Oh, man. I may be in the minority, but Father Gill is one of my favorite characters. I was so disappointed he didn't make an appearance this season. I loved the awkward tension and lightness that made up his relationship with Peggy, even when it became slightly soured. Hopefully he'll be back the next so we can see what changes Vatican II have caused inside him. (I'm hoping that's why Matt made a point of mentioning the Pope's death this season, but what do I know.) I'd particularly love to see him badgering Peggy to attend one of his folk masses. The guitar + bongo drums = comedy gold.

One of my favorite parts from 'Three Sundays' takes place when Anita rats out Peggy in the confessional - the most heartbroken look crosses Gill's face. I have the feeling he was talking more about himself than Anita during this scene:

FATHER GILL: You will get your reward in heaven. God loves you, and He knows that you love your sister.
ANITA: I do.
FATHER GILL: Say three Hail Marys and two Our Fathers. And try to forgive your sister. She's not as strong as you are.
-2x04: Three Sundays

Sorry, me again.

'A Night To Remember' is my favorite episode not just because of Peggy's interaction with Gill, but because of the amazing story arcs each of the three female leads were given. I'd only felt lukewarmly about Joan before, but her storyline involving the script reading was heartbreaking. Betty's newfound strength in kicking Don out only made me love her more. And I think this was the first episode where we were given more than a glimpse of Peggy's hidden guilt in dealing with the baby. He was clumsy at going about it, but Gill got her to finally face up to it and realizing that she didn't really want to push away God, she was afraid God would push away her. (That sounded more melodramatic than I intended, and I'm sorry for rambling, but I love this episode so freaking much.)

"There is no sin too great to bring to God. You can reconcile yourself with him and have a whole new start. You’re a smart, beautiful young girl. You have so much to offer. Do you feel you don’t deserve his love?"
-Father Gill, 2x08: A Night To Remember

"Don't you understand that this could be the end of the world, and you could go to hell?"
-Father Gill, 2x13: Meditations In An Emergency

"You know when you distance yourself from the church, you are distancing yourself from everything. That’s why it’s called communion. It’s not just being with God, it’s being with people."
-Father Gill, 2x08: A Night To Remember

"If you see me again and I'm not smiling, I don't think you're going to like it."
-Father Gill, 2x04: Three Sundays

(Eek. Last one from me, promise!)

..."help me find the way to the Promised Land, this lonely body needs a helping hand...."

(singing) "A Night To Remember S2 Ep8

"God is bigger than what we were raised on... I've lived life. I wasn't born a priest."
Father Gill, Season 2, Episode 8 - "A Night to Remember"

"As Mr. Khrushchev and Mr. Castro push our leadership towards the threat of nuclear war, it is tempting to be angry. But I urge all of you to remember that even on the cross, Jesus forgave his transgressors. And though we cannot control these frightening events, let us take charge of our own souls, and let us prepare ourselves for the most important summit meeting of all."

Father Gill, Season 2, Episode 13 - "Meditations in an Emergency"

Gill's song at the end of A Night to Remember (Season 2 Episode 8)

Hey, Phil B, love that C.C. Baxter av!

So apropos today, esp......SO great the way old J.D. Sheldrake was left high and dry (nope!) at the New Year's Eve Party by Miss Kubelik!

Such a fantastic and oh so Man Men-y movie!

HAPPY 2010 FELLOW MADDICTS!

Favorite Father Gill moment is from Three Sundays when Peggy and Father Gill are sitting alone together in his car and he asks:
"I need to ask you something, and it's personal"...

This line made me sit up and pay attention (literally) because it opened the door to so many possibilities for the direction this character could go in.

Does anyone know when (or if) Father Gill is coming back? Season 3 just wasn't the same without him there at all.

Elisabeth and Matt have said in DVD commentaries and interviews that there was originally intended to be a non-platonic extension to Gill and Peggy's relationship but it was nixed in the last handful of episodes, which explains the unevenness in the character chemistry - going from awkward UST in 'Three Sundays' and 'A Night To Remember' to the season finale's "You're going to hell, sinner!" shtick. (Well, I guess fear of being exploded into a million pieces could kill potential UST from any God fearing person's mind, but still.)

Colin Hanks is going to be starring in his own TV series shortly, but I really hope he makes another appearance next season, even if Matt and the other writers went out of their way to dub him a "visiting" priest in his first episode - I guess so he could be written out neatly when they finished his arc with Peggy. Not only could he be representative of the changing times of the Catholic church, but perhaps also Peggy's changing relationship with her family and the way she perceives God.

One could say it's already been wrapped up in S2 (not to mention Peggy's hilarious "He's still dead, Ma!" line in response to her mother's fussing over the Pope's death), but I don't care. More, please!

I agree, Natasha, maybe my mind was in the gutter, but I thought maybe he would make a move on Peggy after he said it ("I need to ask you something, and it's personal"...) Like maybe he'd lean toward her to test his theory that maybe she was attracted to him, too....saying, ..."I'm thinking of leaving the priesthood, Peggy....I've fallen in love with you....I never meant to, but it has happened -- and I need to know if you have any of these same feelings for me."

Just something about the sexual tension in that scene.....anyone else felt any sexual tension between Peggy and Father Gill in their scenes together?

Doesn't anyone think the way Gill abused Peggy's sister's confidential disclosures in the confessional as a way to get to Peggy sleazy? And then with the with the Cuban Missile Crisis looming pulling out that third-century Clement of Alexandria stuff ("Outside the Church there is no salvation!") Remind me of why I'm not a Catholic!

Father Gill must be a good character because he makes me squirm. Maybe it's my atheism coming to the fore, but this guy, like any actual priest, parson or rabbi, gives me the creeps. But then...I'm not superstitious, so all this religious hocus pocus mumbo jumbo is wasted on me. I like the sexual tension between him and Peggy, and of course the anger and hostility too. Hey...this guy's a party, but I confess (no pun intended) that I really can't take too much of him. Kinda like the `pants on the ground' guy on the Idle American. Oh, speaking of which--I'm taking up a collection for Simon Cowell. You probably think the guy makes millions, huh? Well, you couldn't be farther from the truth. I mean, why would a guy with manboobs wear nothing but white T-shirts all the time if he had money? So here's what you can do, and this is more important that Haitian relief--send your check or money order made out to "Let's Buy Simon a Real Shirt" to me. Put "manboobs" in the memo line of your check. I swear to god---100% of these proceeds will go directly toward a shirt for Mr. Cowell.

I would recommend watching "The Scarlet and the Black" w/Gregory Peck about Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty in WW II, "The Scarlet Pimpernel" w/Leslie Howard - 1934, and incorporate the messages of these movies into the script.
Also, remember the Latin mass: questions can be asked of the SSPX at www.sspxseminary.org or www.sspx.com, or the Institute of Christ the King, HQ's in Chicago, IL. Incorporating some scenes w/some of the functions carried out by the priest over time will add to the show; I do mean in a positive action (I am not asking to gloss over any scandal) only an honest historical portrayal. Look up Guy Gabaldon, El CID, Fr.sCallaghan & Kapaun.

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