping with mortality. The story shows the great lengths we are willing to go to to avert our deaths - forming a pact with a vampire sire; giving up the prospect of seeing the sun to live forever in darkness; being willing to die, yes *die* (to be raised up as a vampire); and being willing to kill others - and the show also seeks to help us with fear of dying by giving us alternative, charismatic, poetic descriptions of what it means to die. The search for immortality leads to the loss of humanity; and humanity at its peak produces a love of others that transcends the fear of death. A selfless "sinner" who shows self-sacrificing love of others is more righteous than a self-seeking religious zealot trying to save their eternal soul. The vampirism aspect is a clever tool of the writer to grab the audience's attention to teach them these important lessons in a subtle, non-preachy way. Flanagan took us to church literally and figuratively.
This episode is bananas, even more so than the last one 😅
THANK YOU!!! Been waiting with bated breath to see your reaction! One of my TOP 3 SHOWS EVER♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
this is Mike Flanagan's SALEM'S LOT. I loved the show.