THE CHOSEN SEASON 2 EPISODE 1 SERIES
This episode introduces several other characters who appear in the gospels, though the series has not yet dramatized any of the stories about them from the gospels.
THE CHOSEN SEASON 2 EPISODE 1 FULL
By putting Maryâs exorcism at the beginning of the series - and by depicting it the way that they do - the producers have allowed for the possibility that the series will come full circle and end on a note that harks back to the beginning, as Jesus greets Mary the way he did before. The final scene, between Mary and Jesus, foreshadows the way Jesus will appear to Mary - and greet her by name - outside the empty tomb in John 20:18.
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The episode also suggests that Mary has been suffering from her affliction her whole life in the prologue, when she is a little girl, it is said that her head hurts sometimes. This stands in stark contrast to other films that have portrayed her prostitution as a form of self-assertive defiance against the moral or patriarchal norms of her time (see, e.g., Coyle & Pichelâs Day of Triumph, Roger Youngâs Jesus, etc.).
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However, to the extent that she might be a prostitute within this series, it is portrayed as a consequence of her victimization by demons and humans alike (it is suggested that she was raped by a Roman soldier once). The episode also suggests that Mary was a prostitute, which is an old tradition in the Western churches but not supported by anything in the gospels. These things are mentioned in Luke 8:2, which is the only biblical reference to her outside of the passion narratives.
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That being said, the main arc of this episode follows Mary Magdalene - her affliction by demons, and her eventual exorcism by Jesus. There is very little in this episode that can be tied directly to the gospels, as the series, at this point, is primarily concerned with establishing backgrounds for its main characters before it gets to the stories about them that we know from the Bible.