On Fridays, The Wall Street Journal has a Taste page, and on May 21, the Houses Of Worship column was written by Sarah Pulliam Bailey. Ms. Bailey wondered quite profitably about what message might be taken from the ABC show Lost? The series' end was imminent, and the end result of Ms. Bailey's musing on message was "an acceptance of unresolved tension."

As obvious a parallel to Keats' negative capabilities as this is, it also points to an idea associated with Otto Rank, the acceptance of uncertainty. The Mighty Quinn's theme of pessimism of the intellect and optimism of the will is also indicated.

The May 22 issue of The New York Post reported that the final episode would "air simultaneously in Europe - regardless of international time differences." In Canada, it would "air simultaneously with the US' Eastern time zones." Further, 59 countries would broadcast the finale "no later than 48 hours after the US ...[with] subtitles for viewers in non-English-speaking territories."

The power of American popular culture in the dissemination of difficult ideas - a vital facet of The Mighty Quinn - is unmatched.