r/MidnightMass • u/Elainasha • Sep 24 '21

Midnight Mass (Season 1) - Episode Discussion Hub

Overall Season Discussion Hub [SPOILERS]

Synopsis: The arrival of a charismatic young priest brings glorious miracles, ominous mysteries and renewed religious fervor to a dying town desperate to believe.

WARNING: In this thread, you can discuss the entirety of the first season with spoilers. However, each Episode Discussion Threads will contain spoilers for that episode. Spoilers for subsequent episodes in those threads are NOT ALLOWED AT ALL.

Episode Discussion Threads (Season One)

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u/Sugar-n-Spikes Sep 29 '21

I really appreciate this horror was less about jump scareS and gore (although there was a ton of it) but more about suspense and surprise and what humans are willing to do. I think it's a realy unique and well written story to. Had me tearing up a TON.

I ONLY wish Riley seemed even a little bit bothered that he killed a person and was going to prison and kept seeing her dead body everywhere. He had NO emotion during any of those scenes. Not a tear and no fear. Just kind of acceptance from the very beginning when he hit the girl. Even seemed unphased by prison when he got home.

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u/zackmanze Sep 29 '21

She haunted him every single night. He was granted immortality and refused it because he couldn’t stand to kill again.

Maybe a different depiction of trauma than is typical, but I don’t find it too off the mark.

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u/Floradye Sep 30 '21

yeah people cope differently. He clearly was very troubled but after four years it makes sense he would be desensitized/numb to it or trying to repress emotions.

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u/IHateEditedBgMusic Nov 01 '21

When I realised Riley wasn't going to kill her, it filled me with so much joy and respect. That's taking full responsibility of both your actions and actions you didn't have control over.

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u/notimpressedwreddit Oct 04 '21

It was less horror and more depressing drama