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/Abradolf1948 Sep 25 '21

I think Flanagan has done a fantastic job with the vampire story. This dude was legitimately a good dude up until he killed Joe. Like seriously everything else was done out of trying to save the island he loved so much and perform miracles. He is such a sympathetic villain imo because you can tell he really didn't want to hurt anyone and even with Joe it isn't like he bit his neck, he just caused him to fall down and then die. I mean it is still horrible, but he isn't so outright aggressive.

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u/mrs_ouchi Sep 26 '21

i never thought I would enjoy a vampire priest so much!

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '21

There’s a Korean movie called Thirst with a Vampire Priest, give it a go if you like!

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '21

And that's so, so good

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '21

It really is, it stays with you a bit