"A.D. The Bible Continues" Ep. 1 Review (4/5/15)

Hi, I'm the Whatsoever Critic. I review just about anything.

This past Sunday (Easter) was the premiere of the series A.D. The Bible Continues.

Now I promised you on a reaction video of the trailer to this show that I would see this show; and I did. So how was it? Well, before I go on, warning: SPOILERS!!!

Recap:

The show immediately starts with the crucifixion of Jesus. The show keeps going back and forth, showing backstories of characters like the chief priest Caiaphas, Simon Peter, Judas, another disciple, and Pilate and his wife; and then it returns to Jesus' death and burial.

-Now I'll get to the end of the episode in just a minute.

So now, I will go through each of the characters. So let's go.

Caiaphas

-I'll admit: the show got a decent actor for this one.

Now this character is the chief priest who rallied for Jesus to be put to death, even going as far as bugging Pilate to guard the tomb to ensure that nobody stole the corpse. Now, you can't really blame this guy for expressing much hatred towards Jesus, because he doesn't understand that Jesus was the Son of God.

-Okay, so for each character, I will ask questions that bug me at the end of an episode...

1. Why is Caiaphas shown with a maiden asking him to come to bed? (I thought chief priests couldn't have wives or be sexually-active, because they're supposed to be married to God.)

2. What is up with him bugging Pilate to do everything in his governing power to extinguish the existence of Jesus? (Was having Jesus crucified not enough? And Pilate himself begs this question on the show.)

Simon Peter

So far, we only know that Simon Peter watched from a distance as Jesus died on the cross. Plus, we learn that he didn't do enough to prevent Jesus from dying.

Now, what was new to me was that Simon Peter was asked by a rebel to join the others that are rebelling against the Romans. But Peter turns them down saying, "Those who live by the sword dies by the sword," meaning that violence is not a way to handle an issue.

1. Who was that rebel that Simon Peter spoke to and turned down? (I remember him saying that they were both childhood playmates, but that's all we know.)

Judas

By now, we already know that Judas had betrayed Jesus, and is now regretting it. But the strangest part about this is that the show shows Judas hanging himself soon after we see Jesus die.

1. Why does Judas die after Jesus in this adaptation? (Normally, in adaptations, Judas kills himself before Jesus' crucifixion.)

2. Will we get more backstory from Judas?

Another disciple

We see one disciple interacting with Jesus' mother, another woman, and Simon Peter.

1. Which disciple is this?

Pilate and his wife

Most of the episode revolves around the Pilates, aside from the Herod family (who only get at least 5-10 minutes of screen time). What I found interesting was that Pilate's wife has these dreams foretelling what Jesus is capable of. But all that time, Pilate doesn't listen to the point where he asks a soldier to prove what his wife is saying is true.

1. If wanting to avoid a rebellion, why doesn't Pilate try to compromise with the rebels?

2. Why isn't Pilate supportive of his wife? (Sure, this is the time period when women didn't have much say in anything, but come on! Her dreams are supposed to mean something!)

Now as promised, this is a recap of the end of this episode:

Guards (provided by Pilate, because Caiaphas apparently bitched enough) are at Jesus' tomb at night.

Suddenly, an angel appears, and a bright light shines from the tomb, blinding the guards. Then the episode ends with Caiaphas hearing the news that the tomb is open.

So, how was the show so far. I would say: So far so good.

I would like to give the show credit for putting much thought into this. I mean, these were the same producers that brought you The Bible series. You can tell that they've done their research on this, as much as Mel Gibson did his with The Passion of the Christ. 

It advertised and delivered: the CG effects, the acting, etc. And interestingly enough, I'm looking forward to next week's episode. And yeah, there may have been some unanswered questions... well DUH!!! It's only the first episode.

Whatsoever Critic

Source: A.D. The Bible Continues

Courtesy: NBC/Lightworkers Media