The Power
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| 239: The Power | |
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| Season | 1993 |
| Album | [[Album {{{album_num}}}: {{{album_name}}}|{{{album_num}}}: {{{album_name}}}]] |
| Aired | July 17, 1993 |
| Written by | Marshal Younger and Paul McCusker |
| Directed by | Phil Lollar |
| Produced by | Unknown |
| Sound Design by | Bob Luttrell |
| Music by | Unknown |
| Prev: For Thine is the Kingdom Next: And the Glory | |
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Albums: Album 17: On Earth as it is in Heaven
Theme: The abuse of power
Scripture: Matthew 6:13
[edit] Summary
Nicholas Adamsworth uses his computer skills to the control school records and grades.
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Sam and Isaac are suspicious. Everyone is getting bad test grades in Mr. Gardener's math class except Nicky and Rusty. Nicky's good grades are understandable, he's a child genius. But Rusty is a member of the Bones of Rath. They seem to foam at the mouth if they even hear the word "study."
Something obviously isn't right. Sam and Isaac are determined to find out the problem. Their search for truth causes them to tickle information out of Charles, who also uncharacteristically got a good grade on a pop quiz. Under pressure, Charles tells them that Nicky has access to the school's computer files. Isaac goes to the principal, but Nicky finds out about it before Isaac can get there. Nicky gets back at Isaac by making him look ridiculous.
Nicky seems unstoppable. With his computer skills, he can make or break anyone. But just as he gets ready to take care of Isaac once and for all, a freak storm causes a power outage, ruining his computer. Nicky's power is gone, he is caught by the school, and Sam and Isaac learn about the source of true power.
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- Why did Nicky think he could get away with manipulating things?
- Should Sam and Isaac have gotten information out of Charles?
- Why or why not?
- Where does ultimate power lie?
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[edit] Notes
- When Nicholas Adamsworth first appeared in "Eugene's Dilemna," AIO #80, he was a good guy. Unfortunately, in "The Power," Nicholas's character turned a bit shady.
- In this episode, Nicky seems to be using some of the things he learned from Richard Maxwell in Eugene's Dilemna.
- Isaac quotes 'It's a Wonderful Life', saying "It's what I get for praying."
- This is Isaac Morton's last episode.
- This episode is full of goofs, though they can be (tentatively) explained. Nicky is now in middle school, though when we first met him, he was in college. Rusty mentions Nicky's mother, though Nicky is an orphan. Nicky has a notebook of all the people who insulted him since he was 'a little tyke', but if he was moved around due to being an orphan, they wouldn't all be in Odyssey still. All this can be shakily explained if Nicky has been adopted. They are also slightly excusable since this is one of Marshal Younger's first episodes.
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