The Time Has Come
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| 330: The Time Has Come Listen Online! | |
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| Season | 1995 |
| Album | 25: Darkness Before Dawn |
| Aired | September 02, 1995 |
| Written by | Paul McCusker |
| Directed by | Paul McCusker |
| Produced by | Unknown |
| Sound Design by | Dave Arnold |
| Music by | Unknown |
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Genre: Blackgaard saga
[edit] Summary
Eugene creates a search program in the Imagination Station to search for information about the history of Whit's End. But to test the program, he uses the search engine on his own history.
[edit] Plot
In the midst of the evil encompassing Odyssey, Eugene’s spiritual journey has been moving full steam ahead. He’s been stripped of everything he’s ever cared about: Whit is gone, Katrina has left Odyssey because of Eugene, and now Whit’s End has closed and is in the hands of Glossman and Dr. Blackgaard. Eugene wants to help in the battle, but Jack wisely points out that Eugene can’t. It’s a spiritual battle Eugene isn’t equipped to fight. Jack challenges Eugene. Jack says that if Eugene thinks over all his experiences in Odyssey, he’ll see that everything points to the inevitable: Sooner or later, Eugene must make a decision about Jesus Christ.
Fortunately, Eugene and the other employees of Whit’s End aren’t banned from the emporium. Thanks to Jason’s pleading and political connections, they have permission to come to the shop. So Eugene decides to use the Imagination Station’s data banks to “search” Odyssey’s history for any references about the mysterious mineral under Whit’s End.
To test his search program, Eugene decides to take Jack up on his challenge, to search through his own life in Odyssey. Eugene does, and he re-lives many scenes from his past that have pointed him toward Jesus Christ. Eugene comes out of the Imagination Station ready to say “yes” to the Lord’s call. And what begins as a tender moment of prayer between Jack and Eugene turns comical as Connie, Bernard, and Tom show up to share in Eugene’s decision. The only one missing is Whit. But even he is represented when, on the downstairs phone, he calls and leaves a message of encouragement on the answering machine. Finally, Eugene Meltsner becomes a new creation.
[edit] Discussion Questions
- Why did Eugene feel so uninvolved with the battle for Odyssey?
- Why did Jack think that the only way Eugene could become effective in the fight was to become a Christian?
- Why was it so obvious to Eugene that after looking over his life, he needed to accept Christ?
[edit] Cast
| Characters | Actors |
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| Bernard Walton | Dave Madden |
| Connie Kendall | Katie Leigh |
| Eugene Meltsner | Will Ryan |
| Jack Allen | Alan Young |
| John Whittaker | Hal Smith |
| Tom Riley | Walker Edmiston |
[edit] Notes
- PARENTS: This series, known as “Darkness Before Dawn” (AIO #324-334) gets extremely intense in places, and is therefore not recommended for younger listeners.
- In place of the theme for this episode, we hear Eugene whistle those 7 very recognizable notes when unlocking the door at Whit's End.
- This episode flashes back to 51: Connie, Part 1 and 157: Last in a Long Line before Eugene climbs into the Imagination Station. Once in the station, he sees a collage of episodes, we then hear (in order) 52: Connie, Part 2, 136: Back to Bethlehem, Part 2, 137: Back to Bethlehem, Part 3, 212: The Mortal Coil, Part 2, 232: Thy Kingdom Come, 254: Truth, Trivia and 'Trina, 266: It Began with a Rabbit's Foot..., 267: ...It Ended with a Handshake, 274: First-Hand Experience, 278: The Fifth House on the Left, Part 1, 280: Gone..., 294: Unto Us a Child is Born, 322: The Turning Point, and finally this episode.
- See this article to find out from where some of Whit's lines come.
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[edit] Reviews
From TransplantMinistries (see website)
Maybe I am just on one of those kicks, but over the past week I have started listening to classic episodes of Adventures in Odyssey. I know, I know.. More?...Yes!
The reason is because we always hear constantly about how terrible Christian Media is. Oh, It is. It's incredibly terrible. It's unauthentic and unoriginal. However when good media comes along, we do not really give it any attention and let it fly by without any sort of adoration that is deserves.
So here it is.
Adventures in Odyssey, "The Time Has Come" the episode where Eugene gets saved.
I do not believe there to be a more magnificently produced piece of Christian Media then this episode right here.
It's not just the episode or the quality of it's production among the multitudes of other adventures. It's the build-up. The years of preparation and writing that went into the development of this character we all love. Eugene Meltsner. There is just so much complexity in his spiritual development. From the time he first walked in to Whit's End. Gets an Agnostic Girlfriend (Katrina) and Katrina gets saved and breaks up with Eugene and Whit leaving Odyssey for two years (Due to Actor's Death). All plays such a significant impact on Eugene's decision.
It clearly makes AIO some of the best writing in all of Christian Media. It also places Episode #330 "The Time Has Come" as one of the absolute best episodes of anything in all of Christian Media.
[edit] Resources
The Time Has Come on whitsend.org
The Time Has Come on AIOHQ.com
The Time Has Come on AIO Soda Fountain
