A gripping opening to what promises to be even better than his Haunting series', this episode sets the tone for what's to come BRILLIANTLY. The production design is gorgeous, with all the promise of the decadence and debauchery to come, the cast - again made up mostly of Flanagan Family members, with a few newcomers - are showcased well but without anyone feeling shoe-horned in needlessly, the music is suitably dark and decadent...in short, Mike Flanagan is once again in perfect form and I can't WAIT to see what the rest of the series has in store for us.
On a side note, it's interesting and fascinating to see the Flanagan Family play such wildly different roles to what we've seen from them so far. Almost everyone has previously played 'nice', if occasionally brusque, characters. Well-meaning, if guarded, characters. With the exception of Sam Sloyan (who was INCREDIBLE as Midnight Mass's true villain - Bev), they've all been immediately likeable and never really stopped being so. Here, though, they're all shaping up to be brilliantly crooked, and nasty, perhaps even bordering on evil...and I am HERE for it!
On a side note, it's interesting and fascinating to see the Flanagan Family play such wildly different roles to what we've seen from them so far. Almost everyone has previously played 'nice', if occasionally brusque, characters. Well-meaning, if guarded, characters. With the exception of Sam Sloyan (who was INCREDIBLE as Midnight Mass's true villain - Bev), they've all been immediately likeable and never really stopped being so. Here, though, they're all shaping up to be brilliantly crooked, and nasty, perhaps even bordering on evil...and I am HERE for it!