When I saw the episode title and teaser for this episode of Preacher, I wasn’t super thrilled. The parts of the comic that dealt with Les Enfents du Sang were some of my least favorites of the whole series, and the television version of events hasn’t done anything to change my mind. But, it’s part of the story whether I like it or not, so I guess I should just get to it.
More than anything else, I felt like the introduction of Les Enfents – especially at this point in the season – just introduces too many unnecessary characters and storylines. I won’t go into anyone but Eccarius, the leader of the bunch, played by Adam Croasdell; he looks like he came straight out of a remake of Interview with the Vampire, and Cassidy mocks him mercilessly from the beginning (he just has to stick around long enough to launder his clothes, hilariously). No vampire tricks seem to be able to win Cassidy over – not flying over New Orleans (“There are other ways to get high, you know,” Cassidy quips), not luring an attractive woman (and her dad) for a kiss, not even turning into a cat. It is only after he talks to Tulip that Cassidy realizes he might want a friend who understands what it’s like to keep living when all of your mortal pals have gotten old and died. Well, talking to Tulip … and smoking a LOT of crack.
Tulip calls Cassidy to fill him in on the goings-on in Angelville, which are numerous and weird. Gran’ma isn’t doing well, but in order to keep her from consuming (is that the right word?) Tulip’s soul, Jesse proposes that they get her more than just one – he and Tulip will rob the bank where Sabina keeps the souls of her customers. They get Jody and T.C. to help (and they both seem pretty impressed with Tulip’s bank-robbing prowess), and the only thing I’ll say about that is that nudity and a goat are both involved. Oh, and the safe deposit box can only be opened by the owner’s saliva, so Jesse gets Sabina to kiss him in order to acquire it (but the original plan was to get her to spit in his face, as a testy Tulip reminds him). The heist is successful, and T.C. feeds Gran’ma one soul at a time until she starts to look like herself again. But, for some reason – I assume because Sabina was the one who convinced Tulip to kill Gran’ma – they decide to extract Sabina’s soul as well. After Gran’ma takes it, she says she’s going to leave Sabina in the Tombs, but Jesse comes in and shoots Sabina to take that option off the table. He says he’ll pay his debt, but he’ll do it his way. To be honest, I’m still a little foggy about what exactly Jesse owes – but it looks like he’s gonna call the Grail to help him pay it.
Ah, the Grail. Those white-clad hooligans are still trying to figure out how to get to Jesse (which is admittedly hard when they can’t even figure out how to properly work an elevator) when the Allfather shows up unexpectedly in Starr’s office. We haven’t seen Starr this uncomfortable before, and it’s largely because he knows that the Allfather has sat on, and crushed, the head of someone who wronged him by touching his Hot Pocket. Starr has to sit through what appears to be a very long and very fattening meal before the Allfather looks directly at him and asks him about Jesse Custer. How did he find out? What is he going to do now? Things do not look promising for the coup.
Things ARE looking up for Eugene – yes, we have an Arseface sighting!!! We see that he has found his way to Annville only to find the wasteland that the rest of us already know about. Instead of getting upset or feeling sorry for himself, Eugene opines that going to Hell must have been a GOOD thing, because it saved him from being killed with the rest of the town – so God must have a plan for him. I mean…wow. That is next level optimism, even for that kid. Eugene finds his way to an orphanage, where he tells one of his unfortunate roommates about how things must be looking up for him – and they barely finish their conversation before someone shouts to Eugene that he has a new foster dad. Well, “dad” might not be the best descriptor, because of course it is the Saint of Killers. He puts Eugene in shackles and tells him he’s going back to Hell, but the youngster is still convinced that God is looking out for him. The Saint is, obviously, less than moved. For now…
Will Eugene be reunited with Hitler next week? Will we EVER get out of Angelville and get back to the business of saving the world from a feces-throwing Humperdoo and an Allfather set on nuclear annihilation? Here’s hoping…
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