{"id":343930,"date":"2021-09-25T00:00:35","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T21:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/who-is-father-paul-on-midnight-mass-episode-3-explained\/"},"modified":"2021-09-25T00:00:35","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T21:00:35","slug":"who-is-father-paul-on-midnight-mass-episode-3-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/who-is-father-paul-on-midnight-mass-episode-3-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"#Who Is Father Paul on ‘Midnight Mass’? Episode 3 Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Who Is Father Paul on ‘Midnight Mass’? Episode 3 Explained<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Midnight Mass<\/i> Season 1, Episodes 1-3.]<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you haven\u2019t started watching Mike Flanagan\u2018s Netflix series<\/a> Midnight Mass<\/em>, you may want to turn back because we\u2019re delving into spoiler territory with this Episode 3 breakdown.<\/p>\n

In the installment, \u201cBook III: Proverbs,\u201d the truth about Father Paul Hill\u2019s (Hamish Linklater) identity is finally revealed, or rather confirmed. As miracles begin to sweep over the island, little clues point toward the reality of their savior, as it turns out that Father Paul Hill is actually Monsignor Pruitt, the man who oversaw their church for decades.<\/p>\n

Rejuvenated and youthful once more, he goes unrecognized by the young parishioners of St. Patrick\u2019s Church. Before reaching the pivotal and revealing third episode, breadcrumbs hint at Father Paul\u2019s true origins. Scheduled to return from a pilgrimage, Monsignor Pruitt was noticeably absent from ferry logs to the island, but Father Paul, a \u201cnewcomer,\u201d showed up instead.<\/p>\n

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Despite claiming he was sent there by the priest, his knowledge about the island\u2019s citizens seems a little too in-depth to have simply been passed on by a senile man whom Father Paul claimed was recuperating in a hospital. Upon his return to the island after years away, Riley Flynn (Zach Gilford) suggests he\u2019s seen Pruitt on the beaches amid a storm, but later revelations hint that it\u2019s a much darker entity donning the old man\u2019s familiar coat and top hat combo.<\/p>\n

In the second installment, Father Paul shows up at Dr. Sarah Gunning\u2019s (Annabeth Gish) door to deliver her elderly mother mass, during which the old woman \u201cmistakenly\u201d calls him John, Monsignor Pruitt\u2019s first name. Sarah corrects her mother but considering she\u2019s one of the island\u2019s oldest residents, her memory of the priest would be better than most, even given her declining mental state.<\/p>\n

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During that exchange of mass, the priest shows special care toward the woman that hints at a possible history between them. Later that evening, Sarah\u2019s mother begins having a fit, claiming she saw her daughter\u2019s father through the window. She remarks on the clothes and face but sounds frightful.<\/p>\n

Could it be the figure donning Monsignor Pruitt\u2019s hat and jacket that also tipped off Riley? And if so, that adds a layer of insight that Father Paul isn\u2019t just a younger version of Pruitt, but possibly Sarah\u2019s father as well. As Father John\u2019s time on the island continues, he talks about resurrection in his sermons and after paralyzed Leeza (Annarah Cymone) begins to walk, it\u2019s clear there\u2019s some greater power at work in Father Paul\u2019s app<\/a>earance.<\/p>\n

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Episode 3 answers some key questions, such as, what was in the big chest Father Paul brought to Crockett Island, and why is he lying to the islanders about his true identity? Picking up with Monsignor Pruitt\u2019s pilgrimage, the installment shows an elderly man in the throes of dementia as he visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n

Recounting the events from St. Patrick\u2019s confessional, Father Paul asks for forgiveness for lying to his people about the nature of his identity and explains why he\u2019s essentially resurrected himself. While in Jerusalem, he wandered off and got lost in the desert.<\/p>\n

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Likening himself to Saul from the Bible, Father Paul remembers finding the mouth of a dark cave where he took refuge. In there, he encountered a creature which attacked him and drank his blood \u2014 so, for all intents and purposes, a vampire.<\/p>\n

As he was drained, so were Monsignor Pruitt\u2019s worries, and after this creature, whom he deemed an angel, was done with him, this being fed the man its own blood. When Pruitt awoke, he was young again and assumed the identity of Father Paul, a nod to Saul\u2019s own saintly name. Realizing that his own miracle came from this mysterious being, Father Paul took it with him to the island so he could deliver some miracles himself, hence the strange sightings of a Monsignor lookalike around the island as the angel dons the hat and coat.<\/p>\n

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Before this realization is made at the end of the episode, Father Paul starts to become ill once Leeza\u2019s ability to walk is restored. Following him into the priest\u2019s quarters, Bev Keane (Samantha Sloyan) peers at a photo on the wall and realization flashes across her face. It\u2019s later shown that the image of a young Monsignor Pruitt matches that of Father Paul.<\/p>\n

After recovering, Father Paul stands to peer out at the islanders who seek miracles for themselves, given Leeza\u2019s experience, and a painting of the old Monsignor looms in the background as a bit of foreshadowing. So, what is father Paul\u2019s goal? It would seem he\u2019s spreading the rejuvenating wealth as Warren Flynn (Igby Rigney) catches the man pouring a flask of red liquid into the communion wine.<\/p>\n

Could it be the angel\u2019s blood that remade him? Considering the other bits of healing taking place, like the de-aging of Sarah\u2019s mother or Ed Flynn\u2019s (Henry Thomas) fixed back, there\u2019s a possibility that\u2019s the case. Only tuning in can uncover the mysteries at hand. Let us know what you think of Father Paul\u2019s true identity in the comments below. And don\u2019t miss out on the rest of the series as Midnight Mass<\/em> streams on Netflix.<\/p>\n

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