'Preacher' Recap: 'Les Enfants du Sang'

Written by John Edward Betancourt

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​I rarely find myself extra excited to watch a particular television series that I already adore, but Preacher is that kind of unique series that can accomplish such a feat because last week’s episode truly set the stage for something special when it comes to the overall season story arc and that left me counting down the minutes until last night’s episode, ‘Les Enfants du Sang’, simply because I had the funny feeling that just about every single storyline introduced this season was about to kick into overdrive and suffice to say that my anticipation was rewarded in epic fashion since this particular tale delivered in just about every single way imaginable.
 
In fact, this story found a way to tie together all kinds of loose ends, since we were able to catch up with Eugene Root in this one and watch him have the opportunity to discover first-hand what happened to Annville. And while the realization that his home and likely everyone he ever loved are gone forever should have broken him, he somehow found purpose in tragedy and came to believe that God has some kind of special purpose for him and that new line of thinking will be put to the test in the coming days since the Saint of Killers was able to put the young man in shackles with ease before venturing out back into the world to get his hands on the other loose soul from Hell, Adolf Hitler…
 
But, while I thought that the hunt for Hitler was going to be resolved in this episode as well, there were bigger fish to fry in this particular tale, like catching up with Cassidy so we could learn more about the vampire he encountered last week and as it turns out, this part of the story ended up being the most fascinating part of the night since this turned out to be quite the character study for Cassidy. Because spending time with Eccarius shook up Cassidy’s world, and once again put his loneliness and disdain for vampirism on display. But despite his dislike of that world and everything it stands for, he’s hurt, and he’s desperate to feel needed and wanted and the possibility of having an eternal best friend, is a temping idea indeed.
 
Yet, while Cassidy was working on himself, Jesse and Tulip raced against time to save Gran’Ma, because her death would mean Tulip’s as well and this dynamic duo called upon their past experiences in crime to rob Sabina/Madame Boyd blind of all the souls she’s collected in order to keep the old monster going and well, they pulled it off and healed Gran’Ma and this even served as a grand opportunity to make a voodoo power play as well since Jody was able to wipe out Sabina’s crew and capture the infamous Madame Boyd so that Gran’Ma could enjoy her competitor’s soul and well, all of this bloodshed prompted Jesse to make a power play of his own so that he could be free of the debt at last, and he made the decision to finally call the Grail.
 
Which was a fine decision because things are grim there as well. For the Allfather decided it was high time to pay Herr Starr a visit in person to discuss the final plans for the End of the World and it would seem, with a mere command, the Allfather will reign down a nuclear fire upon the world and rebuild it from the ashes, a plan that Starr doesn’t quite agree with and well, that’s where this episode leaves us, with a hell of an apocalypse hanging high over everyone’s head, and what a magnificent episode this turned out to be. Not only did it give us some juicy plot points to chew on, and a reason for Jesse to rise up as a hero, but it was fast paced and downright hilarious and well, once again, it’s time to watch the clock and endure a painful wait until Sunday because right now, this series is delivering some epic storytelling and I’m dying to know what comes next. Until next time. 

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