At the pulpit, he spits hellfire and brimstone. In private, he speaks cautiously and carries himself gently like Anthony Perkins in “Psycho” (1960). Still, the best performance belongs to Hamish Linklater as charismatic young priest Father Paul Hill, the replacement for beloved Reverend Monsignor John Michael Pruitt, who left on a pilgrimage to the Middle East. Her strict demeanor recalls Louise Fletcher’s Nurse Ratched in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (1975), while her demonic devotion rivals Billie Whitelaw’s nanny in “The Omen” (1976). (Hitchcock fans will love Collie’s “Rear Window” homage - “Is it because he liked ya?”)Īs for the antagonist, Samantha Sloyan is sinister as Bev Keane, a controlling church leader who reads Bible verses in school and keeps poison in the supply closet. Sarah Gunning studying exploding vials of blood, Alex Essoe as Sarah’s dementia-suffering mother Mildred, Annarah Cymone as the mayor’s wheelchair-bound daughter Leeza Scarborough, and Robert Longstreet as the foolish town drunk Joe Collie. Other standouts include Rahul Kohli as the Muslim Sheriff Hassan, Annabeth Gish as Dr. Their discussion about what happens when we die is one of the best monologues in a series filled with them, as Erin describes her vision of heaven and Riley articulates brain synapses firing with memories. His deepest spiritual conversations come with childhood sweetheart Erin Green (Kate Siegel, Flanagan’s wife), now a pregnant schoolteacher. Patrick’s Church, but their Bible-thumping does little to persuade the agnostic.
Set in the remote community of Crockett Island, a disgraced young man, Riley Flynn (Zach Gilford), finishes his prison sentence for manslaughter and returns home to live with his devout mother (Kristin Lehman) and father (Henry Thomas of “E.T.”).
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