by Tanner Kinney Disclaimer: This review contains spoilers for this episode and previous episodes of God Friended Me. In the introduction of last episode’s review, I talked about Pure Flix films and how God Friended Me gave off a similar vibe. This episode, titled “The Good Samaritan,” makes me re-think that comparison a little bit. Pure Flix films tend to depict atheists or the concept of atheism as an “antagonist” of sorts. Take the movie God’s Not Dead, for example. In that film, the only character that could really be called an “antagonist” is the professor who lost his faith when his mother died. He’s hateful, spiteful, and outwardly negative against the good religious people shown in the film. They aren’t trying to create an open dialogue; Pure Flix films are quite literally preaching to the choir. God Friended Me takes a different approach. This episode literally has Miles Finer mention that he wants his podcast to create a dialogue between people with faith and people without, and the show almost reaches that idea. It doesn’t quite achieve in creating a discussion, but it does send a message of acceptance for people on both sides of the argument. It’s admirable that a show with a premise this dumb tries to do that. It doesn’t make it any better of a show to watch, but it’s still admirable.
“The Good Samaritan” delivers a refreshing message despite stale problems
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