The Imagination Station, Revisited

Kelly steps through a door in the Imagination Station and lands in the garden of Gethsemane, just in time to see Judas betray Jesus with a kiss. Peter cuts off a guard's ear, Jesus heals it... and then lets the soldiers take him away without a fight. Kelly follows him through a secret midnight trial, into Pilate's palace, and even into a prison cell, warning anyone who will listen that an innocent man is about to die - but no one can stop what's coming. Judas tries to return his blood money too late, and Kelly can only weep as Jesus carries his cross up the hill. Then Whit opens one final door, and Kelly finds a tomb standing empty and the risen Jesus alive among his friends. When he asks Kelly if she believes, the story she has always heard becomes her own, and she promises to follow him anywhere.

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0636 A Class Reenactment A pompous theater impresario is hired to dramatize Odyssey's founding for radio, but his flair for spectacle keeps colliding with the town's true story.

0637 The Forgotten Deed With Whit's End on the verge of reopening, a dispute over a time capsule uncovers a question about who really owns the land beneath it - and whether the shop can keep its faith at its heart.

1 of 2 0638 The Triangled Web A hometown reunion turns tangled when three old friends each plan a heartfelt conversation with the same woman on the same night.

2 of 2 0639 The Triangled Web A reunion in Odyssey turns into a tangle of competing romantic hopes when three men each plan their own perfect moment with Lucy, forcing everyone to decide what commitment really means.

0640 Rights, Wrongs, and Winners When two tied towns are challenged to prove their true heart, Odyssey's chance at the title gets tangled up with the surprise unmasking of a beloved comic book's secret creator.

1 of 2 0641 The Imagination Station, Revisited A curious kid sneaks an early ride in Whit's rebuilt Imagination Station and lands in Jerusalem during Jesus' final week, where a blind boy's hope draws her into events far bigger than she expected.

2 of 2 0642 The Imagination Station, Revisited A trip through an unfinished Imagination Station drops Kelly into the final days of Jesus' life, where she can only watch as betrayal and injustice unfold around her.

TTC01 Here Am I When Whit's newest invention drops Connie into a series of surreal scenarios, she must defend the idea of absolute truth against game-show pundits, talk-show guests, and a very persuasive adversary.

TTC02 The Truth Be Told When a new newspaper editor asks a young reporter to dig up dirt on Whit's End, her investigation unfolds alongside a homespun superhero tale about a librarian transformed into a champion of absolute truth.

TTC03 The Science Club When a young science club president is assigned a presentation on Darwin, a curious question from Whit turns his topic into a test of whether the club really follows the truth wherever it leads.

TTC04 Three in One When a new cable access channel comes to Odyssey, Connie steps up to be a voice for what kids really need - while everyone around her keeps stumbling onto the same big idea.

TTC05 In My Image Fed up with rules, a village boy declares he's done with God - and a mysterious traveling showman just happens to sell replacements.

1 of 3 0643 Kidsboro When Career Day leaves them disillusioned with adult jobs, a group of Odyssey kids get the chance to build and govern a town of their very own - and quickly learn that running a society is harder than it looks.

Featured characters

Minor characters & crew 20 more roles

1 featured character

Jesus Christ David Lodge

19 supporting roles

Peter (Biblical) Actor Unknown Mabel Alexandra Kenworthy Caiaphas Phil Proctor Judas Iscariot Will Ryan Pontius Pilate Ian Whitcomb Thief Ian Whitcomb Thief Bob Hoose Barabbas Bob Luttrell Esras Fred Tatasciore Xerial James M. Connor Josiah (c) Benjamin Bryan Casias James M. Connor Jeaba Actor Unknown Locus Actor Unknown Malchus Phil Proctor Thief #1 Bob Hoose Witness #1 Actor Unknown Thief #2 Ian Whitcomb Witness #2 Marshal Younger

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Chris Anthony Host Paul McCusker Writer · Director Nathan Jones Sound Designer Bob Hoose Producer Marshal Younger Producer Dave Arnold Executive Producer

The story

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Another door sends Kelly into Gethsemane beside Judas and the temple guards. She watches Judas identify Jesus with a kiss. Peter strikes a servant named Malchus and cuts off his ear, but Jesus stops the violence and heals the wound. He then allows the guards to arrest him rather than call for rescue.

Judas believes the arrest will force Jesus to reveal his power and fulfill the disciples' hopes. Kelly insists that the priests mean to kill him, but Judas dismisses her warning. Malchus, shaken that the man he arrested has healed him, decides to follow the guards and help if he can. Kelly goes with him.

At the high priest's house, Josiah and Xerial try to oppose the secret nighttime trial. Witnesses contradict one another, but Jesus identifies himself as the Messiah and Son of God. Caiaphas calls the statement blasphemy, and the council decides to take him to the Roman governor because only Rome can authorize an execution.

Judas returns in horror and tries to give back the money he received. Xerial refuses it and tells him that betrayal is his own responsibility. Kelly sees that Judas finally understands the innocence of the man he has handed over, but his regret has come too late to undo the arrest.

A door places Kelly in Governor Pilate's rooms. Pilate finds no Roman crime in Jesus and plans to offer the crowd a choice between releasing him and releasing the murderer Barabbas. Kelly warns that the crowd will choose Barabbas, but a guard locks her in a cell. Prisoners awaiting execution tell her that seeing truth requires a choice.

The Imagination Station repeatedly offers Kelly doors out of the adventure, but each one reveals another part of Jesus' suffering. She witnesses the crosses carried uphill and hears Jesus die. Whit finds her back in the unfinished machine, weeping. He explains that Jesus accepted this terrible death out of love, but also assures her that death is not the end.

Whit leads Kelly through one final door. She finds Josiah crying for joy because Jesus has risen and is meeting with his disciples. Upstairs, Kelly sees the living Jesus speak to Thomas and welcome Josiah.

Jesus tells Kelly that he knows her and asks whether she believes. Everything she has witnessed has turned lessons she once kept at a distance into a personal truth. Kelly declares her faith and promises to follow him, even to the ends of the earth and through all the years ahead.