'Preacher' Episode 3, Season 1 Review

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By Darian Scalamoni

After the first two weeks featured a lot going on within the Preacher universe, it seems that episode 3 does a lot more for setting the groundwork for future episodes this season. The opening features Tulip in present day Houston where she trades her mysterious map to another woman named Danni for information about the man that left behind Tulip and Jesse years ago after what seemed to be a bank robbery gone wrong.

            This episode does a lot more building up the character of Tulip which is great as we didn’t know much about her and her connection to the preacher in general. The fact that we now have at least somewhat of an idea of what went on in their past together is a step in the right direction. Tulip gets to meet up with Jesse once again in this episode and gets as far to the point where he decides to go with her until an encounter with Donnie leads to a reawakening for the preacher.

            We also see a hilarious scene between Cassidy and Custer this week where Jesse is able to finally showcase his newfound abilities to someone he trusts. The hysterical affair includes Cassidy admitting that he loves Justin Bieber and just about anything else that Jesse asks of him (except naming the governor of Texas because Cass doesn’t know who it is). The tone shifts though as Cassidy asks Jesse what it feels like to have those special powers to which he responds, “like all of God’s creation is inside of me”.

            Fiore and DeBlanc return this week as well and after speaking with the sheriff, Hugo Root, it’s understandable why. After admitting that they’re in the town of Annville to take out a “suspect at large” so to speak, Root says he’ll stay out of their way. They plan another attack on the preacher yet, it is Cassidy again who tries to stop them. They return once more after being run over by his car and admit to him that they have arrived in town to find Jesse. They admit to Jesse’s good friend that they came to take the abilities that were given to him in episode 1.

            All in all, this AMC show continues to impress week by week. Though this week’s installment is more contained, it sets up a lot of things going forward. With this episode being titled, “The Possibilities” it seems that is the perfect name as Jesse remains conflicted with the possibilities his powers offer him.

8.9/10