'Preacher' Recap: 'Sonsabitches'

Written by John Edward Betancourt

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​Well, leave it to a show like Preacher to surprise me in the most unexpected ways imaginable. After all, a mere week ago I was praising the series for taking its sweet time in telling its tale, and I fully expected this week’s episode, ‘Sonsabitches’, to be more of the same if you will, allowing for us to further explore Jesse’s past and his psyche now that he is back home with Gran’Ma. So, imagine my surprise when I settled in to watch the next chapter in Jesse’s story, only to find that moving the plot forward at light speed was going to be the focus of the evening. 
 
Because this really isn’t something we see the series do that often, and thankfully, this storytelling decision wasn’t grounded in gimmicks or fan service, it came out of necessity for the characters since Jesse really was in quite the pickle in this tale. Because with Tulip healed, he now owed his Gran’Ma a debt, a debt that would see him suffer if he didn’t fulfill it, which meant the only logical choice in his mind was to contact Herr Starr and the Grail, so that he could reclaim his soul and in turn, Genesis, so that he and his friends could get out of this hell hole as quickly as possible.
 
Which meant that a measure of revenge was present in this tale, because for some reason, Starr sent the two lackeys that shot Tulip at the end of last season, Featherstone and Hoover, to Angelville to meet with Jesse and unfortunately for this pair of inept doofuses, Tulip found them first and opened up the proverbial can of whoop ass on them and was happy to hear that Gran’Ma was interested in disposing of them and their bodies as quickly as possible. But alas, Jesse let them go, as part of his master plan and this led to an opportunity for the truth to get out in the open amongst the trio, so they could all get on the same page for a change and thankfully that helped Tulip and Cassidy back their good buddy.
 
But, as is often the case on this show, the plan went to hell for a variety of reasons. The first being that Herr Starr duped Jesse into thinking he actually brought Custer’s soul to the one on one meeting and I guess we all should have seen that coming since Starr is about as genius as they come and just when it seemed as though Jesse’s plan was going to work after all, Tulip’s need for revenge took over and she opened fire on the Grail escorts that came with Starr to Angelville, chasing them off. Meaning that Jesse was once more at the mercy of his evil Gran’Ma and once again facing an uncertain future. 
 
If anything, this ended up being quite the fun episode, one filled to the brim of the best parts of the series and I’ll be honest, I’m really digging how this season is starting off. It’s dealing with a lot of things we’ve been waiting for the series to deal with, like Jesse’s past and all the damage done to the trio’s relationships and it’s handling all these matters in fun and compelling fashion and while there isn’t a ton to analyze character and plot wise right now, who cares? I’m having a blast just enjoying the ride and I’m intrigued to see where this Angelville plot line is going, now that we know that Grand’Ma’s twisted brand of voodoo, is far stronger than any of us could have ever imagined. Until next time.  

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