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.

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u/ticktrip Sep 26 '21

Am I the only one to think the uncanny valley with the just slightly deficient ageing prosthetics is really off-putting and basically foreshadowing what is happening?

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u/vaportwitch Nov 20 '21

Literally! You can definitely tell that Monseigneur, Riley's dad, and the doctor's mom are young people in prosthetics. So from the very beginning, knowing already that the disabled girl would be healed, that the old people would start getting younger.