![]() His parents and younger brother live on a small island community with a struggling fishing industry. Riley Flynn (Zach Gilford) returns home after spending four years in prison for a DUI which killed a young woman. And if you think more deeply - at its core "Midnight Mass" is a masterpiece which will probably won't be understood by many. Also there is a speech between characters about what happens after death - its one of the best dialogs and acting i saw in years. The ending of a show was amazing and kept me thinking about the whole thing i saw and heard. ![]() And what a "miracle" can do to a one person who truly was a believer whole his life and whole his life he was working for god but saw no consequences for doing good. Its a bit of a mystery drama and at its core it is a series about fate and what would happen if any of us would get a second chance. Overall, without spoiling it much, i can say that "Midnight Mass" is not a horror series. Also it was a dialog heavy show - there a lot of monologs were characters are just speaking for like 10 minutes straight. Acting was amazing by whole cast, but exceptions were Samantha Sloyan and Hamish Linklater - they were both out of this world good, some award must by won here. Its starts as a drama, then it moves to a mystery and by the end when everything was reveled i was fascinated by it for its idea, concept and plot. Yet "Midnight Mass" is not a horror show. Directing by Mike Flanagan of which I'm a fan was amazing - he is definitely my favorite director when it comes to horror genre. Yet as not being much religious person myself i would like to say that its a highly rewording experience to watch this show - its way more then it looks like. I will spoil nothing, but the whole concept and plot is highly religious. Sounds epic yet on the surface this show was about people on a island trapped in some things that goes beyond usual. "Midnight Mass" was a terrific series about life, death, love, and loss. It's not perfect, but it's ambition has to be admired. This show will have me thinking for a long while yet. I've never seen a story dive so deeply into the complexities of personal faith and organised religion to the extent or with the tact that this one does. The religious themes in this story could have been handled very simply, but Flanagan never wants to give us the easy answer. Some of the story elements take too long to start truly making sense, but the conclusion is so satisfying that such a complaint sort of fades into the background. Some of the dialogue is a little too intellectual to the point that it doesn't feel authentic, but it's always engaging nonetheless. Each tragedy is explored so deeply and so personally that the shocking plot revelations become much more hard-hitting. This man knows how to write unique, compelling characters. From episode 1, I knew I was in for a treat from Mike Flanagan. And you know what? It is MAGNIFICENT at what it does. It is an extremely intelligent religious drama that contains some horror elements.
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