Latter-Ad6308 t1_iucv544 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 11:05 AM

I’m a big fan of Flanagan’s work, and while I did enjoy this series, it certainly felt like a weaker outing for him.

I loved the standalone anthology stories, but the overarching storyline wasn’t anything remarkable. As the article says, it set up so many mysteries and answered pretty much none of them, in hope of luring us back for a season 2 that might never happen. The fun of Flanagan’s work is usually seeing these mysteries build up and then seeing how he cleverly resolves them all. The Midnight Club didn’t do that.

Flanagan’s other shows are some of the best television I’ve ever seen. The Midnight Club on the other hand was still good fun, but nothing remarkable.

flipperkip97 t1_iucwkb4 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 11:23 AM

Pretty much agree with your whole comment. The stories were generally pretty fun (and I liked the different cinematography styles) and the one in episode 8 was fantastic imo. But the overall story didn't really go anywhere.

Latter-Ad6308 t1_iucx2l5 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 11:29 AM

Episode 8 was definitely the standout, and one of the many reasons why, despite its flaws, this show is still absolutely worth watching.

DRACULA_WOLFMAN t1_iueblzl wrote on October 30, 2022 at 6:03 PM

I think I was more engrossed in the main narrative and felt like most of the anthology stories were weaker (Kevin's story being the exception), but I was also expecting a big pay-off. I didn't realize it wasn't a mini-series like the rest of Flanagan's shows until it just abruptly ended without resolving much. Still enjoyed it, but yeah I agree, it's definitely not as good as his other stuff. Then again, I don't see how he could possibly top Midnight Mass.

Regula96 t1_iuej7x3 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 6:53 PM

Flanagan only directed two episodes of this show. He directed everything on Hill House and Midnight Mass.

highdefrex t1_iueunrq wrote on October 30, 2022 at 8:08 PM

He still co-wrote 9 out of the 10 episodes and was showrunner, so even despite the fact he only directed two episodes, it was still very much his baby.

alyosha_k t1_iudf38o wrote on October 30, 2022 at 2:18 PM

I would have loved it if not for the baiting for a second season. The last minute of the season could have been cut and I would have loved it.

Citizen_Kong t1_iuh2de3 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:50 AM

It's important to note that unlike Midnight Mass and Haunting of Hill House, this was only produced by Flanagan, with one episode directed by him. So it's similar to Haunting of Bly Manor in that respect. The next "real" Flanagan series will be The Fall of the House of Usher next year.