Zach Gilford Breaks Down Riley’s Fate on ‘Midnight Mass’: ‘I Almost Choke Up Every Time I Think About It’
usmagazine.comMidnight Mass didn’t return for a season 2, but the supernatural horror miniseries created unsettling story lines and philosophical dialogue that still remain with audiences.‘Friday Night Lights’ Cast: Where Are They Now?For Zach Gilford, working with its creator has contributed to how he’s approached future roles. “Because it’s a Mike Flanagan project, you have to memorize your lines because there’s a lot of long monologues,” he exclusively told Us Weekly while promoting his new film, There’s Something Wrong With the Children. “I really learned something on that show that I’ve taken to other things because I had to do so much preparation to know it so well.
That even on other things, I didn’t get to go back to L.A.’s Finest, but things that are much lighter and a little more fun.
I was like, I’m gonna just know my stuff inside and out so that I can totally just be in the scene and never think about the words that are coming outta my mouth, but just feel them coming out and react to the person.”Gilford, 41, played Riley Flynn on the Netflix drama, who returns to his isolated island community to uncover that alarming incidents are happening after the arrival of a mysterious young priest.
In episode 5, Riley’s fate is revealed when he sacrifices himself and burns alive at sunrise on the water while reflecting about life and death to Erin (Kate Siegel).“When I die … my body stops functioning.
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