Mike Flanagan’s most personal work to date, Midnight Mass on Netflix is a tour de force of acting and writing and episodes 4 & 5 are easily the best of the 7-episode series Flanagan’s writing takes center stage in episode 4 (Lamentations) as Erin (Kate Siegel) and Riley (Zach Gilford) exchanges long, emotional monologues about death, God, and Heaven. Just when Riley seems to be moving forward with Erin, he goes to see Father Paul (Hamish Linklater) and has an encounter with “the Angel”. In episode 5 we see the after effects of the Riley/Angel encounter with Father Paul helping him transition leading to a final, heart wrenching moment with Erin. The acting, writing, score, cinematography… everything just works perfectly in these episodes. Midnight Mass continues the Flanagan tradition of greatness from Haunting of Hill House & Bly Manor