In hindsight, it's actually kind of surprising that it took a wrong-side-of-the-tracks loner like Shawn Hunter the better part of four seasons to get swept up in a cult. Feeling insecure about his future, Shawn was brainwashed by a group called The Centre, led by the charismatic Mr. Mack (Jerry Levine). But the near-death accident of his teacher-turned-father figure Mr. Turner put things back in perspective, prompting Shawn to leave The Centre and focus his energies on writing angst-filled poetry.