{"id":349335,"date":"2021-10-07T01:00:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T22:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-episode-5-is-the-shows-most-important\/"},"modified":"2021-10-07T01:00:23","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T22:00:23","slug":"why-episode-5-is-the-shows-most-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-episode-5-is-the-shows-most-important\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why Episode 5 Is the Show’s Most Important"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Why Episode 5 Is the Show’s Most Important<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Midnight Mass<\/i> Season 1, Episodes 1-7.]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Midnight Mass <\/em>presented viewers with several twists and turns throughout its seven-episode season, but Episode 5, \u201cBook V: Gospel,\u201d is a particular standout.<\/p>\n

However, this revelation shouldn\u2019t come as any surprise to viewers who are familiar with Mike Flanagan\u2018s previous Netflix series<\/a>, The Haunting of Hill House<\/em> and The Haunting of Bly Manor<\/em>. The horror auteur brings to life a tale of religious fervor sparked by darker origins than its Crockett Island deliverer, Father Paul (Hamish Linklater), could have imagined.<\/p>\n

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(Credit: EIKE SCHROTER\/NETFLIX)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

While Episode 3, \u201cBook III: Proverbs,\u201d unveiled the truth behind the remote island\u2019s religious miracles and \u201cThe Angel\u201d aiding in Father Paul\u2019s mission, the fifth installment marks a turning point in the story. Similar to Flanagan\u2019s past shows which also make significant waves in their fifth episodes, Midnight Mass<\/em> viewers hit a crucial point in the season with this entry which focuses on Zach Gilford\u2018s Riley Flynn.<\/p>\n

After being attacked by \u201cThe Angel\u201d in the final moments of the fifth episode, Riley is reborn and ushered into his new life by Father Paul who sits down to level with the recently-returned Crockett Island native. Having been transformed by the blood of The Angel, Riley begins to experience a certain hunger for blood and sensitivity to light among other things.<\/p>\n

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The events between himself and Father Paul are relayed in a framing sequence of scenes featuring Riley and pal Erin Greene (Kate Siegel). Piece by piece, while sitting with Erin in a rowboat, Zach explains what happ<\/a>ened after The Angel had attacked him.<\/p>\n

Knowing Erin wouldn\u2019t believe him, the location of their conversation also serves as the catalyst for his death which occurs as the sun rises, proving his seemingly outrageous claims to be true. Riley\u2019s death is the motivating factor behind Erin\u2019s return to Crockett Island and efforts to eradicate the insidious beings from its soil. Her own personal experience with Father Paul and his tainted communion also drives Erin\u2019s actions following the random disappearance of a fetus from her womb.<\/p>\n

Had this conversation and connection in Episode 5 not occurred, Father Paul\u2019s plan to \u201csave\u201d Crocket\u2019s islanders may have carried on, but Erin\u2019s knowledge helped pull a few like-minded individuals like Erin, Dr. Sarah Gunning (Annabeth Gish), Mildred Gunning (Alex Esssos), and Sheriff Hassan (Rahul Kohli) together to defeat evil.<\/p>\n

This reflects the fifth installments of Hill House<\/em> and Bly Manor<\/em> which include some seriously twisted reveals for certain characters. In The Haunting of Hill House<\/em>, the youngest Crain sibling and twin, Nell (Victoria Pedretti) is haunted by the \u201c\u2018Bent-Neck Lady\u201d throughout the first few installments, before a devastating visit to her old abode unveils the truth behind her biggest demon\u2026 herself.<\/p>\n

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It turned out that the phantom from her childhood turned out to be older Nell as a dead person. Lured by the house\u2019s haunting embrace, Nell finds herself in a moment of sweet delusion as she dances around the abandoned mansion\u2019s dusty rooms, believing her family has gathered for her wedding.<\/p>\n

While she twirls, she\u2019s led to the library where she\u2019s pushed from a big drop by her mother Olivia\u2019s (Carla Gugino) with a noose around her neck. Dead Nell\u2019s horror upon learning this truth as she travel<\/a>s through space and time to the moments when her younger self was tormented is so heartbreaking and memorable, it is reminiscent of Midnight Mass<\/em>\u2018s soul-crushing death of Riley.<\/p>\n

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As for Bly Manor<\/em>, the fifth episode, \u201cThe Altar of the Dead,\u201d follows the gothic home\u2019s housekeeper, Hannah Grose (T\u2019Nia Miller) as she endures confusing shifts in time and space herself. Over time, red flags about her state of being come into focus. Similar to Nell, Hannah is dead, but she doesn\u2019t know it as her ghost goes about daily activities. Coming to terms with this reality is nearly as hard for viewers as it is for Hannah.<\/p>\n

Not unlike Nell and Hannah, Riley too comes to the conclusion that he\u2019s dead, choosing to eliminate himself rather than feeding into his new traits as a vampire-like being. \u201cI brought you out here so I\u2019d have nowhere to go,\u201d Riley tells Erin on the boat. As he hopes aloud that she\u2019ll head for the mainland and run from Crockett Island, he adds, \u201cI knew you wouldn\u2019t believe any of this unless you saw. I want you to run. But I believe you\u2019re gonna row back there and do everything you can to save them. I\u2019m just so sorry you have to see this.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Zach<\/p>\n

(Credit: Netflix)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Resigned to his fate, Riley parts life with the final words, \u201cI did my best,\u201d before burning up in the sunrise. The horror of watching Riley\u2019s corpse disintegrate and hearing Erin\u2019s screams is just as jarring as the Bent-Neck Lady reveal in Hill House<\/em> or Hannah\u2019s self-realization in Bly Manor.<\/em> Juxtaposing the terror Erin\u2019s feeling, in death Riley comes face-to-face with Tara-Beth (Ebony Booth), the girl he killed in a drunk driving accident years prior.<\/p>\n

A previous ghost haunting his waking hours, Tara-Beth\u2019s previously mangled face is full when Riley sees her on the boat with the woman taking his hand in a comforting gesture. Heartbreaking and horrifying, Midnight Mass<\/em>\u2018s fifth episode further supports the idea that it\u2019s an essential installment just like Flanagan\u2019s preceding shows and their fifth episodes.<\/p>\n

What do you think of this Midnight Mass<\/em> entry? Let us know in the comments below and relive every thought-provoking moment from the series by binging Midnight Mass<\/em> on Netflix.<\/p>\n

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