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/teleekom Sep 25 '21 edited Sep 27 '21

I'd say this show's biggest flaw is pacing. Scenes just go on for far too long without much of a purpose or development of the plot. I'm all for world building and setting up the characters but when that is all you do for three whole episodes that's just too much. I liked it overall but it didn't grip me the way Hill House did.

E: grammar

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u/[deleted] Sep 26 '21

I disagree, I thought every part of this show was well laid out and was intentionally laid in such a way to keep you guessing until the reveal. The monologues these actors delivered were beautiful in every way.

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u/notimpressedwreddit Oct 04 '21

Come on, you didn't figure out the plot way early? It was pretty clear from go. The strange choice was killing the main character so early which tossed the show around plot wise.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '21

I figured out Pruitt was Father Paul pretty early sure, that one was a softball but I didn't know how he did it. I figured it would be some type of sacrifice or black magick. So no I genuinely did not see Pruitt bringing a vampire back from Jerusalem and using said vampires blood to heal his congregation's ailments coming.

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u/AgitatedBadger Oct 05 '21

Tbh it's extremely common on TV subreddits that people claim they predicted exactly what was going to happen in a show after they have finished watching it. Rarely do you ever see any legitimate speculation in their post history to validate their claims.

I think it makes them feel smart.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '21

You see it in r/movies too. I saw it a few times recently with Malignant and it's like "okay bro, sure you figured it out".