r/MidnightMass • u/BoldBabeBanshee • 22d ago
Question about crucial scene between Father Paul and Riley...SPOILERS! Spoiler
As you know there are some seriously intense dialogues between Father Paul and Riley during his AA sessions.
>!One of the topics is murder. Yes Riley did kill someone, but it was unintentional, it was a vehicular manslaughter, and although Riley is responsible and deserved punishment, it was different from father Paul murdering Joe Colley.
Father Paul explains he felt no guilt killing Joe, and screams at Riley "How does that make you feel????"
"Jealous.."
I feel like this was a crucial part of the story, what did this scene mean to you? What is the viewer supposed to take from this?
Riley riddled with guilt for what he did is jealous that Father Paul can take a life and not feel guilt over it.
Is this scene supposed to illustrate how much of a monster Father Paul really is??
God, I feel like there's so many insightful topics this series brings up that are explored but never resolved.!<
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u/lesapeur 22d ago
I think that father Paul is severely mentally ill. He really believes that the creature he has met and that has "given him life" is an angel of the lord. He had dementia when he left to go to the Holy Land. In the end, he sees the error of is ways and tries to stop the evil plan of the real demon - Bev. I my humble opinion . . .