C’mon, this isn’t a big mystery.

This week on Rapturecast we ask all the big questions. Is Patti real or a hallucination? Did the tower man really see Patti? Are Michael and Virgil “gifted”? Does Will know what the word contextual means? All these questions and more, we’ll talk about today.

I don’t want to kill myself

Kevin is afflicted by a threatening presence, either external (supernatural) or internal (natural) that is constantly trying to exert control over him. Is there a common factor or circumstance that governs when this force resurfaces? Unclear. What is clear is that Garvey Sr experienced a period of tumult and violence so bizarre that he ended up in a mental ward. Now that he has been released, he blames these episodes on ignoring the voices in his head. He claims that he is now cured and able to act rationally because he “started doing what they told me to”.

If we consider Reza Aslan’s comments on shamanism and its paternal transference along with Garvey Sr’s sincere conviction that his son is chosen, and meant to do something important, it should not seem improbable to assume that Kevin is experiencing something similar to what his father experienced.

If this is the case then we have the most cogent explanation for Kevin’s strange behavior and experiences so far. Something is trying to get Kevin’s attention. And when he sleeps, it wrests control away from him to act out scenarios that Kevin would not normally be capable of (Patty’s kidnapping and the possible abduction of Evie & co.). It would seem that this force is willing to act violently (slamming his head into the stove, or the mafia-style execution) to assert control over him and his actions. Is this the kind of erratic and dangerous behavior that Garvey senior was guilty of? Is this the behavior that he was able to escape by obeying (acknowledging) the voices in his head? Could Kevin be cured if he complies? According to Patti, she just wants to be listened to.

/u/TheBridgemen reached a very similar conclusion to mine, independently, you can read it here.

You are entitled to your opinion

Does Patti have knowledge independent of Kevin? It certainly seems so. Does this episode confirm her supernatural nature?

All in the family

Does Michael have a gift? Does Virgil? How did Virgil know that Nora had “lost” people? Where does John’s agnosticism fit into all this?

No God but God



To ask whether Moses actually parted the Red Sea or whether Jesus truly raised Lazarus from the dead or whether the word of god indeed poured through the lips of Muhammad is to ask totally irrelevant questions. The only question that matter with regard to religion and its mythology is ‘what do these stories mean?”. After all, religion is by definition, interpretation and by definition, all interpretations are valid.

Reza Aslan

Is this how you view the show? Does it matter what’s really going on or is it only relevant in how it affects the decisions of the characters?

Living Reminders

A collection of insight and content from fans of the show.

/u/pandrewclark put out another great episode poster this week, you can check it out here.

/u/DocBrownDMC did his own episode poster, show them some love as well!

Prayer Requests

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Thank you for listening!