'Preacher' Recap: 'The Tom/Brady'

Written by John Edward Betancourt

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​I’m always a huge fan of when a television series finds its particular stride during a respective season simply because that means the audience is in for quite a treat. Our questions are answered, the plot chugs along and we have a ton of fun in the process and it would seem that Preacher falls into that category because everything is clicking when it comes to this series right now and last night’s episode of the show, ‘The Tom/Brady’, once again delivered in every way imaginable, by providing us with three fascinating storylines that captivated us and allowed for us to laugh, all while setting the stage for what looks to be a powerful and downright epic season finale.
 
In fact, each storyline handled a particular element that I just made mention of, since Cassidy’s storyline answered a question that I posed last week in that, what would happen when he discovered that Eccarius is an outright monster and well, it turns out…nothing good, since it would seem this ancient vampire is ready to lay the smack down on Cassidy now that his dirty secret is out. But how Cass discovered his friend’s evil scheme is what matters more here since it happened in such wild and unexpected fashion. I mean come on, you would think that a centuries old vampire would do a better job of hiding the evidence of his crimes, but clearly Eccarius has a lot to learn since Lisa’s bloody neck pillow was in plain sight in the trash but hey, at least the newly turned Hoover has a fighting chance to enjoy his new life as a vampire.
 
As for how the series advanced the plot, well that accomplished by way of Jesse and Tulip since their storylines revealed all kinds of surprises. Because while Tulip and Jody and Featherstone were off working on a spin off for the Ocean’s film series (Custer’s Trinity would be a kick ass title for that), we learned that Gran’Ma is pals with the Devil and has set up a new deal with her old friend to quench her thirst for souls and of course, this part of the story reinforced the fact that the ‘O’Hare Curse’ relates to Tulip’s temper because once again, it got the better of her and jeopardized the initial deal with Gran’Ma since she handed Featherstone over to Satan’s personal assistant, meaning there’s going to have to be a rescue mission to fix that mess.
 
As for the other surprises in question, well, all of those came about when we caught up with Jesse at the Grail’s headquarters. Because we learned in this sequence that the Allfather’s poor health actually works to his benefit since a bullet to the chest merely penetrates a fraction of the fat he’s carrying, and that Herr Starr is afraid of his boss through and through, something I never thought was possible. But the centerpiece of the night, was the grand reveal that the Grail has been planning to get their hands on Genesis for some time, and is willing to sacrifice clones of Humperdoo to find the right genetic mix to make Genesis take hold and wouldn’t you know it? They have apparently found the right formula…
 
If anything, one can feel the tension building toward the season finale, and it’s already getting pretty heavy because the thought of Humperdoo having that kind of power is terrifying and evil working together is equally as scary and well, when all is said and done, what a wild and delightful episode. I never thought I would chuckle so hard at watching an army of Humperdoo’s explode, but here we are and that makes me wonder if I need to see a therapist or not, but I’m guessing probably not. Because off the wall moments are what we signed up for and I’m sure that plenty more are on their way since there are only two episodes left in season three of this incredible show. Until next time.  

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