Midnight Mass 1x1 Reaction!! "Book I: Genesis"

[@RaggedyPack]

WE'RE JOINING THE MIDNIGHT MASS! ⛪ Hope you enjoy watching with us! Minus Blake, because he'll probably have his eyes closed. 🙈 Full length reaction available on our Patreon www.patreon.com/collection/726826 Come hang out in our Discord discord.gg/HQFtGkCf37

[@moviegoer727]

Out of all of the Flanagan shows, this is the one that I hope you manage to avoid spoilers for 🤞🏽

[@Arcannabis]

We must protect them at all cost.

[@ChromeOfTheFuture]

Yeah I would highly recommend getting a moderator.

[@brash_and_sassy]

Or just ignore us until you’re done with the season. Lol

[@KdeeBUBBLES444]

I think Blake already got spoiled for the fate of one of the characters, he mentioned it in one of the Hill House reactions iirc

[@jadejewel6586]

The Cat Puns Hilarious 😂

[@thomasbaker2067]

Midnight Mass is my number 1 favorite TV show by Mike Flanagan, also Hamish Linklater plays the pastor so well and Zach Gilford was awesome in this too.

[@sammygmarie]

Hamish is soooo damn good!!

[@thomasbaker2067]

@@sammygmarie I heard that he is gonna star in season 2 of Gen V.

[@Myaccount923]

@@thomasbaker2067oh I’m gonna start gen v soon!

[@paulinekeown2472]

I have such a crush on Hamish Linklater. He is such an incredible actor with charisma to spare.

[@79Bobola]

@@paulinekeown2472 I came down to the comment section looking for Hamish love, he’s such a good actor, and so handsome ❤

[@dweamwady]

Cat-astrophe, cat-astrophic, cat-egory 1 hurricane. Epic puns Corey 😂

[@Markyajv]

In the 2016 movie "HUSH" by Mike Flanagan. Starring his wife as a deaf writer being stalked she had written a book called "Midnight Mass". Jump to the movie "Gerald's Game" with Carla Gugino and Bruce Greenwood a copy of the book "Midnight Mass " is on the nightstand. Jump to the series "Midnight Mass" which is the story of the fictional book.

[@MariaLoozer]

I was gonna comment this. Also, in Hush, the writer's friend is the actress that plays Beverly (in MM, Steve's wife in Hill House).

[@Markyajv]

@@MariaLoozer Yup, Samantha Sloyan, She played Sarah in HUSH and she plays Beverly in MM, and Tamerlane Usher, one of the Usher Daughters in Fall of the House of Usher. (the one with the sexual kink)

[@melissayoung465]

I'd love for them to watch both Hush and Gerald's Game as well as other Flanagan movies

[@dfcarvalho]

@@melissayoung465 And Doctor Sleep (after The Shining, of course)

[@RealBradMiller]

So, you can see the Lasser Glass in Gerald's Game(The mirror frame is the bed headboard), and also in this show, in Hill House, Bly Manor.. every work since Oculus!

[@ReelPiscesPlays]

Blake: I HATE CATS Also Blake: Anyone that acts like that with a dog is a red flag.

[@mandareborn]

fr 😭😭 like if that beach was full of dead dogs suddenly it'd be sad? its tragic no matter what animal 🥺

[@ReelPiscesPlays]

@@mandareborn well he acknowledged he didn’t want them to die. I was talking more about the woman cowering from the dog cause folks who aren’t cat people would do the same

[@braydentheslayer]

@@ReelPiscesPlaysit’s normal for people to be afraid of dogs…not all dogs are harmful but people that try to act like all dogs are peaceful are stupid as fuck.

[@ShittyShittyGameGang]

​@ReelPiscesPlays listen idk if you've seen the damn show but that women isn't scared of that dog she's just a bitch. I think there's a difference in how Blake feels about cats and how she feels about what's his butts dog.

[@ginster458]

Not a spoiler but context: This is Flanagans most personal project to date. He grew up as an altar boy in a community much like crocket, and later was struggling with alcoholism as well though he is sober now. The very first scene was one of his deepest fears regarding his drinking, taking someones life due to his addiction. He wrote Midnight Mass and refined it over years, it is more or less his personal magnum opus, and pitched it over and over, as others have said, you can see the book in his other movies like Hush or Geralds Game, but it was the huge success of Hill House that finally made it possible. Hill House is my favorite still and has made a huge impact on me but I gotta say this show is something special in a totally different way. Especially in the last episodes I literally had to sit in silence and process it, which rarely happens. Looking forward to re-experience it with you :)

[@DKSean]

This is similar to how I feel with the show. Hill House is my favourite of his work, but Midnight Mass shares the seat. It's a great piece of work, and I'm glad to have another excuse to revisit it again.

[@ginster458]

@@DKSean I always feel like Flanagan shows are almost wrong to rank- they’re similar enough that they feel comparable, but really, all of them are so different that you can’t really compare. In the end it really comes down to which story affects ypu personally more- familial bonds and trauma, different kinds of love and how memory shapes us, religion community and how we find purpose, and social critique of the ultra wealthy

[@アキコ2003]

Midnight mass is definitely my favorite work from mike flanigan Its hard to choose because all of his works are so different from each other while still being amazing themselves But this one is just amazing

[@JBjopa8]

Same here, I love all of his shows they are really awesome but Midnight Mass is my favorite. The acting is so on point

[@badguyswins285]

I'm so glad y'all didn't skip this one in the Flanagan series. Such an underrated show!!

[@bauhausofgucci]

The judge giving Riley’s sentence is Carla Gugino (Olivia from hill house and older Jamie in Bly). Real quick cameo from her

[@jhufffamily7920]

midnight mass is slower and more dialogue heavy than the other shows (in my opinion), and the vibe is unique as well. there’s less jumpscares and more existential horror. this one really makes you sit and think. see y’all in the crockpot👋

[@xMr2PaCx]

The doctor is mrs dudley and the sister is steven wife

[@cherdiane]

When someone says they hate cats, that's an automatic red flag.

[@mandareborn]

lmao RAN to comment the same thing 😂

[@thetigerspot6863]

Literally came here to comment same thing. Not shocked it's Blake. 🚩🚩🚩

[@ryant107]

He’s a walking red flag lol

[@lmaolini]

​@@thetigerspot6863 what did he do?😭

[@ShittyShittyGameGang]

I have 3 cats and I love them to death but I definitely understand why someone would say they hate them. They aren't for everyone that's for sure.

[@themed6023]

Hell yeah Midinight Mass, you guys arent READY!

[@evacombs9720]

An albatross is a giant sea-bird (looks a bit like a seagull) which flies/glides for years (yes, years) over the open ocean. Sailors dreaded seeing an albatross because it meant they were still very far from land (before the invention of sea-worthy clocks, there was no way to tell longitude at sea, you can tell latitude by the stars, but this doesn't help in the Atlantic or the Pacific). To see seagulls meant you were near land, to see an albatross meant you were extremely far from land. Seeing an albatross was considered bad luck/a bad omen. From this, it is used in very deeply rooted western cannon to mean a giant burden that will drag you down and which you can't get rid of (the expression is 'to have an albatross around your neck').

[@michaelklaus]

where does this come from? because the metaphor goes back to Coleridges poem where the albatross following the ship out of port was a sign of good luck but someone shot the bird and out of shame was unable to speak; I looked that up years ago when it came up in Serenity, the movie that finishes the show Firefly, where the antagonist is called out after falsely referring to someone as an albatross in the sense of a bad omen; I mainly remember that it was Coleridge due to the significance of his poems in Douglas Adam's Dirk Gently's Holisitic Detective Agency I looked your claim up and Reuters did fact check that some 3 years ago (or more); Albatrosses only land on shore to breed and adult ones may spend a year a two away from shore; it also takes an Albatross about 6 six years to mature where this weird idea comes from; but they do land on water to feed; so no, they do not fly for years; but an albatross can fly and glide very far and circumvent the earth in 46 days

[@evacombs9720]

@@michaelklaus If you were lost at sea, would you be happy to see an albatross? - That's where it comes from. It certainly doesn't come from me. I've never been a sailor myself, and I've never even been to the southern hemisphere (where they are native). - But what would I, some random person on the internet, know?

[@JonnySativaSeed23]

One of my favorite shows of all time.

[@aqua_baby31]

Blake was so fine before he said he didn't like cats 😂😂😋

[@karinacazares19]

Definitely lost some points there 😂

[@justthej]

My favorite show by Master Mike. Amazing dialogue and acting by the cast.

[@sammygmarie]

Omg soooo freaking glad you guys are doing midnight mass!!! This show is sooo under rated!

[@fkajackiebrown_]

this one is a sleeper hit. im excited for you guys. :)

[@aubgray2700]

The irony of claiming anyone who hates dog is an automatic red flag when Blake can’t even watch a cat just walk into frame of any movie/show without feeling the need to proudly announce how much he hates cats…how do you hate any animal? I’d argue that’s also a red flag 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@saphira2323]

Anyone who hates cats is a red flag. Just sayin 😂

[@taya12020]

facts

[@mandareborn]

REAL

[@illgillbates9561]

I started re-watching Midnight Mass a couple of days ago in anticipation for this, just because I couldn't wait and to refresh my memory. I love this show. I'm so glad it's finally here, I look forward to the reactions and I hope you guys will have a good time with it!

[@mossomness]

It’s wild to learn that Blake hates cats and Samwise Gamgee all in one day.

[@RaggedyPack]

😂😂😂

[@RealBradMiller]

32:30 The first episode shows our main and side characters caught in a cat's cradle of faith and fear. It’s a cat-aclysmically crafted beginning that will cat-apult you into the cat-astrophic heart of this chilling tale.

[@fajarkurniawan9434]

Master Sergeant Pruitt is my favourite character in this show

[@Majqq12]

bro a guy hating cats says anybody hating dogs is a red flag?¿ anybody hating animals in general is a red flag, so Blake you too honey

[@josesantanaisaicmoralescas8889]

This is going to be a mysterious and excellent month 😎

[@randyinvancouver]

If not perfectly splendid 🧐

[@ljcool090]

The rest of the pack not acknowledging Corey’s cat puns is not okay with me 😭😭

[@sarabearmcd9456]

The pacing of this show is slow burn - like a Stephen King story. It is character driven and VERY well done.

[@Wash869]

My favorite Flanagan series, surprising and with good characters.

[@samuelblack1687]

Midnight Mass is one of the best shows of the decade and it's gonna be awesome to see you all figure it out haha

[@BudgetBeauty24]

OMG YEEEEEES! This show is so amazing! It’s my favorite of all the Flanagan shows! Very underrated, well acted. I can’t say more good things about it. Y’all will love it ❤

[@randyinvancouver]

Categorically cruel cat puns!🧐

[@dlasis]

15:19 The Karen lady you don't like was Steve's wife, Leigh, the doctor was Mrs Dudley, and the Judge was Olivia in Hill house.

[@marklouis1890]

I love the friendship between the four of you. It is very genuine and Not very common these days

[@JuanPerez-tg6ev]

THATS CRAZY I literally just started to rewatch this limited series!! The absolute BEST!!

[@cotevallejos7230]

Omgggg I've been waiting months for this reaction!! 🤩 This is my favorite Mike Flanagan show!

[@Bchristian2406]

Loved the cat puns 😂

[@Shasarazad]

This is my favorite of his shows. So excited to hear your hard reads.

[@briennedaugherty4482]

As a Flanastan I am so excited to see you guys watching this one. It's my favorite of his.

[@AdamTyree]

So pumped for this. My favorite Flanagan project.

[@이마크-r8e]

I love that the Hill House and Bly Manor cast reunited for this! A lot of faves from both series came back.

[@liamkampff1]

ITS HAPPENING Also the flashes of strange proportions of Monsignor Pruitt in the storm is one of my absolute favourite Flanagan images ever. The horror of the uncanny used perfectly there

[@JagoBC]

You can also see Paul carrying the chest off the boat the same day Riley arrives (if you know to look, which most people don't on the first viewing).

[@zXSleeZy]

Super hyped for this one!

[@michaelolivero1626]

This show is a slow-starting fire, but once the flames catch, its a freakin bonfire. Great fully fleshed characters. Heavy on philosophy. One of the things i lve about reaction vids is hearing all the theories and knowing what's really happening. Its also great rewatching and cathcing all the clues i didn't get on the first watch.

[@screamr2d2]

The performance Hamish Linklater gives throughout this show is out of this world. I imagine it's hard to stand out in the company of the incredible talent Flanagan always has around him, and this guy really does just that. I dont think I'd seen him in anything besides The Newsroom, which is another fantastic show by the way, but while he was great in that the character he played wasnt as meaty as this one. I love what he does with Father Paul.

[@excalibur2024guy]

Corey, Blake at the end looked almost cat-atonic 😂😅😮

[@lauradawson7964]

This was the first Flanagan show I watched and it’s still a favourite of mine. Enjoy!

[@larissards]

Idk if you guys noticed, but the annoying lady was Steve's wife in Hill House. Excited for this journey. Midnight Mass is so different from the other two, but equally amazing in my opinion.

[@heroicfool8541]

Mike Flanagan tell me you're an ex-catholic without telling me you're an ex-catholic. I can sense kindred spirit from this man in this one.

[@KdeeBUBBLES444]

It varies depending on the state, but 10ish years seems to be a pretty standard sentence length for vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. And then, like most crimes, you can get out early with good behaviour so it's even shorter

[@jm8714]

THE BEST FLANAGAN SHOW!!!!

[@phniedwn]

I’m very looking forward to this. Very different from the last too, but I think this is my favourite of the three!

[@isasunshine]

Midnight Mass is so heavy & rich & good~ This is gonna be fun.

[@mattpen]

My favorite Flanagan, enjoy and be ready for the tears

[@anonymousgirl4605]

This is such a good show! I'm so glad you guys are finally watching Midnight Mass. All four of you have good observations as well.

[@lorrainecasey749]

Bev is played by the actress who plays Leigh in Hill House she’s especially recognisable in the Hill House scene where she says”of course not because you haven’t written it yet “ same vibe

[@Markyajv]

COJO I'm afraid of Demons and religion mixed. Corey I'm afraid of this and that, Igli I'm afraid of this, Blake I'm afraid of Blow Pops,Pop Tarts, Sand, Clean Sheets, and the Sun.

[@MoreJoy79]

Igli is always catching strays

[@fruitpunchsamuraidavid]

The dialogs and monologs in this show is my favorite! I'm also a sucker for these thriller type stories set in small towns

[@RealBradMiller]

Same here! There is a small town nestled in a cliffside here in Ohio called Hanging Rock... Just dying to have a horror story written about it. I know there's an Australian story called Picnic At Hanging Rock, but that's more suspense/thriller.

[@fruitpunchsamuraidavid]

@@RealBradMiller ooh that sounds exciting gonna have to check it out

[@ScottSeven-n3f]

Wow, this AMERICAN HORROR STORY on the way, so exciting your not even ready,

[@zedge527]

Midnight Mass and House of Usher are probably my favorite Flanagan series. Which is wild considering how good Hill House amd Bly Manor are. Start refreshing yourself now on some of Edgar Allen Poe's works before you get to Usher's House 😉😅

[@hannahabbot4250]

disliking cats is a red flag 😈

[@n1icole]

Dat sheriff had a hold on me lol

[@RealBradMiller]

It's the beard and the denim. Be careful!! 😂

[@TomTomson81]

Flanagan's reckoning with religion and cults, mob behavior and mentally. Probably also his most important work to date. Frightening because it is so real. Great series, highest standards. Important things are questioned here. Midnight Club also belongs to the Flanagan series.

[@JessieW6776]

Yay! This is my absolute favorite of Mike Flanagans work and one of my all time favorite shows.

[@kimberlymoeller6552]

This is my favorite Flanagan project. I love all of them, but this one is something special and deftly handles some difficult, nuanced and beautiful topics. This show was weirdly healing for me in the way it handles some of the topics. Msgr. Paul Hill is my favorite character in all of the Flanaverse. That’s not a spoiler….a great character is great whether they’re villain or hero. He is written and performed impeccably. I can’t wait for this story to unfold for you guys.

[@Christian_Adonis1]

Ha,Ha Cojo thinking Paul could be the Devil, in a church of all places reciting the Bible, yeah that’s likely buddy. 😮😂😂😂😂

[@fangirlalliecat]

Midnight Mass and Hill House are always battling for my #1 favorite MF show. Both are SO well done.

[@carah2372]

The cat puns were great and didn't get their dues!

[@kimbervoss3753]

You boys are so collectively smart!! So excited to go on this journey and equally glad you all recognized Bev for the GOAT that she is!! This is gonna be fun.. XO

[@ragnhildj1985]

Great reaction ❤️ I enjoy watching with you guys 😉 I'm ready for more Midnight Mass next week 😊

[@denizlavigne]

omg this is a really good one y'all. liked straight away

[@DKSean]

So soon! Exciting. Midnight Mass is a personal favourite, I love the setting and characters in this one.

[@borntogazeintonightskies]

Hallelujah!

[@MISTERBABAD00K]

I love all of Mike Flanagan's work, but this and Hill House are my top two (followed closely by Fall of the House of Usher and Oculus.)

[@dawnburris6412]

The cat puns…🙈🤣 If you guys don’t have mods, you need them for this show, cause NO SPOILERS!!

[@rachelpaul2731]

I should not be as excited as I am to watch you guys watch this. I’ve been WAITING for today’s video! 😅😂 also as a chronically ill girlie having to be in bed a lot, I rely on your guys videos for comfort and entertainment often! 🥹

[@karinag.752]

Yessss!!! The best Flanagan show!!! My favourite of all Flanagan shows!!! This is soooo amazing!!! Lets go!!

[@IsmaelSilva7]

So cool you guys are reacting to this. This show was freaky and super creative😨i think it will become a cult show someday.

[@boujeeasf.]

YAY! This one is SOO good!

[@zepols1]

I’ve been looking forward to you guys reacting to this one!

[@Myaccount923]

Mike Flanagan is such a gift. He inspires me to write too, I am coming up with a movie plot including similar themes.

[@kayyarra7862]

I am BEGGING you guys. Don't forget about The Midnight Club, another, lesser known and talked about part of the Flan-iverse. Released between Midnight Mass and House of Usher. Put it on your list, I beg

[@MariaLoozer]

I heard people saying it wasn't that good tho

[@jhufffamily7920]

at the beginning of the last bly manor episode they explained their plan to skip the midnight club unless there was high demand for it (verbatim, don’t quote me on that lol)

[@mein20years]

I’ve been waiting for this one 😭 hill house and bly manor are fantastic, but this is my absolute favorite by flanagan! I really hope y’all enjoy the ride

[@ondinee4855]

SO HYPED FOR THIS

[@RealBradMiller]

Not Master Sergeant Pruitt. 😂😂😂

[@WillyanWagner]

Really awesome show! *Cojo's hair 🔥

[@wiggly_anemone]

finally! i've been waiting for you guys to do midnight mass :)

[@Tbear995]

Omg I am sooooooo excited for you guys

[@annamarie8297]

I can’t wait for y’all to get to The Fall Of The House Of Usher!!

[@LighthouseGoblin]

Letttss gooo 🎉 incredible show and the cast is phenomenal - especially Sloyan and Linklater’s performances ❤

[@lynetteoliva1256]

Hey guys, a good episode 1 reaction. I know some people have told u what an albatross is, but I don't know how much detail they gave. An albatross is a very large sea-bird that does resemble a seagull. Their wing span can be anywhere between 8.2- 11.5 ft, & their body length can be 3.3 ft or slightly larger. They are mainly found in the Southern Ocean & North Pacific. They can fly for 3yrs or more without touching ground. The albatross has been known as a symbol/metaphor for a heavy burden. I took the mentioning of the albatross not only symbolizing Riley's burden of guilt, but also the troubles of the dwindling town. Umm, the "lovely" Bev was on THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE. She portrayed Steve's wife, Leigh, if u didn't figure that out already.😊 O, us Catholics, we don't call our clergy preachers, we call them priests. Another name we have for them is father. Monsignor is a title given to a higher ranking clergyman like a bishop, archbisop & ect. Anyway, just wanted to clarify.😊

[@borntogazeintonightskies]

This first episode was definitely the cat's pajamas. 👍😺

[@davidg515]

I am so excited for this. I can totally see the criticisms some folks have with Midnight Mass, but I absolutely adore it. The character acting is sublime. Can't wait to see more, and thanks for reacting to this! (And of course the Flanaverse in general. He's just so good and amasses so much phenomenal acting talent.)

[@Theflyingstain23]

I hope you guys go through his movies also, Oculus, Hush, Ouija: Origin of Evil, Gerald's Game, Doctor Sleep (and The Shining, if you haven't already) and Before I Wake. Highly recommend the first few! Can't wait to see your reaction to this series. My personal favourite!

[@dawnburris6412]

So glad you’re watching this!!! ❤❤❤❤

[@drezzoisdead]

my favorite one out of the bunch for sure. get ready for a wild ride