'Preacher' Episode 9, Season 1 Review

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By Darian Scalamoni

            Preacher has been sort of lackluster recently, and the more television that I watch, the more I realize that this show is slugging along. The show started off in such a fast and furious type of way with violence, blood and humor but now, characters are changing in ways that as a viewer, I can’t buy into. As I said in my last review, last week’s episode was probably the worst of the season, but this one is worse in ways that can break down a program as a whole.

            We currently in the age of the best television ever. With shows like American Crime Story, Game of Thrones, Mr. Robot and even recent newcomers like The Night Of and Stranger Things, they escalate the story in ways that up until this recent age of television, only film can. The reason I’m going on this mini rant is because Preacher seems like one of these series that I would’ve enjoyed much more about 5 years ago when there was less to watch but now, as it’s winding down and the quality is not the same as the beginning of the season, it has become a disappointment. Okay, rant over.

            Within this episode, we see one major problem which is Emily throwing Miles to Cassidy whilst in his current state where he needs blood as a vampire. Emily is a character that is quiet and can’t even leave the house without making sure her kids are okay, so I don’t think it’s very believable that she has the heart to do something of that cold-blooded nature just to help Cassidy.

            Also, as DeBlanc and Fiore try to work on their plan B strategy to get Genesis from Jesse, they head to the Distant Vistas travel agency to book their trip to Hell. As they get ready to head out, they discuss calling heaven before having a “bro” moment so to speak before thinking that Heaven would separate them as punishment and they wouldn’t be together. They then realize that Hell is definitely not worth it and are about to call to heaven except, they have lost their telephone to call heaven. Unfortunately, this means they’re off to Hell.

            Throughout the episode, we see more moments with the old-school murderer/cowboy including a scene in which he takes out an entire saloon full of people. We quickly discover, that the show has been showcasing this man because he is living in Hell. When DeBlanc and Fiore arrive, they notify the man that they have a job for him and he could get out of Hell forever: to kill a preacher.

            As I said earlier, this show is starting to fall apart in the second half and that’s not a good sign going into tonight season finale. I hope that the show can give themselves a nice send off and give fans a reason to tune in next season as it the show has been too much of a decrescendo in comparison to the first half of episodes.

6.8/10