PREDICT the 2022 Oscar nominees through February 8 And it feels like this is the only thing he could possibly do to, at the end of his life, have some meaning,” Gilford concludes.Īlso in our exclusive video interview, the actor discusses his first-ever collaboration with Flanagan, Riley’s complicated family dynamic, and two of his most frequent scene partners, Linklater and Siegel. “I think he’s just accepted his fate and wants to do with it whatever he can. So, Riley sacrifices himself for her at the end of the fifth episode, “Book V: Gospels,” which sees Riley combust and burn away to ashes in front of Erin as the sun rises. Riley doesn’t buy into Father Paul’s effort and intends to keep it at bay, but also knows that the only person he has “a shot at getting through to” about it is Erin Greene ( Kate Siegel), his childhood sweetheart. After Riley is resurrected and learns of Father Paul’s mission, he concludes that he isn’t going to be “a vampire, run around and live in the dark” for the rest of his life, Gilford expounds. SEE Kate Siegel interview: (‘Midnight Mass’)Īt the end of the fourth episode, “Book IV: Lamentations,” Riley is attacked by the Angel/creature that Father Paul - who is revealed to be Monsignor Pruitt, the aging man he was thought to have replaced - brought to the island.
And because Riley ultimately takes responsibility for his wrongdoing, he presently finds himself “stuck,” the actor concludes.
He is not going to just “call it quits ” rather, “he just feels very out of options and accepting of his situation.” He was an “altar boy that went off and got a little big for his britches and finance in Chicago” and whose world was “turned upside down” following his drunk driving accident, Gilford continues. “ just doing his best,” Gilford says when asked how Riley is able to keep his head above water amid these circumstances. Having lost his faith during his incarceration, he struggles to identify with the town’s devout Catholic community and refuses to subscribe to the idea of recovery through faith. When Riley returns to Crockett Island at the outset of the series, he is in the process of grappling with the guilt-laden memories of his past and is received with mixed reception by the islanders. Gilford reveals that for the first three months of the shoot, he was alone in Vancouver (where production took place) while his family was back in Los Angeles, which at times made him feel somewhat “aimless” and “depressed.” Even though he wasn’t consciously trying to bring these sentiments to his character, the actor acknowledges that there were indeed moments in which he could relate directly to Riley, who “feels very aimless and like he doesn’t deserve to live.” Production on “Midnight Mass” was originally scheduled to start in March 2020, but was ultimately delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and didn’t officially commence until the summer.
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