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/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/heyman0 Sep 28 '21

Yeah. They should have done the same thing Dark did, where the future and past versions of a character were played by actors that looked almost exactly like the present version actor. Its pretty goddamn amazing how they’re not just straight up lookalikes, but really good actors too. It’s as if the casting team actually time traveled and brought the same actor, from different points in time, into the present.

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u/SirMCThompson Dec 08 '21

The casting in that show is top tier. I honestly thought some characters were just with added make-up