Season 1 Episode 9
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(CCC, BBB, VV) Very strong Christian, biblical worldview, with this episode focusing on forgiveness and God’s ability to transform even the worse of sinners; no foul language; one violent scene where the Roman emperor tells a subject to stab himself out of loyalty, a man is punched; it’s implied that a woman was attacked by a roman, we hear and see her crying afterward; and, no other immoral content.
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“Saul’s Return” opens with Saul escaping Damascus after his conversion and baptism. Heading back to Jerusalem, Saul reunites with Peter and the other disciples, but they don’t believe Saul’s story of conversion. Meanwhile, the now emperor Caligula forces Pilate to erect a statue in his image in the temple, but Caiaphas warns this action will bring revolt.
“Saul’s Return” is not as dramatic and well paced as the previous episode. Most of the episode is Saul trying to convince Peter to believe him and forgive him. Because it has a lot of gaps to fill in, Episode 9 seems more like a transitional episode. That said, “Saul’s Return” makes it clear that the Roman Empire is becoming more dangerous to everyone, and that Jesus Christ and His first disciples are the only ones capable of being able to withstand the evils of such depraved tyrants as Caligula. This message is good, but Saul still comes off a little unlikeable, even from the viewer’s perspective. Additionally, a plot involving Simon the Zealot develops near the end of the episode. Problems aside, “Saul’s Return” makes it clear that the Roman Empire is becoming more dangerous to everyone, and that Jesus Christ and His first disciples are the only ones capable of being able to withstand the evils of such depraved tyrants as Caligula.
