Netflix’s ‘Big Mistakes’ Preaches Hollywood’s Favorite Gospel: Closeted Christian Pastor #Political
Will Hollywood ever tire of the extremely worn-out closeted gay Christian trope? If Netflix’s Big Mistakes is any sign, the answer is a very clear “no,” as main character Nicky/Reverend Nicholas (Dan Levy) lies to his congregation about being a “practicing” gay man who sneaks his male lover into his rectory for secret, overnight rendezvous.
Nicky is a pastor at Glenview Community Church, and after service in Episode 1, he walks down a short path from the church straight to his home where his secret lover is waiting for him, only to almost be caught by the church’s secretary, whom he has no problem lying to:
Netflix's 'Big Mistakes' preaches Hollywood's favorite Gospel- The closeted Christian pastor. #BigMistakes pic.twitter.com/zrFE8PwaWd
— Dawn Slusher (@BlondeBlogger) June 30, 2026
Nicky: Because while you might reach that island and finally see those gardenias, will it have been worth it in the end if their sweet smell is corrupted by the smoke billowing in from the bridge you burned to get there? On that uplifting note, everybody, I would like to remind you that this is a fire-free zone, okay? Okay? We have a lot of hardwood flooring. If you wanted to contribute to the food drive, Rose would be happy to take your name. Hi, Helen.
Tareq: You organize your drawers like a serial killer.
Nicky: Yeah, that's the intention. Hi. F*ck.
Rose: Reverend Nicholas!
Nicky: Yeah. Rose? Oh, we're just letting ourselves in now, huh? We might need to chat about boundaries a little bit, Rose.
Rose: The door wasn't locked.
Nicky: Well, okay.
Rose: Did I hear something, though?
Nicky: No, I was just on the phone.
Rose: Oh. The sponsorship team can do Friday.
Nicky: Okay, great. Well, that could have been an email, but thank you for letting me know, and I'll see you tomorrow, okay?
Rose: Okay.
Nicky: Bye-bye.
We later learn Glenview Community Church has no problem with Nicky being gay. But he’s expected to be “non-practicing,” which makes sense for someone leading a Bible-based church since the Bible clearly forbids homosexuality. Instead of Nicky applying at one of the many Protestant churches that ignore those parts of the Bible and allow “practicing” gay ministers, he figured it was fine to deceive his congregation and disrespect their rules:
Netflix drama 'Big Mistakes' thumbs its nose at Christianity and the Bible with closeted gay pastor deceiving his congregation by having secret rendevous with his lover. pic.twitter.com/0JkAxPcVJb
— Dawn Slusher (@BlondeBlogger) June 30, 2026
Tareq; Did I tell you I'm being honored by Out and Loud next month for the work that I do for them? Raising money for queer people so that they can be "out and loud"?
Nicky: Mm-hmm. You've mentioned that a few times.
Tareq: And yet, I can't surprise my boyfriend at work because according to his church, he can be gay but can't have a boyfriend.
Nicky: They expect me to be nonpracticing, yeah.
Tareq: I wanna practice with my non-practicing boyfriend, not be in my mid-thirties keeping our relationship a secret from our friends and family.
Nicky: You had one job last summer, and that was to fix my roof. And you got greedy, okay? And now look at us.
Tareq: I couldn't help myself. I got a thing for The Book of Mormon.
Nicky: Do ya?
Tareq: Yeah.
Nicky: Well, I'm not Mormon, so…
Tareq: I know, but you kinda dress like one.
Nicky: I told you, as soon as my mom's campaign is done, I'm gonna find a new congregation. And we can, you know…practice outwardly and loudly.
Tareq: I believe you, okay?
Nicky: For as long as we'd like.
Tareq: Okay, I'm gonna book that cruise this year, with or without you.
Nicky: And I can't wait to go on that cruise with you. I can't wait to get norovirus together.
Tareq: That's the best part!
Nicky’s mother Linda (Laurie Metcalf) is running for Mayor, so he wants to delay transitioning to a new church now that he has a boyfriend in order to avoid causing controversy for her. She, however, urges him to have sex, telling him she believes his grandmother was secretly a lesbian and that avoiding intimacy for a long time can harden a person.
“I think that you have made some very selfless decisions in your life,” she tells her son, “But if I'm being honest, sometimes I get scared that your closest relationship is with God. And don't take this the wrong way, honey, but God isn't touching your body for pleasure.”
Lovely. When Nicky climbs back into bed with his lover one night and stares at a portrait of an angel on his wall, the discussion turns to religion and homosexuality.
Nicky says he likes to think the angel is “pretty progressive” and that watching them have sex is the “most fun she’s had in years.” When Tareq asks why, “religion has such a problem with two people who are in love with each other,” Nicky answers, “Because God is perfect, but the people who interpret him are not.”
Netflix dramedy 'Big Mistakes' claims millions of Biblical scholars across centuries are wrong on homosexuality. Jokes that an angel in a portrait is "progressive" and watching the pastor have sex with his lover is "the most fun she's had in years." #BigMistakes @netflix pic.twitter.com/cxCt3TnKLx
— Dawn Slusher (@BlondeBlogger) June 30, 2026
Tareq: Where were you?
Nicky: Hmm?
Tareq: Where were you?
Nicky: I had a parishioner in the hospital with double pneumonia.
Tareq: Hmm. Who was it?
Nicky: Jessica. Uh, Jessica's uncle. Do you…
Tareq” I don't know…
Nicky: Hmm. You might not have met him. Go back to bed.
Tareq: I've really been enjoying staying over here the past few nights.
Nicky: Me too.
Tareq: You're worried she's been judging us?
Nicky: I like to think she's pretty progressive. This is the most fun she's had in years.
Tareq: Why is it that religion has such a problem with two people who are in love with each other?
Nicky: Because God is perfect, but the people who interpret him are not.
Big Mistakes would have us believe Nicky is both a rebel and a reverend and that the only real problem is everyone else’s “imperfect interpretation.” Millions of biblical scholars for centuries have consistently agreed that Scripture clearly prohibits homosexuality, from Leviticus to Romans to the words of Jesus on marriage. Paul even warns in 2 Timothy 4:3, “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires.”
Look, we get that everyone is deserving of love and kindness. We all sin. Who someone sleeps with should really be no one else's business but theirs (and not something to Pride Parade about), except when it's in a Christian church leadership capacity. Hollywood needs to lay off the attacks on Christianity and Christians' personal beliefs about the sin (not the sinner) based on God's Word. Nicky’s convenient rationalizations also feel like the same boring, performative shrug Hollywood has been offering for years. Do better, writers.
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