'Preacher' Recap: 'The Possibilities'

​Written by John Edward Betancourt

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We are now three episodes into AMC's Preacher and while the show has been a wild and unique ride, an interesting issue is starting to plague the show...it's actually trying to do wayyyyyyyy too much with the story. Think about it for a moment. Last week we opened up in 1881 to meet a mysterious cowboy before the plot shifted back to present day and this week we met a mysterious man in a white suit before moving on to something completely different. On both occasions we never revisited or discussed these plot points and dropping those kinds of mysteries on us like they're nothing adds a little frustration when it comes to watching this series.

It doesn't make Preacher a bad show by any means, it just means that the plot is moving a lot slower than expected and at some point, there's a fair chance that will frustrate all the fans, this writer included because well...we're all waiting for something important to happen and the irony is, the show is fully capable of moving at a brisk pace and giving us answers because this week's entry, 'The Possibilities' did bother to finally address a couple of key issues; what kind of man Jesse really is deep down and it gave us a taste of what happened to him when it comes to his past. 

This episode more or less picked up right where we left off last week as we discovered that Jesse's attempt to get that young lady to open her eyes worked like a charm, leading Jesse to realize what kind of power he truly possesses at last. It also led to a wonderful sequence where he tests out his newfound ability on Cassidy with hilarious results, and well, despite the laughs we saw a little glimmer in Jesse's eyes because he understands he can pretty much do whatever he wants with this. But before he could figure out how exactly to wield this power, we found out what Tulip has been up to and why she is so hell bent on getting Jesse to do this job with her. 

It turns out she is on an errand of revenge, one that involves Jesse as well because at some point in the past, she and Jesse did a job with a man named Carlos who just so happened to abandon them in the middle of what looked like a robbery. Tulip wants him to pay for what he's done and for a moment there she gets Jesse to go along with her. But a chance encounter at a gas station in the middle of nowhere changes Jesse's mind. A humiliated Donnie followed the two of them in the hopes of confronting the Preacher and humiliate him as well at gunpoint, but the power within allowed Jesse to handle the tense situation, and potentially gave him an opportunity to deal with Donnie once and for all. 

But Jesse took the high road and that's quite the big deal. Sure there's still a little darkness within the man, but he's able to resist it and that means whatever power he has obtained will likely be used for a greater cause, because there is clearly a lot of good within him. What exactly...well we still don't know, but hopefully the show starts moving the story more like this as the weeks progress, especially considering the fact that the two mystery men who want what is inside Jesse appear to be from Heaven, or so they claim and this episode also raised a question on Cassidy's loyalty, since he seems inclined to help them.  Either way, here's to hoping we get more plot points resolved and mysteries answered because what was settled this week, was absolutely fantastic. Until next time.

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