Questions: did Bev poison Father Paul? This is something I hadn't even considered until I read this thread. And why did she poison the dog - just because she hated Joe Pollie?

I'm still a bit confused about the blood drinking. Had the townspeople lived, would they have constantly been seeking blood to drink? And if so, how would that have worked? Is that why they were planning to take the boats to the mainland - for more "fresh meat"?

Did Father Paul really never go outside during the daytime?

How did Ali come back to life - I know he had attended mass one other time, but surely he wasn't taking communion? Wouldn't the poison have simply killed him?

And finally, obviously the monster wasn't able to fly far away enough to avoid the sun since Erin had cut his wings. So he combusted in the sun, along with all the townspeople.

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Anonymous wrote:The acting blew me away -- that cast is incredible.

Hamish Linklater, the priest will absolutely win an award. His sermons are amazing

+1

He is a revelation…no pun intended.

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He did a fantastic job. But I have to wonder - has he ever played a "normal" character? He always seems to be cast as these eccentric men. I'm also thinking of his role in Tell Me Your Secrets. I'd love to see him play a normal guy one of these days.

Anonymous wrote:We are on the episode (7?) where first there is a long monologue about Ignatz Semelweiss and then there is a long monologue about 9/11. This series really cried out for an editor. Sooooo boring.

I'm late to the party - just finished watching this last night. I agree about the monologues - what was up with that? Every episode featured one or two characters just speechifying for far, far too long.

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Anonymous wrote:Loved it and loved the monologues! I get the vampire thing but it felt more like a show about the frailty of humans and the terrible things they will do in search of solace and safety. Loved when Riley’s mom said “we talk about heaven as this wonderful place but we are all scratching for extra moments here at the end” or something to that effect.

That’s a hallmark of director Mike Flanagan’s style. His horror has spooks and ghouls, but it also includes human horrors which aren’t supernatural at all. I totally understand an earlier PP crying at the end. His work is as touching as it is scary.

Agree, agree!

What else has Mike Flanagan directed? Did he write this, too? I now may binge his shows …

I was shocked at how well written and WELL acted this was! I cannot believe the priest is the same actor who played the brother in New Adv of Old Christine!

I, too, found the show and ending very sad - I couldn’t shake off melancholia the day I finished it.

**Major Spoilers ahead**

Just finished. One of the main things I got from it was a criticism of using religion, and specifically the Bible, to justify evil. Bev is constantly quoting Bible passages to justify hers and the Father’s actions, and to control the actions of the believers. One thing I found very unbelievable was no one ever interrupted her. I was just waiting for someone to shut her down in mid-scripture: “Shut up, Bev.”

I got a strong ‘Salem’s Lot vibe from the whole thing.

As someone who had a late term pregnancy loss, that monologue about what happens in death to her little girl absolutely wrecked me.

Now I have to go back and watch what happened before the priest’s death and resurrection to see if they point more directly to Bev poisoning him.

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Anonymous wrote:How would there be a season 2? Everyone on the island is dead. Plus this director doesn’t really do second seasons.

NO, the two kids are on a canoe plus the vampire gets away with flapping wings. Google it. It was so successful they are planning no 2.

No season 2. The ashes raining down on the kids in the canoe was the angel/vampire also she could feel her legs now meaning that the vampire was dead. This is how it works in other vampire movies so I could be wrong.

Anonymous wrote:How would there be a season 2? Everyone on the island is dead. Plus this director doesn’t really do second seasons.

NO, the two kids are on a canoe plus the vampire gets away with flapping wings. Google it. It was so successful they are planning no 2.

Not PP, but of course the angel is a vampire. In that aspect it makes a mockery of religion, angels, prophets/priests misunderstanding what they experienced, and then preaching that to the masses.

Angels do not feed on the blood of humans.

I did appreciate that vampires were not shown as a cheesy Count-Chocula/Adam Sandler Dracula, or a hot Edward Cullen.

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Anonymous wrote:Good show. It’s not about vampires or even religion, per se. It’s about being content with what you have and how you contribute to life and how greed spoils and ruins all.

Greed? It’s about vampires messing with a priest who mistakes him for an angel. Where’s the greed (other than the line about Bev misusing church funds I just don’t see it)

Greed for more life than you are entitled to!

Entitled? No. That presupposes that someone is judging who gets what based on their supposed merits. I can agree that greed is a subplot or being content with what you have is a subplot - but, moreso, I think it's a meditation on giving up agency - either through organized religion, money, love - and it certainly is a discussion on sanctimony.

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Anonymous wrote:How would there be a season 2? Everyone on the island is dead. Plus this director doesn’t really do second seasons.

The media fallout if that. Plus it is not obvious that the angel died

Honest question - do you really think the monster was actually an angel?

Anonymous wrote:I liked it.
It was supernatural in a way. I did fast forward some sermons.
The town people seemed genuine, realistically the good type of people you could imagine to live somewhere that remote.
Interestingly they had enough kids to keep a school up and functioning.
I wonder if there is going to be season 2

The sermons were the best part, and I'm not religious.

Anonymous wrote:How would there be a season 2? Everyone on the island is dead. Plus this director doesn’t really do second seasons.

The media fallout if that. Plus it is not obvious that the angel died

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Anonymous wrote:Good show. It’s not about vampires or even religion, per se. It’s about being content with what you have and how you contribute to life and how greed spoils and ruins all.

Greed? It’s about vampires messing with a priest who mistakes him for an angel. Where’s the greed (other than the line about Bev misusing church funds I just don’t see it)

Greed for more life than you are entitled to!

How would there be a season 2? Everyone on the island is dead. Plus this director doesn’t really do second seasons.

I liked it.
It was supernatural in a way. I did fast forward some sermons.
The town people seemed genuine, realistically the good type of people you could imagine to live somewhere that remote.
Interestingly they had enough kids to keep a school up and functioning.
I wonder if there is going to be season 2