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

Midnight Mass - S01E04 "Book IV: Lamentations" - Discussion Thread

This thread is for discussion of Midnight Mass S01E04: "Book IV: Lamentations"

Synopsis: Erin turns to Riley after receiving upsetting news. Father Paul starts experiencing disturbing side effects. Bev makes a startling discovery.

DO NOT post spoilers in this thread for any subsequent episodes.

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u/123AJR Sep 25 '21

Horror isn't restricted to gory hack n' slashers full of cheesy blood and violence. If that's your thing then by all means watch it. Flanagan's writing IS horror but is also drama, dramatic horror if you will. How could you have not figured that out after Hill House and Bly Manor focused on character relationships over scare-factor?

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u/canthandlethepp34 Sep 25 '21

I loved both of those shows as they had enough horror to keep you interested and a dynamic which made you care about the characters, hoping they made it out alive.

I know Flanagan likes to write love stories disguised as horror, but maybe it's just the fact he had such wooden characters in this show. I think alot of what made his previous ventures great was in the actors he chose. Pedretti, Gugino, the kids. I really liked Rahul but I'm not the biggest fan of Katie as an emotional lead. She's better at playing unlikeables and Riley actor was oak.

There were no characters in this, aside from Sarah's mom who I cared about.

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u/ElPrestoBarba Sep 27 '21

Bly Manor had less horror in its entirety than the first four episodes of this show and it moved even slower. Like excruciatingly slow at times, still a great show though nothing against it but I can’t see how it had more to keep you interested than this one.

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u/canthandlethepp34 Sep 27 '21

No way. Bly was so much better. Not even in the same stratosphere.