The 4400: Suffer the Children
In “Suffer the Children� (Episode 4 of Season 2), the title refers to the NTAC examination of a teacher who ‘brings out the best in her students’…literally. [One side strand is that Collier meets baby Isabelle again, who he believes previously examined him, judged him and found him wanting, and allows him to live—justifying for him that he is pure of heart. Anybody remember last week???] The other main strand involves Shawn, who goes into the low-income section of town and befriends some homeless youth.
Heather Tobey brings out the best in her students—she looks into their eyes, touches them, and they become masters of the arts. Hmm…Unfortunately, I believe that the light is in everyone and she is unable to find any good in her student, Greg Venner [thanks to the impact of his father, Frank.] If we are all created in God’s image, then there IS good in all of us. I found myself mystified that the creators of the show left us (and at 9:00 p.m. most teenagers are still up) with the understanding that these holy, powerful future people made use of a gift that couldn’t find good in some people! His problem wasn’t even his fault—he was overcoming the ‘sins of his father.’
Shawn ends up healing a drug addict and finds himself surrounded by the homeless who are ailing in various ways. He runs from the situation (Jordan had told him not to heal at all, because if you heal one you have to heal them all) saying that he can’t do it. It reminded me instantly of the times where Jesus healed by merely bumping into someone. What would have happened if Jesus would have run when families put their ill out on the streets?
I still think that Shawn is the “Christ-figure� in the 4400…even if Jordan has the initials J.C., has been found ‘pure of heart,’ and donates money, he still is a creep! So, the gifts continue to ripple the water…and we won’t know for TWO WEEKS what happens next! (We get no July 4th love from USA.)
Heather Tobey brings out the best in her students—she looks into their eyes, touches them, and they become masters of the arts. Hmm…Unfortunately, I believe that the light is in everyone and she is unable to find any good in her student, Greg Venner [thanks to the impact of his father, Frank.] If we are all created in God’s image, then there IS good in all of us. I found myself mystified that the creators of the show left us (and at 9:00 p.m. most teenagers are still up) with the understanding that these holy, powerful future people made use of a gift that couldn’t find good in some people! His problem wasn’t even his fault—he was overcoming the ‘sins of his father.’
Shawn ends up healing a drug addict and finds himself surrounded by the homeless who are ailing in various ways. He runs from the situation (Jordan had told him not to heal at all, because if you heal one you have to heal them all) saying that he can’t do it. It reminded me instantly of the times where Jesus healed by merely bumping into someone. What would have happened if Jesus would have run when families put their ill out on the streets?
I still think that Shawn is the “Christ-figure� in the 4400…even if Jordan has the initials J.C., has been found ‘pure of heart,’ and donates money, he still is a creep! So, the gifts continue to ripple the water…and we won’t know for TWO WEEKS what happens next! (We get no July 4th love from USA.)
REVIEWS
—The 4400: Life, Interrupted (on blog)
— The 4400: As Fate Would Have It (on blog)
—The 4400: Suffer the Children (on blog) ok
—The 4400: The Weight of the World (on blog)
—The 4400: Voices Carry (on blog)
—The 4400: Season 2, Wake Up Call (on blog)
—The 4400: Season One (on blog)
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