Midnight mass Episode 7 Reaction

I dunno if anyone sees comments on these old ones but Lola asked about Mike’s inspiration. Stephen King is that dude’s muse lol. This is basically the best adaptation of the book Salem’s Lot by Stephen King. Flanagan is a huge King nerd who has directed 3 movies based on his books already. He also just finished shooting Carrie for Amazon which was King’s first novel and he is working on Stephen King’s magnum opus The Dark Tower which is an insane fantasy series and is the thing Flanagan wants to do more than any other project according to him, literally his holy grail. He just released The Life of Chuck based on a Stephen King novella a few months back, if you wanna see a Mike Flanagan project that isn’t terrifying I highly recommend it. Those two fellas combined equals good stuff. Long days and pleasant nights!

I love this series but the only problem I had with it and it is kind of a big one. Was that they had so many of the actors wearing like "old age" make up at the start. I understand why and that's part of the problem is because from the very first episode as soon as I noticed everyone was in make up I immediately thought to myself "The only reason why you use old age make up is so you can make them younger later on" and then that just lead me to think "it's gotta be vampires" and that was like 30 minutes into the first episode. The reason why I think its a big deal is because the big "reveal" and overall story antagonist was really obvious but not by the actors or the writing but because of the production choices. I think there's a way they could've portrayed the healing and rejuvenation of the characters without having to rely on heavy old age make up. That's my only issue with the show, production kinda spoiled the story, other then that the writing and especially the acting are freakin amazing.

It's weird that it's an almost alien concept in this medium to watch a show/movie for the first time WITH the reactors. It's almost entirely about getting validation for something you already love. That's extremely limiting and inertial. If you like reactors, you should follow them along with their passions. That'll lead to better reactions and you'll maybe discover something new that you love ... AND you won't go in with all that emotional baggage of nostalgia where you're (maybe just subconsciously) DEMANDING that the reactors match your feelings about the thing.

I’m praying for a double today or at least get HxH ╰(*´︶`*)╯♡

so excited that the bear is next, it’s such a gem and i really think they’re gonna love it!!

Hoping you guys react to the anime Psycho-Pass one day, or even the show Hannibal would be good.

well, i'd say i'll leave a short comment because it's fucking past 3 am and i need to be up in a few hours and work all day... but you know me, i'm physically incapable of not rambling. first of all, i'm so glad you finally watched this and enjoyed it. ngl, it was funny as fuck watching you two get so angry. the fact that bev made a top two tier (even if it's of a hated character) it's fucking hilarious. yes, i agree with you both. both samantha sloyan and hamish linklater (bev and pruitt) were the standouts in terms of acting. both made and amazing work and they got payed dust my the awards 💀 the show itself is so good to me. at first watch i placed it between hill house and bly manor, but now i'd say that it's up there with hill house, maybe hill house winning by a bit. the thing is, with hill house i LOVE the characters and i have deep connection to them while with midnight mass, while i really enjoy all characters i don't have that love i suppose. whenever i see a picture of the crains in my tl i think "that's my family!" lol but yeah, at the end of the day, in terms of quality and value of rewatch they're pretty even in my book. about mike's future projects. he's adapting, or has adapted, since it should be released sooner than later, edgar allan poe's short story 'the fall of the house of usher'. pretty interesting story that i read and analyzed in college and i'm really exited for what he can do with it. and then he's also adapting stephen king's the dark tower, which already was adapted to an awful movie 😂 this project shoul be released later i think. probably many actors will come back again (i need victoria perdetti to come back and work with mike). i hope you react to both not too late... you made me wait a long time for this one 😭 though it was worth it. and lastly? (maybe i'll remember something tomorrow when i'm not half asleep). glad to see you decided to watch the bear. i binged it last week and i really enjoyed it though it reminded me a bit too much to my own job 💀 ps: loved the derry girls reference. milena breaking and saying which show you were watching next actually reminded me of clare's ratting out to sister michael even before you mentioned it lol

I agree on Pruitt's character, I appreciated him much more on a rewatch (not that I didn't the first time, but I became more endeared to him the second time). Sure his reasons for doing this were selfish, but that's what make his character feel more real, just a flawed human with many regrets who wanted a second chance. Him and Hassan were my favorite characters, and watching Hassan slowly collapse while praying next to his son never fails to make me tear up

what show will be after this one? anybody know?

Such a good reaction series. Not a perfect show but so interesting. It seems like such an obvious twist on the formula (vamps = christian mythology) I'm shocked I've never seen it before. Dark ending but satisfying. the bear is soooo good lol im super hyped to rewatch

Also, while I’ve never even heard of what you’re watching next, you making the executive choice to just watch that has me crossing my fingers that you’ll do the same for Black Sails when The Wire is over lol. 👀

I heard the bear was good looking forward to watching it with you guys, same as this show was an interesting piece.

I always love seeing you girls shout out Derry Girls whenever possible lmao I'm so glad people are getting exposed to Irish humour. And Milena spoiling the next show you two are gonna watch next is so funny 😂❤️

Other scattered thoughts: From what I understand, when Hassan and Ali are praying together at the end it’s a little different from before, in that Hassan would be the one leading the prayer. This time it was Ali. The way the singing cuts off so suddenly is incredibly chilling and so well done. That entire ending generally leaves me pretty speechless, and I cry through most of it. You guys hit on a lot of great points in your discussion. And while it’s a tough watch rewatches are definitely rewarding, seeing all the little pieces and understanding them. The more I’ve thought and watched the show the more I’ve come to love it, and I liked it a lot already. Not sure how I would rank it compared to the Haunting shows - they’re all very different but still good. And I’m basically in for whatever Mike Flannigan wants to do next.

Based on their reaction to this and especially Bev, I'd LOVE to see their reaction to the movie The Mist and Marcia Gay Harden's character.

"mike, some therapy for you my dude"

For me, Annie telling Bev she’s a bad person is actually pretty satisfying. More than if someone else had really yelled or cussed her out. I think because it was so polite and to the point, it was actually the most effective. Like her telling Bev she’s a bad person hurts Bev more than if she’d just called her a bitch lol. You can see it in Bev’s face. And of course so much of this show and episode has pointed at Bev’s hypocrisy. The ‘chosen warriors of God’ are out here eating townspeople while those that are truly upholding the notions of selfless love are doing everything they can to stop the slaughter.

Even in a show with an actual blood sucking vampire, Bev is still the biggest monster in it.

Tonight is going to be a good night!

Wow early upload! This is going to make the wait to get off from work unbearable. Also is this the last we're ever going to see of the old camera? I'm going to miss Milena reaching for it to turn it off at the end of the video :(

not you posting this while i'm getting getting dressed for work 😭 my villain origin story

im so thankful for my timezone i get to watch it the second it comes out

Oh man I’ve been looking forward to this. Even though the ending is a lot, I love it.