<- Click for a really fun thread full of cope. Sadly the comments are disabled 
It's still fun tho! Like check this unironic totally-not-heretical-not-at-all-schism about "chad catholics"
Elsewhere the user is appealing to civil law lmao The pope is the supreme ruler of your religion you dolt, just stay evangelical if you don't like it.
It's the dunk tank.
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"Bu-but the congregation in Midnight Mass seemed so nice!"
Can I just say how much I enjoyed that show? It was mindless garbage slop and it took itself waaayyy too seriously, but it sure was fun! Just a silly romp attempting (and roundly failing) to say something serious about, I dunno, faith, community, maybe just straight up how easy it is to get a cult going? Definitely my favorite Netflix Flanagan series (yes I've watched them all I have a problem).
I loved it as well, and it does have a lot to say about a lot of stuff, addiction, forgiveness, hope, trauma, the last things, it has a ton of depth for what's essentially a Stephen King novel adaptation without the corresponding Stephen King novel. The cast and filming are great, too. I even think it's kinda hillarious that the priest preaches like a less froggy Jordan Peterson, and it works perfectly. The only thing that bothered me about Midnight Mass was that a few scenes felt needlessly cruel given how much empathy and nuance went into most of the character writing.
Yeah, I was being a little too flippant about its themes, good point. It's easy to get lost in the absolutely over-the-top religion/cult stuff, but the friendship between the two main characters, culminating with their scene on the boat was actually really sweet. And it's a beautifully filmed show, absolutely. Flanagan shows tend to be, even when they have very little else going for them. The priest was extremely funny, I agree with you there. I thought he was a great character, all in all. His tragic flaws were very believable too.