Midnight Mass Suffers From A Game Of Thrones Problem

Midnight Mass Suffers From A Game Of Thrones Problem

Though Midnight Mass and Game of Thrones are wildly different, the Netflix show suffers from a problem that plagued the HBO fantasy series.

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Midnight Mass Suffers From A Game Of Thrones Problem

Netflix’s Midnight Mass and HBO’s Game of Thrones are vastly different series; however, they both suffer from a similar problem. Already hit by an oil spill and strict fishing restrictions, life didn’t seem like it could get much worse on Crockett Island in Midnight Mass. But, unfortunately, then Father Paul (Hamish Linklater) arrived. The mysterious new priest brings miracles to the island and inspires the residents to have a newfound enthusiasm for religion. However, everything has a price, and the cost for the miracles is steeper than the townspeople of Crockett Island could ever imagine.

Game of Thrones often dealt with backlash during the show’s abbreviated final season. Following two early episodes that were well-received, criticism started to dominate the conversation online. From complaints about coffee cups and water bottles showing up in episodes to confusing character choices, the show received so much blowback that a petition to remake the final season went viral, gaining nearly 2 million signatures. The criticism grew so bad that it even made it into the Game of Thrones cast’s WhatsApp chat group.

Though Midnight Mass is different from Game of Thrones, the series have one problem in common. The criticism for the final season of Game of Thrones started to snowball after episode 3, “The Long Night.” The episode was supposed to portray the last showdown between Westeros and the Night King; however, a large portion of it was too dark to see. Complicated choreography and brilliant costuming got lost in the darkness. And HBO’s streaming compression made things even worse, with the final result being a muddled, hard-to-see version. Midnight Mass has a similar issue.

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Several Midnight Mass jump scares don’t work because the episodes are too dark. For example, in episode 2, Erin (Kate Siegel) looks out her window, possibly seeing a vampire move in the shadows. Then, in episode 3, Sheriff Hassan (Rahul Kohli) is seemingly startled by a face in the window. In both cases, the music cues tell the audience that a monster is around. However, the episodes are so dark that it’s easy for fans to find themselves rewinding, wondering what they missed. Netflix’s Midnight Mass Twitter account seemingly even acknowledges the darkness, apparently brightening an image of the vampire in the window for fans to see (via Twitter).

Though the dark episodes in Midnight Mass can be an issue, they do serve a purpose. Creator Mike Flanagan is known for putting disturbing, hard-to-see images in the backgrounds of his shows, and the darkness adds to the creepiness of the vampire scenes in Midnight Mass. Also, unlike Game of Thrones, Midnight Mass isn’t trying to show complicated fight choreography in the dark. So, other than the jump scares, the rest of the show can often get away with being a bit on the darker side. Yes, moments of Midnight Mass are hard to see, but it’s not so egregious that fans should be calling to redo the season.

Link Source : https://screenrant.com/midnight-mass-game-of-thrones-problem-too-dark/

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