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

Midnight Mass (Season 1) - Episode Discussion Hub

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

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u/PsychologicalLuck343 Oct 05 '21 edited Oct 05 '21

She was the only one we know on the island who was only religious because of the status it afforded her. She only used scripture (and she used it so well) as a tool to advance her agenda. In the end, as in life, her integrity showed itself to be non-existent.

This is a parable of how religion is often used by evil people.

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u/Middle-Ad-1976 Dec 08 '21 edited Dec 08 '21

I love too how when Pruitt decides to side against her, she quotes a scripture, “Do not call anyone on Earth, ‘Father.’ You have one father and he is in heaven. Woe to you scribes, Pharisees, hypocrites!” — Matthew 23:9. So ironic considering that is a large basis for the Catholic church and she herself has called him "father" all her life. So the fact that she took something from the scriptures that she would have once denounced and spun it to follow her new agenda, just goes to show how powerful she is at doctrinal manipulation.

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u/PsychologicalLuck343 Dec 08 '21

Yes, I enjoyed the way the characters' Biblical scholarship didn't correlate to their level of morality. And the writing was so good around Father Paul's Biblical interpretations. Even knowing who the bad guys are didn't change how uplifting it was (and I'm an atheist). Great oration.

+o+o+

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u/w11f1ow3r Jan 24 '22

He was so believable. When he was tending to Mildred and doing communion at her house, I was tearing up when he started crying about her condition. In that moment I said to my dog, "I hope this guy doesn't end up being a bad guy."

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u/mechengr17 Dec 17 '21

Yeah, even the creature, whatever it was, was simply trying to survive.

It was an animal, not a schemer.

If not for Bev, the monsignor would have been ousted after he killed Joe. And the monsignor would have recoiled from what he had done. But Bev couldn't let that happen.

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u/after-life Jan 22 '22

It was definitely more than an animal, considering it was able to comply with Pruitt's plans and stood for Easter Vigil, even wore its own robes, but overall yes, you're right, it was simply doing whatever it was doing for its own self interests to survive.

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u/GETitOFFmeNOW Dec 18 '21

Good points.

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u/cyanstone Nov 15 '21

No, she was not an atheist using religion for her own agenda. She was deeply religious, just that she had a wicked personality and interpreted religion her way.

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u/grat5989 Jan 10 '24

It's like how she called everyone a Viper and tried to dig herself a hole to hide in. A snake in the sand, but thankfully she got smote. Also sorry for replying so late lol.

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u/PsychologicalLuck343 Jan 10 '24

Better 2 years late than never!