SPOILERS | Hamish Linklater and Samantha Sloyan help us unpack Midnight Mass's finale

[@babushka2588]

Hamish's portrayal of John/Paul was some of the best acting I've seen in decades.

[@sanamsitaram7940]

Absolutely

[@sanamsitaram7940]

I haven't agreed with anything so hard in months 😂

[@yasmine4071]

Can’t wait to watch him in the future!!! Altho nothing will surpass this particular role imo.

[@erinmylungs8711]

Same! first thing I did when I finished the series was look up what else he’d done!

[@gingerindian1141]

I think there were 3 tremendous displays, but HL was the stealer. Bev was also great. If any one of those characters were in this series - and the rest were flat = they would still stand out as mesmerising. True masterpiece of a show. I think MM will be a true classic - and - as the word classic is casually used - by Netflix standards - this is their masterpiece.

[@natew5593]

Bev’s the true villain of the show, if there is one. Perfectly acted, one of the best villains I’ve seen in a long long time

[@jawadabdullah855]

Obvi bev was the main villain, paul never was a villain but someone who was manipulated easily by the angel through his faith. Even the angel is never considered as the main villain because he is a metaphor for fanaticism and here it is not main reason for the downfall of crockett but bevs extremist mindset

[@captainpicard6566]

Her character reminded me of axils from last air bender. Same thing really, villains pulling the strings behind the scenes

[@erikadlloyd5586]

Bev was more Evil than OG Dracula Imo.

[@Chocobear555]

@@jawadabdullah855 : I disagree with what you said about Pruitt. The manipulation excuse only works for as long as Pruitt had dementia. His confusion and delusions are understandable then, and only then. But once his mental faculties were restored, the "Oh, but I was manipulated," excuse flew right out the window. Far as I'm concerned, Pruitt was a villain. And he remained a villain until he realized (far too late) that what he had done was wrong.

[@Leelz247]

My favorite moment is Paul pulling out and tossing aside his priest collar right before become dust mirroring the way he tossed aside the Bible verse about returning to dust that Riley wrote to him.

[@delrey874]

These two deserve an Emmy.

[@arctic_desert]

Samantha Sloyan's Bev Keane has to be the strongest character/actor choice on Netflix. The monologue at the mayor should win an award.

[@tajali8001]

Man Hamish came through like a storm on the show.

[@LemonTree9280]

My god i binged this 7 eps straight and it SHOOK ME! Born and raised Catholic, alter boy the whole deal...Mike Flanagans masterpiece!

[@sanamsitaram7940]

I love how it showed a genuineness about the faith too

[@natew5593]

@@sanamsitaram7940 Yeah it didn’t really say faith was bad, but that people can take it and twist it for bad purposes, just like real life. I appreciated that sort of objective lens bc it’s too easy to let the crazy religious folks ruin it for everyone, but religion can be just a beautiful and healing as it can be horrifying and destructive, just like people

[@Rotisiv]

I personally loved how this show portrays Islam. All religions suffer from fanaticism and extremism and not just Islam.

[@emmashot5036]

I feel so nice seeing Bev here, her real personality is so different, and Im beyond impressed with her acting skills

[@Sam-0827]

What a beautiful and frightening show. Flanagan never misses, his characters always feel human and his horror is also so human

[@Lucky13_537]

Best horror director working today!

[@marshmellow5344]

Hamish is very charismatic.

[@sarasvati9554]

He’s a Leo 😄 They usually are

[@cunegonde4]

Understatement of the century 😉

[@deborahmulkey1627]

He's edgy and almost frightening.... Or is it .... acting???

[@andromedastar4900]

​@@sarasvati9554Actually, he's a Cancer...birthday is July 7th.

[@piratessfifi]

"it's been a pandemic since I kissed a stranger" I love Hamish so much

[@TaxemicFanatic]

Everyone saying these 2 deserve an Emmy but can we appreciate the kid from E.T's portrayal of an adult man? Incredible make up too.

[@knivesy]

BRUUUUUHHHHHH

[@dotkor2023]

Ellliiiooooooottttt

[@ezrawells2924]

I spent the whole time watching Midnight Mass and days after trying to figure out why the character of Bev was so familiar to me, given that I had never met such a person in real life. Then today it hit me, she reminds me of Shirley Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church. In Loius Theroux's time spent with the church she always had a piece of scripture to back up her opinions, beliefs and actions. Just as Bev does. Absolutely incredible performance from Samantha and as this was my first experience watching some of Mike Flanagan's work I am excited to watch his other work.

[@hgkwbsx7]

Their performance was absolute gold.

[@micoferdinand]

a deep, thought-provoking poetry about faith & death, or a beautifully written tale of justification of extremism in religion, ‘penunggang agama’; Midnight Mass is a masterpiece.

[@SpaghettyBabyNoodleBoy]

Hamish and Samantha deserve aaaalll the awards !! They both did such a good job ! Father Paul made me cry a couple times with his sermons and Bev was hateful from the very first scene. Such good portrayals of their characters.

[@black_sheep_nation]

From an actors studio member, bravo to Hamish Linklater for some of the best work I've seen in decades.

[@tyghvalleybarber]

Loved this series. Much better than Hill House. Hamish, you're a hottie!

[@prodraezor0223]

There’s no way!! Hill house is the all time great. Midnight Mass just simply turned into a vampire chaos.

[@tyghvalleybarber]

@@prodraezor0223 Hamish can come bite my neck anytime! :)

[@RachelSullivan73]

@@tyghvalleybarber Right there with you, Leslie.😊😁❤❤❤❤😋😋😋😋

[@Nirrini]

@@prodraezor0223 For me it’s: Midnight Mass > Hill House. And I already think Hill House is a masterpiece.

[@tiredcat6653]

@@tyghvalleybarber yall wild asf😭

[@Spacecorgi]

If Bev and Mrs Carmody from The Mist teamed up thé damage they could do would be gargantuan.

[@NeilsonBuntowa]

add umbridge to that and it will be a trio of pure evil

[@AuntieLux]

Samantha played probably the best villain ive ever watched in a tv show/film EVER. She was so real and tangible. We've all met a Bev in our lives. She was bonechillingly terrifying in the BEST way.

[@theautisticguitarist7560]

Hamish's deadpan is weapons grade.

[@MrBudgetOrientedMan]

Samantha Sloyan Mam if they ever cast young Umbridge in the next Harry Potter movie please for your fan play that character.....

[@silentj624]

I love hearing the actors who portray characters I hate talk about characters I hate.

[@chsny5695]

Every actor/actress fit their roles perfectly. Mike is a genius

[@xavierlee99]

These 2 were amazing! FXXKING AMAZING!!! Huge fan

[@msjsq1966]

Binged it twice, and I doubt (Like Thomas!!! wink) that I won't thrice!!!! Loved it-these two, EPIC!

[@deborahmulkey1627]

Love this series... brilliant allegory about religious extremism.

[@wolf9311]

Hamish Did A phenomenal Job as Monsieur Pruitt/Father paul Who is the real main character of Midnight mass, Too bad They Couldn't do the Bird monster Because Covid, Would've Loved to see Father Paul's next Pilgrimage begin

[@ScottDePanfilis]

You guys were just the best!!! Thank you for a wonderful horror movie! Praise Jesuss!!!

[@xctyk]

They were both so wonderful ❤️

[@gingerindian1141]

Sonya Sloyan looks like she would it into the era of the Waltons. She looks Irish = reddish hair, pale skin. Or Scottish.

[@Donegal62]

The only characters in the entire series that were interesting. These two were phenomenal.

[@the_resourceful]

Glad we can laugh about it..😄 Not my fave horror story. The whole Catholic rhetoric thing was annoying to someone who was raised Catholic. However, religion can make people gullible and downright nuts. Father Paul and Bev: horribly misguided. There's the scariest bit to this show. These 2 did some darn good acting so kudos!

[@jorgelujan9942]

I was raised Catholic and I loved the show. I think the themes may feel more problematic if one is currently a devout Catholic. I personally thought the show handled it very respectfully though.

[@knivesy]

As a person who was raised catholic with tremendously devout relatives, I found it very relatable. Especially when you have a disease that people are ignorant about.

[@peterproductions5015]

I was raised Catholic (and I still am), and Midnight Mass is my favorite thing Mike Flanagan has ever done. I thought religion was respectfully handled in it.

[@chsny5695]

I’m also catholic and thought this show was a masterpiece.

[@MrNictaxlord]

I was raised Catholic. When to Catholic private school….and that made it resonate even stronger.

[@belindacarter6872]

You’d think the priest would have got it was a mistake WHEN HE DRANK A HUMANS BLOOD 😳 & bc he didn’t, the story was lost for me. The heavy handed religiosity at the very end was also - just… no.

[@deborahmulkey1627]

It's an allegory. Symbolism. Not literal.

[@chsny5695]

Ok Karen.