Midnight Mass

“There are no monsters in the world, and no saints. Only infinite shades woven into the same tapestry, light and dark. One man’s monster is another man’s beloved. The wise know that.” I could write for hours—days even—about this show. I loved every detail and every aspect of the storyline because each character is a symbol, and that fascinates me. The way it portrays people guided by blind faith—no questions asked, no truths sought, no real understanding attempted, just following the herd—is both brilliant and unsettling.Bev represents hypocrisy so perfectly that I hated her guts with every scene and wished her the most horrendous death possible. And yet, I admire how well she was written, how effectively she made herself despised. She wore a mask of virtue and belief, presenting herself as the voice of righteousness. But when the moment came for her to face the very fate she encouraged others toward—the fate she insisted was God’s will—she crumbled. She had always painted dissenters as enemies of the Lord, but when it was her turn, the “holier than thou” woman revealed herself as nothing more than a coward, terrified of the afterlife she claimed to believe in. The one who thought herself superior ended up being the only one to die in utter agony and despair—screaming, clinging desperately to life. How ironic is that?But my personal favorite scene was Monsignor Pruitt in the church, confessing to his beloved that he had done everything for her and for their daughter. His fear of loss, his inability to accept that the love of his life—and their child—would one day face death, drove him to bring a curse upon the entire island. When Mildred told him that this was how it was supposed to end—their daughter growing up, and the two of them fading away—he still couldn’t accept it. He said: “Yeah, but another chance? Now that we can be a family this time. Can you think of a miracle more amazing than that? I mean, curing blindness, sure. Or part the seas, all right. But a second chance? That’s a real miracle.” I truly felt that. And I absolutely loved how he delivered it. This whole scene was heart wrenching,i sobbed. The writing of his entire character is amazing, the acting, the delivery—not just of lines but of entire monologues—was breathtaking. What an incredible actor he is, truly. Midnight Mass captures so many of the obstacles we face today, and the ones humanity has faced for centuries, all wrapped in a story that is haunting and beautiful at the same time. I loved it deeply.