What Happens When We Die?

Midnight Mass

[dravguitao]

I remember watching this with my former boyfriend and he was crying. He was battling terminal cancer and I tried to lighten up the mood, and when he wasn't looking; I'd turn around and cry my eyes out because I knew he didn't have much time left.

Ronnie Potts
January 26th, 1982- March 18th, 2022
Gone, but never forgotten

[ToshiroMifuneSamurai]

When I saw this for the first time I realized this was a special kind of series. One of the best I've ever seen.

[ThomasComment]

“And I’m serving a purpose” hit me real hard.

[canderoussnurd]

I love the fact that this isn’t an atheist preaching to a Christian or a Christian preaching to an atheist or one side being elevated over the other. None of that bullshit. It’s a simple, intimate, loving scene between two people with different perspectives discussing their beliefs openly and without an agenda. Two friends who are open and vulnerable and letting their hearts run free. And the nice little touch of having “Nearer my God to the” slowly being played on the piano in the background to emphasis the somber moment brings it all together in a way that genuinely made me shed a tear. Showing that the concept of death and where we go, if we go anywhere at all, is sad and yet in a bittersweet way beautiful. That in the end regardless of what happens, we have that in common. We die and we travel to a place of beauty beyond anything we’ve ever known in life as we shuffle off the mortal coil. This was a treat of a series to watch.

[WilkyWonka]

I’ve been dealing with death anxiety for nearly a year now and this scene (along with the final) made me cry. It gave me comfort, and it really helped me a lot. This was a special scene and series. I hope this scene helped anyone dealing with death anxiety as it did I.

[Jake_Boone]

I remember seeing people complain about the monologues in this show and I couldn't help thinking you're either too dumb or too impatient to get this show.

This is a limited series done right. Netflix hit it outta the park with this one.

[gatheringleaves]

My favorite scene in this series. I understand a lot of people might not like all of the monologues and quieter moments but for me they made up the best part of the series.

[izero]

This scene stands out the most for me. Not the killing or transforming to vampires. Just this one. Silence and cricket on the back ground and a life like reality. Its very comforting and soothing.. and sad and full of longing...

[slashdisco]

This is the standout scene of the series. I've always been interested in the point where science (quantum physics) meets faith and philosophy, and for decades I've believed the exact same thing about death as Riley expresses here. Afterlife exists, but not in the way most religions teach it: we will exist forever, as disparate atoms, at once nothing and yet part of everything. That connectedness isn't just a belief: it's quantum entanglement. Science and faith are two sides of the same coin. This scene expresses that so well.

[Darth_Kobra]

This was such a poignant scene, I love both Erin and Riley's idea of death. This series is definitely in my top 5.

[captiankota]

Seriously this show was a hell of journey …so beautifully made

[SirPsychoSidekick]

This scene put into words how I had felt about death. I have spent years questioning my faith, until I finally came to the conclusion that religion isn't for me. This show helped me come to terms with that. This show really shows how hypocritical and hateful religion can make people, but it also shows how heartwarming and beautiful it can turn others. I walked away not only having a deeper understanding of my atheism, but also having a deeper respect for the religious people who don't use their religion as a weapon. I was able to talk to Mike Flanagan about how much this show meant to me and he was super touched. Midnight Mass was a personal project he wanted to make for years, and it shows. There's a reason why he's one of my favorite directors and screenwriters.

[robertwhite]

As a non believer, this was a perfect and comforting description of the death process.

[Monolith]

Truly one of the most magnificently written and acted scenes I have ever seen from a TV show or a movie. Something that is so existential yet beautiful and unbiased.

[dreamingmiki]

This scene made me bawl the first time I watched, since leaving behind my Christianity due to religious trauma. Being afraid of what happens to myself and loved ones after I or they die. This scene gave me so much comfort.

[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.

[my--centstoday]

I just started watching and this is the most beautifully awesome verbalization of death.

[wavedog]

I usually hate dramas, but this show absolutely got me. This scene, and the boat scene, both had me absolutely devastated and crying. Two of the most masterful scenes of acting that I've ever seen, and this show will be in my top favorites list for a very very long time.

[deandedman]

One of the best scenes I've ever watched with erins take as well. Brilliantly performed. Oscars needed

[lozerisdead]

this hurt. this really hurt. in the best kind of way. as someone who survived a suicidal episode where i tried to go through with it and was saved by someone else, this, this rang true. Everything stopped. Yet i remember one moment of bliss. Credit to the writers for a powerful moment. I had to pause after Riley’s monologue because truly, it resonated. To those thinking of ending things.

don’t. come back.