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108 | Alexander D. Ornella www.jrfm.eu 2016, 2/2, 99–122 humbly requesting him to attend, Adam offers a friendly, encouraging gesture that is powerful and respectful at the same time. Through the Christian praxis of sharing food, the two men, representing very different masculinities, are trans- formed into “equals in Christ”.29 This scene also renders visible the problem of applying labels when talking about masculinity: what does masculinity mean? And if we understand masculinity as performance, as power, we need then ask: who performs for/over whom?, who is in power and in which contexts?, and what kind of power are we actually talking about? Power, too, can have many different forms and effects: it can oppress, but it can also empower. This iconic Christmas meal also turns around power relations: the main “loser” character suddenly finds himself in the position of power and brings the community to- gether. The third and final season ends again with a gathering of “equals in Christ”, although there is no food in the final scene. The small community gathers in front of St Saviour’s parish church. It is the last Easter Vigil both for St Saviour’s, because the church is shut down for financial reasons, and for Adam, because he decided that being a vicar is not appropriate for him anymore. Even though there is no actual food, the theme is present in a theological sense. As the com- munity gathers around the Easter fire and celebrates the resurrection, Jesus becomes their food: they consume Christ and are consumed by Christ. Both the Christmas scene and the Easter scene then seem to call for a celebration of life in all its shades and colors to overcome the power of one particular master nar- rative.30 29 Cf. Gal. 3:28; Méndez-Montoya 2012, 113–156; Counihan 1999, 6. 30 One can, of course, argue that today’s incarnation of Christianity is itself a master narrative that pre- vailed over other Christian narratives. Fig 2: Film still, Celebration of the Easter Vigil in front of St Saviour’s, Rev. (2010–2014), S03/E06.