This episode highlights that the show is at its best when it actually shows events taken from the Bible instead of inventing its own plots. It really shines when it shows Jesus and His words but otherwise the episode felt a bit flat, the only fictional scene that was quite moving was Tamar's backstory and her deepening friendship with Mary Magdalene.
Pilate and his wife are introduced, though it seems to be that Pilate is too young? I have always imagined him as an older man whereas here he looks barely in his early twenties. To stick to Roman matters, it seems to me that the Roman Gaius that Peter befriended would be the man who would ask Jesus to heal his servant (the servant was mentioned in the previous episode) and that the showrunners are building his backstory to that.
I guess the showrunners have written themselves into the corner by introducing Peter's wife Eden and their marital problems. In the Bible, Peter wasn't married (the mother-in-law was mentioned but never any wife, so he was probably a widower) and there are serious consequences of him having a wife in the show which the showrunners had not considered before inventing this plot line. Eden is right because had Peter been married, his first responsibility would be to his wife and future children, not to the ministry. This is why Catholic priests are unmarried, so that they do not have any problems with "divided duty" as it is the case with Peter in the show.
Review by ladysherlockianBlockedParentSpoilers2023-01-17T18:17:25Z
This episode highlights that the show is at its best when it actually shows events taken from the Bible instead of inventing its own plots. It really shines when it shows Jesus and His words but otherwise the episode felt a bit flat, the only fictional scene that was quite moving was Tamar's backstory and her deepening friendship with Mary Magdalene.
Pilate and his wife are introduced, though it seems to be that Pilate is too young? I have always imagined him as an older man whereas here he looks barely in his early twenties. To stick to Roman matters, it seems to me that the Roman Gaius that Peter befriended would be the man who would ask Jesus to heal his servant (the servant was mentioned in the previous episode) and that the showrunners are building his backstory to that.
I guess the showrunners have written themselves into the corner by introducing Peter's wife Eden and their marital problems. In the Bible, Peter wasn't married (the mother-in-law was mentioned but never any wife, so he was probably a widower) and there are serious consequences of him having a wife in the show which the showrunners had not considered before inventing this plot line. Eden is right because had Peter been married, his first responsibility would be to his wife and future children, not to the ministry. This is why Catholic priests are unmarried, so that they do not have any problems with "divided duty" as it is the case with Peter in the show.