Netflix Midnight Mass

[Drew a Penalty]

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Another horror-drama series from Mike Flanagan. I already tore through this because I'm a big fan of his and loved it. Don't go into it remotely expecting anything like Hill House or Bly Manor. It's a different type of horror that maintains a lot of Flanagan's trademarks like a slow burn, lots of character development, dialogue and monologuing. Hill House is definitely creepier but this might be my favorite piece Flanagan has done so far. I thought it was really well developed.

[siddious]

Well worth the watch 

[SaveByRichter35]

Hill House was great.  Bly didn't do it for me.  I'll add this to the watch list.

[siddious]

43 minutes ago, SaveByRichter35 said:

Hill House was great.  Bly didn't do it for me.  I'll add this to the watch list.

Same.  This was really good though. Certainly on the more original side. 

[Drew a Penalty]

7 minutes ago, siddious said:

Same.  This was really good though. Certainly on the more original side. 

I think they had more freedom developing a story of their own as opposed to Bly Manor which was still attempting to be an adaptation of a book.

[siddious]

Yea I didn’t even get through bly the story was just not sucking me in.

[SaveByRichter35]

9 minutes ago, siddious said:

Yea I didn’t even get through bly the story was just not sucking me in.

Same.  I think I stopped around episode 5 or 6.

[Sharpshooter]

Bly wasn't that great, but I thought it picked up the last three episodes or so, they were really good. Midnight Mass has been excellent so far, I have two episodes left that I'll be finishing today.

[Pete]

35 minutes ago, Sharpshooter said:

Bly wasn't that great, but I thought it picked up the last three episodes or so, they were really good. Midnight Mass has been excellent so far, I have two episodes left that I'll be finishing today.

Bly could have been 3 episodes shorter.

[Sharpshooter]

3 minutes ago, Pete said:

Bly could have been 3 episodes shorter.

Pretty much. I think sometimes Netflix series can be a bit drawn out, and Bly was one of them.

[TwoMinutesForNothing]

On episode 5, very bored.  Can barely pay attention and not sure what's happening. 

[siddious]

Just now, TwoMinutesForNothing said:

On episode 5, very bored.  Can barely pay attention and not sure what's happening. 

There are scenes with a lot of talking which I thought they could have shortened but I am surprised you are bored. Lot more action in the last two episodes.

[TwoMinutesForNothing]

10 minutes ago, siddious said:

There are scenes with a lot of talking which I thought they could have shortened but I am surprised you are bored. Lot more action in the last two episodes.

Probably because they already lost me.  It could be more interesting than I'm aware but I'm barely following it as a look at crap online.  It was way too much dialogue at the beginning.  Plus even though I'm sure it will have some purpose and is the point of the show, all of the nonstop religious talk kind of gets on my nerves.  

Edited September 29, 2021 by TwoMinutesForNothing

[siddious]

Just now, TwoMinutesForNothing said:

Probably because they already lost me.  It could be more investing than I'm aware but I'm barely following it as a look at crap online.  It was way too much dialogue at the beginning.

[SaveByRichter35]

3 hours ago, TwoMinutesForNothing said:

On episode 5, very bored.  Can barely pay attention and not sure what's happening. 

Sounds like me and Bly lol.  I can't tell you how many times I had to rewind it because I just stopped paying attention and took out my phone.  Then I was like fuck what is happening, let me rewind.  Rinse and repeat.

Edited September 29, 2021 by SaveByRichter35

[Sharpshooter]

More like 'Blargh' Manor, amirite!?

[Phil]

Phenomenal series. I really wish there was a second season coming.

[The Dude]

On 9/29/2021 at 2:21 PM, TwoMinutesForNothing said:

Probably because they already lost me.  It could be more interesting than I'm aware but I'm barely following it as a look at crap online.  It was way too much dialogue at the beginning.  Plus even though I'm sure it will have some purpose and is the point of the show, all of the nonstop religious talk kind of gets on my nerves.  

Must be a thing. I can't watch much these days. I used to hate when I'd watch a movie/show with someone and they couldn't bother to pay attention. Now that's ME.  Ugh.

[NYR2711]

Loved this series. Perfect amount of episodes, nothing was dragged out, some nice twists and turns. It also ended perfectly.

[NYR2711]

On 10/22/2021 at 3:01 PM, Phil said:

Phenomenal series. I really wish there was a second season coming.

The way it ended, no need for a second season. The writers signed on to do I think it’s 7 series like this, they are doing Edgar Allen pie’s the Fall of the House of Usher, and he has a couple of more series he is working on that are like this.

[Phil]

I know why they aren't doing another, but that doesn't mean you couldn't.

Spoiler

The "angel" had its wings torn up, but was still flying away. Could it have made it thirty miles? We don't know, but it's possible. Maybe it landed in the ocean and was picked up by some passing ship? Would have been fun, maybe, or maybe not. So much of what made this such a success was the small island town/community, so it's hard to say if they'd have been as successful trying to replicate it elsewhere.