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You wereConclave, someone else replied.
What, you think people are gonna do riffs onBlitz?
Its funny to see a cardinal vaping, no?
Overseeing this mess of whisper-mongering and self-selection is Ralph Fienness Cardinal Lawrence.
Hes basically a Real Housewife, which makesConclavethe viral-ready pseudo-reality-TV show.
Youd half-expect to see Jeff Probst there in vestments of his own.
Who will be the new pope?
Stanley Tuccis levelheaded Bellini?
John Lithgows pompous Tremblay?
What about the more conservative cardinals, like Lucian Msamatis Adeyemi or Sergio Castellittos Tedesco?
The titular Tar was cutting and unpleasant, harsh and provocative.
Lydia Tars lack of self-awareness only made the character funnier and more pathetic in her downfall.
The memes work because these movies are both funny and idiosyncratic in their form.
That men of the cloth behave badly is a feature.
For all its seriousness, theres an archness and decadence to the whole affair.
You wouldnt see a movie like this with Protestants, thats for sure.
Talking shit about people you know?ThatsConclave.
Wearing a long and lush and heavy red robe?ThatsConclave.
Stunning Renaissance and Classical architecture?
You know it, I know it: Thats soConclave.
