THE CHOSEN: Season 1: I Am He

This episode brings Bible stories to life with warmth, humor, and emotional depth. Jesus is presented as charismatic, personable, and deeply connected to the people around Him. His compassion toward the Woman at the Well is especially beautiful, as He recognizes her pain and offers healing.

The episode also gives viewers a serious question to consider: What happens when Jesus calls us, but we refuse to follow Him? The story encourages repentance, forgiveness, and personal reflection while showing Christ’s love in action.

The main reservation is that the script expands Nicodemus’s story beyond what Scripture tells us. Watch it with an open Bible, compare the episode with the Gospel accounts, and this is a strong choice for family viewing.

Nicodemus wrestles with Jesus’ call while fellow rabbis move against Him. At the same time, Jesus and His Apostles travel toward Samaria, where the Apostles must confront their assumptions about the people there.

Their journey leads Jesus to the Woman at the Well. Through these encounters, the episode explores faith, compassion, forgiveness, and what it means to respond when Christ calls.

Four stars means this episode is a delightful and deeply moving religious drama. It personifies Christ in a profoundly relational, emotional, and spiritual way. Jesus is charismatic, personable, and humorous, but the strongest moments come through His connection with the people around Him.

The episode makes faith feel immediate as these Bible stories come to life. Its portrayal of forgiveness in action can prompt viewers to consider repentance in their own lives. The script does take liberties with Nicodemus’s life, adding material beyond Scripture to give his story more depth.

The episode presents a very strong Christian, biblical, and moral worldview. It stresses the love, healing power, and salvation that come from Jesus Christ. Jesus is shown as compassionate and personally involved with wounded people, and His forgiveness calls viewers toward repentance.

The episode also portrays the Apostles as human beings who must learn to see people as Jesus sees them. Their assumptions about Samaria are challenged as Jesus leads them toward compassion rather than hostility. His declaration that He is the Messiah is presented as a profoundly moving moment.

The main departure from Scripture is the expanded story of Nicodemus. Scripture records his meeting with Jesus under cover of night, but much of the episode’s surrounding material is created for the drama. Viewers should read the Bible for themselves and consider the differences.

The episode’s central longing is for healing, forgiveness, and salvation through a personal relationship with Christ. Jesus says, “whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again” (John 4:14).

This is a delightful, spiritually rich episode that presents Jesus with compassion, humor, and emotional depth. Its expanded material about Nicodemus should send viewers back to Scripture, not away from it. For families and religious viewers, the answer is WORTH WATCHING.