John Monad

John Monad is a fictional character who appears on the HBO original series John From Cincinnati. He appears in the surfing community of Imperial Beach and becomes close to a surfing family. He appears to have magic powers, the source of which is unknown. His last name refers to the Greek word monas, a term the Pythagoreans linked to God as the original "one" from whom all else flows, a clue to a secret divinity or primal "oneness." John often tal... more

John Monad is a fictional character who appears on the HBO original series John From Cincinnati. He appears in the surfing community of Imperial Beach and becomes close to a surfing family. He appears to have magic powers, the source of which is unknown. His last name refers to the Greek word monas, a term the Pythagoreans linked to God as the original "one" from whom all else flows, a clue to a secret divinity or primal "oneness." John often talks to those around him using phrases he has heard. In His Visit, Day Two, Cass and Butchie describe John's brain as being on "autopilot." They believe someone had programmed his brain to pick up linguistic information from others, but was not originally supplied with its own material. Upon John's arrival, all the characters began to react differently to his odd attitude. The first person he met was Mitch Yost. Mitch Yost didn't think much about him on first meeting, but after Shaun was healed, he began to question his involvement in the... less