I loved it as well, and it does have a lot to say about a lot of stuff, addiction, forgiveness, hope, trauma, the last things, it has a ton of depth for what's essentially a Stephen King novel adaptation without the corresponding Stephen King novel. The cast and filming are great, too. I even think it's kinda hillarious that the priest preaches like a less froggy Jordan Peterson, and it works perfectly. The only thing that bothered me about Midnight Mass was that a few scenes felt needlessly cruel given how much empathy and nuance went into most of the character writing.
Yeah, I was being a little too flippant about its themes, good point. It's easy to get lost in the absolutely over-the-top religion/cult stuff, but the friendship between the two main characters, culminating with their scene on the boat was actually really sweet. And it's a beautifully filmed show, absolutely. Flanagan shows tend to be, even when they have very little else going for them. The priest was extremely funny, I agree with you there. I thought he was a great character, all in all. His tragic flaws were very believable too.
I loved it as well, and it does have a lot to say about a lot of stuff, addiction, forgiveness, hope, trauma, the last things, it has a ton of depth for what's essentially a Stephen King novel adaptation without the corresponding Stephen King novel. The cast and filming are great, too. I even think it's kinda hillarious that the priest preaches like a less froggy Jordan Peterson, and it works perfectly. The only thing that bothered me about Midnight Mass was that a few scenes felt needlessly cruel given how much empathy and nuance went into most of the character writing.
Yeah, I was being a little too flippant about its themes, good point. It's easy to get lost in the absolutely over-the-top religion/cult stuff, but the friendship between the two main characters, culminating with their scene on the boat was actually really sweet. And it's a beautifully filmed show, absolutely. Flanagan shows tend to be, even when they have very little else going for them. The priest was extremely funny, I agree with you there. I thought he was a great character, all in all. His tragic flaws were very believable too.