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MIDNIGHT MASS SEASON 1 EPISODE 6 AND 7 - FULL (Patreon)

Published:
2023-10-03 22:59:59
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2024-06

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C - MM 1 x 6 and 7

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Jessi

*drops everything*

Jessi

OK! *cracks knuckles* Here's my take that nobody asked for! (Hooray!! LOL) And spoilers abound in the following...fair warning. First of all, thank you SO much for watching these two together. Most of the time, I have to wait a few days to a week before both are out and I just can’t leave that ending for Episode 6 hanging like that, so I watch them both at once anyway. I love how we start exactly where we left off, but with a resigned and shaken Erin gently dusting what was left of Riley (notice that the wood of the boat was unscorched? Nice touch imo) off the seat before taking the oars and doing exactly what Riley said he knew she’d do: Go home to try to save the town. It’s not her fault that she’s just too late… The entirety of Episode 6, the first time I watched it, had my anxiety in overdrive. I just *knew* that something bad was coming but I had no idea what. You watch the secret plans take shape and all you can do is guess at what they’re scheming. Dottie crying as Ed walks into Paul’s office is a wonderful touch. After the episode, you know that she’s just been told that - supposedly for God - they all have to die tonight, including her young daughter who just got her life back that was stolen from her by Joe. Then that lovely knife twist from Riley in Paul’s letter, “Remember we are dust, and to dust we shall return” - and Paul crumpling the note in fury as if to wipe it away. What Riley was reminding him was that there is a natural order, and Paul is violating it. As an aside, Ed’s breakdown in Paul’s office was so perfectly acted. He tried to stifle it but he was just overwhelmed with sorrow and worry for his son. Always pricks my tears up a little. It’s assumed that “Vampire” is just not a thing in the world of Midnight Mass - they never discuss it, name it, or lean on tropes to try to “defeat” the Vamps. They use what they know and try to make sense of it in any way they can. I love this - it’s always so disappointing when the heroes try things like garlic, or a stake through the heart, a cross, holy water, etc... and it just seems like the writers/creators picked whatever common weaknesses the audience knows about vampires to be the correct one to make the story work. I much prefer this way where the characters only know what we know that they know and what we’ve been shown - and act accordingly. The scientific explanation that Sarah gives is just as good as anything else and actually relies on their observations rather than myths or legends. The part where the anxiety really starts to ramp up is the moment the power goes out in the Sheriff's office. We, the audience, know that something is up and he’s starting to really get suspicious about the sudden disappearance of three town pariahs all at once. Why on earth would Bill, Joe, and Riley suddenly decide to just disappear together? And all at the same time that the doctor for the island comes to tell him that there’s something very wrong going on at St. Patrick’s…add to this the knowledge that his own son has been attending mass lately…and it’s a recipe for worry. (BTW, that monologue about the Towers from Hassan? *chefs kiss*) Then, there’s the slow eerie march through town at midnight. The normally joyous hymn takes on just this edge of something…the quiet before the storm, maybe? It really feels like they are all being led to their doom even before we know what’s going to happen in the church. Then, we know. And all punches land at once. Sturge is turned while the town looks on in horror, some maybe still not quite comprehending what is happening. Maybe this is just some show for Easter? Maybe it’s just a lesson in faith and everything is fine? Then Sturge dies and Sheriff Hassan rejects the “gift” and tries to leave. Enter the “Angel” - in full regalia - sinisterly playing the part of a holy messenger. Ali, who has been positively enthralled with the idea that miracles can actually happen (remember, he only recently lost his mother to pancreatic cancer and it seems very much like she was hidden away from him during the worst of her illness) that he allows himself to pay the ultimate price. The way Hassan slowly lets his forehead down on the ground once he knows it’s too late to save his son is heart-wrenching for me, as a parent, to watch. Then...all Hell breaks loose. And it’s almost a relief once it’s over and you no longer have any questions about what will happen. Then, episode 7. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention my favorite act by Annie - “Bev, I want you to listen to me. Because I think all your life you’ve needed to hear these words: You aren’t a good person.” You can see how Beverly allows this to affect her for just a split second. She seems shocked that someone saw through her, but it’s short lived. Annie’s delay tactic for the rest of the group to get away was tragic and selfless. (And, btw, served as a perfect way for Bev to go totally into “monster” territory by speaking passages of Revelations with blood staining her face and teeth. *shudder*) The rest of this post is really just my theory…but I want to really look at the group we have left after the kids run. We have the non-believer (Sarah), the whore (Erin), the heretic (Hassan), and - sitting with Paul trying to redeem him the whole episode - the adulteress (Mildred). I believe it was very intentional to have this particular group, with all of their perceived flaws, to be our heroes. I have often been accused of “feeling too much” - and I have to say that the last few minutes of the show (starting with Sarah’s confrontation with her father, ramping up once Erin is taken by the monster, and finishing with the whole town's final song) enthralls me every single time. I have never once, in all of my days in church or with mentors or theology classes or anywhere, heard a more perfect explanation of what I believe God to be. The clues are there - we all have a spark of the divine, we’re all a part of God, etc… but never has it been so perfectly described and shown as here. “Life is a dream. A wish. Made again and again and again and again and on into eternity.” Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for reading and for watching. I do hope you’ll consider Bly Manor (though, imo, it’s not as good as Hill House or Midnight Mass - some folks do like it better, so it’s just my opinion) and maybe even The Fall of the House of Usher set to release in about a week. XOXO

Verity
>>118992459

Hey, if I'm not mistaken, I just saw a comment of yours on Badd Medicine's Patreon! OMG do we watch the same reactors! XD

PhoenixRising
>>119051032

I am SO glad you touched on the fact that you though "vampire" is not a thing in Midnight Mass. I had the SAME thought when i watched it too. It struck me as the same instance as in the Walking Dead where "zombie" was never a thing and that is why they never use that name and different regions call them different things "walkers", "rotters", "lurkers". This to me (the fact that vampires are not a thing) is a strong key to this series. It is why the feeding and the feeding off of is not seen in some version of their minds to link it necessarily with evil but able to be interpreted and an angel or to apply the literal meaning of Christ and resurrection. To look at it in this light gives a whole new outlook on the series. Just because we know what vampires are it is easy for us to call this story out on it, but if you didn't know and see a million different vampire tales, one might be able to see how "Paul" faltered in his ideas. Anyway, I am glad you saw this about the "vampire" thing and glad you brought it up. I was about to make that comment too and then read yours. =)